PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paul Boxaaja (ranked 638 p4p, 772 weight class) and James Kirk (ranked 95 p4p, 117 weight class). Boxaaja's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Dark Side - Blind Channel. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Boxaaja
vs
Kirk

185 cm
25
190
5 - 3 - 0

185 cm
23
190
8 - 1 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Voodoo Nutrition
Brooklyn Apothecary

Voodoo Nutrition
Conquer

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paul Boxaaja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Kirk!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Franklyn Lucas and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kirk uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Boxaaja has time to react.
Kirk lands with a good body shot.
Boxaaja misses with a body kick.
Good shot there by Kirk.
Kirk punishes Boxaaja's body with a nice straight punch.
Kirk scores with a jab.
Boxaaja is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kirk.
Boxaaja uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kirk.
Boxaaja throws a hook to the side of Kirk's head but Kirk sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Boxaaja tries to close the distance and clinch but Kirk swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kirk connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Boxaaja momentarily.
Boxaaja checks a leg kick.
Kirk scores with a jab to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boxaaja fails with an attempt to clinch.
Boxaaja seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Boxaaja falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kirk counters with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirk scoring well with a low kick there.
Boxaaja looks to land a combination but Kirk avoids it well.
Kirk steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Boxaaja.
Kirk throws out a counter right but Boxaaja avoids it with no problem.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kirk!
Boxaaja is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kirk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boxaaja.
Kirk throws a body shot but no joy.
James Kirk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kirk uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Boxaaja has time to react.
Boxaaja dips to his left and cracks Kirk with an uppercut!
Kirk displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Boxaaja throws out the jab.
Kirk thows a leg kick but Boxaaja checks it
and Boxaaja counters with a three punch combo that has Kirk backing up. Kirk nods at Boxaaja to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boxaaja tries to work over Kirk's front leg with a kick but Kirk checks it.
Boxaaja throws the kick towards the body but Kirk avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boxaaja walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Boxaaja lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Kirk is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Boxaaja had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Boxaaja moves in looking to clinch but Kirk pushes him off.
Kirk looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Boxaaja throws a jab but it's blocked by Kirk.
Boxaaja throws a head kick that Kirk semi-blocks.
Nice defenses there by Boxaaja.
Boxaaja tried to counter with a leg kick but Kirk avoided it.
Kirk swats away the attempt to clinch by Boxaaja.
Kirk just misses with a punch to the body.
Boxaaja ducks under a wild hook from Kirk.
A jab lands there for Kirk.
Boxaaja scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kirk has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Kirk scores with a decent looking hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boxaaja. Kirk does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boxaaja. Kirk does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boxaaja uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kirk.
Kirk scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Boxaaja throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kirk sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kirk throws the left hand but Boxaaja avoids the punch easily.
Kirk lands the left hand.
Boxaaja misses with a straight left.
Kirk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boxaaja.
Boxaaja walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Boxaaja takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kirk throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Boxaaja throws a body kick that misses
and Kirk counters with a nice uppercut.
Boxaaja's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kirk connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Boxaaja scrambles back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boxaaja attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boxaaja misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kirk connects with a nice looking jab.
Boxaaja takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Boxaaja scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kirk fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Boxaaja walks into a stiff left hand from Kirk.
Kirk's corner calls for a 1-2. Kirk obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Boxaaja moves in looking to clinch but Kirk pushes him off.
Kirk looks to score with a jab to the body but Boxaaja is just out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good shot there by Boxaaja.
Kirk looks to score with a jab to the body but Boxaaja is just out of range.
Kirk throws a leg kick that misses.
Boxaaja quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Kirk lands a nice shot that snaps Boxaaja's head back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Boxaaja looks for the body kick but Kirk saw that one coming.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kirk! But no joy.
Boxaaja lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Boxaaja misses with a low kick.
Boxaaja misses with a body kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Kirk misses.
Kirk walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Boxaaja keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boxaaja fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kirk on the side of the head.
Boxaaja staying out of range there.
It appears Boxaaja was looking to counter with a kick there.
A big left from Kirk misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kirk dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Boxaaja. That did some damage!
Boxaaja tries to land a front kick but Kirk steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Boxaaja scores with a hook.
Boxaaja misses with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Kirk misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirk misses with a hook. Boxaaja ducked under it nicely.
Boxaaja was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Boxaaja might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Boxaaja pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kirk looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kirk.
Boxaaja throws a body shot but no joy.
Boxaaja misses with an uppercut.
Boxaaja swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kirk uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Boxaaja.
Nice straight punches there by Kirk. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kirk.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kirk darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Boxaaja misses with a wild combination.
Boxaaja misses the jab.
Boxaaja gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Kirk gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Kirk!
A very excited looking James Kirk made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.