PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Joshua Perez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rory Kincade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Perez comes to the ring accompanied by It's Goin Down by T.C.. The crowd seem to be enjoying Kincade's choice of entrance music: Good Rats. Rory Kincade acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.

Perez
vs
Kincade

197 cm
28
145 lbs
8 - 10 - 0

162 cm
35
144 lbs
25 - 18 - 0

Excellent MT
Granite chin

Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joshua Perez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rory Kincade!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kincade gets a clinch.

Kincade pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Perez has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Old Irish's Fight Club in the buildup to the fight.
Kincade on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Perez. Perez obviously looking to wear him down.
Kincade lands a nice shot to the body.
Perez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kincade circles away quickly and effectively.
Perez really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Perez moves into range and clinches up with Kincade.

Kincade pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rory Kincade seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kincade throws a jab but it's blocked by Perez.
Perez throws out a leg kick but Kincade moves out of range and Perez only half commits.
Perez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kincade.
Kincade tries to counter by closing the distance.
Kincade blocks a leg kick.
Kincade comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Perez's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kincade under the eye.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Kincade moves into the clinch successfully.
Kincade is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Perez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Perez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kincade is trying to stall.
Kincade lands a hook that snaps the head of Perez backwards.
Perez pushes off an throws an elbow but Kincade leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Perez as Kincade tries to tie him up.
Perez is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Kincade is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Kincade avoiding damage as Perez throws knees to the body.
Kincade lands a left hand that snaps the head of Perez backwards.
Kincade taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kincade lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Perez backwards.
Kincade is pushing Perez up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A body shot lands from Kincade.
Come on Kincade - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Perez tries to land knees in the clinch but Kincade avoids the damage to the body.
Perez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kincade is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Perez is keeping busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Rory Kincade.
Kincade takes a swing at Perez's ribcage but misses.
Perez throws a sloppy head kick and Kincade moves out of range easily.
Kincade is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Perez moves forwards but Kincade connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kincade misses with a left hand
and Perez counters with an outside leg kick.
Kincade misses with an uppercut. Perez saw that one coming.
A little feinted left hand from Perez on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

Perez forces Kincade back against the ropes and clinches.
Kincade holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Perez lands an elbow that stopped Kincade in his tracks for a moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kincade is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Perez misses with an elbow over the top.
Perez missing with knees to the body.
Perez trying to land knees to the body.
Kincade slowing the pace effectively.
Perez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Perez using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Perez missing with knees to the body.
Kincade slows down the pace here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Joshua Perez will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Kincade gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Perez effectively controlling the action here.
Kincade blocks a body shot from Perez.
Kincade is trying to stall.
Kincade tries to stall but Perez uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kincade blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Perez tries to land a knee to the head but Kincade blocks with his arms.
Perez is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kincade is keeping busy.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kincade.
Kincade blocking some punches.
Kincade lands a hook that snaps the head of Perez backwards.
Kincade blocks the elbow strike.
Perez is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kincade is keeping busy.
Kincade effectively controlling the action here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kincade breaks the clinch.
Perez misses with a head kick.
Perez throws a front kick that sends Kincade stumbling back into the ropes.
Kincade looks to score with a jab to the body but Perez is just out of range.

Kincade closes the distance and pushes Perez back into the ropes.
Kincade lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Kincade holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Kincade scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Perez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kincade on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Perez tries to land knees in the clinch but Kincade avoids the damage to the body.

Kincade breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kincade throws a body shot but no joy.
Kincade tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Perez was well out of range. Poor timing from Kincade.
Perez is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kincade.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Kincade clinches up against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez misses with a punch on the inside.

Kincade breaks the clinch.
Perez misses with a wild body shot.
Kincade fails to land with a series of punches.
Perez scores with a push kick.
Perez moves out of range as Kincade strikes.

Perez forces Kincade back against the ropes and clinches.
Kincade is trying to stall.
Perez misses with a knee to the head.
Kincade lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Kincade is leaning against Perez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kincade as Perez tries to tie him up.
Kincade prevents a body shot from Perez.
Perez misses with a knee to the head.
Perez lands with a right to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kincade - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rory Kincade showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Perez looking to land some kicks to the body here.

Kincade moves into the clinch successfully.
Kincade controlling the action here for a moment.
Kincade scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Perez taking a breather.
Kincade takes an elbow to the temple.
Perez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Perez misses with a short punch on the inside.

Kincade's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Kincade gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kincade is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Perez throws an elbow but misses.
Kincade stalls.
Perez trying to control the position but instead, Kincade has worked for underhooks and has pushed Perez into the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez stalling the fight.
Kincade content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Perez taking a breather.

Kincade breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kincade is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Perez rather than just go for the knockout.
Kincade misses with the combination.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Perez lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kincade has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kincade and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

Perez closes the distance and pushes Kincade back into the ropes.
Kincade content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The referee calls for Kincade to work.
Perez trying to control the position but instead, Kincade has worked for underhooks and has pushed Perez into the ropes.
Kincade makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez trying to control the position but instead, Kincade has worked for underhooks and has pushed Perez into the ropes.
Perez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kincade blocks it with crossed arms.
Perez tries to stall but Kincade uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Perez is trying to stall.
Perez can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Joshua Perez.
Kincade misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Perez.

Perez drives through and clinches with Kincade against the ropes.
Perez throws a head punch that misses.
Perez wants to stall.
Kincade on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Perez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A short uppercut from Kincade.
Kincade leaning his opponent against the ropes.

Kincade breaks the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rory Kincade comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kincade has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rory Kincade!
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