PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Sette (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Kirkland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kirkland has chosen My Life Be Like- by GRITS as his entrance music. Antonio Sette has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Sette
vs
Kirkland

195 cm
21
275 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

192 cm
23
264 lbs
8 - 6 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Antonio Sette!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Josh Kirkland!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Steve Smith and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sette tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kirkland darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kirkland scores with a nice body kick.
Kirkland rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sette moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kirkland fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kirkland throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sette fails with a takedown attempt.
Kirkland throws a series of strikes that have Sette backpedaling.

It looks like Antonio Sette has been cut.
Josh Kirkland seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kirkland works over Sette's head and body with a nice combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Kirkland gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sette takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kirkland crunches a lovely knee into Sette's ribcage.
Sette is breathing heavily.
Kirkland blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kirkland creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sette takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kirkland gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Antonio Sette's cut is getting worse.
Kirkland scores with a knee to the head.

Antonio Sette's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kirkland.

Jeez, Antonio Sette's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Antonio Sette's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Josh Kirkland!