PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jimar Kinkead (ranked 2814 p4p, 2847 weight class) and Romeo Alfa (ranked 324 p4p, 329 weight class). Kinkead comes to the cage accompanied by No Sunshine. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kinkead
vs
Alfa

178 cm
26
186
3 - 4 - 0

183 cm
26
198
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

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 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jimar Kinkead!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Romeo Alfa!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Dirk Anderson and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alfa scores with a decent looking hook.
A head kick by Alfa misses

and Kinkead counters with a takedown into side control.

Kinkead is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Alfa has escaped the position, nice work there.
You can see the frustration on Alfa's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kinkead working the ground and pound.
Kinkead taking a breather here.
Alfa looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Alfa is trying to get back to half guard.
Alfa can't do much from the bottom here.
Kinkead slows the pace down.
Kinkead lands a nice forearm strike.

It looks like Romeo Alfa has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alfa tries to improve position but can't.
Kinkead scoring with punches from side control.
Kinkead remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.

Kinkead is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Alfa is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Kinkead is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Alfa is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Alfa tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Kinkead lands with some strikes.
Alfa can't escape the position.
Alfa wants to hold on but Kinkead pushes him away.
Alfa is looking to get to half guard.
Kinkead lands a big elbow.

Kinkead is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Alfa has managed to escape the submission attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alfa tries to hold on but Kinkead pushes him away.
Alfa taking shots to the head.
Alfa wants to control but Kinkead is having none of it.
Alfa is looking to get to half guard.
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!
Alfa takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

Kinkead is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Alfa is surviving well by controlling Kinkead's body position as best he can.
Kinkead looking to control and managing it successfully.
Alfa wants to hold on but Kinkead pushes him away.
Alfa is desperately trying to improve his position but Kinkead has a good base and remains in mount.
A nice elbow there by Kinkead.
Kinkead looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Alfa has given up his back here. Will Kinkead look for the submission or keep pounding away?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kinkead is hanging on to Alfa's back as he tries to escape.
Kinkead softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Alfa can't escape the position.

Kinkead is persistently looking for the submission but Alfa is defending it well.

Kinkead patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Kinkead keeps control of the position as Alfa tries to break free.

Alfa is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Kinkead gets his way!
Kinkead controls the position.
Kinkead lands strikes to the head.
Alfa trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kinkead is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Alfa up.
Alfa is trying to break free.

Alfa showing good submission defense here.
Kinkead has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.

Alfa won't enjoy being in this position. Kinkead looking for the choke. Oh... he's slipped the arm under the neck - Alfa is tapping - it's over boys! Kinkead picks up the submission victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jimar Kinkead!