PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank Reilly (ranked 967 p4p, 143 weight class) and Malcolm Kincaid (ranked 1343 p4p, 191 weight class). Reilly comes to the cage accompanied by Danko Jones - Do You Wanna Rock. Kincaid is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Highlander Theme. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Reilly
vs
Kincaid

181 cm
37
177 lbs
31 - 22 - 1

181 cm
30
174 lbs
10 - 5 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

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 31 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Reilly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Malcolm Kincaid!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Radbod Blank and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Kincaid misses.
Reilly lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kincaid connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Reilly momentarily.
Reilly tries a head kick but it misses.
Reilly misses with a wild body shot.
Kincaid darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Reilly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Reilly is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Reilly rushes Kincaid and presses him up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reilly misses with the head strike.
Reilly trying to land knees to the body.
Kincaid misses with the head strike.
Reilly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kincaid lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kincaid wants a takedown but no success here.
Reilly swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kincaid lands a right hand.
Kincaid scores with a shoulder strike.
A short left from Reilly.
Kincaid throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Reillys head.
Kincaid can't find room to land a body shot as Reilly controls the action.

Kincaid jumps guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kincaid looking for a sweep. Not yet Kincaid, not yet.

Kincaid is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kincaid keeping full guard, as Reilly tries to pass.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kincaid is on top in guard.

Kincaid missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Reilly is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kincaid wants to control but Reilly is keeping busy.
Kincaid regains full guard. Nicely done.

Kincaid looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Reilly trying to control but Kincaid is working from the bottom.
Reilly seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.

Kincaid has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Reilly can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kincaid wants to sweep but no luck.
Reilly content to stall in guard here.

Kincaid has his foot on Reilly's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Reilly works his way back into a safe position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Kincaid looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Reilly passes into side control.
Kincaid tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kincaid manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

Reilly actively working from the bottom here.
Kincaid drops an elbow to the side of Reilly's head.
Reilly is staying active underneath Kincaid, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Reilly wants to improve his position but Kincaid is controlling well.
Ground and pound from Kincaid.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A jab from Kincaid does it's job there.
Reilly connects with a body shot that sends Kincaid's belly button to the back.
Reilly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kincaid manages to avoid it.
Reilly throws a combination that misses
and Kincaid counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kincaid has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kincaid there as he acknowledges the shot.
Reilly misses with a head kick.
Reilly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kincaid was well out of range. Poor timing from Reilly.
Reilly blocks a jab.
A head kick misses from Reilly.
Reilly fails to land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Kincaid misses.
Reilly misses with a low kick.
Frank Reilly is winning the standup battle so far.
Reilly is looking to clinch but Kincaid is avoiding it.
Reilly is looking to score with low kicks.
Reilly misses with a left hand
and Kincaid counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kincaid throws a good cross that connects.
Reilly throws a lazy uppercut
and Kincaid connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Reilly scores with a shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Kincaid throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kincaid cracks Reilly with an open hand slap.
Kincaid might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Reilly wants to clinch
and Kincaid counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kincaid looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Frank Reilly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reilly slips a jab from Kincaid.
Kincaid just misses with a punch to the body.
Reilly seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
A slapping leg kick lands for Reilly.
Reilly is looking to clinch but Kincaid is avoiding it.
Kincaid misses with a looping right.
Reilly is looking to wear down Kincaid with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Reilly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A quick step to the side and Reilly tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big left from Kincaid misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Reilly forces Kincaid back against the cage and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kincaid.
Still in the clinch, Kincaid scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kincaid has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Reilly misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kincaid prevents a body shot from Reilly.

Kincaid manages to break the clinch.
A cross from Reilly lands.
Reilly connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kincaid slips under a jab.
Kincaid swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Reilly throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kincaid.
Kincaid gets cracked there but stands up to it.

Reilly closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kincaid pushes Reilly back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reilly misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Reilly.
Kincaid tries for a takedown but Reilly manages to get underhooks.
Reilly misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reilly gets through Kincaid's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Reilly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reilly prevents the takedown attempt.
Reilly throws an elbow that misses.

Kincaid has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Reilly uses from the top position.
Kincaid wants to sweep here but Reilly controlling him for the moment.
Reilly engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Malcolm Kincaid has got the better of the ground game so far.
Reilly wants to control from the top but Kincaid keeps moving.
Reilly stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kincaid swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Reilly got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kincaid has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Reilly has managed to get both his arms back between Kincaid's legs - danger averted.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reilly wants to control from the top but Kincaid keeps moving.
Reilly advances position into side control!
Reilly is looking to take a break and control but Kincaid is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
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 Frank Reilly will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Kincaid looks to score with a jab to the body but Reilly is just out of range.
A head kick by Reilly misses
and Kincaid counters with a nice uppercut.
Reilly misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kincaid throws a body punch but Reilly moves out of range.
Kincaid throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kincaid fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Reilly throws a hook to the side of Kincaid's head but Kincaid sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kincaid looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kincaid walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kincaid looks to throw the jab but Reilly is out of range.
Reilly throws a quick counter head kick but Kincaid was just out of range.
Reilly throws a head kick but Kincaid moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reilly takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kincaid has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kincaid there as he acknowledges the shot.
Reilly darts in trying to clinch
and Kincaid counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Reilly misses.
Kincaid swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Reilly.
A shot to the liver by Reilly. Beautiful body shot.
Frank Reilly is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Reilly doesn't manage to clinch there - Kincaid circles away.
Kincaid with the counter takedown but Reilly avoids it easily.
Kincaid avoids the head kick by Reilly.
Kincaid misses with a straight right.

Kincaid scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Reilly tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kincaid wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Kincaid trying to control the action but Reilly is working from the bottom.
Reilly tries to buck Kincaid off but Kincaid is having none of it.

Kincaid is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Reilly knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kincaid in side control, throwing shots but Reilly defends.
Reilly managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Kincaid.
Reilly tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kincaid wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Kincaid trying to control the action but Reilly is working from the bottom.
Kincaid scoring with punches and elbows.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reilly is trying to improve his position.
Reilly is letting Kincaid control him for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reilly is not content to let Kincaid control the position.
Reilly takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Kincaid trying to control the action but Reilly is working from the bottom.
Reilly tries to improve position but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kincaid lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Reilly down.
Kincaid is looking to take a break and control but Reilly is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kincaid scoring with punches from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reilly is trying to control Kincaid's posture but Kincaid avoids it.
Kincaid works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Kincaid landing a few strikes.
Kincaid wants to control but Reilly is keeping him busy.
Kincaid in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
You can see the frustration on Reilly's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kincaid scoring with punches and elbows.
Kincaid in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Reilly is looking to regain half guard here but Kincaid keeps moving and retains side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Malcolm Kincaid comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kincaid has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Malcolm Kincaid!
Malcolm Kincaid really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.