PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Al Al Kaholic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kirk Blisner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blisner has chosen Garth Brooks- Friends in Low Places as his entrance music. Al Al Kaholic has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Al Kaholic
vs
Blisner

225 cm
22
265 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

193 cm
23
255 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Powerful

Fighters Edge Nutrition and Supplements

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Al Al Kaholic !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kirk Blisner!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blisner rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Al Kaholic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Blisner misses with a two punch combination.
Blisner throws a solid leg kick but Al Kaholic takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Blisner.
Nice body kick there by Al Kaholic .
Al Kaholic really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Blisner looks to land a right hand but Al Kaholic moved out of range.
Blisner misses with a hook. Al Kaholic ducked under it nicely.
Al Kaholic connects with a high kick.
Al Kaholic scores with a nice body kick.
Al Kaholic goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Blisner misses with a few strikes there.
Al Kaholic lands with a kick to the temple. Blisner shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Al Kaholic slips a jab and a cross from Blisner.
Some wild striking there from Blisner.
Blisner sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Blisner looks gassed!
Al Kaholic lands a head kick that stumbles Blisner and the fighters go to the mat.

It looks like Kirk Blisner has been cut.
Al Kaholic tries to free his leg and advance position but Blisner is retaining full guard.
Al Kaholic will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Blisner wants to stand but Al Kaholic is controlling the position.
Al Kaholic wants to stand but Blisner is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Kaholic trying to control but Blisner is working from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Blisner looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Al Kaholic wants to stand and escape but instead Blisner has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Blisner sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Blisner postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blisner trying to control the position from guard on top but Al Kaholic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Al Kaholic throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Al Al Kaholic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kirk Blisner's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Al Kaholic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blisner.
Blisner misses with a low kick.
Al Kaholic lands a high kick!
Blisner tries to score with a low kick but Al Kaholic moves his leg out of the way.
The fighters circling - Blisner throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Blisner throws a jab when Al Kaholic was well out of range.
Al Kaholic connects with a solid leg kick.
Al Kaholic avoids a punch combination nicely.
Al Kaholic moves away from the strike by Blisner.
Al Kaholic throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Blisner.
Blisner misses with a wild combination.
A nice inside leg kick there by Al Kaholic . That's going to slow Blisner down.
Blisner throws a body punch but Al Kaholic moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blisner rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Al Kaholic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Al Kaholic misses with a head kick.
Kirk Blisner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A low kick from Blisner is predictable there
and Al Kaholic counters with a solid body kick.
Blisner misses with a series of wild punches.
Al Kaholic throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Blisner stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Al Kaholic follows into mount!

Blisner is rocked!
Blisner is breathing heavily.
Al Kaholic controlling his opponent.
Al Kaholic tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Blisner holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Al Kaholic tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.

Blisner defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Al Kaholic .

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blisner is in all sorts of trouble here.
Blisner tries to lock up and control but Al Kaholic gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Al Kaholic wants to take Blisner's back here but Blisner is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Al Kaholic is looking to stand but Al Kaholic has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blisner is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Al Al Kaholic dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kirk Blisner's cut.
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.

Blisner takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Blisner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Al Kaholic .
Al Al Kaholic is winning the standup battle so far.
Blisner throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Al Kaholic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Blisner takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A head kick by Blisner misses
and Al Kaholic counters with a nice body kick.
Blisner throws a series of punches but Al Kaholic avoids them all with ease.
Blisner throws a series of punches but Al Kaholic avoids them all with ease.
Al Kaholic goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Blisner rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Al Kaholic moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Al Kaholic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Blisner can do to turn this around?
Al Kaholic lands with a slapping head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blisner looks to land a combination but Al Kaholic avoids it well.
Al Al Kaholic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Al Kaholic fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Blisner.
Al Kaholic throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Blisner takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Blisner on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Al Kaholic goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Blisner is still on wobbly legs! Can Al Kaholic finish him?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Kaholic throws a head kick that half lands.
Al Kaholic moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Al Kaholic scores with a kick to the body.
Blisner seems to have recovered his senses.
Both fighters circling a little - Al Kaholic finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A head kick from Al Kaholic lands but Blisner takes it in his stride.
Blisner is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Al Kaholic lands a big head kick that sends Blisner to the canvas! Al Kaholic follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Al Al Kaholic !