PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Troy Kirkland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pierce Quincy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pierce Quincy has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Kirkland
vs
Quincy

183 cm
24
196 lbs
16 - 7 - 0

188 cm
23
190 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Granite chin

Conviction
Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Troy Kirkland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pierce Quincy!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Glass and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kirkland scores with a jab.
Quincy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Quincy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Quincy jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Kirkland pushes Quincy up against the cage in a clinch.
Kirkland tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Quincy prevents a body shot from Kirkland.
Kirkland tries a body shot but Quincy blocks it.
Kirkland misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kirkland has a couple of punches blocked by Quincy.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Quincy.
Kirkland lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kirkland working aggressively here.

Quincy manages to break the clinch.
Quincy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kirkland.
A big left from Quincy misses.

Kirkland rushes Quincy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Quincy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quincy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kirkland misses with a short punch on the inside.
Quincy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kirkland swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Quincy blocks a body shot from Kirkland.
Quincy has a couple of punches blocked by Kirkland.
Kirkland lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kirkland tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Quincy's elbow.
Kirkland lands a nice uppercut.
Kirkland lands a hook that snaps the head of Quincy backwards.
Kirkland lands a hook to the side of the head.

Quincy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Kirkland clinches with his opponent.

Quincy manages to break the clinch.
Kirkland wants to clinch up but Quincy keeps it at a distance.
Quincy only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kirkland. Quincy does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kirkland avoids a kick to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kirkland looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A clash of legs there as Kirkland blocks the low kick.
Kirkland throws out a loose jab but Quincy uses good head movement to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kirkland bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Quincy defending well as Kirkland loads up on a big left hand.
Quincy avoids the body shot from Kirkland.
Kirkland throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kirkland moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kirkland. Quincy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kirkland ducks under a wild hook from Quincy.

Kirkland closes the distance and clinches.
Kirkland blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Quincy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kirkland scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Quincy doesn't seem bothered though.

Kirkland has taken the fight to the clinch.
Quincy is working Kirkland over against the cage.
Quincy scores with a hook to the body.
Kirkland lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kirkland doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Quincy struggles to land a body shot inside as Kirkland controls his hands.
Kirkland misses with a short punch on the inside.
Quincy blocks an uppercut.
Kirkland tries to throw a body punch but Quincy avoids it by throwing Kirkland back against the cage.
Quincy blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from Quincy.
Quincy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Quincy's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Quincy manages to break the clinch.
Kirkland moves in looking to clinch but Quincy pushes him off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quincy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kirkland avoids the head kick by Quincy.
Quincy keeps the fight on the outside.
Kirkland looks to land a right hand but Quincy moved out of range.
Kirkland misses with a body shot.
Quincy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kirkland fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kirkland throws an overhand right that lands on Quincy's shoulder, as Quincy tries to avoid the shot.
Kirkland lands a jab to Quincy's midsection.
Quincy slips a straight right by Kirkland.
Kirkland throws an overhand right that lands on Quincy's shoulder, as Quincy tries to avoid the shot.
Quincy looks like he wants to counter punch here.

Kirkland closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Kirkland fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Troy Kirkland dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Quincy gets tackled into the cage by Kirkland. Kirkland maintains the clinch.
Quincy blocks a body shot from Kirkland.
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.
Quincy lands a right hand.

Quincy breaks the clinch.
Kirkland tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Quincy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Quincy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kirkland.
Kirkland is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kirkland takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

It looks like Troy Kirkland has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kirkland bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Quincy's head.
Quincy looks to land a right hand but Kirkland moved out of range.
Quincy lands with a shot to the body.
Quincy throws a big shot that misses.
Kirkland connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirkland tries to close the distance and clinch but Quincy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Quincy slips under a jab from Kirkland.
A big right from Kirkland misses.
Kirkland tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Quincy was well out of range. Poor timing from Kirkland.
Quincy steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kirkland looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice defenses there by Quincy.
Kirkland connects with a right hand. Quincy shakes it off.
Kirkland takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Quincy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kirkland tries to clinch but Quincy moves away
and Quincy counters with a body kick.
Quincy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kirkland.
Quincy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quincy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kirkland.
Kirkland thuds his right hand into Quincy's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Quincy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kirkland's calf.
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!
Quincy slips under a jab.
Quincy only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Kirkland tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Quincy was well out of range. Poor timing from Kirkland.
Quincy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kirkland digs a good body shot into Quincy's ribs.
Quincy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kirkland.
Quincy misses with a body shot.

Kirkland gets a clinch.
Quincy blocks a body shot from Kirkland.
Kirkland lands a body punch.
Quincy is trying to push Kirkland away but Kirkland has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quincy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kirkland lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kirkland has a couple of punches blocked by Quincy.
Quincy is trying to push Kirkland away but Kirkland has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Quincy.
Kirkland lands a left hand.
Good body shot from Kirkland.
Quincy tries to work over Kirkland's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kirkland misses with a punch on the inside.
Kirkland lands a shoulder strike.
Quincy is trying to force a seperation but Kirkland has the dominant position.
Kirkland doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Quincy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Quincy presses Kirkland against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

Quincy breaks from the clinch.
Kirkland throws the left hand but Quincy avoids the punch easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirkland keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Quincy walks into a straight right hand from Kirkland.

Kirkland has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kirkland is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Quincy can do to turn this around?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Quincy tries to work over Kirkland's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Quincy lands with a short shot to the head.
Kirkland goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Kirkland.
Kirkland misses with a short punch on the inside.
Quincy takes a shot to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Quincy.
Kirkland is working Quincy over against the cage.

Quincy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Quincy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kirkland.
Kirkland throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Quincy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Quincy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Troy Kirkland dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Troy Kirkland's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Quincy lands with a shot to the body.
Kirkland misses with a wild body shot.
Quincy thinks about the counter body kick.
A slow jab from Quincy misses its intended target.
As Quincy tries to get set, Kirkland tries to push him back and clinch up but Quincy manages to avoid the attempt.
Kirkland on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Quincy. Quincy obviously looking to wear him down.
A swing and a miss from Kirkland.

Kirkland rushes Quincy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kirkland.
Quincy lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kirkland or not.
Quincy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kirkland misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kirkland swings wildly with an uppercut but Quincy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kirkland blocks a body shot from Quincy.
Kirkland throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Quincys head.
Quincy throws a head punch that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Kirkland fails to land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kirkland creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kirkland throws a head punch that misses.
Kirkland has a couple of punches blocked by Quincy.
Quincy has a couple of punches blocked by Kirkland.
Quincy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kirkland's elbow.
Quincy is looking to break free of the clinch but Kirkland has double underhooks.
Quincy misses with a punch on the inside.
Kirkland lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kirkland has a couple of punches blocked by Quincy.
Kirkland blocking some punches.
Quincy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kirkland fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kirkland misses with the head strike.
Kirkland digs a right hand into Quincy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Quincy's gas tank.
Kirkland doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kirkland misses with a punch to the body.
Kirkland misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Quincy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Quincy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Quincy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Troy Kirkland seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kirkland throws a jab when Quincy was well out of range.
Quincy steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Quincy throws a body shot but no joy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kirkland lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Quincy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kirkland moves away.
Kirkland blocks the body kick.
Quincy slips under a jab.
Quincy with a jab.

Kirkland clinches.
Kirkland lands a left hand that snaps the head of Quincy backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirkland digs a right hand underneath Quincy's ribcage. Quincy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kirkland blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kirkland keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Quincy's efforts to push away.
Kirkland tries to throw a body punch but Quincy avoids it by throwing Kirkland back against the cage.

Quincy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kirkland. Quincy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Quincy follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Kirkland tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Quincy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Quincy avoids the body shot from Kirkland.
Quincy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kirkland keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kirkland fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kirkland throws a predictable looking body shot
and Quincy counters with a good, hard body kick but Kirkland shrugs it off.
Quincy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quincy misses with a left hand
and Kirkland cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Quincy misses with a hook
and Kirkland counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Quincy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Quincy gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Quincy ducks under a wild hook from Kirkland.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kirkland. Quincy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kirkland throws an off balance right hand
and Quincy counters with a nice body shot.
Kirkland thuds a left hand into Quincy's body.

Kirkland closes the distance and clinches.
Kirkland tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kirkland lands a right hand that snaps the head of Quincy backwards.
Quincy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pierce Quincy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Quincy works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

And that's the end of the fight!
Troy Kirkland showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kirkland 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Troy Kirkland!
Troy Kirkland was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.