PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brody Kavanagh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timothy Wilkinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Kavanagh
vs
Wilkinson

174 cm
24
159 lbs
10 - 4 - 1

175 cm
22
171 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin

Conviction
Sully's Bar & Grill

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 10 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brody Kavanagh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Timothy Wilkinson!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Alec Ball and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilkinson lands a body shot.
Wilkinson lands the left hand.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kavanagh on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wilkinson. Wilkinson obviously looking to wear him down.
Kavanagh has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Convicted Fight Club in the buildup to the fight.
Wilkinson cracks Kavanagh with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kavanagh moves away from the strike by Wilkinson.
Kavanagh swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kavanagh stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kavanagh just misses with a punch to the body.
Kavanagh misses with an uppercut. Wilkinson saw that one coming.
Wilkinson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kavanagh throws out the jab.
Kavanagh lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kavanagh looks to score with a jab to the body but Wilkinson is just out of range.
Kavanagh misses the shot to the body.
Kavanagh wants to land a leg kick but Wilkinson is out of range.
Kavanagh lets loose with a powerful body kick. Wilkinson will feel that in the morning.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wilkinson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wilkinson ducks under a wild hook from Kavanagh.
Kavanagh uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wilkinson.
Kavanagh lands a jab to Wilkinson's midsection.

Wilkinson closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kavanagh.
Wilkinson presses Kavanagh against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wilkinson avoiding damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilkinson lands with a short shot to the head.
Kavanagh blocking some punches.
Kavanagh throws a punch but it's blocked by Wilkinson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wilkinson.
Wilkinson stalling against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Wilkinson.
Wilkinson lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Wilkinson.
Kavanagh tries a body shot but Wilkinson blocks it.
Kavanagh tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wilkinson's elbow.
Wilkinson controlling the action here for a moment.
Kavanagh misses with a punch on the inside.
Kavanagh has a couple of punches blocked by Wilkinson.
Wilkinson misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kavanagh blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Wilkinson on the inside.
Wilkinson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wilkinson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Wilkinson blocks an uppercut.
Wilkinson misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wilkinson.

Wilkinson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wilkinson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kavanagh comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wilkinson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kavanagh.
A low kick from Wilkinson misses
and Kavanagh counters with a nice uppercut.
Kavanagh throws a good cross that connects.

It looks like Timothy Wilkinson has been cut.
Wilkinson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kavanagh throws a leg kick but Wilkinson moved away.
Kavanagh slips a jab from Wilkinson.
Jab from Kavanagh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Wilkinson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kavanagh is looking to chop away at Wilkinson's legs.
Kavanagh throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wilkinson throws a fast counter high kick but Kavanagh manages to duck under it in time.
Kavanagh throws a body shot but no joy.
Wilkinson takes a swing at Kavanagh's ribcage but misses.
Kavanagh smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nice uppercut there from Wilkinson.
Kavanagh throws a hook but Wilkinson avoids it easily.
Wilkinson tries a head kick but it misses.
Wilkinson moves out of range as Kavanagh strikes.
Wilkinson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wilkinson looks to land a right hand but Kavanagh moved out of range.
Wilkinson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kavanagh connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kavanagh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wilkinson.
Timothy Wilkinson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kavanagh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wilkinson.
A lazy left from Kavanagh finds it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kavanagh throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kavanagh looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kavanagh blocks a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kavanagh walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Wilkinson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A swing and a miss from Wilkinson.
Wilkinson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wilkinson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wilkinson. Kavanagh does a little dance to reset his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Kavanagh misses the target.
Wilkinson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kavanagh paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kavanagh feints and then cracks Wilkinson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wilkinson down.
Wilkinson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kavanagh scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kavanagh. Wilkinson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wilkinson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kavanagh's calf.
Kavanagh throws a shot from downtown. Wilkinson moves away and avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wilkinson. Kavanagh does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Wilkinson - that will leave a mark!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Some bone on bone action there as Wilkinson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kavanagh misses with a looping right.
A little jabbing left from Wilkinson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kavanagh takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kavanagh throws a hook but Wilkinson avoids it easily.
Kavanagh cracks Wilkinson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
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 Brody Kavanagh will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Timothy Wilkinson's cut.
That's time! Kavanagh's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Wilkinson jabs Kavanagh right on the nose. Kavanagh blinks but takes it well.
Kavanagh moves out of range as Wilkinson throws a body kick.
Kavanagh turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Brody Kavanagh is winning the standup battle so far.
Kavanagh stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wilkinson.
Kavanagh slips under a jab from Wilkinson.
Kavanagh goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wilkinson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wilkinson throws out a loose jab but Kavanagh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kavanagh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wilkinson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Wilkinson.
Wilkinson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Wilkinson.
Kavanagh lands a jab to the head.
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!
Wilkinson defending well as Kavanagh loads up on a big left hand.
Wilkinson moves out of range of the body kick.
Wilkinson slips under a jab from Kavanagh.
Wilkinson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Wilkinson 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.
Kavanagh lands a leg kick that knocks Wilkinson off balance momentarily.
Kavanagh swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kavanagh bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wilkinson lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kavanagh will feel that in the morning.
Wilkinson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jab from Kavanagh.
Wilkinson lands with an uppercut that bounces Kavanagh off the cage and back into range.
Wilkinson loads up on a big right hand but Kavanagh slips the punch.
Kavanagh avoids a kick to the body.
Kavanagh moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kavanagh will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wilkinson tries to score with a low kick but Kavanagh moves his leg out of the way.
Wilkinson scores with a hook.
Wilkinson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kavanagh circles away quickly and effectively.
Wilkinson lands a high kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wilkinson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kavanagh lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wilkinson misses with a body kick.
Kavanagh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kavanagh misses with a straight left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilkinson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kavanagh counters with a straight right hand.
Wilkinson avoids the body shot from Kavanagh.
Wilkinson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wilkinson lands a front kick.
Kavanagh scores with a jab to the body.
Wilkinson thuds a left hand into Kavanagh's body.
Kavanagh looks to land a left hand but Wilkinson moved out of range nicely.
Wilkinson looks to land a left hand but Kavanagh moved out of range nicely.
Kavanagh scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kavanagh misses with a straight left.
The fighters circling - Kavanagh throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kavanagh changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wilkinson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kavanagh throws a lazy right hand but Wilkinson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wilkinson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kavanagh moves away.
Kavanagh throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wilkinson scores with a nice right hand.
A cross from Kavanagh lands.
Wilkinson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kavanagh under the eye.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilkinson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kavanagh scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A looping hook to the body misses from Wilkinson. Kavanagh does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wilkinson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kavanagh under the eye.
A punch combination from Kavanagh misses.
Wilkinson missing with a left hand there. Kavanagh was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kavanagh takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That kick from Wilkinson tenderised Kavanagh's leg. Kavanagh is trying to keep his angry face on.
Some bone on bone action there as Kavanagh checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Wilkinson throws out a leg kick but Kavanagh moves out of range and Wilkinson only half commits.
Kavanagh scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kavanagh throws a leg kick that misses.
Wilkinson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kavanagh throws a lazy right hand but Wilkinson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kavanagh lands a nice looking kick to the body. Wilkinson takes a step back to recover.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kavanagh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Despite the aggression on Wilkinson's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Kavanagh connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wilkinson throws a combination. Kavanagh tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kavanagh throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A head kick misses from Wilkinson.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wilkinson.
Kavanagh lands a right hook to the body.
Wilkinson misses with a hook. Kavanagh ducked under it nicely.
Wilkinson connects with a solid leg kick.
Kavanagh feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Wilkinsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Wilkinson just misses with a punch to the body.
Kavanagh throws a low kick but Wilkinson moves out of range easily.
Wilkinson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kavanagh pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wilkinson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Wilkinson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Wilkinson checks a low kick from Kavanagh.
Kavanagh lands a nice hook to Wilkinson's body. Wilkinson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wilkinson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wilkinson wants to land a leg kick but Kavanagh is out of range.
Kavanagh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wilkinson cracks Kavanagh with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nice jab there from Kavanagh.
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 Brody Kavanagh will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Timothy Wilkinson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down 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.

Wilkinson clinches.
Wilkinson is trying to maintain a safe position but Kavanagh gets an underhook and turns Wilkinson into the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wilkinson.
Wilkinson trying to stall but Kavanagh improves his position.
Kavanagh lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kavanagh lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wilkinson backwards.
Wilkinson stalls.
Kavanagh tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kavanagh blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Kavanagh.
Wilkinson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilkinson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kavanagh.
Wilkinson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kavanagh up against the cage.
Wilkinson misses with a punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kavanagh.
Wilkinson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Wilkinson swings wildly with an uppercut but Kavanagh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kavanagh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kavanagh misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kavanagh lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wilkinson backwards.
Wilkinson blocks a body shot from Kavanagh.
A nice left hand lands by Kavanagh.
Timothy Wilkinson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wilkinson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wilkinson tries a body shot but Kavanagh blocks it.
Kavanagh throws a punch but it's blocked by Wilkinson.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wilkinson.
Kavanagh lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wilkinson backwards.
Timothy Wilkinson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Wilkinson.
Kavanagh misses with a body punch.
Kavanagh scores with a nice hook to the head.

Wilkinson breaks from the clinch.
Good work by Kavanagh as he checks the leg kick.
A combination from Wilkinson does no damage.
Kavanagh swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Wilkinson walks into a left hand.

That has opened up Timothy Wilkinson's cut even more.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wilkinson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Wilkinson misses with a few strikes there.
Wilkinson missing with a left hand there. Kavanagh was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kavanagh throws a chopping leg kick but Wilkinson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Wilkinson moves forwards but Kavanagh connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kavanagh tests Wilkinson's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Wilkinson is rocked!
Kavanagh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wilkinson is still on wobbly legs! Can Kavanagh finish him?
Wilkinson lands a really nice looking cross but Kavanagh seems unphased.
Wilkinson seems to have recovered his senses.
Wilkinson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kavanagh.
Kavanagh misses with a hook. Wilkinson ducked under it nicely.
Kavanagh lands a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kavanagh slips a straight right by Wilkinson.
Kavanagh thuds a left hand into Wilkinson's body.
Wilkinson misses with a two punch combination.
Wilkinson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kavanagh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wilkinson.
Wilkinson looks to score with a jab to the body but Kavanagh is just out of range.
Kavanagh appears to be looking for a big counter.
Wilkinson tries to clinch up but Kavanagh circles away and keeps his distance.
Wilkinson looks to land a left hand but Kavanagh moved out of range nicely.
Wilkinson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kavanagh avoids the body shot from Wilkinson.
Wilkinson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wilkinson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kavanagh, right into the meat.
Wilkinson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wilkinson avoids the body shot from Kavanagh.
Wilkinson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kavanagh connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wilkinson misses with a low kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kavanagh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kavanagh swings for the body but Wilkinson moves out of range.
Wilkinson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kavanagh.
A head kick misses from Wilkinson.
Kavanagh scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kavanagh scores with a decent looking hook.
Kavanagh throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kavanagh swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kavanagh displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wilkinson throws out the jab.
Wilkinson throws a body kick that misses
and Wilkinson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wilkinson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kavanagh.
Jab from Kavanagh.
Wilkinson moves away from the strike by Kavanagh.
Good work by Kavanagh as he checks the leg kick.
Kavanagh will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Wilkinson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kavanagh.
A countering left hand to the body from Wilkinson misses.
Wilkinson misses the shot to the body.
Kavanagh lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kavanagh with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wilkinson to score with a decent uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brody Kavanagh showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kavanagh, 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 30:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brody Kavanagh!
Brody Kavanagh decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.