PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Filts (ranked 4375 p4p, 4140 weight class) and Wade Kinsella (ranked 0 p4p, 456 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Filts
vs
Kinsella

184 cm
25
175
0 - 0 - 0

177 cm
25
176
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very confident

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mike Filts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Wade Kinsella!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Santiago Holmes and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the liver by Filts. Beautiful body shot.
Kinsella throws a left and a right that both miss
and Filts counters with an outside leg kick.
Kinsella misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Filts misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kinsella.
Kinsella misses with a two punch combination.
Filts scores with a nice strike.

Filts gets tackled into the cage by Kinsella. Kinsella maintains the clinch.
Kinsella pushes Filts back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kinsella working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kinsella unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Filts wants to get back to striking at distance but Kinsella won't allow it.
Kinsella unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Filts wants to break the clinch but can't.
Filts has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A short right from Kinsella.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Filts is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kinsella creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kinsella's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Filts is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Filts on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Filts wants to break the clinch but can't.
Filts is trying to force a seperation but Kinsella has the dominant position.
Filts tries to circle away but Kinsella has him pinned against the cage.
Filts tries to break the clinch but Kinsella is controlling the position.
Filts working hard to break the clinch.
Kinsella lands a hook to the side of the head.
Filts is trying to push Kinsella away but Kinsella has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kinsella lands an elbow that stopped Filts in his tracks for a moment.
Kinsella lands an elbow inside that Filts shrugs off.

It looks like Mike Filts has been cut.
Filts working hard to break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Kinsella.
Kinsella effectively controlling the action here.
Filts wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kinsella taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Filts is looking to break free of the clinch but Kinsella has double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Filts's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kinsella is stalling here.
Filts is trying to force a seperation but Kinsella has the dominant position.
Filts wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kinsella connects with a knee to the head.
Kinsella keeps control of Filts as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kinsella softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kinsella throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Filts tries to circle away but Kinsella has him pinned against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kinsella.
A short uppercut from Kinsella.
Filts is trying to push Kinsella away but Kinsella has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Filts tries to break the clinch but Kinsella is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filts is trying to push Kinsella away but Kinsella has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Filts has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Filts is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Filts is trying to break the clinch but Kinsella has him pressed against the cage.
Kinsella lands with a left to the head.
Filts tries to break the clinch but Kinsella is controlling the position.
Kinsella gets through Filts's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kinsella lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A knee to the head by Kinsella.
Kinsella keeps control of Filts as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kinsella takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Nice body punch from Kinsella.
Filts takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kinsella with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A shot in the inside from Kinsella.
Filts wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kinsella has him pressed against the cage.
Kinsella lands a left hand that snaps the head of Filts backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kinsella has Filts pressed against the cage, preventing Filts from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Filts is trying to break the clinch but Kinsella is controlling him.
A right hook to the body lands for Kinsella.
Kinsella keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Filts's efforts to push away.
Kinsella lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Filts is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kinsella landing knees to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kinsella obliges.
Filts is trying to break the clinch but Kinsella is controlling him.
Filts wants to break the clinch but can't.
Filts wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kinsella has him pressed against the cage.
Kinsella lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Filts is rocked!
Kinsella avoiding damage.
Oh Filts is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kinsella misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kinsella lands an elbow inside that Filts shrugs off.
Clinched against the cage, Kinsella lands a big elbow that drops Filts! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Filts is complaining that he's OK but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wade Kinsella!