PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between James Quin (ranked 1929 p4p, 4317 weight class) and James Kirk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James Quin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Quin
vs
Kirk

172 cm
29
153
5 - 0 - 0

179 cm
24
155
4 - 0 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Quin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Kirk!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quin throws a hook but Kirk blocks it.
Quin with a hook.
Kirk moves in looking to clinch but Quin pushes him off.
Kirk throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Quin.
Kirk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Quin.
Kirk lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Quin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kirk! But no joy.
James Quin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kirk cracks Quin with a good jab.
Kirk cracks Quin with an open hand slap.
Quin misses with a jab, cross combination.

Kirk rushes Quin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kirk blocks an uppercut.
Quin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Quin breaks from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kirk ducks under a wild hook from Quin.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kirk! But no joy.
Quin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kirk manages to avoid it.
Quin misses with a hook.
Kirk doesn't manage to clinch there - Quin circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A left and a right from Quin both land. Nice combination.

It looks like James Kirk has been cut.
Kirk staying out of range there.
Kirk looks to clinch
and Quin counters with a nice body shot.
Kirk tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Quin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Quin has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Quin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kirk circles away quickly and effectively.
Kirk misses with the combination.
Quin displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Quin's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kirk connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Quin scrambles back to his feet.
Quin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kirk moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Quin stuns Kirk with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kirk tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Quin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Quin appears to be looking for a big counter.
Kirk uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Quin.
Quin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Quin is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Kirk's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kirk tries to close the distance and clinch up but Quin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Quin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kirk at a distance.
Kirk tries to close the distance and clinch up but Quin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Quin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Quin checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Quin was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kirk bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kirk is looking for the big counter here.
Quin misses with a straight left.
Quin lands with an uppercut that bounces Kirk off the cage and back into range.
Quin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kirk.

Kirk moves into the clinch.
Quin is stalling here.
Quin blocks an uppercut.

Quin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Quin throws a lazy right hand but Kirk sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kirk is looking for the big counter here.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kirk darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quin takes a swing at Kirk's ribcage but misses.
Quin looks to land a left hand but Kirk moved out of range nicely.
Quin swings widly with a right hand
and Kirk counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kirk tried to score with a low kick but Quin checks it.
Kirk misses with a low kick.
Quin jabs Kirk right on the nose. Kirk blinks but takes it well.
Kirk ducks under a wild hook from Quin.
Quin misses with a body shot.
Quin misses with a straight left.
Kirk takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kirk bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kirk steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Quin.
Kirk slips a jab from Quin.
Quin checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Quin swings for the body but Kirk moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirk tries to clinch up.
Quin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kirk in his tracks.
Kirk has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kirk throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Quin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Quin cracks Kirk with an open hand slap.
Quin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Quin lands a jab to Kirk's midsection.
Kirk keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Quin.
Quin throws a body shot but no joy.
Kirk feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Quin's calf.
A slow jab from Quin misses its intended target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Quin misses with a wild body shot.
Quin lands with a right hand.
Quin scores with a nice head shot.
Kirk moves away from the strike by Quin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Quin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Kirk's cut.
That's time! Quin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Kirk ducks under a wild hook from Quin.
Kirk tries to clinch but Quin moves out of range.
Kirk fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Quin checks it well.
Kirk displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Quin throws out the jab.

Kirk has closed the distance and engaged Quin in a clinch.
Quin blocks an uppercut.
Quin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kirk can do to turn this around?
Kirk misses with a hook from the clinch.

Kirk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kirk scores with a three punch combo!
Quin looks to land a left hand but Kirk moved out of range nicely.
Kirk misses with a shot to the body
and Kirk takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kirk slips under a jab from Quin.
Quin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kirk doesn't seem bothered though.
Kirk ducks under a wild hook from Quin.
A big right from Quin misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Quin takes a swing at Kirk's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quin misses with a wild body shot.
Kirk avoids the body shot from Quin.
Quin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Quin with a hook.
Quin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Quin thuds his right hand into Kirk's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kirk slips a jab from Quin.
Kirk throws a counter combo.
Quin lands a body shot.
Quin throws a hook to the side of Kirk's head but Kirk sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kirk fails in his attempt to clinch.
Quin just misses with a punch to the body.
Kirk slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kirk works the jab nicely.
Kirk scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice shot by Kirk.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kirk slips a jab from Quin.
Kirk closes the distance looking to clinch
and Quin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kirk slips a jab from Quin.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kirk! But no joy.
Kirk pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
James Quin is winning the standup battle so far.
Quin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kirk.
Kirk tries to bum rush Quin with a series of wild strikes but Quin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Quin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Quin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kirk keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Quin.
Kirk stuns Quin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Quin slips a straight right by Kirk.
Kirk misses with a looping right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Quin thuds his right hand into Kirk's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kirk throws a left and a right that both miss
and Quin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kirk is looking to clinch but Quin is avoiding it.
Kirk blocks a jab.
Kirk looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Quin avoids a kick to the body.
Quin lands a jab to the head.
Kirk ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Quin keeps the fight on the outside.
Kirk moves in looking to clinch but Quin pushes him off.

Kirk moves into the clinch successfully.
Kirk is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Quin misses with the head strike.

Kirk's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quin throws out a loose jab but Kirk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kirk misses with a straight left.
Quin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kirk moves out of range as Quin strikes.
Kirk avoids the body shot from Quin.
Kirk tries to clinch
and Quin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Quin misses with a two punch combination.
Kirk throws out a counter right but Quin avoids it with no problem.
Quin misses with a straight left.
Quin scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

Kirk is rocked!
Quin circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Kirk to the canvas! Kirk doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Quin keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Quin!
An out of breath James Quin thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.