PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kirk Ammo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Willy Pincher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Ammo
vs
Pincher

183 cm
23
170 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

195 cm
25
180 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kirk Ammo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Willy Pincher!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Winston Howard and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ammo moves in looking to clinch but Pincher pushes him off.
Ammo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pincher at a distance.

Ammo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pincher tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ammo throws an elbow but misses.
Ammo has had enough of the clinch but Pincher keeps him there for the moment.
Pincher can't break the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ammo obliges.
Pincher avoiding damage as Ammo throws knees to the body.
Ammo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Pincher is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ammo is defending well for now.
Ammo misses with a knee strike.

Pincher's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Both fighters circling a little - Ammo finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Pincher looks winded!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pincher. Ammo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ammo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pincher swats away the attempt to clinch by Ammo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ammo tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Pincher counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Ammo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pincher is one step ahead there.
Ammo has control of Pincher's left arm, preventing Pincher from doing any damage.
Pincher preventing the sweep.
Pincher is fighting to break Ammo's control of his arms but Ammo is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Ammo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Kirk Ammo wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Ammo wants to clinch.
Kirk Ammo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Ammo clinches up against the cage.
Ammo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ammo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pincher's efforts to push away.
Pincher tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ammo just stands there and leans against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Ammo breaks the clinch.
Pincher shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ammo as he avoids it easily.
Ammo stuns Pincher with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ammo is looking to clinch.
Ammo is looking to clinch but Pincher is avoiding it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ammo throws a head kick that misses.

Pincher has managed to clinch.

Ammo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pincher slips under a jab.
Ammo doesn't manage to clinch there - Pincher circles away.
Pincher misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ammo throws a head kick that misses.
Ammo throws a head kick that Pincher semi-blocks.
Pincher shoots in and drives through. Ammo sprawls well.
Kirk Ammo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Willy Pincher.

Ammo gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Pincher trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ammo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ammo has his hands on Pincher's head, controlling the position.
Pincher trying to control but Ammo is working from the bottom.
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!

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Willy Pincher.
Ammo throws a quick inside leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Ammo clinches with his opponent.
Pincher is trying to pull guard but Ammo has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kirk Ammo dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Pincher tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ammo swivels and escapes.
Pincher shoots in for a takedown but Ammo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ammo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pincher uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ammo.
Ammo is looking to clinch but Pincher is avoiding it.

Pincher has closed the distance and engaged Ammo in a clinch.
Ammo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ammo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pincher lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Pincher avoiding damage as Ammo throws knees to the body.
Ammo lands a nice knee to the body.
Ammo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pincher.
Pincher is breathing heavily.
Ammo lands a good knee to the midsection. Pincher won't want to take too many of those.
Pincher tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ammo just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kirk Ammo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Willy Pincher.

Pincher breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pincher throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Ammo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ammo throws a sloppy head kick and Pincher moves out of range easily.

Ammo has Pincher up against the cage in a clinch.

Ammo breaks from the clinch.
Ammo tries a head kick but it misses.
Kirk Ammo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ammo wants to clinch.
Pincher moves out of range of the body kick from Ammo.
Pincher takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ammo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ammo wants it to stay on the feet.
Ammo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ammo feints a jab promting Pincher to slip. Ammo then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Pincher slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Willy Pincher is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pincher gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ammo throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Ammo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ammo looking to throw knees to the head but Pincher is blocking nicely.
Ammo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ammo tries a knee to the head but Pincher blocks it.
Pincher lands an elbow inside.
Ammo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pincher avoids it.
Ammo looking to throw knees to the head but Pincher is blocking nicely.
Ammo prevents a takedown attempt there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ammo has Pincher pressed against the cage.
Kirk Ammo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ammo lands a damaging elbow.

Pincher manages to break the clinch.
Pincher is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Pincher avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A punch combination from Ammo misses.
Good work by Pincher as he checks the leg kick.

Pincher closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pincher wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ammo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pincher is defending well for now.
Ammo controlling the action here for a moment.
Pincher managing to block the knees to the body from Ammo.
Ammo missing with knees to the body.
Ammo wants to stall.
Pincher is looking to control Ammo's arms but Ammo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pincher has his back to the cage.

Ammo breaks the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ammo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ammo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ammo looks to land a right hand but Pincher moved out of range.
Ammo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kirk Ammo dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Pincher shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ammo defends it nicely.
Pincher avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ammo tries to clinch up.
Pincher moves out of range of the body kick.
Ammo tries to clinch up.
Ammo stalks Pincher and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Pincher's face. Pincher staggers backwards, shaken.
Pincher misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ammo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ammo slaps away a takedown attempt from Pincher, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Pincher takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pincher moves out of range of the body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ammo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Ammo darts in and clinches Pincher up against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Ammo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pincher in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ammo lands an elbow inside.
Ammo trying to control the position but instead, Pincher has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ammo into the cage.
Pincher avoiding damage as Ammo throws knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Pincher working hard to break the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ammo taking a breather.
Ammo tries a knee to the head but Pincher blocks it.
Ammo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pincher misses with a knee strike.
Ammo tries to land a knee to the head but Pincher blocks with his arms.
Ammo lands a damaging elbow.
Ammo scores with a knee to the head.
Ammo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pincher in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ammo has Pincher pressed against the cage, preventing Pincher from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ammo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ammo gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Pincher.
Kirk Ammo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Willy Pincher.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ammo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ammo looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Pincher's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ammo content to slow the pace in the clinch.

Ammo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ammo tries to clinch but Pincher is having none of it.
Ammo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pincher paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pincher swats away the attempt to clinch by Ammo.
Ammo is looking to clinch but Pincher is avoiding it.

Pincher clinches up with Ammo and pushes him back against the cage.
Ammo missing with knees to the body.
Pincher goes for a takedown attempt but Ammo pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Pincher shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ammo sprawls well. Ammo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Pincher gets slowly back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ammo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kirk Ammo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ammo tries to clinch up.
Ammo wants to clinch up but Pincher keeps it at a distance.

Pincher clinches with his opponent.
Pincher tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ammo smiles and moves away.
Pincher swats away the attempt to clinch by Ammo.
Willy Pincher has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ammo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pincher has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kirk Ammo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ammo, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kirk Ammo!