PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lance Kilkenny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and AJ The Perfectionist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lance Kilkenny has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Kilkenny
vs
The Perfectionist

186 cm
21
186 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

170 cm
20
176 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Machine Fight Gear

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lance Kilkenny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, AJ The Perfectionist!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Jeff Smith and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Perfectionist has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kilkenny.
Kilkenny tries a head kick but it misses.
Kilkenny misses with a left hand
and The Perfectionist counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The Perfectionist throws a hook to the side of Kilkenny's head but Kilkenny sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The Perfectionist has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Kilkenny fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kilkenny throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Kilkenny gets a clinch.
The Perfectionist misses with a punch to the body.
Kilkenny is looking to break free of the clinch but The Perfectionist has double underhooks.
The Perfectionist on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kilkenny scores a nice knee to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from The Perfectionist.
The Perfectionist scores with a hook to the body.
The Perfectionist tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kilkenny's elbow.
Kilkenny is working The Perfectionist over against the cage.

Kilkenny manages to break the clinch.
Kilkenny moves away from the strike by The Perfectionist.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kilkenny throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Perfectionist takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kilkenny has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Montreal Fighter's Gym (4.5* Sparring) in the buildup to the fight.
The Perfectionist looks to score with a jab to the body but Kilkenny is just out of range.
Kilkenny fails to land with a series of punches.
The Perfectionist lands with an overhand left.
The Perfectionist misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kilkenny.
Kilkenny moves in looking to clinch but The Perfectionist pushes him off.
Kilkenny swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The Perfectionist throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kilkenny throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kilkenny avoids the body shot from The Perfectionist.
Kilkenny misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting The Perfectionist counter with a right hand.
Kilkenny swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and The Perfectionist counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Perfectionist throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kilkenny misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kilkenny ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kilkenny misses with a two punch combination.
Kilkenny takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kilkenny looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The Perfectionist throws a lazy uppercut
and Kilkenny connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kilkenny lands with a cross.
Kilkenny scores with a head kick.
Kilkenny looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The Perfectionist shoots in but Kilkenny avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kilkenny misses with a series of wild punches.
A head kick by Kilkenny misses
and Kilkenny takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The Perfectionist fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kilkenny tests The Perfectionist's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kilkenny throws a head kick that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilkenny throws a leg kick that is checked
and The Perfectionist counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kilkenny misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from The Perfectionist.
The Perfectionist looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kilkenny blocks a low kick nicely.
Kilkenny misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The Perfectionist appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
The Perfectionist wants to clinch up but Kilkenny keeps it at a distance.
Kilkenny thinks about countering with a head kick.
The Perfectionist throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kilkenny lands with a slapping head kick.
Kilkenny throws a combination but it was largely blocked by The Perfectionist.
The Perfectionist lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kilkenny closes the distance but The Perfectionist moves to the side
and The Perfectionist connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The Perfectionist throws a quick inside leg kick.
The Perfectionist scores with a shot to the body.
The Perfectionist avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kilkenny keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kilkenny displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as The Perfectionist throws out the jab.
The Perfectionist lands a nice hook to Kilkenny's body. Kilkenny takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kilkenny is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kilkenny uses good head movement to avoid the hook from The Perfectionist.
Lance Kilkenny seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kilkenny connects with an inside leg kick.
Nice shot by The Perfectionist.
Kilkenny moves out of range of the leg kick from The Perfectionist.
The Perfectionist misses with a hook to the body
and Kilkenny counters with a head kick.
The Perfectionist throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The Perfectionist showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kilkenny.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kilkenny is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kilkenny throws a head kick that misses
and The Perfectionist counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but AJ The Perfectionist will probably get the nod.
That's time! Kilkenny's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Kilkenny has managed to clinch.
Kilkenny blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The Perfectionist fails to pull guard.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from The Perfectionist.
Kilkenny wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but The Perfectionist has him pressed against the cage.
Kilkenny misses with a knee strike.
The Perfectionist looking to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kilkenny.
Kilkenny swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for The Perfectionist.
The Perfectionist tries a body shot but Kilkenny blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kilkenny pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The Perfectionist lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

Kilkenny breaks the clinch.

The Perfectionist closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The Perfectionist misses with a body punch.
A short right from Kilkenny.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kilkenny pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A left lands for The Perfectionist.
AJ The Perfectionist seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The Perfectionist moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The Perfectionist scores with a jab. Kilkenny acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The Perfectionist works Kilkenny's body with a nice hook.
Lance Kilkenny is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The Perfectionist comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kilkenny moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The Perfectionist jabs Kilkenny to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The Perfectionist lunges at Kilkenny with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kilkenny's hand.
Kilkenny throws a leg kick that is checked
and The Perfectionist counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Kilkenny is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kilkenny throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kilkenny takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Oh Kilkenny is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kilkenny walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Kilkenny limp body while The Perfectionist jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). AJ The Perfectionist!
AJ The Perfectionist bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.