PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ilir Vrajoli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Irvine Kinneas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Vrajoli
vs
Kinneas

185 cm
19
216 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

193 cm
19
201 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Sully's Bar & Grill

Sully's Bar & Grill
Arcticus University: London

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ilir Vrajoli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Irvine Kinneas!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Igor Prikhodko and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Vrajoli misses.
Kinneas looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Vrajoli misses with an uppercut
and Kinneas counters with a stiff right hand.
Ilir Vrajoli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vrajoli misses with a looping left.
Vrajoli throws a series of punches but Kinneas avoids them all with ease.
The crowd cheers as Kinneas lands an impressive looking overhand right. Vrajoli doesn't seem phased though.
Kinneas slips a straight right by Vrajoli.
Vrajoli on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kinneas. Kinneas obviously looking to wear him down.
Vrajoli misses with the combination.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kinneas! But no joy.
Kinneas has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kinneas slips under a jab.
Kinneas smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kinneas slips under a jab.
Kinneas takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vrajoli tries to bum rush Kinneas with a series of wild strikes but Kinneas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vrajoli throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kinneas connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Vrajoli's hands.
Vrajoli thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kinneas lands a leg kick that knocks Vrajoli off balance momentarily.
Kinneas slips under a jab.
Vrajoli dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kinneas on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Vrajoli throws a series of punches but Kinneas avoids them all with ease.
Vrajoli swings for the body but Kinneas moves out of range.
Despite the aggression on Kinneas's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Kinneas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vrajoli.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kinneas! But no joy.
Kinneas throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Vrajoli stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Vrajoli walks into a stiff left hand from Kinneas.
Vrajoli is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vrajoli throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kinneas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vrajoli.
Kinneas slips a straight right by Vrajoli.
Kinneas has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A punch lands to the side of Vrajoli 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Vrajoli fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kinneas manages to avoid it.
Vrajoli throws a lazy uppercut
and Kinneas counters with a slapping leg kick.
Nice jab there from Kinneas.
Kinneas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vrajoli is looking to counter punch.
Vrajoli bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kinneas's head backwards.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kinneas darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Vrajoli is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Decent striking displayed by Kinneas there.

Vrajoli is rocked!
Vrajoli misses with a hook
and Kinneas rattles Vrajoli with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Vrajoli tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Kinneas dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Vrajoli stiff and motionless on the mat!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Irvine Kinneas!