PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tarmo Goyf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stone Kirby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Goyf kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Disturbed - Asylum. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Goyf
vs
Kirby

187 cm
27
212 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

188 cm
37
222 lbs
26 - 11 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tarmo Goyf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Stone Kirby!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Ian Loll and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goyf scores with a hook.

Kirby clinches up against the cage.
Kirby lands a body shot in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Goyf.
Goyf takes an elbow to the temple.
Kirby tries to throw a body punch but Goyf avoids it by throwing Kirby back against the cage.
Goyf tries to circle away but Kirby has him pinned against the cage.
Kirby has Goyf pressed against the cage, preventing Goyf from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Goyf blocks an uppercut.
Goyf is looking to break free of the clinch but Kirby has double underhooks.
Kirby doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Our sources have told us that Goyf has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Goyf blocks an elbow strike.
Kirby scores with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goyf wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kirby has him pressed against the cage.
Kirby throws a head punch that misses.
Kirby comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Tarmo Goyf has been cut.
Goyf tries to circle away but Kirby has him pinned against the cage.
Kirby scores with a nice hook to the head.

Goyf's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirby misses with a few strikes there.
Kirby avoids the head kick by Goyf.
Goyf tries a head kick but it misses.
Kirby dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Goyf. That did some damage!
Goyf keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Goyf stalks Kirby and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kirby's face. Kirby staggers backwards, shaken.

It looks like Stone Kirby has been cut.
Kirby throws a head kick but Goyf moves out of range.
Kirby tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kirby avoids the head kick by Goyf.

Kirby closes the distance and pushes Goyf back into the cage.
Kirby doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Goyf looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kirby lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Goyf backwards.
Goyf is trying to push Kirby away but Kirby has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Goyf's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Kirby rushes Goyf and presses him up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kirby cracks Goyf with a nice body shot.
Goyf avoids a wild elbow strike from Kirby.
Goyf tries to break free but Kirby pushes him back against the cage.
Goyf wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kirby lands a left hand that snaps the head of Goyf backwards.
Kirby lands a right hand that snaps the head of Goyf backwards.
Kirby swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kirby misses with an elbow strike.
Goyf tries to break free but Kirby pushes him back against the cage.
Kirby lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kirby misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kirby lands with a left to the head.

Goyf breaks from the clinch.
Kirby is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Goyf throws a big counter combination but Kirby scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Goyf throws the left hand but Kirby avoids the punch easily.
It seemed like Kirby was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Goyf throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kirby darts in and clinches Goyf up against the cage.
Kirby gets through Goyf's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Goyf takes an elbow to the temple.
Goyf tries to break the clinch but Kirby is controlling the position.
Goyf blocking some punches.
Kirby throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kirby works on Goyf's body with a couple of short punches.

Goyf breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kirby lands with a straight right. Goyf didn't see that one coming.
Kirby fails to land with a series of punches.
Goyf seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Goyf throws a hook but Kirby avoids it easily.

Kirby has taken the fight to the clinch.
Goyf is trying to force a seperation but Kirby has the dominant position.
Goyf is trying to push Kirby away but Kirby has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kirby creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Goyf's defenses.
Kirby lands an elbow inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kirby lands with a left to the head.
Goyf is trying to break the clinch but Kirby has him pressed against the cage.
Goyf has had enough of the clinch but Kirby keeps him there for the moment.
Kirby prevents Goyf from breaking the clinch.
Goyf is trying to break free.
Kirby pushes off an throws an elbow but Goyf leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Kirby.
Kirby keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Goyf's efforts to push away.
Kirby swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kirby scores with a shot to the side of Goyf's head.

Goyf's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Kirby closes the distance and pushes Goyf back into the cage.
Kirby fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Goyf manages to break the clinch.

Goyf tries to keep at a distance but Kirby has taken the fight into the clinch.
Goyf is trying to push Kirby away but Kirby has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stone Kirby dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Goyf checks a leg kick.
Stone Kirby is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Goyf goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Kirby misses with a hook.
Goyf throws a sloppy head kick and Kirby moves out of range easily.

Kirby clinches with his opponent.
Kirby keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Goyf's efforts to push away.
Kirby misses with a punch to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kirby just misses with a elbow thrown towards Goyf's brow.
Nice elbow from Kirby.
Kirby misses with a body punch.
Kirby throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goyf blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Goyf blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Goyf blocks the elbow strike.
Kirby lands a right hand that snaps the head of Goyf backwards.
Goyf wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kirby has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirby digs a right hand underneath Goyf's ribcage. Goyf let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kirby has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Goyf breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kirby lands with a nice body kick.

Kirby clinches up against the cage.
Kirby lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Goyf dodges an elbow strike from Kirby.
Goyf wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kirby has him pressed against the cage.
Goyf has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Goyf takes a shot to the head.
Kirby scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kirby pushes Goyf back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Goyf tries to circle away but Kirby has him pinned against the cage.
Goyf blocks an uppercut.

Goyf pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kirby throws a sloppy head kick
and Goyf counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A head kick misses from Goyf.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Goyf tries to keep at a distance but Kirby has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kirby lands a nice elbow.

Tarmo Goyf's cut is getting worse.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kirby throws an elbow but misses.
Goyf blocks an uppercut.
Kirby makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Goyf is trying to break free.
Goyf dodges an elbow strike from Kirby.
Kirby lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kirby misses with a body punch.
Goyf prevents a body shot from Kirby.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kirby.
Kirby presses Goyf against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kirby can't find room to land a body shot as Goyf controls the action.
Goyf wants to get back to striking at distance but Kirby won't allow it.
Kirby lands a body shot.
Goyf's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirby is working Goyf over against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kirby lands a left hand.
Kirby throws an elbow that misses.
Goyf blocks the elbow strike.
Kirby scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kirby misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Goyf tries to break the clinch but Kirby is controlling the position.
A shot in the inside from Kirby.
Kirby creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Goyf's defenses.
Kirby cracks Goyf with a nice body shot.
A frustrated look appears on Goyf's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kirby pushes Goyf back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Tarmo Goyf's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Kirby throws an elbow but it misses.
Kirby creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kirby working aggressively here.
Kirby prevents Goyf from breaking the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirby lands a nice elbow.
Goyf is trying to force a seperation but Kirby has the dominant position.
Goyf wants to break free but Kirby has control.
Goyf tries to circle away but Kirby has him pinned against the cage.
Goyf is looking to break free of the clinch but Kirby has double underhooks.
Kirby lands with a light punch inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Goyf is trying to break the clinch but Kirby is controlling him.
Kirby throws a head punch that misses.

Goyf escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tarmo Goyf is winning the standup battle so far.
Goyf tries a head kick but it misses.
Kirby tries to clinch but Goyf moves out of range.
Kirby staying out of range there.

Kirby darts in and clinches Goyf up against the cage.
Kirby lands an uppercut.
Kirby lands a damaging elbow.

Jeez, Tarmo Goyf's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tarmo Goyf's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Stone Kirby!
Stone Kirby really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that BeastMode logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.