PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leben Strat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alberto Kiley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Strat
vs
Kiley

190 cm
22
234 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
229 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Leben Strat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Alberto Kiley !
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, William Gold and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strat stuffs the takedown attempt from Kiley . Kiley gets slowly back to his feet.
Strat has a takedown stuffed.

Strat gets tackled into the cage by Kiley . Kiley maintains the clinch.
Strat wants a takedown but no success here.
Strat tries to score a body lock takedown but Kiley shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leben Strat. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Kiley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Strat tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Kiley counters by clinching up.
Kiley should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Kiley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Strat moves to clinch but Kiley breaks away
and Kiley counters with a two punch combo.
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!

Kiley rushes Strat and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Strat trying to land knees to the body.
Kiley changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Strat fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Strat tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Kiley counters by moving into the clinch.

Strat's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kiley walks into a left hand.
Kiley looks for a takedown but Strat sprawls well.
Strat closes the distance looking to clinch

and Kiley moves into the clinch.
Strat tries a knee to the head but Kiley blocks it.
Strat wants a takedown.
Strat wants to take the fight to the mat but Kiley manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strat has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Strat tries to score a body lock takedown but Kiley shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Kiley tries to score a body lock takedown but Strat shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Kiley pulls guard successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Kiley keeping moving, preventing Strat from controlling successfully.

Strat gets to his feet. Kiley looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Kiley shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Strat defends it nicely.
Strat stuffs the takedown attempt from Kiley . Kiley gets slowly back to his feet.

Strat tries to keep at a distance but Kiley has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strat tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kiley smiles and moves away.
Strat wants to clinch but Kiley slips to the side

and Kiley counters by moving into the clinch.

Kiley manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Kiley looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Strat engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

Strat decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kiley has managed to clinch.
Kiley gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Strat.
Strat tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Strat is working for takedown but Kiley is calmly controlling the position for now.
Strat can't break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kiley with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Strat tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kiley smiles and moves away.

Kiley moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alberto Kiley dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Kiley clinches with his opponent.
Strat is looking to break free of the clinch but Kiley has double underhooks.
Strat fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kiley changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Strat fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Kiley fails to land the takedown.
A head kick misses from Kiley .

Strat fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Kiley to the ground. Strat is now in Kiley 's guard.
Kiley keeping moving, preventing Strat from controlling successfully.
Strat looking to sit in guard and control but Kiley gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Strat working a defensive guard here.
Strat wants to stand but Kiley is controlling the position.
Kiley trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Strat trying to control the position.
Kiley trying to control but Strat is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Alberto Kiley .
Kiley fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Leben Strat has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alberto Kiley .

Strat closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Kiley is breathing heavily.
Strat passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Kiley !

Strat moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Kiley has worked his arm free - good work by Kiley !
Kiley pushes Strat away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Strat gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The strikes coming from Strat are missing the target in this wave of attacks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiley prevents Strat from moving into mount.
Kiley is not content to let Strat control the position.

Strat decides to stand up, so the ref orders Kiley to his feet.
Kiley defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Strat.
Strat shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kiley but Kiley pushes him off and we're back to square one.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Strat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kiley closes the distance and pushes Strat back into the cage.
Kiley tries to land knees in the clinch but Strat avoids the damage to the body.
Kiley misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Strat.
Strat working hard to break the clinch.
Strat looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Alberto Kiley seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A bit of stalling here from Kiley .
Strat tries to pull guard but Kiley forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Strat fails to pull guard.

Kiley gets control of Strat's arms and successfully pulls guard. Kiley will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leben Strat 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. 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.

Strat fails in his attempt to clinch.
Strat shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kiley defends it nicely.
Kiley throws a hook but Strat blocks it.
Strat lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kiley circles away quickly and effectively.
Kiley misses with a leg kick

and Strat counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Strat wants to pass to mount but Kiley is defending the position.
Strat wants to stand up but Kiley has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Kiley pushes Strat off looking to stand but Strat dives back in and keeps control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiley wants to control but Strat is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kiley is positioning himself well to prevent Strat advancing to mount.
Kiley is trying to get back to full guard.
Strat tries to pass to full mount but Kiley defends it.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kiley is trying hard to land a takedown here. Strat sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kiley shoots for a double leg takedown but Strat sprawls well. He's pushed Kiley 's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kiley gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Kiley pulls guard successfully.
Leben Strat overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kiley keeping moving, preventing Strat from controlling successfully.
Strat throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kiley works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kiley throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Strat is looking to stand up but Kiley won't let him.
Strat trying to control but Kiley is working from the bottom.
Strat advances position into side control!
Strat is looking to take a break and control but Kiley is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kiley really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Strat. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Strat decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Strat bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kiley 's head backwards.
Alberto Kiley seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Strat scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Strat tries to move into full mount but can't pass Kiley 's legs.
Strat working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiley is trying to escape the position but Strat is controlling the position.
Kiley wants to control but Strat postures up.

Strat is trying to get an arm triangle but Kiley is defending well.
Strat prevents Kiley from escaping the position.
Strat wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kiley keeps working.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Strat controls the position.
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!

Strat stands up and we're back to a striking position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Leben Strat showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Strat 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leben Strat!