PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Timmy Thompson (ranked 2489 p4p, 257 weight class) and Lani Kirby (ranked 2400 p4p, 254 weight class). Lani Kirby will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Thompson
vs
Kirby

165 cm
26
170 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

182 cm
26
175 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Timmy Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Lani Kirby!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kirby has Thompson up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from Kirby on the inside.
Thompson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kirby lands with a light punch inside.
Kirby tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kirby avoids a wild elbow strike from Thompson.
Kirby working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thompson.
Thompson tries to throw a body punch but Kirby avoids it by throwing Thompson back against the cage.
Thompson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thompson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Thompson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kirby lands a nice uppercut.
Kirby controlling the action here for a moment.
Kirby lands with a left to the head.
Kirby has a couple of punches blocked by Thompson.
Kirby tries to throw a body punch but Thompson avoids it by throwing Kirby back against the cage.
Kirby tries to work over Thompson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thompson misses with a punch to the body.
A short uppercut from Kirby.
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 lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Thompson or not.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirby tries a body shot but Thompson blocks it.
Thompson takes a shot to the head.
Kirby fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thompson pushes off an throws an elbow but Kirby leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Thompson fails to land.
Kirby gets through Thompson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kirby is pushing Thompson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kirby lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kirby tries to work over Thompson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thompson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thompson letting Kirby take a breather here.
Thompson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kirby softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right from Kirby on the inside.
Kirby lands with a light punch inside.
Thompson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kirby's elbow.
Kirby stalling in the clinch.
Thompson struggles to land a body shot inside as Kirby controls his hands.
Kirby lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Thompson backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Thompson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kirby has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kirby. Thompson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kirby misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thompson.
Thompson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Timmy Thompson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kirby throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Thompson on the side of the head.
Thompson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kirby keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thompson tries to clinch but Kirby is having none of it.
A nice side step and Kirby releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Thompson misses with a wild body shot.
Kirby will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson tries to clinch but Kirby moves out of range.
Thompson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kirby counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

Kirby closes the distance and clinches.
Kirby scores with a shot to the side of Thompson's head.
Kirby tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thompson working aggressively here.
Kirby lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thompson.
Thompson tries a body shot but Kirby blocks it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kirby takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kirby lands a right hand that snaps the head of Thompson backwards.
Thompson is trying to break the clinch but Kirby has him pressed against the cage.
Kirby is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Thompson tries to throw a body punch but Kirby avoids it by throwing Thompson back against the cage.
Kirby tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kirby misses with a body punch.
Thompson tries a body shot but Kirby blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Thompson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thompson walks into a stiff left hand from Kirby.
Kirby avoids the body shot from Thompson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thompson dodges the punch combination from Kirby.
Thompson misses with a hook.
Kirby scores with a jab to the body.
Thompson with a poor takedown
and Kirby counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Thompson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Thompson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Thompson throws a body shot but no joy.
Thompson is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Kirby lands a nice hook to Thompson's body. Thompson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kirby scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Thompson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kirby counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kirby lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lani Kirby dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Thompson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kirby at a distance.
Thompson connects with a body shot that sends Kirby's belly button to the back.

Kirby moves into range and clinches up with Thompson.
Thompson tries to break the clinch but Kirby is controlling the position.
Kirby lands a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Kirby scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kirby makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Thompson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Kirby clinches with his opponent.
Kirby goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thompson misses with a punch to the body.
Kirby lands a nice shot to the body.
Kirby lands a right hand that snaps the head of Thompson backwards.
Lani Kirby seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thompson struggles to land a body shot inside as Kirby controls his hands.
Kirby lands a body shot.
Kirby blocks an uppercut.
Kirby lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Thompson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kirby takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson tries to throw a body punch but Kirby avoids it by throwing Thompson back against the cage.
Thompson struggles to land a body shot inside as Kirby controls his hands.
Kirby has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kirby lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Thompson backwards.
Kirby lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Kirby.
Kirby digs a right hand underneath Thompson's ribcage. Thompson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kirby pushes Thompson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kirby avoiding damage.
Kirby lands a body punch in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kirby blocks an uppercut.
Thompson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Thompson can't find room to land a body shot as Kirby controls the action.
Kirby controlling the action here for a moment.
Thompson misses with the head strike.
Thompson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A nice left hand lands by Kirby.
Kirby taking a breather.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kirby has Thompson pressed against the cage, preventing Thompson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kirby pressing his opponent against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kirby.
Kirby lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Thompson.
Thompson takes a shot to the head.
Kirby lands a nice shot to the body.
Thompson misses with some punches.
Kirby lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kirby lands a left hand.
Kirby gets through Thompson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Thompson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kirby lands a right hand.
Kirby lands a shoulder strike.
Kirby blocks an uppercut.
Thompson wants to break free but Kirby has control.
A short right from Kirby.

Thompson is rocked!
Kirby blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Oh Thompson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A right hook to the body lands for Kirby.
Thompson seems to have got his legs back now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirby working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kirby is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kirby lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kirby digs a right hand into Thompson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Thompson's gas tank.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kirby.
Kirby stalling against the cage.
A short right from Kirby on the inside.
Kirby lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right from Kirby on the inside.
Kirby cracks Thompson with a nice body shot.
Kirby mutters something to Thompson before pushing him back against the cage. As Thompson comes back towards him, Kirby unloads a hook from the very depths of hell that knocks Thompson clean out! Oh. My. God. That is some seriously brutal stuff right there! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lani Kirby!