PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nate Kirby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jhonatan Faust (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Kirby
vs
Faust

180 cm
21
195 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

180 cm
22
190 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 6 - 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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jhonatan Faust!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Edson Gomes and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Faust tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kirby swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Faust fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Faust shoots in and bounces Kirby off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Faust trying to control but Kirby is working from the bottom.
Kirby trying to strike off his back.
Kirby lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Faust!
Faust slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Faust keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kirby tries to pass to full mount but Faust defends it.
Kirby throwing shots but Faust is blocking nicely.
Faust is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kirby scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirby wants to take a breather but Faust is having none of it.
Kirby thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Faust's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kirby scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Faust blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kirby.
Kirby is keen to just control but Faust is a slippery customer.
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 slips a nice elbow through Faust's hands, connecting with Faust's forehead.
Kirby missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kirby lands a nice short elbow.
Kirby is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Faust!
Kirby scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Faust?
Kirby drops a big elbow. That's hurt Faust! More shots from Kirby and the ref steps in! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nate Kirby!