PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Kinsella (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kinsella comes into the arena with Bring it on blaring out of the sound system. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Kinsella
vs
Daniels

176 cm
22
168 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
22
167 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Intelligent

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jesse Kinsella!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Daniels!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Trevor Gratis and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daniels misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kinsella swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Daniels counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Daniels uses his free foot to push down on Kinsella's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Kinsella.
Kinsella landing with some feeble shots from his back... He should probably try escaping the position instead.
Kinsella is squirming around, avoiding Daniels's attempts to control the action.
Kinsella on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kinsella tries to get out of the position.
Kinsella regains half guard.
Kinsella gets back to full guard.
Daniels won't allow Kinsella to get back to his feet.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kinsella looking for a sweep. Not yet Kinsella, not yet.
Daniels really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kinsella. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Daniels lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Daniels slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Daniels trying to control the position from guard on top but Kinsella is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Daniels looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels chips away with some ground and pound.
Kinsella looking to hit a scissor sweep but Daniels is one step ahead there.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kinsella scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kinsella.
Kinsella dodges the punch combination from Daniels.
Kinsella misses with a few strikes there.

Daniels shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Kinsella is breathing heavily.
Daniels fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Daniels dominating with strikes here.
Kinsella can't escape the position.
Kinsella slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

Daniels is trying to work for a kimura but Kinsella is defending well.
Daniels is tying to control. Kinsella wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kinsella lands with a few short shots to the body.
Daniels tries to pass to full mount but Kinsella defends it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kinsella is refusing to be controlled, as Daniels sits in half guard.
Kinsella landing rabbit punches to the side of Daniels's head. Not doing much damage but still scoring a few points.
Daniels lands with a punch from half guard.
Kinsella is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Daniels's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Daniels's back!
Kinsella tries to keep control of the position but Daniels is staying busy.
Kinsella scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Kinsella is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Kinsella gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Kinsella gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Kinsella apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Kinsella throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Daniels drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!

Kinsella has his feet on Daniels's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kinsella swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

so Daniels counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Daniels is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kinsella trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Daniels must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kinsella wants to stand up but Daniels is controlling him.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Daniels's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Daniels is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Kinsella keeping full guard, as Daniels tries to pass.
Kinsella lands with a heel strike from the guard.
Daniels trying to control the position from guard on top but Kinsella is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Daniels misses with the combination.
Daniels slips under a jab.
Kinsella falls off balance throwing a combination
and Daniels counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kinsella is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kinsella misses with a double jab

and Daniels counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Daniels working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kinsella's head.
Kinsella trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Daniels wants to control from the top but Kinsella keeps moving.
Kinsella manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kinsella has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Daniels's face.
Kinsella is landing with some decent strikes but Daniels is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Kinsella looking to finish Daniels with some ground and pound. This is bad for Daniels!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kinsella connects with a bit shot that sees Daniels covering up! More strikes from Daniels and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Kinsella is our winner by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jesse Kinsella!