PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gorge Kirk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Hercie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hercie has chosen Bleed it out as his entrance music. Michael Hercie will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Kirk
vs
Hercie

185 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
20
160 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Can Moonwalk

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gorge Kirk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Michael Hercie!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Ryoma Takatsuka and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Kirk. Those never looked like landing.
Kirk tries to clinch up but Hercie circles away and keeps his distance.

Hercie shoots in and bounces Kirk off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Kirk keeping moving, preventing Hercie from controlling successfully.
Kirk controlling Hercie's posture.
Hercie preventing the sweep.
Kirk really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hercie with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Kirk wants to sweep but no luck.
Kirk is trying to keep Hercie in close.
Kirk pulls Hercie in close to prevent any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Kirk gets tackled into the ropes by Hercie. Hercie maintains the clinch.
Kirk tries to pull guard but Hercie forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
Hercie prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hercie tries to land a knee to the head but Kirk blocks with his arms.
Kirk tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hercie smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gorge Kirk. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Hercie shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Kirk manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hercie manages to get himself to full guard.
Hercie looking to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kirk accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kirk controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

Kirk thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kirk loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kirk is pushing down on Hercie's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hercie is fighting to maintain full guard but Kirk has managed to sneak the leg through.
Kirk thows a huge punch but Hercie dodges it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirk thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hercie's head.
Kirk passes to full mount!
Kirk throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Kirk can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hercie is looking to escape.
Kirk controlling the pace for now.
Hercie wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Kirk.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirk tries to control but Hercie wriggling away.

Kirk jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Hercie manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Kirk tries to advance to mount but Hercie denies him.
Kirk throws an elbow but Hercie slips to the side and avoids it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kirk has knee on belly and moves into mount.

Kirk has control of Hercie's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Hercie regains control of the situation pretty easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gorge Kirk 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.

Kirk changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hercie tries to avoid it but Kirk manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hercie to the ground. Hercie escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kirk fails to land with a series of punches.
Kirk blocks a head kick by Hercie.
Kirk shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hercie as he jumps to the side.
Kirk tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Hercie paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Hercie closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Kirk's guard.
Kirk looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kirk is pulling down on Hercie's head. It's preventing any offense from Hercie, at least for the moment.
Kirk looking for a sweep. Not yet Kirk, not yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirk trying to control the position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

We're going to have a standup here because Gorge Kirk wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Kirk scores with a takedown into Hercie's guard.
Hercie manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Kirk tries to hold on but Hercie pushes him away.
Hercie scoring with strikes but Kirk is staying in there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kirk gets back to half guard.
Kirk trying to hold on to Hercie's head to control him but Hercie postures up.
Kirk desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Kirk makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kirk.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Kirk is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Kirk looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirk is adopting a defensive guard.

Hercie stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Kirk has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Hercie manages to get his head free but now Kirk has transitioned to an armbar! Hercie grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Kirk! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gorge Kirk!