PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Kiely (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyson Kidd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kidd has chosen Out of touch as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Kiely
vs
Kidd

183 cm
22
233 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

194 cm
19
245 lbs
0 - 1 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Determined

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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 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fedor Kiely!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tyson Kidd!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Radbod Blank and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kiely moves into the clinch.
Kiely lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kiely with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kiely misses with an elbow strike.
Kidd has Kiely pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kiely manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Kiely breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kiely will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kiely throws a head kick but Kidd moves out of range.
Kiely misses with a series of wild punches.
Kidd showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kiely.
Kidd shoots in for a takedown but Kiely shows good takedown defense.
Kidd looks to clinch
and Kiely counters with a left and a right that stings Kidd.
Kidd avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kidd misses with a takedown attempt
and Kiely counters with a head kick.
Fedor Kiely has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyson Kidd.
Kidd looks to clinch
and Kiely counters with a flying knee. Nice.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiely fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kiely lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kidd backs up against the cage.
Kiely misses with a double jab.

Kiely has Kidd up against the cage in a clinch.

Kiely breaks the clinch.
Kidd gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kidd avoids a punch combination nicely.

Kiely drives through and clinches with Kidd against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Kiely fails to land.
Kiely lands a hook that snaps the head of Kidd backwards.
Kidd struggles to land a body shot inside as Kiely controls his hands.
Kiely misses with a knee strike.
Kidd is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kiely pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kiely escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kiely misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kidd showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kiely.
Kidd fails with the takedown
and Kiely counters with a left and a right that stings Kidd.
Kidd doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Kiely holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Kiely breaks the clinch.
Kidd tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kiely counters with a nice uppercut.
Kiely throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kiely throws a right hand that Kidd ducks under and follows up with a left that Kidd also avoids with ease.
Kiely lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kiely.
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!

Kiely closes the distance and clinches.
Kiely lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kiely tries to land a knee to the head but Kidd blocks with his arms.
Kidd wants to get back to striking at distance but Kiely won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kiely just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kidd's brow.
Kiely prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kidd blocks the elbow strike.
Kidd is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kidd pressing his opponent against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kiely throws an elbow but misses.

Kiely breaks from the clinch.
Kiely looks to land a combination but Kidd avoids it well.
Kiely misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kiely throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Kiely clinches.
Kiely lands a damaging elbow.
Kiely throws an elbow but it misses.
Kidd is trying to break free.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kiely working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kidd jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kiely walks away with a smile on his face. Kidd gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kidd showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kiely.
Kidd gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kiely counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Kiely clinches up with Kidd and pushes him back against the cage.
Kidd wants a takedown but no success here.
Kiely blocks the elbow strike.
Kiely tries to land a knee to the head but Kidd blocks with his arms.
Kiely misses with an elbow strike.
Kiely throws an elbow but it misses.

Kiely breaks the clinch.

Kiely darts in and clinches Kidd up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Kiely manages to break the clinch.
Kiely tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Good standup being displayed there by Kiely as he connects with a hook.
Kiely throws a right hand that Kidd ducks under and follows up with a left that Kidd also avoids with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A nice left hand lands by Kiely.
Kidd takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kidd goes for a takedown attempt but Kiely pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kiely throws a right hand that Kidd ducks under and follows up with a left that Kidd also avoids with ease.
Kidd misses with a takedown
and Kiely counters with a two punch combo.
Fedor Kiely is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A combination from Kiely does no damage.

Kiely gets caught flat footed, as Kidd shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Kiely avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kidd throwing strikes but missing.
Kidd is breathing heavily.
Kidd trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kidd stops Kiely from standing up.
Kidd postures up in Kiely's guard and throws a big left but Kiely blocks it.
Kidd throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kiely works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kidd is working Kiely over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kiely wants to get back to his feet but Kidd is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kidd loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kidd throws and elbow that misses. Kiely uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kidd's guard. Nice move by Kiely!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kiely preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Kiely stands up from Kidd's guard - Kiely perhaps looking for a knockout.
Kiely tries a head kick but it misses.
Kidd doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Kiely holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Fedor Kiely has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyson Kidd.
Kidd takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Tyson Kidd has been cut.
Kiely is pressed up against the cage. Kidd has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kiely down to the mat. Kiely avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kiely throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kidd fails with the takedown
and Kiely counters with a one-two to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiely throws a right and a left that Kidd avoids nicely.
Kiely fails to land with a series of punches.
Kidd shoots and misses

and Kiely counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kiely lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kiely lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kidd jumps guard but Kiely stands there with Kidd around his waist. Kidd gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kiely comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kiely lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Kiely breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kiely displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Kiely closes the distance and clinches.
Kiely lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kiely lands an elbow just above Kidd 's eye.
Kiely lands an elbow that stopped Kidd in his tracks for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kidd takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kiely lands a damaging elbow.

Kiely breaks the clinch.
Kiely fails to land with a series of punches.
Kiely throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kidd's head.
Kiely throws a nice looking combination but Kidd bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kidd gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kiely counters with a one-two to the body.
No joy there for Kiely, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kiely tries to bum rush Kidd with a series of wild strikes but Kidd uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kiely scores with a jab.
Kidd doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Kiely moves into the clinch.

Kiely breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fedor Kiely dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tyson Kidd's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Kiely lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kidd misses with a takedown attempt

and Kiely counters by clinching up.
A short uppercut from Kiely.
Kiely lands a right hand.
Kiely lands with a light punch inside.
Kiely lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kiely creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kidd's defenses.

Kiely pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Kiely closes the distance and clinches.

Kiely breaks from the clinch.
Kidd shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kiely counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kiely lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kidd circles away quickly and effectively.
A combination from Kiely does no damage.
Kidd takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kidd throws a head kick that misses

and Kiely moves into the clinch.

Kiely breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick by Kiely misses

and Kidd counters with a shoot takedown. Kiely fights it but they end up in guard.
Kidd throws a strike but Kiely rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kiely would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Kidd looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kiely is one step ahead there.
Kidd seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kidd throws a nice elbow from the bottom.
Kiely might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kidd looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kiely is one step ahead there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kidd tries to strike from the bottom.
Kidd has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Kiely stands and steps away. Kidd gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Kiely doesn't manage to clinch there - Kidd circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kidd slips a jab and a cross from Kiely.

Kidd shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kiely's guard.
Kidd throws and elbow that misses. Kiely uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kidd's guard. Nice move by Kiely!
Kidd trying to keep a closed guard but Kiely is proving a slippery customer.
Kiely stopping the sweep attempt from Kidd.
Tyson Kidd has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fedor Kiely is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kiely passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tyson Kidd comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kiely has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fedor Kiely!