PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Karter Kinshaw (ranked 1254 p4p, 157 weight class) and Diego Hageman (ranked 1303 p4p, 162 weight class). Diego Hageman acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Kinshaw
vs
Hageman

177 cm
34
166 lbs
25 - 15 - 0

172 cm
27
164 lbs
14 - 7 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 25 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Karter Kinshaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Diego Hageman!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Anthony Taglia and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kinshaw uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hageman.

Kinshaw has Hageman up against the cage in a clinch.
Kinshaw misses with a punch to the body.
Hageman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kinshaw throws an elbow that misses.
Kinshaw misses with a knee to the head.
Kinshaw throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hagemans head.
Hageman lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kinshaw makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kinshaw gets through Hageman's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kinshaw has a couple of punches blocked by Hageman.
Kinshaw has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Hageman being controlled against the cage.
Hageman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hageman has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kinshaw lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hageman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hageman digs a right hand underneath Kinshaw's ribcage. Kinshaw let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Kinshaw.
Hageman lands a body punch.
Kinshaw misses with a punch to the body.
Hageman throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hageman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Hageman.
Hageman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hageman lands a left hand.
Kinshaw tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kinshaw lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kinshaw tries a knee to the head but Hageman blocks it.
Kinshaw with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kinshaw tries to throw a body punch but Hageman avoids it by throwing Kinshaw back against the cage.
Hageman blocks an elbow strike.
Kinshaw stalls.
Kinshaw lands an uppercut.
Hageman tries a body shot but Kinshaw blocks it.
Kinshaw tries to stall but Hageman uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hageman blocks an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kinshaw stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kinshaw has Hageman pressed against the cage.
Kinshaw goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kinshaw prevents a body shot from Hageman.
Hageman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hageman misses with a punch on the inside.
Kinshaw lands a nice uppercut.
Kinshaw dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hageman working aggressively here.
Kinshaw tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kinshaw slows down the pace here.
Kinshaw throws a head punch that misses.
Kinshaw struggles to land a body shot inside as Hageman controls his hands.
Hageman misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hageman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hageman has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Hageman lands a leg kick that knocks Kinshaw off balance momentarily.
Kinshaw keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kinshaw throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hageman throws out a leg kick but Kinshaw moves out of range and Hageman only half commits.
Kinshaw tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hageman with a jab.
Kinshaw lands a glancing blow to the side of Hageman's head.
Hageman moves out of range of the strikes.
Kinshaw lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hageman misses with a hook. Kinshaw ducked under it nicely.
Hageman misses with a looping left.

Kinshaw gets a clinch.
Hageman wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kinshaw gets through Hageman's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hageman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Hageman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kinshaw throws a chopping leg kick but Hageman manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hageman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kinshaw circles away quickly and effectively.
Hageman throws a jab when Kinshaw was well out of range.
Kinshaw lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hageman looks to throw a body kick
and Kinshaw counters with a nice leg kick.
Kinshaw dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hageman. That did some damage!
Kinshaw misses with an uppercut.
Hageman looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Kinshaw moves away from the strike by Hageman.
Hageman keeps the fight on the outside.
Hageman misses with a looping left.
Hageman stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kinshaw.
A jab from Kinshaw misses.
Hageman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kinshaw.

Hageman tries to keep at a distance but Kinshaw has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hageman misses with a body punch.
Hageman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kinshaw swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hageman tries a body shot but Kinshaw blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Karter Kinshaw dominated that round.
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.

Hageman scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kinshaw pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kinshaw is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hageman can do to turn this around?
Kinshaw lands with a good body shot.
Hageman throws a nice looking combination but Kinshaw bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hageman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kinshaw manages to avoid it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kinshaw.
Kinshaw misses with a wild body shot.
Hageman lands with a nice body punch.
Kinshaw tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hageman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hageman fails to land with a series of punches.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kinshaw throws a leg kick which misses Hageman's front leg but catches the back leg as Hageman tries to avoid it.
Kinshaw scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hageman punishes Kinshaw's body with a nice straight punch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hageman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kinshaw. That did some damage!
Hageman scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hageman gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kinshaw.
Kinshaw tries to clinch but Hageman is having none of it.
Kinshaw throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kinshaw lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hageman throws a sloppy head kick and Kinshaw moves out of range easily.
A little feinted left hand from Kinshaw on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hageman throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A combination from Kinshaw does no damage.
Kinshaw throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hageman let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Kinshaw defending well as Hageman loads up on a big left hand.
A quick step to the side and Kinshaw tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A head kick misses from Kinshaw.
Diego Hageman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hageman looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hageman drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hageman throws a leg kick which misses Kinshaw's front leg but catches the back leg as Kinshaw tries to avoid it.
Hageman bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hageman misses with an uppercut
and Kinshaw makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Hageman really felt that one!
A head kick misses from Hageman.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kinshaw moves out of range as Hageman throws a body kick.
Kinshaw throws a jab but it's blocked by Hageman.
Kinshaw fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hageman throws a jab when Kinshaw was well out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kinshaw stuns Hageman with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hageman misses with a head kick.
Kinshaw is looking to counter with a body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kinshaw, right into the meat.
Hageman scores with a nice right hand.
Hageman looks to land a combination. Kinshaw sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Kinshaw throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hageman stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hageman keeps the fight on the outside.
Kinshaw tries to land a leg kick but Hageman saw it coming and moves away.
Hageman jabs Kinshaw to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kinshaw swings widly with a right hand
and Hageman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Kinshaw gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kinshaw lands a left hand.
Kinshaw working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kinshaw misses with the head strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Hageman.
Hageman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hageman lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kinshaw backwards.
Kinshaw putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hageman in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kinshaw is working Hageman over against the cage.
Kinshaw misses with a punch on the inside.
Kinshaw blocks an uppercut.
Kinshaw is leaning against Hageman and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kinshaw stalls.
Come on Kinshaw - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kinshaw is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hageman is keeping busy.
Kinshaw lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kinshaw displaying some good clinch control by pressing Hageman up against the cage.
Kinshaw pushes Hageman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hageman prevents a body shot from Kinshaw.
Hageman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kinshaw lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hageman.
Hageman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kinshaw prevents a body shot from Hageman.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kinshaw tries to work over Hageman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kinshaw blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kinshaw lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hageman.
Hageman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kinshaw misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hageman just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kinshaw's brow.
Kinshaw stalling in the clinch.
Kinshaw working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kinshaw avoiding damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Karter Kinshaw will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Good shot there by Hageman.
Hageman misses the body punch
and Kinshaw counters with a stiff right hand.
Hageman slips under a jab.
Kinshaw pushes Hageman away with a front kick.
Kinshaw scores with a leg kick.
Hageman fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kinshaw looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kinshaw takes a swing at Hageman's ribcage but misses.
Hageman just misses with a punch to the body.
Hageman lands with an uppercut that bounces Kinshaw off the cage and back into range.
Hageman takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hageman misses with a low kick.
Nice body punch from Kinshaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kinshaw takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hageman's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hageman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kinshaw.
Kinshaw misses with an uppercut
and Hageman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hageman tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hageman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Kinshaw closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A short right from Hageman on the inside.
Hageman avoiding damage as Kinshaw throws knees to the body.
Hageman takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Diego Hageman has been cut.
Kinshaw misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hageman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hageman lands a shot to the body.
Kinshaw misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kinshaw is struggling to control the position.
Hageman lands an uppercut.
Kinshaw misses with a knee strike.
Hageman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kinshaw tries to work over Hageman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kinshaw just leaning against Hageman, taking a breather.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hageman throws a punch but it's blocked by Kinshaw.
Still in the clinch, Hageman scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kinshaw is trying to stall.
Hageman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hageman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kinshaw lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

Hageman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hageman lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kinshaw shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hageman misses with a head kick.
Kinshaw throws a head kick that misses
and Hageman counters with a two punch combo.
Hageman throws a series of punches but Kinshaw moves out of range.
Hageman shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hageman tries to land a leg kick but Kinshaw saw it coming and moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hageman scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Kinshaw is rocked!
Kinshaw tries to clinch there but Hageman circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Hageman! But no joy.
Oh Kinshaw is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kinshaw connects with a single shot there.
Hageman keeps Kinshaw at a distance using the push kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hageman fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Kinshaw to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Kinshaw looks to clinch but Hageman throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Kinshaw taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Diego Hageman!