PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Fallon (ranked 3186 p4p, 2698 weight class) and Wade Kinsella (ranked 406 p4p, 347 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Fallon
vs
Kinsella

185 cm
25
180
1 - 0 - 0

177 cm
25
176
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very confident

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mike Fallon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Wade Kinsella!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Dirk Anderson and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fallon blocks a jab.
Kinsella tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fallon was well out of range. Poor timing from Kinsella.
Kinsella darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Fallon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kinsella.
Fallon seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Fallon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kinsella circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've been told by Fallon's head coaches at PhoQus Island Training that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Fallon takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kinsella throws a leg kick that misses.
Fallon wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fallon slips a straight right by Kinsella.
A little feinted left hand from Fallon on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kinsella pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kinsella misses with a leg kick.
Kinsella lands with a kick to the temple. Fallon shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kinsella bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kinsella throws a leg kick but Fallon moved away.
Kinsella throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kinsella throws a chopping leg kick but Fallon manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fallon. Kinsella does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fallon blocks a low kick nicely.
Fallon wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Kinsella thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kinsella throws a left and a right that both miss
and Fallon counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Kinsella.
Fallon tries to counter by clinching up but Kinsella breaks away and moves out of range.
Wade Kinsella seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some bone on bone action there as Fallon checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Fallon checks a leg kick nicely.
Fallon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kinsella swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kinsella throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kinsella avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kinsella 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.
Kinsella feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Fallons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fallon slips a jab and a cross from Kinsella.
Fallon slips under a jab from Kinsella.
Fallon tries to clinch but Kinsella moves out of range.
As Fallon backs off Kinsella throws a huge counter combo but Fallon manages to avoid it all.
Fallon tries to clinch but Kinsella is having none of it.
A head kick misses from Kinsella.
Kinsella scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fallon takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fallon lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Wade Kinsella has been cut.
Kinsella tries to stall but Fallon uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Fallon tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fallon misses with an elbow strike.
Fallon lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fallon scores a nice knee to the body.
Kinsella looks winded!
Fallon tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fallon unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fallon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kinsella avoids it.
Fallon misses with an elbow strike.
Fallon landing knees to the head.
Fallon using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fallon pushes off an throws an elbow but Kinsella leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Fallon using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kinsella has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fallon tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Fallon throws an elbow but misses.
Fallon connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kinsella's face.
Fallon landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fallon using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fallon landing knees to the head.

Kinsella is rocked!
Fallon landing knees to the head.
Kinsella is still on wobbly legs! Can Fallon finish him?
Fallon lands an elbow just above Kinsella 's eye.
Fallon comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fallon landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fallon lands an elbow that stopped Kinsella in his tracks for a moment.
Fallon creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Kinsella! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Fallon.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Fallon!