PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between DeShaun Dupree Holton (ranked 4070 p4p, 4084 weight class) and Jeremy Kilgore (ranked 524 p4p, 525 weight class). DeShaun Dupree Holton could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jeremy Kilgore's chin.

Dupree Holton
vs
Kilgore

190 cm
21
215
2 - 0 - 0

194 cm
20
211
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, DeShaun Dupree Holton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jeremy Kilgore!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dupree Holton connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dupree Holton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dupree Holton misses with a takedown attempt - Kilgore sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kilgore avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dupree Holton looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Dupree Holton rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kilgore counters with a left to the body.
Kilgore throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dupree Holton cracks Kilgore with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nice takedown defense from Kilgore. No joy for Dupree Holton on that attempt.
Dupree Holton misses with a hook
letting Kilgore counter with a right hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kilgore.
No luck for Dupree Holton with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for DeShaun Dupree Holton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dupree Holton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big left from Dupree Holton misses.
A cross from Dupree Holton lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kilgore's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dupree Holton connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kilgore scrambles back to his feet.
Dupree Holton scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilgore thumps Dupree Holton with a low kick.
Kilgore loads up on a big right hand but Dupree Holton slips the punch.
Nice body punch from Dupree Holton.
Kilgore turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dupree Holton misses with a right hand
and Kilgore counters with a nice uppercut.
Dupree Holton will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dupree Holton backing away here, and Kilgore unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Kilgore bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dupree Holton blocks the body kick.
Kilgore misses with a body kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Dupree Holton misses the target.
Dupree Holton looks to throw the jab but Kilgore is out of range.
Dupree Holton shoots for a takedown but Kilgore saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kilgore displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dupree Holton throws out the jab.
Dupree Holton backing away here, and Kilgore unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A swing and a miss from Dupree Holton.
Jeremy Kilgore is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dupree Holton gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Dupree Holton tests Kilgore's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kilgore takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dupree Holton misses with a takedown attempt
and Kilgore counters with a leg kick.
Dupree Holton slips under a jab.
A good leg kick by Kilgore.
Dupree Holton looks to score with a jab to the body but Kilgore is just out of range.
Kilgore slips under a jab from Dupree Holton.
Dupree Holton has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dupree Holton there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kilgore tests Dupree Holton's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kilgore throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kilgore with the inside leg kick.
Kilgore's coach down at Temple of Fitness was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Kilgore's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dupree Holton.
Kilgore buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dupree Holton is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dupree Holton throws a lazy uppercut
and Kilgore counters with a nice leg kick.
Dupree Holton shoots in looking for a takedown. Kilgore tries to sprawl out of it but Dupree Holton keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kilgore manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dupree Holton is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Dupree Holton closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kilgore dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dupree Holton misses with a takedown attempt
and Kilgore counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dupree Holton thinking.
Kilgore throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kilgore throws a leg kick which misses Dupree Holton's front leg but catches the back leg as Dupree Holton tries to avoid it.
Kilgore scoring well with a low kick there.
A bone on bone clash there as Dupree Holton blocks the leg kick.
Kilgore throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Dupree Holton lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kilgore.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big left from Dupree Holton misses.
Dupree Holton has a takedown stuffed.
Kilgore misses with a looping right.
Kilgore looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dupree Holton throws a looping overhand right but Kilgore ducks down to avoid it.
Kilgore with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dupree Holton closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kilgore circles away.
Dupree Holton is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Dupree Holton fails with a takedown attempt.
Dupree Holton shoots in looking for a takedown. Kilgore tries to sprawl out of it but Dupree Holton keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kilgore manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dupree Holton dives in for a single leg takedown but Kilgore sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
As Dupree Holton backs off Kilgore throws a huge counter combo but Dupree Holton manages to avoid it all.
Dupree Holton throws a punch but it's blocked by Kilgore.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jeremy Kilgore dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Dupree Holton misses with a takedown
and Kilgore counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kilgore throws out a leg kick but Dupree Holton moves out of range and Kilgore only half commits.
Kilgore leaves Dupree Holton with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kilgore misses with a low kick.
Kilgore scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dupree Holton doesn't seem bothered though.
Kilgore feints and then cracks Dupree Holton's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dupree Holton down.
Dupree Holton shoots for a takedown but Kilgore saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for DeShaun Dupree Holton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dupree Holton throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kilgore counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kilgore scores with a sloppy right hand. Dupree Holton should have avoided that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kilgore.
Dupree Holton shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kilgore but Kilgore pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kilgore bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Kilgore. No joy for Dupree Holton on that attempt.
Kilgore throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dupree Holton misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Dupree Holton throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kilgore's waist but Kilgore gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dupree Holton off to one side.
Dupree Holton throws a poor cross that misses

and Kilgore counters with a head kick that drops Dupree Holton to the mat! Dupree Holton scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dupree Holton swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A jab from Dupree Holton misses.
Dupree Holton shoots in but no luck this time.
Dupree Holton shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kilgore but Kilgore pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Horrible takedown attempt by Dupree Holton or perhaps it was just good defense by Kilgore, which made it look bad.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kilgore. Dupree Holton does a little dance to reset his feet.
DeShaun Dupree Holton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kilgore thumps Dupree Holton with a low kick.
Dupree Holton shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kilgore counters with an outside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Kilgore lands a big head kick that sends Dupree Holton tumbling to the mat! Kilgore takes a step backwards and waves Dupree Holton back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Dupree Holton is rocked!
Dupree Holton shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kilgore sprawls well. Kilgore wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dupree Holton gets slowly back to his feet.
Oh Dupree Holton is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kilgore connects with a leg kick.
Dupree Holton seems to have got his legs back now.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Kilgore throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Dupree Holton is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jeremy Kilgore!
Jeremy Kilgore was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.