PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gilmat Kirk (ranked 1253 p4p, 2002 weight class) and Harry McQuirre (ranked 138 p4p, 217 weight class). Kirk comes to the cage accompanied by Lords of Iron. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Harry McQuirre enters the cage!

Kirk
vs
McQuirre

170 cm
35
148
12 - 7 - 0

178 cm
34
160
28 - 16 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Brooklyn Apothecary

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 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gilmat Kirk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Harry McQuirre!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Summer Carpenter and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kirk connects with a leg kick.
Kirk misses with a looping right.
McQuirre swats away the attempt to clinch by Kirk.
McQuirre connects with a body shot that sends Kirk's belly button to the back.
Kirk looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? McQuirre is fending him off so far but Kirk persists. Nope, McQuirre circles away and we're back to standing.
McQuirre looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
A chopping leg kick lands by McQuirre.
Kirk moves in looking to clinch but McQuirre pushes him off.
McQuirre leaves Kirk with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kirk wants to clinch
and McQuirre counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Kirk darts in and clinches McQuirre up against the cage.
Kirk is trying to drag McQuirre to the mat but McQuirre just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gilmat Kirk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McQuirre swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McQuirre scores with an uppercut up the middle.

McQuirre manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirk tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McQuirre paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McQuirre lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kirk is looking to clinch.
Kirk looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Horrible takedown attempt by Kirk or perhaps it was just good defense by McQuirre, which made it look bad.
McQuirre connects with a high kick.
Kirk shoots in looking for a takedown. McQuirre tries to sprawl out of it but Kirk keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. McQuirre manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
McQuirre cracks Kirk with a right hand to the side of the head.
McQuirre lands a leg kick that knocks Kirk off balance momentarily.
McQuirre scores with a body shot.
McQuirre slaps away a takedown attempt from Kirk, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McQuirre throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kirk tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McQuirre paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Kirk has closed the distance and engaged McQuirre in a clinch.
McQuirre lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kirk drops to a knee looking for a takedown but McQuirre gets the underhooks and prevents it.

McQuirre breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kirk ducks right into an uppercut from McQuirre.
Kirk tries to clinch but McQuirre moves out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts McQuirre, as that shot connected.
Kirk darts in looking for a takedown but McQuirre gets double underhooks and turns Kirk into the cage.

McQuirre escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A jab from McQuirre finds it's way through Kirk's defenses.
Kirk tries to close the distance and clinch up but McQuirre swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McQuirre scores with a leg kick.
McQuirre scores with a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kirk looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McQuirre connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nice takedown defense from McQuirre. No joy for Kirk on that attempt.
McQuirre throws out a counter right but Kirk avoids it with no problem.
McQuirre listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
McQuirre avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McQuirre shapes to counter with a head kick.
Kirk dives in for a single leg takedown but McQuirre sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.

McQuirre breaks the clinch.

Kirk has closed the distance and engaged McQuirre in a clinch.
A right hand to the body from McQuirre.
McQuirre gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kirk.
McQuirre goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kirk tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
McQuirre is trying to push Kirk away but Kirk has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kirk prevents McQuirre from breaking the clinch.
Kirk is trying to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kirk lands a takedown into guard.

McQuirre scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kirk has his takedown stuffed
and McQuirre counters with a stiff right hand.
Kirk on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
McQuirre misses with a head kick.
Kirk just misses with a punch to the body.

Kirk forces McQuirre back against the cage and clinches.
Kirk tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. McQuirre smiles and moves away.
Kirk moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kirk takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big left from McQuirre misses.
McQuirre has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
McQuirre tries a head kick but it misses.
Kirk fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Harry McQuirre dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Kirk throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McQuirre.
A little jabbing left from McQuirre on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
McQuirre tests Kirk's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kirk.

Kirk closes the distance and clinches.
McQuirre has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kirk is stalling here.

McQuirre breaks the clinch.
McQuirre lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kirk throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around McQuirre's waist but McQuirre gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kirk off to one side.
McQuirre scores with a kick to the body.
Kirk misses with a takedown
and McQuirre counters with a stiff right hand.
Kirk tries a low kick but McQuirre avoids it.

Kirk feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kirk prevents McQuirre from getting back to his feet.
Kirk trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.

McQuirre is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Kirk presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.

McQuirre escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McQuirre circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kirk dives in for a single leg takedown but McQuirre sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gilmat Kirk. That's going to take a lot out of him.

McQuirre escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kirk is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kirk looks to land a right hand but McQuirre moved out of range.
McQuirre pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kirk tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. McQuirre manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McQuirre throws a half hearted mid kick.
McQuirre scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kirk in his tracks.
Kirk tries to clinch up.
McQuirre was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kirk tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. McQuirre manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kirk waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McQuirre.
McQuirre ducks under a wild hook from Kirk.
McQuirre swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice uppercut lands for McQuirre. That snapped Kirk's head back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kirk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McQuirre moves away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McQuirre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kirk.
Kirk tries to close the distance and clinch but McQuirre swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kirk moves to clinch but McQuirre breaks away
and McQuirre counters with a straight right hand.
Kirk takes a body punch but keeps moving.
McQuirre keeps the fight on the outside.
McQuirre was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Kirk showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McQuirre.
Gilmat Kirk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Kirk feints and as McQuirre raises his hands in defense, Kirk changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

McQuirre has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Kirk off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Kirk tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. McQuirre manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McQuirre moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

Kirk shoots in and bounces McQuirre off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirk postures up in McQuirre's guard and throws a big left but McQuirre blocks it.
McQuirre wants to stand and escape but Kirk is having none of it.

Kirk postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! McQuirre is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Kirk, into his guard.

McQuirre has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Kirk is proving hard to escape from.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McQuirre won't allow Kirk to sweep him here.
McQuirre is looking to stand up but Kirk won't let him.

McQuirre decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Kirk, up you get!
Kirk closes this distance looking for a takedown but McQuirre circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from McQuirre! But no joy.
McQuirre connects with a solid leg kick.
Kirk tries for a takedown but McQuirre sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McQuirre misses with a head kick.
Kirk shoots in for a takedown but McQuirre shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Harry McQuirre seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kirk tries to close the distance and clinch up but McQuirre swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A little jabbing left from McQuirre on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kirk chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McQuirre can pounce on him.
McQuirre throws a head kick that misses.
Kirk tries to clinch up.
McQuirre keeps the fight on the outside.
McQuirre lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kirk's sensitive parts.
Kirk is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kirk shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. McQuirre defends it nicely.
A little jabbing left from McQuirre on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
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!
Kirk with a poor takedown
and McQuirre counters with a flying knee. Nice.
McQuirre swats away the attempt to clinch by Kirk.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Harry McQuirre showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

McQuirre connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
McQuirre avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kirk scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kirk fails with a takedown attempt.
Good leg kick by McQuirre.
McQuirre circles away from the clinch attempt
and McQuirre counters with a nice body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kirk is trying hard to land a takedown here. McQuirre sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
McQuirre scores with a jab. Kirk acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gilmat Kirk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McQuirre stuffs the takedown attempt from Kirk. Kirk gets slowly back to his feet.
McQuirre is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gilmat Kirk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kirk wants to clinch
and McQuirre counters with a nice uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirk tries to clinch but McQuirre moves out of range.
Kirk tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but McQuirre swivels and escapes.
Kirk shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as McQuirre sprawls well. McQuirre wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kirk gets slowly back to his feet.
McQuirre now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
McQuirre lunges at Kirk with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kirk's hand.
McQuirre tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kirk tries to clinch up but McQuirre circles away and keeps his distance.
Kirk takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
McQuirre scores with a hook.
McQuirre buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from McQuirre as Kirk shoots in.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kirk pushes McQuirre up against the cage in a clinch.

McQuirre breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kirk tries for a takedown but McQuirre circles away easily
and McQuirre counters with a nice leg kick.
McQuirre throws a series of punches but Kirk moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kirk wants to clinch.
Kirk fails with an attempt to clinch.

Kirk rushes McQuirre and presses him up against the cage.

McQuirre breaks the clinch.
Kirk throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around McQuirre's waist but McQuirre gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kirk off to one side.
McQuirre throws a sloppy head kick and Kirk moves out of range easily.
McQuirre throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kirk.
McQuirre chopping away at his opponent's legs.
McQuirre attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirk fails in his attempt to clinch.
A jab from McQuirre does it's job there.
McQuirre avoids the head kick by Kirk.
Kirk with a poor takedown
and McQuirre counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Kirk is rocked!
Kirk fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Oh Kirk is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kirk tries for a takedown but McQuirre circles away easily

and McQuirre counters with a head kick that drops Kirk to the mat! Kirk scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Kirk is looking to clinch but McQuirre is avoiding it.
McQuirre keeps the fight on the outside.
Harry McQuirre is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kirk misses with a low kick.
McQuirre is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kirk looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Harry McQuirre is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McQuirre throws a head kick that misses.
Kirk seems to have got his legs back now.
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!
McQuirre cracks Kirk with an open hand slap.
Gilmat Kirk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kirk shoots in for a takedown but McQuirre shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
McQuirre swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kirk takes a kick to the side of the head.
Kirk misses with a jab to the body
and McQuirre counters with a head kick.
McQuirre connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kirk looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? McQuirre is fending him off so far but Kirk persists. Nope, McQuirre circles away and we're back to standing.
McQuirre stuns Kirk with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kirk throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A low kick from Kirk is predictable there
and McQuirre counters with a nice body shot.
McQuirre lands a high kick!
McQuirre lands with a good body shot.
Kirk throws out a leg kick but McQuirre moves out of range and Kirk only half commits.
Kirk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McQuirre was well out of range. Poor timing from Kirk.

And that's the end of the fight!
Harry McQuirre comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got McQuirre winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harry McQuirre!
In his post fight interview, Harry McQuirre started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.