PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gobal Batra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Irvine Kinneas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Batra
vs
Kinneas

190 cm
19
209 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

193 cm
20
213 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

KAISER

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gobal Batra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Irvine Kinneas!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kinneas tries to keep at a distance but Batra has taken the fight into the clinch.
Batra wants to stall.
Kinneas misses with a short punch on the inside.
Batra fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Batra lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kinneas presses Batra against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

Batra breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kinneas misses with a straight left.
Batra takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kinneas connects with an inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Batra. Kinneas does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kinneas throws a nice outside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kinneas. That's going to slow Batra down.
Batra throws a body shot but no joy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kinneas! But no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Batra. Kinneas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kinneas's coach down at Wasteland was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Kinneas's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kinneas connects with a leg kick. Batra looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kinneas throws a front kick aimed at Batra's knee but Batra avoids it well.
Batra throwing a counter right hand but Kinneas manages to avoid it.
Batra connects with a body shot.
Batra throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kinneas only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Batra throws an off balance right hand
and Kinneas makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Batra throws a low kick but Kinneas avoids it.
Batra looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kinneas does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Batra slips a jab from Kinneas.
Batra keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Batra misses the target.
Batra misses the body punch
and Kinneas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kinneas throws a sloppy head kick and Batra moves out of range easily.
Batra misses with a hook.
Kinneas is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Batra doesn't manage to clinch there - Kinneas circles away.
A nice side step and Kinneas releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kinneas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kinneas moves out of range of the body kick from Batra.
Batra misses with a hook
and Kinneas makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Batra misses with a jab to the body
and Kinneas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Batra throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kinneas throws a good cross that connects.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batra throws out a leg kick but Kinneas moves out of range and Batra only half commits.
Kinneas looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Batra takes a swing at Kinneas's ribcage but misses.
Kinneas throws a big shot that misses.
Kinneas connects with a jab.
Batra walks into a jab.
Kinneas throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kinneas connects with a leg kick. Batra looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Batra swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kinneas counters with a thumping low kick.
Kinneas throws a hook but Batra avoids it easily.
Batra looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Batra misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kinneas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Batra walks into a straight right hand from Kinneas.
Sloppy strikes from Batra. Those never looked like landing.
A nice side step and Kinneas releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Batra looking to land some kicks to the body here.
It seemed like Kinneas was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kinneas swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Batra counters by clinching up.
Kinneas has Batra pressed against the cage, preventing Batra from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kinneas misses with a body punch.
Batra working hard to break the clinch.
Batra misses with a punch to the body.
Batra goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Batra tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Batra goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Batra can't find room to land a body shot as Kinneas controls the action.
Batra takes a shot to the head.
Batra is trying to push Kinneas away but Kinneas has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kinneas misses with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kinneas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Irvine Kinneas dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Batra misses with a hook. Kinneas ducked under it nicely.
Batra throws a hook but Kinneas avoids it easily.
Kinneas throws out a counter right but Batra avoids it with no problem.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kinneas.
Batra misses with a right hand
and Kinneas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kinneas scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

Batra is rocked!
Kinneas has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kinneas connects with a leg kick. Batra looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Oh Batra is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kinneas fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Batra to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Batra looks to clinch but Kinneas throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Batra taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Irvine Kinneas!