PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between jelly bilgnatz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rory Kincade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). jelly bilgnatz has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

bilgnatz
vs
Kincade

167 cm
22
135 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

162 cm
18
144 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Good elbows
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, jelly bilgnatz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rory Kincade!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Luis Engracia and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Left hook, right uppercut from bilgnatz.
Kincade throws a low kick but bilgnatz avoids it.
bilgnatz tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kincade throws out a leg kick but bilgnatz moves out of range and Kincade only half commits.
bilgnatz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kincade manages to avoid it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kincade.
Kincade looks to land a right hand but bilgnatz moved out of range.
Kincade throws the kick towards the body but bilgnatz avoids it.
Kincade fakes a jab and throws a low kick but bilgnatz checks it well.
A good leg kick by Kincade.
bilgnatz steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kincade. That one must have hurt.
bilgnatz takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kincade connects with a leg kick. bilgnatz looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
bilgnatz comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
bilgnatz misses with a kick to the body
and Kincade counters with a low kick, right behind bilgnatz 's knee.
bilgnatz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kincade throws a chopping leg kick but bilgnatz manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

Kincade closes the distance and pushes bilgnatz back into the cage.
bilgnatz avoids a wild elbow strike from Kincade.
Kincade comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kincade pushes off an throws an elbow but bilgnatz leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kincade just misses with a elbow thrown towards bilgnatz's brow.
Kincade with an attempt at a knee that misses.
bilgnatz blocks the elbow strike.
Kincade lands an elbow inside.
Kincade lands an elbow inside that bilgnatz shrugs off.
Kincade lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
bilgnatz is looking to break free of the clinch but Kincade has double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kincade lands an elbow that stopped bilgnatz in his tracks for a moment.
Kincade using the Thai plumb to throw knees but bilgnatz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kincade creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kincade creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kincade.
Kincade pushes off an throws an elbow but bilgnatz leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kincade throws an elbow but it's blocked.
bilgnatz avoids the elbow strike from Kincade, against the cage.
Kincade lands an elbow inside that bilgnatz shrugs off.
Kincade lands a damaging elbow.
bilgnatz dodges an elbow strike from Kincade.
bilgnatz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kincade throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kincade pushes off an throws an elbow but bilgnatz leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kincade.
Kincade has bilgnatz pressed against the cage, preventing bilgnatz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kincade lands a damaging elbow.
Kincade tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and bilgnatz avoids it.
Kincade is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. bilgnatz is defending well for now.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kincade throws an elbow but misses.
bilgnatz tries to pull guard but Kincade holds him up against the cage and eventually bilgnatz drops back down to his feet.
bilgnatz blocks the elbow strike.
bilgnatz tries to circle away but Kincade has him pinned against the cage.
Kincade pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
bilgnatz wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kincade misses with the head strike.
Kincade throws an elbow that misses.
Kincade trying to land knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kincade tries to land knees in the clinch but bilgnatz avoids the damage to the body.
Kincade tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and bilgnatz avoids it.
bilgnatz blocks an elbow strike from Kincade.
bilgnatz is trying to force a seperation but Kincade has the dominant position.
Kincade lands an elbow that stopped bilgnatz in his tracks for a moment.
Kincade misses with an elbow strike.
Kincade comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
bilgnatz avoids the elbow strike from Kincade, against the cage.
bilgnatz is trying to push Kincade away but Kincade has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kincade looks to throw an elbow but misses.
bilgnatz avoids the elbow strike from Kincade, against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
bilgnatz blocks an elbow strike from Kincade.
Kincade lands an elbow inside that bilgnatz shrugs off.
bilgnatz blocks the elbow strike.
bilgnatz is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rory Kincade 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.

Kincade throws a low kick but bilgnatz moves out of range easily.
Kincade lands a nice leg kick that just misses bilgnatz's sensitive parts.
bilgnatz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kincade wants to clinch.
Kincade feints and then cracks bilgnatz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow bilgnatz down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
bilgnatz tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kincade connects with a solid leg kick.
Kincade will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kincade connects with a leg kick. bilgnatz looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kincade tries to clinch up.
Kincade throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kincade wants to land a leg kick but bilgnatz is out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kincade.
Kincade fakes a jab and throws a low kick but bilgnatz checks it well.
Jab from bilgnatz.
Kincade dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on bilgnatz. That did some damage!
bilgnatz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kincade tries to land a leg kick but bilgnatz saw it coming and moves away.
Kincade tries to score with a low kick but bilgnatz moves his leg out of the way.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kincade misses with a shot to the body
and bilgnatz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A leg kick checked by bilgnatz.
Kincade throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kincade connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
bilgnatz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kincade manages to avoid it.
Kincade is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by bilgnatz.
Kincade looks to land a body kick but bilgnatz moved away.
Kincade tries to land a leg kick but bilgnatz saw it coming and moves away.
bilgnatz fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kincade avoids it really well and circles away.
Kincade throws a leg kick but bilgnatz moved away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
bilgnatz checks a leg kick.
Kincade tries to score with a low kick but bilgnatz moves his leg out of the way.
Good leg kick by Kincade there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kincade.
bilgnatz checks a low kick from Kincade.
Rory Kincade is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kincade lands a nice looking kick to the body. bilgnatz takes a step back to recover.
Kincade scoring well with a low kick there.
Kincade misses with a telegraphed body shot
and bilgnatz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
bilgnatz slips a jab from Kincade.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kincade, right into the meat.
Rory Kincade seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
bilgnatz slips a jab from Kincade.
Kincade throws a front kick aimed at bilgnatz's knee but bilgnatz avoids it well.
bilgnatz 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.
Kincade lands a nice looking body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
bilgnatz 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.
Kincade throws a leg kick but bilgnatz moved away.
Some bone on bone action there as bilgnatz checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
bilgnatz checks a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from bilgnatz.
Kincade throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kincade connects with a leg kick. bilgnatz looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rory Kincade showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

bilgnatz stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kincade.
Kincade lands a nice leg kick that just misses bilgnatz's sensitive parts.
Kincade slips under a jab from bilgnatz.
Kincade throws a push kick but bilgnatz slaps the foot to one side.
bilgnatz throws a big shot that misses.
Kincade throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kincade attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kincade just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
bilgnatz on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kincade misses with a low kick.
Kincade is looking to land body kicks.
Kincade thows a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kincade. bilgnatz shrugs it off though.
bilgnatz sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kincade with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kincade pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
An inside leg kick from Kincade misses.
Kincade throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kincade scores with a push kick.
bilgnatz checks a low kick from Kincade.
Kincade throws a body punch but bilgnatz moves out of range.
Kincade fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kincade misses with a straight left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
bilgnatz 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.
bilgnatz defending well as Kincade loads up on a big left hand.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kincade, right into the meat.
Kincade feints and then cracks bilgnatz's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow bilgnatz down.
Kincade throws a leg kick but bilgnatz moved away.
Kincade moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kincade.
Kincade with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

Kincade moves into range and clinches up with bilgnatz.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kincade creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through bilgnatz's defenses.
Kincade lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kincade lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rory Kincade is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kincade lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like jelly bilgnatz has been cut.
Kincade lands a damaging elbow.
Kincade lands an elbow inside that bilgnatz shrugs off.
Kincade pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kincade lands an elbow inside that bilgnatz shrugs off.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kincade.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Nice elbow from Kincade.
Kincade lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kincade lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kincade lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
bilgnatz will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
bilgnatz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kincade gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
jelly bilgnatz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
bilgnatz takes an elbow to the forehead.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rory Kincade comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kincade has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rory Kincade!