PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jordan Kirkland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glenn Saw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Glenn Saw has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jordan Kirkland's chin.

Kirkland
vs
Saw

176 cm
24
279 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

190 cm
25
225 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jordan Kirkland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Glenn Saw!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saw misses with a body punch

and Kirkland counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kirkland.
Kirkland wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Saw has him pressed against the cage.
Saw leaning against his opponent.
Saw just leaning against Kirkland, taking a breather.
Saw blocks an elbow strike from Kirkland.

Saw wants the takedown. Kirkland is fighting it off but Saw persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Kirkland's guard against the cage.
Saw stopping the sweep attempt from Kirkland.
Kirkland seems keen to control Saw's posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kirkland trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Kirkland trying to control the position here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saw wants to stand and escape but instead Kirkland has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Kirkland could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Kirkland controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

Saw throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Kirkland escapes and throws Saw's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Saw sneaks back into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saw is looking to improve his position.
Kirkland is nestled in close to Saw, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Kirkland performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Saw scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Kirkland manages to mount him!
Saw is desperately trying to improve his position but Kirkland has a good base and remains in mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirkland moves to take his opponent's back.
Kirkland has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Saw's body.
Saw tries to escape but Kirkland has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Saw just trying to survive but Kirkland is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Kirkland controlling well, preventing Saw from escaping the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirkland controls the action.
Kirkland lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Saw hold on?!
Kirkland biding his time, controlling Saw.
Kirkland throwing damaging strikes from the back! Saw could be in trouble here!
Kirkland is riding his opponent, not letting Saw buck him off.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Saw trying to control the action but Kirkland just sinks the hooks in.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jordan Kirkland dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Saw rushes Kirkland and presses him up against the cage.

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

Saw scores with a takedown into Kirkland's guard.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Kirkland manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Kirkland scores with a nice short uppercut.
Saw lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Saw taking a breather.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirkland can't break the clinch.
Kirkland has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.

Saw breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Saw uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kirkland.

Saw takes the fight into the clinch.
Saw taking a breather.

Saw pulls guard effortlessly.
Jordan Kirkland overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Saw being controlled here, momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Saw has an active guard here but Kirkland has managed to pass into half guard.
Saw is looking to improve his position.

Saw looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirkland content to control rather than advance.
Kirkland lands strikes from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Saw trying to control here.
Well, if Kirkland is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Saw taking some punishment here, with Kirkland in his half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Kirkland in particular looking to stall.
Kirkland lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kirkland takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kirkland seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kirkland controlling the pace.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Kirkland jabs Saw to the body, keeping him at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jordan Kirkland will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Saw moves into the clinch.
Saw avoids the elbow strike from Kirkland, against the cage.

Saw breaks the clinch.

Saw closes the distance and clinches.
Kirkland gets through Saw's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Kirkland escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Saw shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Kirkland kicks Saw off and gets back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Kirkland gets tackled into the cage by Saw. Saw maintains the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Saw works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.

Kirkland uses the cage to get back to his feet.

Saw looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Saw stands and throws Kirkland's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Kirkland manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Saw trying to control the action but Kirkland is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Saw.
Kirkland is trying to stand up here but Saw is controlling him well.

Kirkland makes his way to full guard, as Saw worked for a kimura.
Saw takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Saw stopping the sweep attempt from Kirkland.
Kirkland has his hands on Saw's head, controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saw's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Saw must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kirkland is pulling down on Saw's head to control his posture.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Saw accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Kirkland has his feet on Saw's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

Saw scores with a takedown into Kirkland's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saw looking to sit in guard and control but Kirkland gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Kirkland working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Saw's head.
Kirkland is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Saw being controlled here, momentarily.
Kirkland lands a couple of elbows.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jordan Kirkland showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kirkland, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jordan Kirkland!