PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Kilpatrick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dino Bagatin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kevin Kilpatrick could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dino Bagatin's chin.

Kilpatrick
vs
Bagatin

174 cm
20
170 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

187 cm
25
180 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kevin Kilpatrick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dino Bagatin!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Peter Branson and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kilpatrick lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Bagatin.
Kilpatrick definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bagatin missing with a left hand there. Kilpatrick was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kilpatrick throws a head kick that misses.
Kilpatrick looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kilpatrick lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bagatin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bagatin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kilpatrick tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bagatin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bagatin throws a low kick, looking for Kilpatrick's leg but Kilpatrick calmly moves out of range.
Bagatin lands with a right hand.
Kilpatrick takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bagatin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kilpatrick counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Bagatin throws a nice looking combination but Kilpatrick bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kilpatrick misses with a hook. Bagatin ducked under it nicely.
Bagatin only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Bagatin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kilpatrick attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bagatin blocks a head kick by Kilpatrick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bagatin. That's going to slow Kilpatrick down.
Bagatin tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kilpatrick is able to avoid easily.
Kilpatrick throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kilpatrick connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bagatin swings widly with a right hand
and Kilpatrick counters with a leg kick.
Bagatin throws a jab but it's blocked by Kilpatrick.
Bagatin shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Kilpatrick eats them both and turns towards Bagatin to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Kilpatrick throws a head kick but Bagatin moves out of range.
Bagatin misses with a low kick.
A low kick from Bagatin is predictable there
and Kilpatrick counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

Kilpatrick clinches up with Bagatin and pushes him back against the cage.
Kilpatrick manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A nice left hand lands by Kilpatrick.

Kilpatrick pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bagatin blocks a head kick by Kilpatrick.
A punch combination from Bagatin misses.
Bagatin cracks the inside of Kilpatrick's front leg.
Dino Bagatin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Kilpatrick rushes Bagatin and presses him up against the cage.

Kilpatrick breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fighters circling - Bagatin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bagatin cracks Kilpatrick with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kilpatrick checks a leg kick nicely.
Kilpatrick is looking for a counter combo.
Bagatin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Kilpatrick forces Bagatin back against the cage and clinches.
Kilpatrick tries a knee to the head but Bagatin blocks it.

Kilpatrick pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kilpatrick pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Kilpatrick drives through and clinches with Bagatin against the cage.
Kilpatrick working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kilpatrick is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bagatin is defending well for now.
Bagatin avoiding damage as Kilpatrick throws knees to the body.
Kilpatrick scores with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilpatrick misses with a body punch.
Kilpatrick throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A frustrated look appears on Bagatin's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Kilpatrick breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A head kick misses from Kilpatrick.
Bagatin on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bagatin throws a solid leg kick but Kilpatrick takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bagatin.
Kilpatrick throws a body kick that misses.
Kilpatrick turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick connects with an inside leg kick.
Dino Bagatin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kilpatrick scores with a punch to the head.
Kilpatrick tries a head kick but it misses.
Bagatin scores with a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Kilpatrick.
A leg kick checked by Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A low kick from Bagatin is predictable there
and Kilpatrick counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bagatin looks winded!
Kilpatrick shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bagatin pinned against the cage. Bagatin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bagatin moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Bagatin misses its intended target.
Kilpatrick misses with a head kick.
Bagatin checks the leg kick.
Kilpatrick misses the shot to the body.
Bagatin is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Bagatin fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kilpatrick is out of range.
Kilpatrick takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bagatin takes a kick to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Kilpatrick has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kilpatrick lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kilpatrick misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bagatin.
Bagatin has had enough of the clinch but Kilpatrick keeps him there for the moment.
Nice elbow from Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bagatin up against the cage.
Kevin Kilpatrick has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kilpatrick content to slow the pace in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kilpatrick is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bagatin is defending well for now.
Kilpatrick throws an elbow that misses.
Kilpatrick is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bagatin is defending well for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilpatrick tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bagatin's elbow.
Bagatin letting Kilpatrick take a breather here.
Bagatin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Kilpatrick fails to land.
Bagatin has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Kilpatrick seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Bagatin can turn it around.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Bagatin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kilpatrick with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kilpatrick stalls.
Bagatin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Kilpatrick escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bagatin swings away with a leg kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kilpatrick gets a clinch.
Kilpatrick with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bagatin letting Kilpatrick take a breather here.

Kilpatrick breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kilpatrick misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bagatin finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bagatin misses with a leg kick.
Kevin Kilpatrick is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bagatin fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kilpatrick is out of range.
Kilpatrick on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kilpatrick lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bagatin takes a step back to recover.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kilpatrick scores with a head kick.
Kilpatrick tries to work over Bagatin's front leg with a kick but Bagatin checks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bagatin looks to land a left hand but Kilpatrick moved out of range nicely.
Kevin Kilpatrick is winning the standup battle so far.
Bagatin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bagatin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bagatin misses with a wild combination.
As Bagatin backs away, Kilpatrick returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Kilpatrick moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kilpatrick pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bagatin is out of range and Kilpatrick settles back down.
Kilpatrick pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

Kilpatrick clinches with his opponent.
Kilpatrick controlling the action here for a moment.
Kilpatrick displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bagatin up against the cage.
Kilpatrick gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Bagatin takes a shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kilpatrick tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Kilpatrick.
Bagatin is breathing heavily.
Bagatin being controlled against the cage.
Kilpatrick misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bagatin avoids a wild elbow strike from Kilpatrick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bagatin is trying to break the clinch but Kilpatrick is controlling him.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kilpatrick takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kilpatrick throws an elbow but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kevin Kilpatrick dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Kilpatrick blocks a jab.
Bagatin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kilpatrick can pounce on him.
Kilpatrick throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bagatin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bagatin connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kilpatrick. Kilpatrick circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bagatin throws a series of punches but Kilpatrick avoids them all with ease.
Kilpatrick is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bagatin can do to turn this around?
Bagatin fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bagatin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kilpatrick tries to move into range but Bagatin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bagatin misses the jab.
Kilpatrick throws a push kick but Bagatin slaps the foot to one side.
A leg kick checked by Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kilpatrick moves forwards but Bagatin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kilpatrick connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bagatin. Bagatin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bagatin has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kilpatrick.
Bagatin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bagatin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kilpatrick. Kilpatrick obviously looking to wear him down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bagatin throws a jab when Kilpatrick was well out of range.

Kilpatrick moves into range and clinches up with Bagatin.

Kilpatrick breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bagatin falls off balance throwing a combination

and Kilpatrick counters with a crisp one two that drops Bagatin! Kilpatrick thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Bagatin to his feet! Bagatin is in big trouble!

Bagatin is rocked!

Kilpatrick darts in and clinches Bagatin up against the cage.
Bagatin is still on wobbly legs! Can Kilpatrick finish him?
Kilpatrick misses with a body punch.
Kilpatrick tries to work over Bagatin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bagatin prevents a body shot from Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick misses with a knee strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Bagatin's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Bagatin drops to his knees and Kilpatrick pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kevin Kilpatrick!
Kevin Kilpatrick thanked the fans post fight for their support.