PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Kilpatrick (ranked 2321 p4p, 338 weight class) and Roy Gaston (ranked 2617 p4p, 372 weight class). Gaston comes into a darkened arena with his song building. You Can Do It kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Kilpatrick
vs
Gaston

178 cm
20
205 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

188 cm
21
213 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Pit Bull Development

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jesse Kilpatrick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Roy Gaston!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kilpatrick shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Kilpatrick was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Kilpatrick wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gaston keeps working.
Gaston struggling a bit here.
Gaston taking a bit of punishment here - Kilpatrick scoring with strikes.
Kilpatrick looks up at the clock and then as Gaston takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Kilpatrick smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Gaston looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kilpatrick scores with a couple of short elbows.
Kilpatrick working the ground and pound.
Kilpatrick has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kilpatrick is working Gaston over with some ground and pound from side control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Gaston gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Gaston wants to get back to full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gaston has hold of Kilpatrick's hands but Kilpatrick slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Gaston is refusing to be controlled, as Kilpatrick sits in half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Gaston can do anything to dispel that myth.
Gaston trying to control from the bottom.
Kilpatrick working Gaston over with strikes.
Gaston wants to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilpatrick looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kilpatrick landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

Gaston looking for submissions off his back.
Kilpatrick is trying to control the action in half guard but Gaston is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kilpatrick is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Gaston is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

Gaston looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

Gaston looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gaston trying to control here.
Ground and pound from Kilpatrick.
Gaston really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kilpatrick. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kilpatrick looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gaston with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kilpatrick drops an elbow to the side of Gaston's head.
Nice strikes from Kilpatrick there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Kilpatrick there.
Kilpatrick is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Gaston is looking to control Kilpatrick's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gaston avoid being mounted?
Kilpatrick is looking to take a break and control but Gaston is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gaston is looking to control Kilpatrick's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gaston avoid being mounted?
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kilpatrick lands a nice short elbow.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kilpatrick lands a nice short elbow.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gaston trying to hold on to Kilpatrick's head to control him but Kilpatrick postures up.
Kilpatrick is nestled in close to Gaston, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Gaston is looking to control Kilpatrick's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gaston avoid being mounted?
Nice strikes from Kilpatrick there.
Gaston taking some punishment here, with Kilpatrick in his half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilpatrick drops an elbow to the side of Gaston's head.
Kilpatrick landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kilpatrick is thwarting Gaston's attempts to control the position.
Gaston has hold of Kilpatrick's hands but Kilpatrick slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kilpatrick is nestled in close to Gaston, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Gaston trying to control but Kilpatrick postures up.
Kilpatrick slips a nice elbow through Gaston's hands, connecting with Gaston's forehead.
Kilpatrick lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kilpatrick wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gaston keeps working.
Kilpatrick working Gaston over with strikes.
Gaston on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Kilpatrick working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Kilpatrick lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Gaston on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

Gaston is rocked!
Kilpatrick takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Gaston is still in real trouble! Can Kilpatrick finish him?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kilpatrick is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Gaston is hurt! He's hurt bad - Kilpatrick fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Gaston from any more punishment! Congratulations to Kilpatrick! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jesse Kilpatrick!
A relieved looking Jesse Kilpatrick thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
In defeat, Roy Gaston stepped up to the mic, saying 'Better watch yo back homie!'.