PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Prince Kinney (ranked 5943 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joh Fabnik (ranked 5920 p4p, 0 weight class). Fabnik has chosen COLD as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Kinney
vs
Fabnik

195 cm
19
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

173 cm
20
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Prince Kinney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joh Fabnik!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Patrick Alders and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fabnik catches Kinney with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

Fabnik tries to keep at a distance but Kinney has taken the fight into the clinch.
Fabnik's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Fabnik tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fabnik manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kinney is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fabnik pressing his opponent against the cage.
Kinney wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fabnik has him pressed against the cage.
Fabnik lands a good knee to the midsection. Kinney won't want to take too many of those.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kinney is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kinney letting Fabnik take a breather here.
Fabnik lands a nice elbow.
Fabnik misses with a knee strike.
Kinney using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The referee calls for Fabnik to work.
Fabnik will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kinney up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Joh Fabnik.

Fabnik gets tackled into the cage by Kinney. Kinney maintains the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kinney tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kinney really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Fabnik slowing the pace effectively.
Fabnik is struggling to control the position.
Kinney jumps guard but Fabnik turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Kinney blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fabnik holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Fabnik misses with a knee strike.
Fabnik stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Fabnik tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kinney avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fabnik stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Knees to the body from Fabnik.
Fabnik with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fabnik with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Kinney decides to pull guard.

Kinney is working an open guard so Fabnik takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Fabnik lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

Fabnik forces Kinney back against the cage and clinches.
Kinney takes an elbow to the temple.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Fabnik takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kinney wants to break free but Fabnik has control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fabnik prevents Kinney from breaking the clinch.
Fabnik with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Kinney escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kinney takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fabnik throws a body shot but no joy.

Fabnik gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kinney is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kinney tries to break free but Fabnik pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fabnik lands a good knee to the midsection. Kinney won't want to take too many of those.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Fabnik throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kinney blocks it with crossed arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joh Fabnik dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Fabnik misses with a body shot.
Fabnik finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kinney went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.

Kinney closes the distance and clinches.
Kinney managing to block the knees to the body from Fabnik.
Fabnik throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fabnik misses with a knee to the head.
Fabnik lands an elbow that stopped Kinney in his tracks for a moment.
Fabnik has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fabnik lands a good knee to the midsection. Kinney won't want to take too many of those.
Joh Fabnik seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

Kinney has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Fabnik uses from the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kinney working a defensive guard here.

Fabnik stands up from Kinney's guard - Fabnik perhaps looking for a knockout.
Fabnik ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Joh Fabnik seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Fabnik darts in and clinches Kinney up against the cage.
Fabnik lands a body shot.
Fabnik cracks Kinney with a nice body shot.
Fabnik is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kinney 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.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Fabnik receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Fabnik using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kinney has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A frustrated look appears on Kinney's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Fabnik tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fabnik crunches a lovely knee into Kinney's ribcage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fabnik stalls.
Fabnik avoiding damage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Fabnik.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Fabnik has Kinney pressed against the cage, preventing Kinney from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kinney is trying to break the clinch but Fabnik has him pressed against the cage.

Kinney pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Fabnik fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kinney, pushing him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Fabnik.
Fabnik lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kinney or not.
Fabnik leaning his opponent against the cage.
Fabnik unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fabnik is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Joh Fabnik.
Fabnik swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fabnik scores with a kick to the midsection.
Kinney checks a leg kick.

Fabnik gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fabnik with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fabnik landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fabnik using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kinney has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fabnik scores with a knee to the head.
Fabnik lands a damaging elbow.

Kinney is rocked!
Fabnik crunches a lovely knee into Kinney's ribcage.
Oh Kinney is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Fabnik takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A bit of stalling here from Fabnik.
Kinney jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Fabnik walks away with a smile on his face. Kinney gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kinney seems to have got his legs back now.

Fabnik clinches with his opponent.
Fabnik lands a big knee to the head and Kinney goes down! Fabnik pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joh Fabnik!
Joh Fabnik took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'How cold-blooded these killers may seem. The ice ax makes it through every cold.......'.