PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wilfred Ainsworth (ranked 500 p4p, 646 weight class) and James Kirk (ranked 72 p4p, 97 weight class). Ainsworth comes into the arena with Fred Neil - Everybody's Talkin' blaring out of the sound system. Wilfred Ainsworth could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to James Kirk's chin.

Ainsworth
vs
Kirk

179 cm
24
185
12 - 4 - 1

185 cm
26
190
11 - 5 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Paddy's Enhancing Drugs (160Q)

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 12 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wilfred Ainsworth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Kirk!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ainsworth ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kirk moves away.
Kirk looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kirk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ainsworth has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Kirk lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kirk connects with a right hand. Ainsworth shakes it off.
Ainsworth pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kirk back to the cage. Ainsworth follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Ainsworth throws a leg kick but Kirk moved away.
Some bone on bone action there as Kirk checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kirk scores with a jab.
Kirk throws the left hand but Ainsworth avoids the punch easily.
Kirk connects with a solid leg kick.
Kirk's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ainsworth under the eye.
Kirk checks a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kirk throws a jab but it's blocked by Ainsworth.
Ainsworth ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kirk moves away.
Ainsworth swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ainsworth throws a low kick, looking for Kirk's leg but Kirk calmly moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kirk. Ainsworth does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wilfred Ainsworth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ainsworth throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kirk takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ainsworth. That's going to slow Kirk down.
Ainsworth throws a hook but Kirk blocks it.
A jab from Kirk misses.
Kirk finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ainsworth was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Ainsworth misses with a hook.
Ainsworth misses with a body shot.
Ainsworth misses with a hook to the body
and Kirk counters with a leg kick.
Ainsworth takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ainsworth misses with a wild body shot.
Ainsworth on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kirk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ainsworth slips a straight right by Kirk.
Ainsworth cracks a nice hook into Kirk's ribs.
Ainsworth thows a leg kick but Kirk checks it
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ainsworth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kirk was well out of range. Poor timing from Ainsworth.
A clash of legs there as Kirk blocks the low kick.
Kirk wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ainsworth throws a leg kick but Kirk moved away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ainsworth scoring well with a low kick there.
Ainsworth with a nice cross.
Ainsworth throws a lazy right hand but Kirk sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ainsworth sets himself, and Kirk steps forward looking for the clinch! Ainsworth avoids it this time.
Ainsworth ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ainsworth moves out of range as Kirk strikes.
Kirk throws out a leg kick but Ainsworth moves out of range and Kirk only half commits.
Kirk fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ainsworth manages to avoid it.
Kirk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ainsworth moves away.

Kirk has managed to clinch.

Ainsworth breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ainsworth throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kirk is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ainsworth with a body shot.
Kirk displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ainsworth throws out the jab.
Ainsworth attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kirk lands with a good body shot.
Kirk throws a body punch but Ainsworth moves out of range.
Ainsworth was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ainsworth scores with a sloppy right hand. Kirk should have avoided that one.
Ainsworth takes a kick to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ainsworth throws a front kick aimed at Kirk's knee but Kirk avoids it well.
Kirk appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ainsworth takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kirk checks the leg kick.
Kirk swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Ainsworth scores with a leg kick.
Kirk checks a leg kick nicely.
Kirk blocks a leg kick.
Ainsworth misses with a low kick.
Ainsworth throws a push kick but Kirk slaps the foot to one side.
Kirk with a jab.
Kirk misses the jab.
Ainsworth keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ainsworth misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kirk tries to clinch up.
Ainsworth is looking to wear down Kirk with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kirk looks to land a left hand but Ainsworth moved out of range nicely.
Ainsworth misses with a low kick as Kirk jumps back.
Kirk is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirk steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ainsworth.
Ainsworth with the inside leg kick.
Ainsworth defending well as Kirk loads up on a big left hand.
Kirk bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kirk throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kirk connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kirk lands an overhand right.
Kirk lands a glancing blow to the side of Ainsworth's head.
Kirk smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ainsworth swings for the body but Kirk moves out of range.
Kirk misses with a hook.
Ainsworth throws a right hand that Kirk ducks under and follows up with a left that Kirk also avoids with ease.
Kirk tries to score with a low kick but Ainsworth moves his leg out of the way.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kirk misses with an uppercut.
Kirk is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ainsworth.
Ainsworth fires out a quick counter leg kick but Kirk just manages to avoid it.
Kirk moves out of range as Ainsworth strikes.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kirk.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

James Kirk dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Ainsworth misses with a series of wild punches.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ainsworth - that will leave a mark!
Ainsworth buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A slow jab from Kirk misses its intended target.
It looked like Ainsworth was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kirk.
Ainsworth lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kirk throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ainsworth on the side of the head.
Kirk doesn't manage to clinch there - Ainsworth circles away.
Ainsworth feints and then cracks Kirk's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kirk down.
Ainsworth throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Ainsworth finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ainsworth misses with a low kick as Kirk jumps back.
A big left from Kirk misses.
Kirk fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ainsworth manages to avoid it.
Kirk throws a body punch but Ainsworth moves out of range.
Kirk misses with a hook.
Ainsworth throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ainsworth keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ainsworth.
Ainsworth moves out of range of the leg kick from Kirk.
Ainsworth tries to land a leg kick but Kirk saw it coming and moves away.
Kirk's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kirk fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ainsworth with a nice calf kick.
Ainsworth misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kirk.
Ainsworth throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ainsworth misses with a looping left.
Ainsworth shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kirk.
Kirk throws a jab but it's blocked by Ainsworth.
Ainsworth lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kirk scores with a head kick.
Ainsworth misses with a leg kick.
Kirk avoids the body shot from Ainsworth.
Ainsworth lands a nice shot that snaps Kirk's head back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ainsworth buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kirk takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The fighters circling - Kirk throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ainsworth throwing a counter right hand but Kirk manages to avoid it.
Kirk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kirk avoids the body shot from Ainsworth.
Kirk with a hook.
Kirk moves away from the strike by Ainsworth.
Ainsworth misses the shot to the body.
Ainsworth does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
It seemed like Kirk was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A low kick from Ainsworth is predictable there
and Kirk counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kirk lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kirk. That's going to slow Ainsworth down.
A jab from Ainsworth misses.
Kirk wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirk just misses with a punch to the body.
Ainsworth lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ainsworth throws a leg kick but Kirk moved away.
Ainsworth lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ainsworth moves out of range as Kirk strikes.
Ainsworth fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ainsworth, as that shot connected.
Kirk throws out a loose jab but Ainsworth uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ainsworth ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kirk moves away.
Kirk wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ainsworth thuds his right hand into Kirk's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ainsworth tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ainsworth scores with a nice right hand.
Ainsworth throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kirk sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ainsworth connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ainsworth.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good work by Kirk as he checks the leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirk takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kirk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kirk throws a leg kick but Ainsworth checks it.
Good work by Kirk as he checks the leg kick.
Kirk scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ainsworth doesn't seem bothered though.
Kirk throws a head kick but Ainsworth moves out of range.
Ainsworth takes a swing at Kirk's ribcage but misses.
Kirk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kirk ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kirk lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
James Kirk seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kirk looks to land a right hand but Ainsworth moved out of range.
Ainsworth misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kirk.
An inside leg kick lands from Ainsworth.
Ainsworth fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kirk has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ainsworth pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ainsworth with the inside leg kick.
Kirk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kirk only half commits to the counter leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Wilfred Ainsworth dominated that second round.
That's time! Ainsworth's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Ainsworth fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kirk manages to avoid it.
Ainsworth punishes Kirk's body with a nice straight punch.
Ainsworth lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ainsworth fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kirk manages to avoid it.
Kirk flicks out a counter leg kick but Ainsworth steps away.
Kirk throws a hook to the side of Ainsworth's head but Ainsworth sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ainsworth lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kirk's sensitive parts.

Kirk has closed the distance and engaged Ainsworth in a clinch.
Ainsworth is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ainsworth misses with a punch to the body.
Ainsworth doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ainsworth goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kirk lands a shoulder strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Ainsworth breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ainsworth scores with a leg kick.
Ainsworth defending well as Kirk loads up on a big left hand.
Ainsworth was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ainsworth!
Ainsworth moves out of range of the leg kick from Kirk.
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!
Ainsworth throws a front kick aimed at Kirk's knee but Kirk avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ainsworth throws the kick towards the body but Kirk avoids it.
Ainsworth staying out of range there.
Kirk misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ainsworth counters with a leg kick.
Kirk misses with a low kick.
Ainsworth cracks a nice hook into Kirk's ribs.
Kirk throws an overhand right that lands on Ainsworth's shoulder, as Ainsworth tries to avoid the shot.
Ainsworth slips a jab from Kirk.
Kirk scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ainsworth ducks under a wild hook from Kirk.
Ainsworth appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Kirk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kirk digs a good body shot into Ainsworth's ribs.
Kirk connects with an inside leg kick.
Ainsworth uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kirk has time to react.
Kirk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ainsworth.
Ainsworth misses with a low kick.
Kirk with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kirk tries to clinch but Ainsworth is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kirk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ainsworth lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kirk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ainsworth.

Kirk closes the distance and clinches.
Kirk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ainsworth makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ainsworth tries to work over Kirk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ainsworth blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kirk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ainsworth cracks Kirk with a nice body shot.
Ainsworth misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kirk tries a body shot but Ainsworth blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ainsworth.
Kirk misses with the head strike.
A hook to the body from Ainsworth.
Kirk takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ainsworth tries to work over Kirk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kirk has a couple of punches blocked by Ainsworth.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kirk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kirk has a couple of punches blocked by Ainsworth.
Ainsworth lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Kirk fails to land.
Ainsworth lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kirk misses with some punches.
James Kirk seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ainsworth misses with a punch to the body.
Kirk has a couple of punches blocked by Ainsworth.
Kirk blocks a body shot from Ainsworth.
Kirk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ainsworth fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Ainsworth manages to break the clinch.
Ainsworth throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ainsworth tries a low kick but Kirk avoids it.
Ainsworth misses with a body shot.
Ainsworth misses the shot to the body.
Kirk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ainsworth half committed to a counter leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick from Ainsworth, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ainsworth fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kirk manages to avoid it.
Ainsworth throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ainsworth tries to land a leg kick but Kirk saw it coming and moves away.
Ainsworth tried to score with a low kick but Kirk checks it.
Ainsworth lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kirk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ainsworth moves away.
Ainsworth just misses with a punch to the body.
Ainsworth uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kirk.
Kirk throws a leg kick but Ainsworth sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ainsworth moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ainsworth will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kirk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ainsworth throws a front kick aimed at Kirk's knee but Kirk avoids it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ainsworth. Kirk does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ainsworth has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kirk.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wilfred Ainsworth showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ainsworth has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wilfred Ainsworth!
A relieved looking Wilfred Ainsworth thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
James Kirk spoke after the fight, saying 'KHAAAAAAN!'.