PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Trendar Mighty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Kilbride (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trendar Mighty could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bobby Kilbride's chin.

Mighty
vs
Kilbride

176 cm
20
167 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

180 cm
19
175 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Trendar Mighty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby Kilbride!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mighty avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mighty shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mighty shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mighty avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kilbride moves in looking to clinch but Mighty pushes him off.

Mighty closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Kilbride to the mat! Kilbride manages to get full guard.
Mighty is looking to stand up but Kilbride won't let him.
Kilbride really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mighty. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mighty sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kilbride's guard.
Kilbride wants to get back to his feet.
Kilbride desperately trying to maintain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kilbride is trying to stand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mighty controlling the action here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mighty thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Mighty looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Kilbride wants to improve his position but Mighty is controlling well.
Mighty throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Mighty uses his free foot to push down on Kilbride's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Kilbride.
Mighty looking to finish with strikes here!
Mighty controlling the pace for now.
Mighty putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilbride working to try and regain half guard.

Mighty looking for a guillotine from mount but Kilbride is having none of it.
Mighty tries to control but Kilbride wriggling away.
Mighty controlling the position easily from mount.

Mighty swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Kilbride is now in Mighty's guard. A big mistake from Mighty there, giving up the dominant position!

That's four 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.

Mighty escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kilbride gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Mighty is breathing heavily.
Kilbride would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Mighty trying to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kilbride trying to control but Mighty is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Trendar Mighty 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.

Mighty fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mighty fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mighty tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kilbride swivels and escapes.

Mighty drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Mighty misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Kilbride pushes Mighty away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Mighty gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Mighty throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Mighty creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Kilbride being controlled for a moment.
Kilbride gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mighty controlling the pace for now.
Kilbride taking shots to the head.
Kilbride has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.

Kilbride showing good submission defense here.
Kilbride covering up well under a series of strikes from Mighty.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mighty trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Mighty has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kilbride can't escape the position.
Mighty is looking to control Kilbride but Kilbride is wriggling around and keeping busy.

Kilbride defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Mighty's arms.
Mighty missing with strikes from the back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilbride looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Mighty controls the action.

Kilbride defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Mighty struggling to land strikes to the head as Kilbride covers up.
Kilbride wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mighty controlling well, preventing Kilbride from escaping the position.
Can Kilbride hold on?! Mighty is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Kilbride staying busy and making it hard for Mighty to control.
Kilbride looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Mighty is riding his opponent, not letting Kilbride buck him off.

Mighty tightening his grip on Kilbride, looking for the choke.
Will Mighty go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Trendar Mighty dominated that second round.
That's time! Mighty's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Kilbride clinches but Mighty breaks the clinch

and Mighty counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Kilbride can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Mighty controls the pace.
Mighty pushing down on Kilbride's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Kilbride is trying to stand.
Mighty is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Kilbride is trying to stand back up but Mighty is controlling him
Mighty wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kilbride keeps working.
Mighty thows a huge punch but Kilbride dodges it nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

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

Mighty wants to work for an arm triangle but Kilbride is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Mighty is trying to control the action in half guard but Kilbride is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Mighty sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Trendar Mighty just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Mighty changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kilbride tries to avoid it but Mighty manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kilbride to the ground. Kilbride escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kilbride tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mighty paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mighty.
Mighty closes the distance and clinches up with Kilbride, looking for a takedown. Mighty pushes Kilbride against the cage but Kilbride circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trendar Mighty. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kilbride throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mighty circles away from the clinch attempt

and Mighty counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Mighty trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mighty advances to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mighty with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Trendar Mighty overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mighty seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Kilbride for as long as he can get away with.
Mighty missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kilbride pushes Mighty off looking to stand but Mighty dives back in and keeps control.
Mighty thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Mighty is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Kilbride has managed to free his arm - good work.
Kilbride wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kilbride is trying to maintain the position but Mighty is very close to passing his half guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Mighty circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mighty counters with a stiff right hand.
Mighty shoots in and drives through. Kilbride sprawls well.
Kilbride tries to clinch there but Mighty circles away.
Nice sprawl there from Kilbride as Mighty shoots in.
Kilbride tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mighty paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Kilbride has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kilbride just leaning against Mighty, taking a breather.
Kilbride is leaning against Mighty and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bobby Kilbride has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kilbride slows down the pace here.
Kilbride gets underhooks to prevent Mighty's takedown attempt.
Mighty wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kilbride has him pressed against the cage.
Mighty has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kilbride avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Trendar Mighty showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mighty, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Trendar Mighty!