PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Scooter Trash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Kirby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trash comes to the cage accompanied by Enae Volare Mezzo. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Trash
vs
Kirby

177 cm
21
162 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

182 cm
24
165 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
World class MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Reaper Combatwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Scooter Trash!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Jake Kirby!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Donald Grub and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick lands from Trash.
Kirby throws a low kick but Trash moves out of range easily.
Trash misses with the body kick
and Kirby counters with a body kick.
Kirby throws a leg kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Trash. Kirby does a little dance to reset his feet.
Trash thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kirby if he has to take too many more of those.
A head kick misses from Kirby.
Trash tries to clinch but Kirby moves out of range.
Trash pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Trash looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

Trash moves into the clinch successfully.
Trash tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Trash on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kirby trying to land knees to the body.
Trash tries a body shot but Kirby blocks it.
Trash is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kirby is defending well for now.
Kirby misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Trash.
Trash throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Trash tries to land a knee to the head but Kirby blocks with his arms.
Trash swings wildly with an uppercut but Kirby uses good head movement to avoid it.

Kirby escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Trash scores with a nice body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirby attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Trash swings widly with a right hand
and Kirby counters with a body kick.
Kirby moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Trash keeps Kirby at a distance using the push kick.
Trash tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kirby paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kirby tries to score with a low kick but Trash moves his leg out of the way.
Kirby lands with a nice body kick.
Trash swings for the body but Kirby moves out of range.
Trash tries a head kick but it misses.
Kirby needs to keep his hands up - Trash had a free shot at his head there.
Kirby swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Trash tries to clinch up but Kirby circles away and keeps his distance.
A lazy body kick from Trash
and Kirby counters with a good low kick that Trash was not able to check.
Trash throws a sloppy head kick
and Kirby counters with a low kick, right behind Trash 's knee.
Trash takes a swing at Kirby's ribcage but misses.
Kirby throws a push kick but Trash slaps the foot to one side.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trash looks for the body kick but Kirby saw that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kirby crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Trash - the referee stops the clock and Kirby gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Trash. Kirby manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A clash of legs there as Trash blocks the low kick.
Kirby avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Good work by Trash as he checks the leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Trash looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Trash ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Trash pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kirby throws a leg kick but Trash moved away.
Trash thinks about countering with a body kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Trash checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Trash swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Trash thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kirby if he has to take too many more of those.
Trash tries to clinch up but Kirby circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice body kick from Trash.
Trash throws a body kick that misses.
Trash throws a body shot but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Trash. That's going to slow Kirby down.
Kirby tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kirby misses with an attempted mid kick.
Trash tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Trash swings for the body but Kirby moves out of range.
Kirby keeps the fight on the outside.
Trash feints and then cracks Kirby's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kirby down.
Trash avoids a kick to the body.
Kirby misses with a head kick.
Kirby scores with a leg kick.
Kirby on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Trash takes a swing at Kirby's ribcage but misses.
Kirby takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kirby lands with a slapping head kick.
Scooter Trash seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kirby circles away from the clinch attempt.
Trash tries to clinch up but Kirby circles away and keeps his distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Trash looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kirby misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kirby blocks a head kick by Trash.
Trash throws a shot to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Trash.
Trash throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kirby throws a head kick that Trash semi-blocks.
Kirby avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Trash fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kirby manages to avoid it.
Trash is looking to wear down Kirby with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kirby throws a leg kick but Trash checks it.
A good leg kick by Kirby.
Trash tries to land a front kick but Kirby steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Trash throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kirby only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Trash is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Trash backing away here, and Kirby unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Kirby lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Scooter Trash will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Kirby pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Trash wants to clinch.
Kirby thuds his shin into the meat of Trash's side.
Kirby has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Trash.
Trash looks to score with a jab to the body but Kirby is just out of range.
Trash throws a sloppy head kick and Kirby moves out of range easily.
Kirby appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kirby moves out of range of the leg kick from Trash.
Kirby lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kirby scores with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trash fails with an attempt to clinch.
Trash throws a sloppy head kick and Kirby moves out of range easily.
Kirby only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Kirby misses with a low kick.
Kirby throws a leg kick
and Trash counters with a leg kick.
Scooter Trash is winning the standup battle so far.
Trash checks the leg kick.

Trash rushes Kirby and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trash doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kirby tries to land knees in the clinch but Trash avoids the damage to the body.
Trash scores with a hook to the body.
Kirby misses with a knee to the head.
Kirby is trying to maintain a safe position but Trash gets an underhook and turns Kirby into the cage.
Trash with a knee to the head.
Kirby misses with a knee strike.
Knees to the body from Kirby.
Trash looking to slow down the pace here.
Trash avoiding damage as Kirby throws knees to the body.
Trash takes a knee to the side of the body.
Trash avoiding damage as Kirby throws knees to the body.
Kirby throws a knee to the head but misses.
Trash on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kirby blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kirby tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Trash avoids it.
Trash tries a body shot but Kirby blocks it.
Trash lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kirby connects with a nasty looking knee right to Trash's face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trash throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kirby blocks it with crossed arms.
Kirby misses with a knee strike.
Trash tries to land a knee to the head but Kirby blocks with his arms.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Trash.
With the fighters up against the cage, Trash throws an elbow but misses.
A knee to the head by Kirby.
Kirby takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kirby is breathing heavily.
Kirby tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Trash tries to land a knee to the head but Kirby blocks with his arms.
Trash is trying to stall.
Trash tries to land knees in the clinch but Kirby avoids the damage to the body.
Kirby looking to throw knees to the head but Trash is blocking nicely.
Kirby stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Trash just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kirby's brow.
Trash misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Kirby in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Trash lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Kirby breaks the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trash pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kirby is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Kirby swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kirby throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kirby throws out a leg kick but Trash moves out of range and Kirby only half commits.
Trash looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Trash misses with a head kick.
Trash throws a solid leg kick but Kirby takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Trash.
Trash moves in looking to clinch but Kirby pushes him off.
Trash throws the kick towards the body but Kirby avoids it.

Trash clinches.
Trash is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kirby is defending well for now.
Kirby effectively controlling the action here.
Trash misses with a knee to the head.
Scooter Trash has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Knees in the clinch landing for Trash.
Trash pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kirby misses with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirby misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Trash.
A right hook to the body lands for Trash.
Kirby tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Trash is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Trash misses with a body punch.
Trash doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kirby has thrown a lot of knees so far in this fight and we're lead to believe that's something he's been working on the gym prior to this fight.
Trash tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kirby throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Trash blocks it with crossed arms.
Trash lands a knee to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kirby using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Trash has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Trash misses with a knee strike.
Trash misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kirby.
Kirby trying to land knees to the body.
Trash misses with a knee to the head.
Kirby lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kirby managing to block the knees to the body from Trash.
Trash blocks an elbow strike from Kirby.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jake Kirby will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Trash misses with a body shot.
Kirby scores with a leg kick.
Kirby misses with a head kick.
Trash lands a slapping body shot.
Trash chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Trash checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A thudding body kick lands there by Trash!
A head kick misses from Trash.
Kirby lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Kirby throws a leg kick but Trash sees it coming and moves out of range.
Trash connects with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kirby tries to work over Trash's front leg with a kick but Trash checks it.
Kirby throws a front kick aimed at Trash's knee but Trash avoids it well.
Trash connects with a high kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An inside leg kick lands from Trash.
Kirby misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Trash.
Kirby avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A head kick from Kirby lands but Trash takes it in his stride.
Trash throws a sloppy head kick and Kirby moves out of range easily.
Trash connects with a nice looking jab.
A head kick misses from Trash.
Trash misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kirby.
Trash throws a head kick but Kirby moves out of range.
Kirby tries a quick counter leg kick but Trash is wise to it.
Trash throws a body kick that misses.
Kirby takes a kick to the side of the head.
Kirby pivots, looking for a leg kick but Trash is out of range and Kirby settles back down.
Trash tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Kirby manages to circle out of the way.
Trash tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kirby swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Trash goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kirby looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.

Trash clinches up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Trash misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kirby with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Kirby's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kirby misses with a low kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Trash, right into the meat.
Kirby throws a half hearted mid kick.
Trash attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kirby feints a counter leg kick.
Trash connects with a solid leg kick.
Trash tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kirby was well out of range. Poor timing from Trash.
Trash closes the distance but Kirby moves to the side
and Kirby counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Trash pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kirby flicks out a counter leg kick but Trash steps away.
Trash lands a body shot.
Kirby scores with a push kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Trash.
Kirby was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Trash checks a low kick from Kirby.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trash stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kirby.
Trash lands a nice hook to Kirby's body. Kirby takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Trash lands a nice shot to the body.
Kirby looks to land a body kick but Trash moved away.
Trash throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kirby takes a head kick and keeps coming.
An inside leg kick from Trash misses.
Kirby moves out of range of the body kick from Trash.
Trash swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kirby throws a leg kick but Trash sees it coming and moves out of range.
Trash thuds his shin into the meat of Kirby's side.
Trash throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Trash throws a head kick that misses.
Trash misses with a body kick.
Trash avoids the head kick by Kirby.
Kirby bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Trash. Kirby does a little dance to reset his feet.
Trash turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kirby has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Trash.
Trash is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Trash looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kirby looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Trash is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Kirby.
Trash tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kirby manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kirby appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kirby tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Trash throws the kick towards the body but Kirby avoids it.
Trash tries to clinch but Kirby is having none of it.
Kirby tries to score with a low kick but Trash moves his leg out of the way.
Trash throws a wild body kick that Kirby sees coming a mile off.
Kirby feints a counter leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kirby. That's going to slow Trash down.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kirby.

And that's the end of the fight!
Scooter Trash showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Trash has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 James Glass scores the fight 30:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scooter Trash!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Scooter Trash made sure he mentioned Reaper Combatwear, along with how happy he was to win his fight.