PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nate Kirby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Quaresma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ricardo Quaresma will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Kirby
vs
Quaresma

180 cm
21
195 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

200 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nate Kirby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricardo Quaresma!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Emerson Jorge and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Quaresma gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Kirby to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Kirby thows a big elbow that misses.
Quaresma is looking to stand up but Kirby isn't so interested in that idea.
Quaresma is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kirby scoring with some ground and pound.
Kirby throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Quaresma works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kirby 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.
Kirby postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kirby distracts Quaresma with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kirby looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Kirby passes Quaresma's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Kirby sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Quaresma defending well though.
Kirby working Quaresma over with strikes.
Quaresma has hold of Kirby's hands but Kirby slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirby missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kirby is looking to advance position but Quaresma won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kirby with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Ground and pound from Kirby.
Quaresma trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Quaresma looks gassed!
Kirby working Quaresma over with strikes here.

Quaresma is rocked!

It looks like Ricardo Quaresma has been cut.
Kirby connects with a bit shot that sees Quaresma covering up! More strikes from Kirby and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Kirby is our winner by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nate Kirby!