PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Dance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rory Kincade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Dance
vs
Kincade

187 cm
20
185 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

162 cm
21
144 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Good gas tank

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 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Samuel Dance!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rory Kincade!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kincade throws a wild body kick that Dance sees coming a mile off.
Kincade connects with an inside leg kick.
Kincade scoring well with a low kick there.
Kincade is looking to clinch.
Dance lands a lovely overhand right.
Samuel Dance seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dance throws a body kick the misses
and Kincade makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kincade stuns Dance with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kincade thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Dance if he has to take too many more of those.
Kincade uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dance.
Kincade lands with a thumping leg kick.
Good leg kick by Kincade there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kincade throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kincade feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dance's calf.
Dance lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kincade circles away quickly and effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dance lands with a right hand.
Dance has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kincade.

Kincade closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kincade lands a shot to the body.
Dance wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kincade landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kincade lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dance or not.
Kincade gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kincade lands a knee to the body.
Kincade tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dance avoids it.
Dance letting Kincade take a breather here.

Kincade successfully pulls guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kincade is looking for a triangle but Dance pushes his legs off easily.
Dance preventing the sweep.
Dance trying to control but Kincade is working from the bottom.

Samuel Dance has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Dance darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kincade fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dance has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dance throws a lazy uppercut

and Kincade counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kincade.
Kincade lands a damaging elbow.
Dance wants to take the fight to the mat but Kincade manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Dance blocks a body shot from Kincade.
Dance is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Dance has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kincade avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Samuel Dance. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dance has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kincade after a bit of a struggle.
Dance looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kincade working Dance over with knees to the body.
Kincade looking to throw knees to the head but Dance is blocking nicely.
Dance is trying to break free.
Kincade taking a breather.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kincade pushes Dance back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kincade tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Dance smiles and moves away.
Kincade thumps Dance with a low kick.
Dance misses with an uppercut
and Kincade counters with a nice body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kincade.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kincade - that will leave a mark!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dance misses with a straight left.
Kincade ducks under a wild hook from Dance.
Kincade on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kincade stuns Dance with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rory Kincade dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Dance steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kincade. That one must have hurt.
Dance throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dance is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Dance takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Dance connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Dance has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kincade.
Dance is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Dance throws a right hand that misses
and Kincade counters with a low kick, right behind Dance 's knee.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kincade.
Kincade thuds his shin into the meat of Dance's side.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Kincade shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Dance's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kincade controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Rory Kincade was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Kincade lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dance's sensitive parts.
Dance will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dance is looking to land body kicks.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Kincade. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Kincade fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dance walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kincade.
Kincade buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kincade.
Kincade fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dance has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

Dance tries to sprawl but Kincade drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kincade wants to pass to mount but Dance is defending the position.
Kincade controlling the action here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Kincade not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Dance takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dance misses with a hook. Kincade ducked under it nicely.
Kincade feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dance's calf.
Kincade chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kincade dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dance. That did some damage!
Dance will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That kick from Kincade tenderised Dance's leg. Dance is trying to keep his angry face on.
The fighters circling - Dance throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kincade fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dance has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

Kincade clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dance drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kincade gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kincade working Dance over with knees to the body.
Kincade makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kincade misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dance.
Dance changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kincade fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kincade.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kincade.
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.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Kincade buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dance throws a right hand that misses
and Kincade counters with a nice body kick.
Dance takes a head kick and keeps coming.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nice body punch from Kincade - that landed with a thud.
Dance drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kincade gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kincade's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dance escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kincade turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kincade bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Kincade lands a nice looking body kick.
Kincade scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kincade lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kincade scores with a leg kick.
Kincade tries for a takedown but Dance sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Dance misses with a left hand
enabling Kincade to counter with a crisp jab.
Kincade turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Samuel Dance has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rory Kincade is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Kincade darts in and clinches Dance up against the cage.
Kincade scores with a shoulder strike.
Dance on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kincade lands a nice knee to the body.
Dance changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kincade fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Kincade throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Dance's head.
Kincade cracks the inside of Dance's front leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dance throws a sloppy body shot
and Kincade counters with an outside leg kick.
Rory Kincade seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kincade displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dance throws out the jab.
Kincade digs a good body shot into Dance's ribs.
Kincade jabs Dance right on the nose. Dance blinks but takes it well.
Dance swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dance on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kincade feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dance's calf.
Kincade shoots in but Dance avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dance misses with a looping left.
Kincade lands with a nice body punch.
Dance's corner calls for a 1-2. Dance obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dance doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kincade has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Kincade clinches up against the cage.
Dance on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dance is trying to break the clinch but Kincade has him pressed against the cage.
Dance wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kincade stops a takedown attempt from Dance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Samuel Dance. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dance can't get the takedown.
Dance drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kincade gets the underhooks and prevents it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kincade works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

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 Frank Antenori scores the fight for Rory Kincade!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Rory Kincade!
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight for Rory Kincade!

Rory Kincade wins by unanimous decision!
Rory Kincade seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.