PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gold T (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Kimble (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kimble has chosen Bruce Springsteen - The River as his entrance music. John Kimble has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

T
vs
Kimble

199 cm
21
265 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

187 cm
22
270 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Brawler
KO power

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gold T!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Kimble!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
T misses with a takedown attempt - Kimble sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kimble on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

It looks like John Kimble has been cut.
Nice sprawl there from Kimble as T shoots in.
T shoots in for a double leg but Kimble sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gold T. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Kimble shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in T's guard.
Kimble controlling from the top position.
T looking for a sweep. Not yet T, not yet.
Kimble sitting in guard, not really doing much.
T on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if T tries to get out of the position.
Kimble stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. T swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kimble sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kimble's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Kimble pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. T is keeping the position for now.
T 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kimble is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
T will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kimble wants to control from the top but T keeps moving.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Despite being in the dominant position, John Kimble just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
T tries for a takedown but Kimble circles away easily

and Kimble counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in T's guard now.
Kimble seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
T wants to stand but Kimble is controlling the position.
T wants to sweep here but Kimble controlling him for the moment.
T is breathing heavily.
Kimble passes T's left leg - he's now in half guard.
T throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Kimble stalling.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.

Kimble is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kimble is thwarting T's attempts to control the position.
Kimble controlling the pace.
T wants to control but Kimble is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kimble content to control rather than advance.
T controlling the position for now.
T wants to improve his position but Kimble is controlling well.
Kimble perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

Despite being in the dominant position, John Kimble just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
T throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kimble.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kimble decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
T trying to control from the bottom.
T missing with punches from the bottom.
T tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Kimble trying to control the action but T is working from the bottom.
T tries to get to full guard but Kimble has control of the leg.
Kimble is thwarting T's attempts to control the position.
T tries to get to full guard but Kimble has control of the leg.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
T has his takedown stuffed

and Kimble counters with a nice double leg into guard.
T keeping moving, preventing Kimble from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Kimble dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Kimble's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

T with a lazy takedown attempt

and Kimble counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kimble.
Kimble is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
T trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
T wants to stand and escape but Kimble is having none of it.
Kimble slips nicely into half guard.
John Kimble has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kimble is looking to advance position but T won't allow it.
Kimble is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Kimble is tying to control. T wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kimble controlling the action here.
T tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
T is trying to get back to full guard.
Kimble is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
T is trying to get back to full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
T with a lazy takedown attempt

and Kimble counters with a single leg into guard. T didn't expect that.
T working a defensive guard but Kimble passes into half guard.
Kimble controlling the action here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
T is trying to get back to full guard.
Kimble slows the pace down in half guard.

Despite being in the dominant position, John Kimble just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
T with a poor takedown

and Kimble counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kimble.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gold T. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kimble is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
T wants to sweep here but Kimble controlling him for the moment.
T working a defensive guard here.
T is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Kimble is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

T looking for a guillotine here but Kimble defends easily.
Kimble showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
T misses with a takedown attempt

and Kimble counters with a nice double leg into guard.
T can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kimble controls the pace.
Kimble wants to control from the top but T keeps moving.
T wants to stand but Kimble is controlling the position.
Kimble content to stall in guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kimble pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. T is keeping the position for now.
T is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kimble wants to control from the top but T keeps moving.
T trying to strike off his back.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
T looking for a sweep. Not yet T, not yet.
T not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
T shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

so Kimble counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Kimble controls from within his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Kimble showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on John Kimble's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

T gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Kimble counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in T's guard now.
T wants to stand up but Kimble is controlling him.
T is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kimble controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Kimble preventing the sweep.
T looking to control.
Kimble is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

T has his foot on Kimble's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kimble works his way back into a safe position though.

T has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Kimble is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for T.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The referee asks Kimble politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Kimble prefers to stall for the moment though.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Despite being in the dominant position, John Kimble just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Kimble looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for T!
Kimble can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as T is looking to escape.
T is trying desperately to improve position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kimble wants to control the pace but T is squirming around nicely.
T is in all sorts of trouble here.
Kimble controlling the pace for now.
T tries to hold on but Kimble postures up.
Kimble controlling from the full mount.
T is in all sorts of trouble here.
T tries to hold on but Kimble pushes him away.
Kimble controlling from the full mount.
T wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
T tries to roll but Kimble sticks to his back.

Kimble working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but T is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Kimble has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! T taps out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). John Kimble!