PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jay de Borg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Kilmster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Kilmster's choice of entrance music: Maylene & The Sons of Disaster - Darkest of Kin. Jay de Borg has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

de Borg
vs
Kilmster

175 cm
23
185 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

175 cm
19
195 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

The Red Eye

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 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Jay de Borg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jake Kilmster!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Daniel Bishop and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kilmster keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
de Borg on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
de Borg swinging wilding here.
de Borg misses with a few strikes there.
Kilmster misses with a looping left.
Kilmster missing with a left hand there. de Borg was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
de Borg misses with a two punch combination.
Kilmster throws a low kick but de Borg avoids it.
de Borg rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kilmster moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
de Borg throws a series of punches but Kilmster avoids them all with ease.
de Borg displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kilmster throws out the jab.
Kilmster stuffs the takedown attempt from de Borg. de Borg gets slowly back to his feet.
Kilmster ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
de Borg is breathing heavily.
de Borg throws a looping overhand right but Kilmster ducks down to avoid it.
de Borg throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kilmster scores with a jab. de Borg acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

It looks like Jay de Borg has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kilmster, as that shot connected.
Kilmster throws an overhand right that lands on de Borg's shoulder, as de Borg tries to avoid the shot.
Some wild striking there from de Borg.
Kilmster lands a nice shot to the body.
Kilmster with a hook.
Kilmster lands with an overhand left.

Kilmster scores with a takedown into de Borg's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kilmster forces his way into half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Kilmster not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kilmster thows a huge punch but de Borg dodges it nicely.
Kilmster is nestled in close to de Borg, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Kilmster is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kilmster thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kilmster has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kilmster missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kilmster throwing shots but de Borg is blocking nicely.
Kilmster throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kilmster not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Kilmster is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kilmster lands a nice short elbow.
Kilmster prevents de Borg from improving his position.
de Borg on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if de Borg tries to get out of the position.
Kilmster sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. de Borg defending well though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilmster sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. de Borg defending well though.
Kilmster thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kilmster scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
de Borg keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
de Borg wants to improve his position but Kilmster is controlling well.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kilmster is nestled in close to de Borg, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Kilmster scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kilmster throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kilmster with the ground and pound but de Borg uses the opportunity to regain guard.
de Borg working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kilmster.
Kilmster postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kilmster is looking to work some ground and pound but de Borg has wrist control.
Kilmster stands up over de Borg, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kilmster throws and elbow that misses. de Borg uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kilmster's guard. Nice move by de Borg!
Kilmster will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kilmster doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
de Borg trying to control but Kilmster is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Kilmster dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jay de Borg's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

de Borg connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
de Borg misses with a takedown
and Kilmster counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
de Borg moves away from the strike by Kilmster.
de Borg looks for a takedown but Kilmster sprawls well.
Kilmster scores with a hook.
Kilmster fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches de Borg on the side of the head.
de Borg fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jay de Borg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
de Borg throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and de Borg takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
de Borg gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for de Borg. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Kilmster connects with a good right hand that stumbles de Borg. de Borg circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kilmster throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck de Borg on the side of the head.
Kilmster cracks de Borg with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilmster connects with a single shot there.
A shot to de liver by Kilmster. Beautiful body shot.
Jay de Borg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
de Borg takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kilmster takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
de Borg takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jake Kilmster seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kilmster cracks de Borg with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Nice jab there from Kilmster.
Kilmster connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kilmster lands a right hook to the body.
Kilmster throws a jab when de Borg was well out of range.
Kilmster lands a head shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jab from Kilmster.

de Borg is rocked!
Kilmster drops de Borg with a straight left! Oh this is bad for de Borg! Kilmster dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jake Kilmster!