PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Kirk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Izzy Human (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Kirk
vs
Human

225 cm
24
215 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
20
215 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Likes comics

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ricky Kirk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Izzy Human!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Russell Pearce and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Human gets a takedown into half guard.
Kirk really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Human looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Human throwing shots but Kirk is blocking nicely.
Human sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kirk defending well though.
Kirk is not content to let Human control the position.
Kirk makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kirk.
Human trying to move into half guard but instead Kirk has managed to sweep!

Kirk decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Human closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Kirk quickly recovers to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kirk manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Kirk wants to sweep but no luck.
Human in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kirk thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirk doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Human trying to control but Kirk is working from the bottom.
Kirk is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Human is positioning himself well to prevent Kirk advancing to mount.
Human keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Human missing with punches from the bottom.
Kirk throwing shots but Human is blocking nicely.
Kirk prevents Human from improving his position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Human can do anything to dispel that myth.
Human is still trying to improve position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Human wants to control but Kirk is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Human is looking to get back to full guard here but Kirk has managed to pass to side control instead.
Human throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Human dodges the ground and pound from Kirk.
Human tries to buck Kirk off but Kirk is having none of it.
Kirk working away.
Human is looking to regain half guard here but Kirk keeps moving and retains side control.
Kirk lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
You can see the frustration on Human's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Human tries to improve position but can't.

Kirk stands up and we're back to a striking position.

Kirk gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Human to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Kirk tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Human lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Human throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kirk works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Human postures up and lands a big shot to Kirk's brow.
Human looking to pass the guard.
Human must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Human scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kirk wants to sweep but no luck.
Human trying to control the position from guard on top but Kirk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Human with a nice head shot there.
Human preventing the sweep.
Kirk is breathing heavily.
Human showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Human landing some decent shots from guard.
Human is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Human trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Izzy Human dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Human drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kirk working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Human.
Izzy Human has got the better of the ground game so far.
Human trying to control but Kirk is working from the bottom.
Human throws a strike but Kirk rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Human throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Human tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kirk throwing strikes from guard but Human blocks nicely.
Human wants to sweep but no luck.
Human pulls Kirk in close to prevent any damage.
Human throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Human is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kirk throwing strikes but missing.
Human striking off his back but it's not causing Kirk any problems.

Human had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kirk defends it easily.
Human tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Human trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Human will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Human is striking but Kirk is not phased and passes to half guard.
Human is looking to improve his position.
Human trying to get back to full guard but Kirk takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Human is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Human is trying desperately to improve position.
Human tries to hold on but Kirk pushes him away.
Human is looking to improve his position but Kirk isn't that keen on the idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Human tries to lock up and control but Kirk gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Human working to try and regain half guard.
Human wants to hold on but Kirk pushes him away.
Kirk working Human over with strikes here.
Human is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Human really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Human keeps trying to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirk avoids the attempt from Human to control.
Human is looking to improve his position but Kirk isn't that keen on the idea.
Human really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kirk. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Human tries to hold on but Kirk pushes him away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Human is in all sorts of trouble here.
Kirk is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Human can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Human is in a horrible position here. Kirk smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Izzy Human showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Human shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Human scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kirk is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Human is controlling him.
Kirk working a defensive guard here.
Human is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Human trying to control but Kirk is working from the bottom.
Kirk keeping full guard, as Human tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Izzy Human wasn't active enough on the ground.

Human drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Human working the ground and pound.
Human in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Kirk regains half guard.
Human tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kirk knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Human lands with a punch from half guard.
Human thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kirk's head.
Human is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Kirk keeping full guard, as Human tries to pass.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Human controlling from the top position.
Human throws a big right hand that misses.
Human won't allow Kirk to sweep him here.
Human trying to control the position from guard on top but Kirk is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Human chips away with some ground and pound.
Kirk looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Human throws a big elbow that misses.
Human with a nice head shot there.
Human working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kirk's head.

Kirk is rocked!
Human wants to pass the guard but Kirk is keeping the position.
Oh Kirk is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Human arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Kirk's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Izzy Human!