PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Drazen Kadoic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lance Kilkenny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). He arrived on a last minute flight shortly after looking tired and unhappy. Officials decided the fight should still take place, much to the delight of the fans in attendance.
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Drazen Kadoic and Lance Kilkenny. Kilkenny has chosen Murder was the case as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kadoic
vs
Kilkenny

185 cm
34
218 lbs
32 - 21 - 0

194 cm
28
220 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Cripplers Corner
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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 32 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Drazen Kadoic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lance Kilkenny!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kadoic blocks a head kick by Kilkenny.
Kilkenny's coach down at Broken Halo Vegas was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Kilkenny's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Kadoic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kilkenny.
Kadoic is looking to clinch but Kilkenny is avoiding it.
Kadoic misses with a hook
and Kilkenny counters with a right hand to the body.
Kilkenny misses with a double jab.
Jab, jab by Kilkenny - just one landing.
Kadoic thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kilkenny if he has to take too many more of those.
Kadoic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kadoic misses with a looping left.
Kadoic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kadoic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kilkenny connects with a high kick.

It looks like Drazen Kadoic has been cut.
A jab from Kilkenny misses.
Kilkenny lands with a hook. Kadoic tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A lazy body kick from Kadoic
and Kilkenny counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kilkenny gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Kadoic counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kadoic checks the leg kick.
Kilkenny throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilkenny ducks under a wild hook from Kadoic.
Kadoic misses with a head kick.
Kadoic tries to bum rush Kilkenny with a series of wild strikes but Kilkenny uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kilkenny misses with a head kick.
Kilkenny fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kadoic is out of range.
Kilkenny ducks under a wild hook from Kadoic.
Kilkenny throws an overhand right that lands on Kadoic's shoulder, as Kadoic tries to avoid the shot.
Kilkenny fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kadoic is out of range.
Kilkenny moves out of range of the body kick from Kadoic.
Kadoic scores with a nice right hand.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kilkenny.
Kilkenny misses with a low kick.
Kilkenny moves out of range as Kadoic strikes.
Kilkenny fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kadoic checks it well.
Lance Kilkenny seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kilkenny misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kilkenny defending well as Kadoic loads up on a big left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kadoic thows a body kick. Kilkenny tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Kadoic goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A combination from Kilkenny does no damage.
Kilkenny misses with a hook.
Kilkenny tries to land a front kick but Kadoic steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kilkenny throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kadoic takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kadoic misses with a low kick.
Kadoic misses with a hook. Kilkenny ducked under it nicely.
Kilkenny swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kilkenny dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kilkenny throws a jab but it's blocked by Kadoic.
Kadoic looks to land a right hand but Kilkenny moved out of range.
Kilkenny misses with a wild combination.
Kadoic misses with a hook. Kilkenny ducked under it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilkenny displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kadoic throws out the jab.
Kadoic tries to clinch up.
Kadoic is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Kilkenny's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
A swing and a miss from Kadoic.
Kilkenny lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kadoic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kilkenny getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kadoic drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd cheers as Kadoic lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kilkenny doesn't seem phased though.

It looks like Lance Kilkenny has been cut.
Kadoic throws a looping overhand right but Kilkenny ducks down to avoid it.
Kilkenny blocks a head kick by Kadoic.
Kilkenny misses with a low kick.
Kilkenny throws a body kick that misses
and Kadoic counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kilkenny thinking.
Kadoic lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kadoic comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kilkenny moves into range and connects with a jab.
A jab from Kilkenny misses.
Kilkenny slips under a jab.
Kilkenny avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kilkenny throws a front kick aimed at Kadoic's knee but Kadoic avoids it well.
Kilkenny misses with an uppercut
enabling Kadoic to counter with a crisp jab.
Kadoic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kilkenny manages to avoid it.
Kilkenny throws a body kick that misses.
Kilkenny feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kadoics jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Some wild striking there from Kilkenny.
Kadoic keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kilkenny takes one to the chin there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kilkenny. Kadoic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kadoic throws an off balance right hand
and Kadoic takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kilkenny misses with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Lance Kilkenny will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Kilkenny pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kadoic is out of range and Kilkenny settles back down.
Kadoic moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kadoic looks to score with a jab to the body but Kilkenny is just out of range.
Kilkenny keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kadoic misses with a looping right.
Kadoic tries a head kick but it misses.
Kilkenny uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kadoic.
Kilkenny connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kadoic's hands.
Kadoic thuds his right hand into Kilkenny's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kadoic blocks a head kick by Kilkenny.
Kilkenny has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kadoic.
Nice defenses there by Kilkenny.
Kadoic throws a series of punches but Kilkenny moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Kadoic. Those never looked like landing.
Kadoic takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kilkenny throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kilkenny clinches.
Kilkenny working aggressively here.
Kadoic tries a body shot but Kilkenny blocks it.
Kadoic lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kilkenny lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kadoic backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kilkenny.
Kilkenny misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kadoic working aggressively here.
Kilkenny misses with the head strike.
Kilkenny swings wildly with an uppercut but Kadoic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kilkenny throws a head punch that misses.
Kilkenny swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kilkenny throws a head punch that misses.
Kadoic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kilkenny lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kilkenny has a couple of punches blocked by Kadoic.
Kilkenny misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kadoic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kilkenny misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kilkenny misses with a punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kadoic gets through Kilkenny's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kadoic prevents a body shot from Kilkenny.
Kilkenny lands with a left to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kilkenny.
Kilkenny swings wildly with an uppercut but Kadoic uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kadoic blocking some punches.
Kadoic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kadoic throws a head punch that misses.
Kilkenny misses with a punch on the inside.
Kilkenny blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilkenny taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A short left from Kadoic.
Kilkenny lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kilkenny struggles to land a body shot inside as Kadoic controls his hands.
Kadoic blocking some punches.
Kilkenny gets through Kadoic's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kilkenny lands a nice shot to the body.
Kadoic throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

Kadoic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kilkenny scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kilkenny displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kadoic throws out the jab.

Kadoic has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kilkenny trying to stall but Kadoic improves his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Kilkenny.
Kilkenny throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kadoics head.

Kadoic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kadoic with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kilkenny misses with a looping left.
Kilkenny slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kadoic with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

Kilkenny closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kadoic digs a right hand into Kilkenny's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kilkenny's gas tank.
Kadoic working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kadoic.
A short body shot lands from Kadoic as the two fighters clinch.

Kadoic drops Kilkenny onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Kilkenny is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!

Kilkenny is rocked!
Kilkenny is breathing heavily.
Kadoic throws a head punch that misses.
Kilkenny is still on wobbly legs! Can Kadoic finish him?
Kadoic misses with the head strike.
Kilkenny blocks an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kilkenny using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kadoic has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Lance Kilkenny will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Kadoic's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Kadoic misses with a hook.
Kilkenny gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Kadoic gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Drazen Kadoic!
During a confident post fight interview, Drazen Kadoic thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.