PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hesa MC (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karter Kinshaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hesa MC has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

MC
vs
Kinshaw

180 cm
23
168 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

177 cm
23
166 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hesa MC!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Karter Kinshaw!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Columbo Gatti and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MC tries to clinch but Kinshaw is having none of it.
MC jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
MC tries to close the distance and clinch but Kinshaw swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice straight punches there by MC. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of MC.

Kinshaw has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kinshaw on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kinshaw lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kinshaw is working MC over against the cage.
Kinshaw misses with the head strike.
Kinshaw misses with a body punch.
MC swings away with an uppercut that misses.
MC tries to land knees in the clinch but Kinshaw avoids the damage to the body.
MC looking to throw knees to the head but Kinshaw is blocking nicely.
Kinshaw lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kinshaw misses with a body punch.
We've been informed that Kinshaw has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Kinshaw tries to work over MC's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
MC with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kinshaw fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kinshaw pushes MC back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kinshaw doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
MC tries to land a knee to the head but Kinshaw blocks with his arms.
Kinshaw presses MC against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kinshaw blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Kinshaw fails to land.
Kinshaw misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Kinshaw.
Kinshaw lands with a short head shot on the inside.
MC throws a knee to the head but misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Kinshaw.
Kinshaw lands a nice uppercut.
Kinshaw blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
MC misses with a knee strike.
Kinshaw lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of MC backwards.
Kinshaw fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kinshaw lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kinshaw lands with a left to the head.
Kinshaw throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kinshaw lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kinshaw blocks the elbow strike.
Kinshaw lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kinshaw misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kinshaw can't find room to land a body shot as MC controls the action.
Kinshaw lands a right hand.
Kinshaw working aggressively here.
MC is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kinshaw is defending well for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kinshaw lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kinshaw lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of MC backwards.
A right hand to the body from Kinshaw.
MC lands a knee to the head.
MC tries to land knees in the clinch but Kinshaw avoids the damage to the body.
Kinshaw blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
MC is breathing heavily.
MC tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kinshaw avoids it.
MC looking to throw knees to the head but Kinshaw is blocking nicely.
Kinshaw is leaning against MC and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kinshaw scores with a shot to the side of MC's head.
Kinshaw lands a shot to the body.
Kinshaw works on MC's body with a couple of short punches.
Kinshaw lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Kinshaw.
Kinshaw digs a right hand into MC's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on MC's gas tank.
Kinshaw misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from MC.
Kinshaw lands an uppercut.
Kinshaw lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of MC backwards.
Kinshaw working aggressively here.
MC takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kinshaw lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of MC backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kinshaw works on MC's body with a couple of short punches.
Kinshaw lands a right hand.
Kinshaw lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kinshaw lands a nice shot to the body.
Kinshaw using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kinshaw lands a hook that snaps the head of MC backwards.
Kinshaw working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kinshaw lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kinshaw tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kinshaw stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kinshaw lands a left hand that snaps the head of MC backwards.
Kinshaw lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kinshaw lands a body punch.
Kinshaw lands a hook that snaps the head of MC backwards.
Kinshaw throws a punch but it's blocked by MC.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kinshaw.
A short right from Kinshaw.

MC is rocked!
MC misses with a knee to the head.
MC tries a knee to the head but Kinshaw blocks it.
Kinshaw scores with a shoulder strike.
MC's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kinshaw lands a body shot.
Kinshaw lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt MC or not.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kinshaw creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kinshaw scores with a shot to the side of MC's head.
Oh MC is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kinshaw lands with a short shot to the head.
A short body shot lands from Kinshaw as the two fighters clinch.
Kinshaw tries to throw a body punch but MC avoids it by throwing Kinshaw back against the cage.
MC seems to have got his legs back now.
Kinshaw lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kinshaw.
A short right from Kinshaw on the inside.
Kinshaw lands a left hand that snaps the head of MC backwards.
MC is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kinshaw is defending well for now.
Kinshaw throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
MC misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kinshaw.
A nice left hand lands by Kinshaw.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kinshaw lands with a short shot to the head.
Kinshaw works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kinshaw goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kinshaw pushes MC back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kinshaw lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kinshaw lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of MC backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Karter Kinshaw dominated that round.
That's time! MC's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Kinshaw ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
MC moves forwards but Kinshaw connects with a nice, crisp jab.
MC tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kinshaw paws at him with a jab and circles away.
It seemed like Kinshaw was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The fight stays on the outside here - MC looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
MC looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
MC tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and MC takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
MC tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kinshaw swats him away and circles back towards the center.
MC backing away here, and Kinshaw unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
MC moves out of range as Kinshaw strikes.
Kinshaw avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kinshaw throws a sloppy head kick and MC moves out of range easily.
MC is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MC takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kinshaw looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kinshaw lands with a good body shot.
Nice cross by Kinshaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kinshaw gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kinshaw lands with a short head shot on the inside.
MC blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kinshaw lands with a short head shot on the inside.
MC crunches a lovely knee into Kinshaw's ribcage.
A right hook to the body lands for Kinshaw.
Kinshaw misses with a short punch on the inside.
MC misses with a knee strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Still in the clinch, Kinshaw scores with a nice short uppercut.
MC misses with a knee strike.
Kinshaw misses with a punch on the inside.
Kinshaw misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Kinshaw.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kinshaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kinshaw scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kinshaw managing to block the knees to the body from MC.
Kinshaw on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kinshaw avoiding damage as MC throws knees to the body.
Kinshaw cracks MC with a nice body shot.
MC tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kinshaw avoids it.
Kinshaw throws a blind hook that connects with the side of MCs head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kinshaw.
Karter Kinshaw seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
MC tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kinshaw avoids it.
Kinshaw lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kinshaw lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt MC or not.
Kinshaw working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kinshaw makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kinshaw lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kinshaw lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kinshaw lands a big right hand that drops MC! The killer instinct kicks in and Kinshaw finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Kinshaw!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Karter Kinshaw!