PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rhashaun Kinkead (ranked 2398 p4p, 2267 weight class) and Mental Warrior (ranked 303 p4p, 0 weight class). Warrior has chosen Side to Side as his entrance music. Mental Warrior will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Kinkead
vs
Warrior

184 cm
20
174
3 - 2 - 0

182 cm
31
177
16 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
KO power

Good wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rhashaun Kinkead!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mental Warrior!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, John Kavanagh and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Warrior getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A left lands for Warrior.
Warrior scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

Rhashaun Kinkead's cut is getting worse.
Kinkead on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kinkead tries to clinch but Warrior moves out of range.
Warrior circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kinkead doesn't manage to clinch there - Warrior circles away.

Kinkead gets a clinch.
Kinkead working aggressively here.
Warrior goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Kinkead on the inside.
Warrior blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Warrior lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kinkead misses with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Warrior's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Warrior misses with some punches.
Warrior lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kinkead backwards.
A short body shot lands from Warrior as the two fighters clinch.
Kinkead blocks an uppercut.
Warrior lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kinkead throws a head punch that misses.
Kinkead misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Warrior.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kinkead throws a punch but it's blocked by Warrior.
A shot in the inside from Warrior.
Kinkead fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kinkead throws a head punch that misses.
Warrior misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kinkead blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Warrior lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Warrior.
Kinkead tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Warrior pushes Kinkead back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from Warrior.
Warrior scores with a nice hook to the head.
Warrior lands with a short shot to the head.
Warrior is working Kinkead over against the cage.
Warrior misses with a punch on the inside.
Warrior lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Warrior.
Kinkead definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Warrior throws a head punch that misses.
Kinkead fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've been informed that Warrior has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Kinkead swings wildly with an uppercut but Warrior uses good head movement to avoid it.
Warrior throws a head punch that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warrior blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Warrior.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kinkead.
Warrior lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kinkead working aggressively here.
Warrior doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kinkead blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Warrior.
A short right from Warrior on the inside.
Warrior pushes Kinkead back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Warrior scores with a shot to the side of Kinkead's head.
Warrior lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kinkead backwards.
Warrior lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kinkead backwards.
Kinkead blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kinkead misses with the head strike.
Warrior lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kinkead backwards.
Kinkead misses with some punches.
Warrior scores with a hook to the body.
Warrior scores with a nice hook to the head.

Rhashaun Kinkead's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Warrior lands a right hand.
Kinkead blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warrior throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kinkeads head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kinkead.
Warrior swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kinkead swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kinkead swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Warrior scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch on the inside from Kinkead fails to land.
Kinkead tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Warrior - that landed with a thud.
Warrior lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Warrior gets through Kinkead's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Warrior lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kinkead backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Warrior.
Kinkead blocks a punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Warrior scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kinkead fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Warrior scores with a hook to the body.
Kinkead has a couple of punches blocked by Warrior.
Warrior lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kinkead backwards.
Kinkead throws a punch but it's blocked by Warrior.
Kinkead misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kinkead scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kinkead misses with a short punch on the inside.
Warrior blocks an uppercut.
Kinkead working aggressively here.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Warrior.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Warrior creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Warrior blocking some punches.
Kinkead fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Warrior swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Warrior on the inside.
Kinkead has a couple of punches blocked by Warrior.
Warrior blocking some punches.
Kinkead lands with a right to the head.
Kinkead blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kinkead tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Warrior working aggressively here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Warrior throws a head punch that misses.
Warrior working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kinkead throws a head punch that misses.
Warrior misses with a hook from the clinch.
Warrior digs a right hand into Kinkead's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kinkead's gas tank.
Warrior misses with the head strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mental Warrior dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rhashaun Kinkead's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Warrior connects with a crisp jab.
Warrior lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Warrior circles away from the clinch attempt.
Warrior cracks Kinkead with an open hand slap.
Kinkead tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Warrior manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kinkead on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Warrior is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Warrior fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kinkead on the side of the head.

Kinkead is rocked!
The fight stays on the outside here - Kinkead looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kinkead on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Warrior bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kinkead's head.
Oh Kinkead is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rhashaun Kinkead seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Warrior works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Warrior fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kinkead looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Warrior has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Warrior feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kinkeads jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Warrior drops Kinkead with a huge uppercut! Kinkead drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Warrior is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mental Warrior!
After the fight, Mental Warrior was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.