PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aidan Kincaid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brody Savanis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kincaid
vs
Savanis

183 cm
38
203 lbs
26 - 29 - 1

175 cm
32
185 lbs
19 - 13 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 26 - 29 - 1, fighting out of London, Aidan Kincaid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brody Savanis!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Luis Engracia and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kincaid throws a right hand that Savanis ducks under and follows up with a left that Savanis also avoids with ease.
Savanis tries to bum rush Kincaid with a series of wild strikes but Kincaid uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sloppy strikes from Savanis. Those never looked like landing.
Savanis throws a sloppy head kick and Kincaid moves out of range easily.
Savanis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kincaid moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Savanis.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Kincaid pushes Savanis away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Savanis gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Kincaid keeps Savanis under control for a moment.
Kincaid is not content to let Savanis control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Savanis wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Kincaid, who protects the arm well.
Savanis taking a breather here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Savanis tries for a kimura but Kincaid is defending well.
Savanis trying to control the position but Kincaid is working away.
Kincaid wants to control but Savanis postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kincaid wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Savanis postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Savanis wants to control for a moment but Kincaid uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Kincaid is refusing to be controlled, as Savanis sits in half guard.

Savanis is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savanis seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kincaid does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kincaid has his hands clasped together around Savanis's back. He's all about the action.
Savanis lands strikes from half guard.
Savanis is keen to just control but Kincaid is a slippery customer.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kincaid trying to control from the bottom.
Kincaid keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brody Savanis dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

An inside leg kick lands from Savanis.
Savanis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kincaid misses with the combination.
Kincaid with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Savanis to score with a decent uppercut.
Savanis feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kincaids jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Savanis shoots for a double leg takedown but Kincaid sprawls well. He's pushed Savanis's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Brody Savanis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Savanis digs a good hook to Kincaid's body.
Kincaid scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Savanis throws a nice looking combination but Kincaid bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Savanis closes the distance and lands a one-two.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kincaid's jab looks to have found its range, popping Savanis under the eye.
Savanis throws a right and a left that Kincaid avoids nicely.
Savanis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kincaid moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Savanis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Savanis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Savanis throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Kincaid stuns Savanis with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kincaid slips under a jab from Savanis.
Kincaid throws a series of punches but Savanis moves out of range.
Savanis misses with a straight left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savanis shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kincaid as he jumps to the side.
Savanis lands a two punch combo.
No joy there for Savanis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Savanis lands a body shot.
Aidan Kincaid is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Savanis throws an off balance right hand
and Savanis takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kincaid lands a right hook to the body.
Kincaid scores with a jab.
Savanis takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jab by Kincaid.
Kincaid takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kincaid lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Savanis takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Savanis misses with the combination.
Savanis just misses with a punch to the body.
A punch combination from Savanis misses.
Savanis tries to bum rush Kincaid with a series of wild strikes but Kincaid uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sloppy strikes from Kincaid. Those never looked like landing.
Kincaid slips a jab and a cross from Savanis.

Savanis throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Kincaid tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Savanis is in Kincaid's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kincaid is adopting a defensive guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Savanis trying to control the position from guard on top but Kincaid is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Brody Savanis will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Kincaid slips a jab and a cross from Savanis.
Kincaid works over Savanis's head and body with a nice combination.
Savanis misses with an uppercut. Kincaid saw that one coming.
Savanis stalks Kincaid and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kincaid's face. Kincaid staggers backwards, shaken.
Kincaid misses with an uppercut. Savanis saw that one coming.
Savanis throws a poor cross that misses
letting Kincaid counter with a right hand.
Kincaid blocks a head kick by Savanis.
Kincaid rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Savanis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Savanis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kincaid circles away quickly and effectively.
Kincaid jabs at Savanis's body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Savanis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kincaid moves away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Savanis is defended easily by Kincaid.
Kincaid takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Savanis misses with the combination.
Kincaid connects with a body shot that sends Savanis's belly button to the back.
Savanis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kincaid moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Savanis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Aidan Kincaid has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savanis shoots in but no luck this time.
Savanis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kincaid uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Savanis.
Kincaid lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Savanis circles away quickly and effectively.
Kincaid throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kincaid works the jab nicely.
Kincaid takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Savanis lands with a straight right. Kincaid didn't see that one coming.
Savanis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice defenses there by Savanis.
Kincaid takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Savanis does no damage.
Savanis throws a sloppy head kick and Kincaid moves out of range easily.
Savanis throws a wild body kick that Kincaid sees coming a mile off.
Savanis tries to bum rush Kincaid with a series of wild strikes but Kincaid uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kincaid keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Savanis.
Kincaid throws a combination that misses

and Savanis decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kincaid's guard.
Savanis is in close to Kincaid's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kincaid controls Savanis momentarily but Savanis frees himself.
Kincaid trying to control the position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brody Savanis has got the better of the ground game so far.
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!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

Aidan Kincaid has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Kincaid throws a body punch but Savanis moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kincaid throws a series of punches but Savanis avoids them all with ease.
Kincaid misses the jab.
Savanis ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Brody Savanis.
Well Savanis has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brody Savanis!
After winning the bout, Brody Savanis thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.