PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vance Kincaid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Connor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Kincaid
vs
Connor

178 cm
23
175 lbs
4 - 1 - 1

178 cm
24
177 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vance Kincaid!
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, John Connor!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Connor keeps the fight on the outside.
Kincaid throws a head kick but Connor moves out of range.

Connor gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Connor breaks from the clinch.
Connor throws a lazy head kick
and Kincaid makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Connor really felt that one!
Kincaid fails with a takedown attempt.
Kincaid is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kincaid throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Connor misses with a leg kick

and Kincaid decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Connor's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Connor is on top in guard.
Kincaid wants to stand up but Connor is controlling him.
Connor is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Connor is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kincaid tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Connor wants to get up but he can't break Kincaid's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Connor trying to control but Kincaid is working from the bottom.
Connor trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kincaid is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Connor looking to sit in guard and control but Kincaid gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Connor keeping full guard, as Kincaid tries to pass.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Connor misses with a double jab.
Connor avoids the head kick by Kincaid.
Kincaid tries to clinch up but Connor circles away and keeps his distance.
Kincaid throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Connor.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Connor.
Kincaid throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A left lands for Kincaid.
Kincaid throws a head kick that Connor semi-blocks.
Connor throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Kincaid makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kincaid shoots in for a takedown but Connor shows good takedown defense.
Kincaid is breathing heavily.
Connor throws a lazy head kick

and Kincaid counters by clinching up.
Kincaid connects with a nasty looking knee right to Connor's face.
Kincaid unloads a knee to the mid-section. Connor lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kincaid misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Connor.
Kincaid tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Connor is trying to break free.
Connor is trying to break free.
Kincaid is trying to maintain a safe position but Connor gets an underhook and turns Kincaid into the cage.
Connor is trying to break the clinch but Kincaid has him pressed against the cage.

Connor breaks the clinch.
Connor tries to land a body kick
and Kincaid counters with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Connor throws a series of punches but Kincaid avoids them all with ease.
John Connor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Connor keeps the fight on the outside.
Kincaid is looking to clinch but Connor is avoiding it.
Kincaid is looking to clinch but Connor is avoiding it.
Connor throws a head kick but Kincaid moves out of range.
Connor throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Connor connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kincaid tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Connor to counter with a crisp jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kincaid looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Kincaid gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Connor is pressed up against the cage. Kincaid has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Connor down to the mat. Connor avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vance Kincaid dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Kincaid swats away the attempt to clinch by Connor.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kincaid, right into the meat.
Kincaid misses with a takedown attempt
and Connor counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Kincaid avoids the head kick by Connor.
Connor avoids the head kick by Kincaid.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Connor looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Connor - that will leave a mark!
Connor circles away from the clinch attempt
and Connor counters with a solid body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kincaid.
Connor looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kincaid closes the distance but Connor moves to the side
and Connor counters with a head kick. That will keep Kincaid thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A head kick by Connor misses

and Kincaid holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kincaid drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Connor gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vance Kincaid. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Kincaid breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kincaid thuds his shin into the meat of Connor's side.
Connor misses with a double jab

so Kincaid counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Kincaid sitting in guard here, content to control.
Connor is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kincaid is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Connor wants to sweep here but Kincaid controlling him for the moment.
Connor wants to get back to his feet but Kincaid passes into half guard.
Connor wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connor is trying to control but can't.
Kincaid is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kincaid stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kincaid wants it to stay on the feet.
Vance Kincaid is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Connor circles away from the clinch attempt
and Connor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Connor throws a sloppy head kick

and Kincaid counters by clinching up.
Kincaid connects with a knee to the head.
Kincaid is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Connor gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kincaid is working for takedown but Connor is calmly controlling the position for now.

Connor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kincaid shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Connor sprawls well. Connor wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kincaid gets slowly back to his feet.
A lazy body kick from Connor
and Kincaid counters with an inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Connor misses with a looping right.
Connor chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kincaid can pounce on him.
Kincaid throws a head kick that Connor semi-blocks.
Connor throws an overhand right that lands on Kincaid's shoulder, as Kincaid tries to avoid the shot.
Connor throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Connor circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kincaid tries to clinch there but Connor circles away.
Kincaid lands with a nice body punch.
Kincaid is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vance Kincaid is winning the standup battle so far.
Connor tries to clinch but Kincaid is having none of it.
Connor misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vance Kincaid dominated that second round.
That's time! Kincaid's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Kincaid doesn't manage to clinch there - Connor circles away.
Kincaid shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Connor as he avoids it easily.
Connor misses with a hook.
Connor dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Connor tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Kincaid counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Connor is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Connor goes for a takedown attempt but Kincaid pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Connor misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Kincaid gets caught flat footed, as Connor shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Connor prevents Kincaid from getting back to his feet.
Connor throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kincaid works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Connor trying to stand up but can't free himself from Kincaid's guard.
Kincaid wants to stand but Connor is controlling the position.
Kincaid trying to keep a closed guard but Connor is proving a slippery customer.
Connor controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Connor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kincaid was well out of range. Poor timing from Connor.
Kincaid throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Connor misses with a double jab

and Kincaid counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kincaid connects with a nasty looking knee right to Connor's face.
Connor has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Kincaid breaks the clinch.
A jab from Connor misses.
Jab by Connor.
Connor tries to close the distance and clinch but Kincaid swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kincaid fails with the takedown

and Connor counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Kincaid's guard now.
Connor wants to stand and escape but instead Kincaid has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kincaid stops Connor from standing up.
Vance Kincaid overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Connor wants to sweep but no luck.
Connor wants to stand but Kincaid is controlling the position.
Kincaid trying to control the position from guard on top but Connor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Kincaid gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Connor just misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Connor stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Connor wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vance Kincaid. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Connor shoots for a takedown but Kincaid saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kincaid keeps the fight on the outside.
Connor keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A head kick by Connor misses
and Kincaid counters with a head kick.
Connor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Connor swats away the attempt to clinch by Kincaid.
A head kick by Connor misses

and Kincaid counters by moving into the clinch.
Kincaid tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Connor avoids it.
Kincaid gets underhooks to prevent Connor's takedown attempt.

Connor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Connor tries to clinch there but Kincaid circles away.
John Connor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vance Kincaid is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Connor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Connor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kincaid has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vance Kincaid!