PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Timmy Thompson (ranked 2190 p4p, 251 weight class) and Lani Kirby (ranked 2270 p4p, 259 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Thompson
vs
Kirby

165 cm
27
170 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

182 cm
27
175 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Good gas tank

Groove Gear

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 7 - 4 - 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 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Lani Kirby!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Kirby. Thompson does a little dance to reset his feet.

Kirby moves into the clinch.
Kirby misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thompson tries to pull guard but Kirby forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Thompson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kirby.

Thompson pulls guard effortlessly.
Kirby trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kirby would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Thompson keeping moving, preventing Kirby from controlling successfully.
Kirby preventing the sweep.
Kirby looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kirby stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Thompson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kirby postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirby trying to control the position from guard on top but Thompson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Kirby might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Thompson haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Thompson.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Timmy Thompson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thompson cracks Kirby with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lani Kirby is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thompson has his takedown stuffed
letting Kirby counter with a right hand.
Kirby connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Thompson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Kirby closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kirby to keep the fight standing.
Thompson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kirby walks away with a smile on his face. Thompson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Thompson misses the shot to the body.
Thompson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kirby counters with a straight right hand.
Thompson dives in for a single leg takedown but Kirby sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A nice side step and Kirby releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.

Kirby fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Thompson, pushing him back against the cage.
Kirby scores with a nice hook 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!
Kirby is leaning against Thompson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Thompson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Thompson is trying to pull guard but Kirby turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A short right from Kirby.
Kirby tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thompson is trying to pull guard but Kirby turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Thompson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kirby lands a body shot in the clinch.
Thompson is breathing heavily.
Kirby lands with a light punch inside.
Kirby misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kirby lands with a short shot to the head.
Kirby slows down the pace here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirby softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kirby softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kirby lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kirby gets through Thompson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Thompson being controlled against the cage.
Thompson tries to pull guard but Kirby won't allow it.
Thompson prevents a body shot from Kirby.
Thompson is trying to pull guard but Kirby has him pressed against the cage.
Thompson fails to pull guard.
Thompson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kirby to keep the fight standing.
Kirby lands a body shot.
Thompson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kirby lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Thompson backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kirby creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kirby lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Kirby.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Kirby.
Kirby softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kirby lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kirby lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Thompson backwards.
Kirby lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Thompson backwards.
Kirby lands with a light punch inside.
Kirby misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kirby misses with a punch to the body.
Kirby digs a right hand underneath Thompson's ribcage. Thompson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A left hand lands to the body for Kirby.
Kirby scores with a nice hook to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kirby creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
I was talking to Thompson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Kirby scores with a hook to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Kirby.

Thompson is rocked!
Kirby lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Oh Thompson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Thompson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kirby lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kirby throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kirby lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kirby throws a big uppercut that drops Thompson! More strikes from Kirby and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Thompson lies dazed against the cage as Kirby celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lani Kirby!