PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jim Janos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Kilpatrick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Janos's entrance music is Predator Theme. A fine choice. Kilpatrick comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Parkway Drive - Dark Days kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Janos
vs
Kilpatrick

195 cm
32
255 lbs
22 - 11 - 1

194 cm
26
262 lbs
16 - 5 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jim Janos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Luke Kilpatrick!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Janos tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kilpatrick manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kilpatrick connects with a right hand. Janos shakes it off.
Janos takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kilpatrick misses with a two punch combination.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Kilpatrick has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Kilpatrick connects with a looping right hand.
Janos tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Kilpatrick counters with a takedown into side control.
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!
Janos is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Janos can't do much from the bottom here.
Kilpatrick landing strikes.
Kilpatrick tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

Kilpatrick is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Janos is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Kilpatrick lands a few punches from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilpatrick creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Janos on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Janos can't do much from the bottom here.
Janos sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Janos moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Kilpatrick wants to pass the guard but Janos is keeping the position.
Janos tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kilpatrick postures up in Janos's guard and throws a big left but Janos blocks it.
Janos controlling the position.
Kilpatrick postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Janos utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kilpatrick trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Janos is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kilpatrick has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kilpatrick chips away with some ground and pound.
Kilpatrick in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Kilpatrick drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Janos manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Kilpatrick has Janos in his guard.
Janos with a flurry of punches that miss.
Janos scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kilpatrick wants to sweep here but Janos controlling him for the moment.

Kilpatrick working for a triangle but Janos defends it easily.
Janos scoring with some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Janos throws a strike but Kilpatrick rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Janos is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Janos manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kilpatrick manages to get himself to full guard.
Kilpatrick looking to hit a scissor sweep but Janos is one step ahead there.
Kilpatrick manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Janos manages to get himself to full guard.
Janos is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kilpatrick looking to sit in guard and control but Janos gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Janos content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Janos loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kilpatrick manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kilpatrick landing shots from mount.
Kilpatrick is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Janos can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Janos is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kilpatrick lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Janos is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Janos is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luke Kilpatrick 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.

Kilpatrick misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Janos closes the distance but Kilpatrick moves to the side

and Kilpatrick counters with a takedown into side control.
Janos gets back to half guard.
Luke Kilpatrick has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kilpatrick thows a huge punch but Janos dodges it nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Janos keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Janos wants to improve his position but Kilpatrick is controlling well.

Kilpatrick wants to work for an arm triangle but Janos is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Janos is looking to improve his position.
Janos is trying to control but can't.
Kilpatrick is looking to stall here but Janos recovers full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilpatrick with a flurry of punches that miss.
Janos bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kilpatrick's guard.

Janos got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kilpatrick has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Janos has managed to get both his arms back between Kilpatrick's legs - danger averted.
Janos advances to half guard.
Kilpatrick is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Janos scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kilpatrick trying to control from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kilpatrick might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Janos haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Kilpatrick is refusing to be controlled, as Janos sits in half guard.
Janos throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kilpatrick avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Janos.
Kilpatrick gets full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Janos works over Kilpatrick with some ground and pound from guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Janos postures up in Kilpatrick's guard and throws a big left but Kilpatrick blocks it.
Kilpatrick working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Janos.
Janos has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kilpatrick keeping moving, preventing Janos from controlling successfully.

Kilpatrick had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Janos defends it easily.
Janos is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Kilpatrick pushes a forearm under Janos's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Janos is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Luke Kilpatrick!
Luke Kilpatrick decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.