PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Kirby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Suporn Red Gym (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kirby's entrance music is Forgot about dre.. A fine choice. Red Gym has chosen It's a long road as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Kirby
vs
Red Gym

185 cm
38
199 lbs
22 - 12 - 0

178 cm
31
189 lbs
25 - 18 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Kirby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Suporn Red Gym!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, John Mangel and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kirby throws a right hand that Red Gym ducks under and follows up with a left that Red Gym also avoids with ease.
Red Gym shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kirby tries to bum rush Red Gym with a series of wild strikes but Red Gym uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kirby cracks Red Gym with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kirby misses with an uppercut. Red Gym saw that one coming.
Red Gym avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kirby throws a right hand that misses

so Red Gym counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Red Gym trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Red Gym postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Red Gym makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Red Gym works over Kirby with some ground and pound from guard.
Red Gym passes Kirby's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Kirby on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Red Gym scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Red Gym missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Red Gym working Kirby over with strikes.
Red Gym missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Red Gym working Kirby over with strikes.
Red Gym missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kirby avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Red Gym.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Kirby has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Kirby on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kirby tries to get out of the position.
It looks like Red Gym might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Red Gym frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Red Gym thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Red Gym throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Kirby wants to hold on but Red Gym pushes him away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kirby is trying to escape the mount.
Red Gym lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Kirby hang on?
Kirby is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Red Gym landing shots from mount.
Red Gym is in the full mount, landing strikes.

It looks like John Kirby has been cut.
Red Gym lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Kirby hang on?
Red Gym punishing his opponent with strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Red Gym landing punches.
Red Gym lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

Kirby is rocked!

John Kirby's cut is getting worse.
Red Gym lands with some strikes.
Oh Kirby is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kirby is in a horrible position here. Red Gym smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Red Gym looking to control and managing it successfully.
Kirby seems to have got his legs back now.
Red Gym working the ground and pound effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Red Gym lands a big elbow - Kirby is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Kirby is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Suporn Red Gym!
Suporn Red Gym seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.