PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Kyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Cordoba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kyle's entrance music is Wasted. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Cordoba's choice of entrance music: English Fire by CoF. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Kyle
vs
Cordoba

180 cm
30
284 lbs
16 - 8 - 0

191 cm
33
232 lbs
27 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

KAISER

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 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mark Kyle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Alex Cordoba!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cordoba blocks a leg kick.
Kyle just misses with a punch to the body.

Cordoba moves into range and clinches up with Kyle.
Good body shot from Cordoba.
A nice left hand lands by Cordoba.
Kyle misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Cordoba - that landed with a thud.
The referee is keeping an eye on Cordoba - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kyle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Kyle fails to land.
Kyle is looking for a takedown.
Cordoba comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kyle misses with the head strike.
Kyle is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Cordoba gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Cordoba comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Cordoba lands a nice knee to the body.
Kyle is breathing heavily.
A left hand lands to the body for Cordoba.
Cordoba lands an elbow inside that Kyle shrugs off.
Cordoba gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cordoba gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Mark Kyle has been cut.
Cordoba lands a nice knee to the body.
Cordoba with a knee to the head.
Kyle takes an elbow to the temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cordoba unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Cordoba working Kyle over with knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Cordoba.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cordoba scores with a shoulder strike.
Cordoba prevents a body shot from Kyle.
Kyle takes an elbow to the forehead.
Cordoba unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Cordoba lands a good knee to the midsection. Kyle won't want to take too many of those.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cordoba.
A nice left hand lands by Cordoba.
Cordoba scores a nice knee to the body.
Cordoba landing knees to the body.
Kyle takes an elbow to the temple.
Cordoba lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cordoba scores a nice knee to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Cordoba - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Cordoba lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kyle or not.
Kyle takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cordoba lands an elbow inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cordoba is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Cordoba lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cordoba presses Kyle against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cordoba is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Cordoba can't find room to land a body shot as Kyle controls the action.
Cordoba using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kyle has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cordoba doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kyle.
A head punch on the inside from Kyle fails to land.
Kyle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cordoba obliges.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cordoba.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cordoba.
Cordoba lands a good knee to the midsection. Kyle won't want to take too many of those.
Cordoba working Kyle over with knees to the body.
Cordoba unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Cordoba gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cordoba using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Cordoba works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cordoba lands a knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch on the inside from Kyle fails to land.
Cordoba lands a nice elbow.
Kyle has a couple of punches blocked by Cordoba.
Cordoba is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cordoba creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kyle's defenses.
A short body shot lands from Cordoba as the two fighters clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Cordoba scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cordoba lands a shoulder strike.
Cordoba lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kyle backwards.
Cordoba looking to slow down the pace here.
Cordoba slows down the pace here.
Cordoba is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kyle is defending well for now.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cordoba.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cordoba throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The referee is keeping an eye on Cordoba - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Cordoba lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kyle takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cordoba obliges.
Cordoba misses with a body punch.
Kyle struggles to land a body shot inside as Cordoba controls his hands.
Cordoba lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Cordoba.
Cordoba lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cordoba blocks an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Cordoba.
Cordoba slows down the pace here.
Kyle misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cordoba lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Kyle.
Kyle has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Cordoba avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Kyle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cordoba creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Cordoba dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mark Kyle's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Cordoba dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kyle. That did some damage!
Cordoba is looking to clinch.
Mark Kyle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kyle walks into a jab.
Kyle misses with a combination

and Cordoba counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cordoba.
Cordoba scores a nice knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cordoba.
A hook to the body from Cordoba.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Kyle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cordoba stalling.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cordoba.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cordoba landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cordoba lands a nice knee to the body.
Cordoba digs a right hand underneath Kyle's ribcage. Kyle let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Alex Cordoba seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cordoba.
Cordoba throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cordoba with a knee to the head.
Cordoba comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A short left from Cordoba.
Cordoba makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cordoba stalling.
Cordoba lands an elbow that stopped Kyle in his tracks for a moment.
Nice body punch from Cordoba.
Cordoba working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kyle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kyle being controlled against the cage.
Cordoba presses Kyle against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cordoba tries to stall but Kyle uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cordoba crunches a lovely knee into Kyle's ribcage.
Cordoba lands an elbow that stopped Kyle in his tracks for a moment.

Mark Kyle's cut is getting worse.
A knee to the head by Cordoba.
Cordoba looking to slow down the pace here.
Cordoba lands a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cordoba lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kyle backwards.
Cordoba working Kyle over with knees to the body.
Cordoba with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kyle on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cordoba blocks a body shot from Kyle.
Cordoba is trying to maintain a safe position but Kyle gets an underhook and turns Cordoba into the cage.
Cordoba with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cordoba stalls.
Cordoba working Kyle over with knees to the body.
Cordoba misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kyle.
Kyle misses with the head strike.
Cordoba tries to work over Kyle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kyle blocks an elbow strike.
Kyle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kyle blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cordoba.
Kyle throws a punch but it's blocked by Cordoba.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cordoba misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kyle.
Cordoba has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cordoba throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kyle blocks it with crossed arms.
Kyle's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cordoba throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kyle has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Cordoba is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Cordoba is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A right handed body shot lands from Cordoba.
Cordoba misses with a punch to the body.
Cordoba tries to work over Kyle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cordoba works on Kyle's body with a couple of short punches.
Kyle avoiding damage as Cordoba throws knees to the body.
Cordoba misses with an elbow over the top.
Cordoba lands a damaging elbow.
Cordoba stalls.
Cordoba blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cordoba prevents the takedown attempt.
Cordoba lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Cordoba as the two fighters clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kyle swings wildly with an uppercut but Cordoba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cordoba obliges.
Cordoba lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cordoba lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kyle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cordoba lands a nice elbow.
Cordoba stalling against the cage.
Cordoba can't find room to land a body shot as Kyle controls the action.
Cordoba doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cordoba blocks an uppercut.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Cordoba. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
A short body shot lands from Cordoba as the two fighters clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Kyle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cordoba is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kyle is keeping busy.
Cordoba lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Cordoba.
Kyle on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Cordoba showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mark Kyle's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Cordoba is looking to land body kicks.
Cordoba tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kyle manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kyle takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kyle takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kyle is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cordoba.
Cordoba swings away with a body shot that misses

and Kyle counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Cordoba's guard now.
Cordoba wants to sweep here but Kyle controlling him for the moment.
Kyle postures up.
Kyle loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kyle postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kyle stands up over Cordoba, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyle throwing strikes but missing.
Kyle working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kyle is looking to work some ground and pound but Cordoba has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cordoba looking for a sweep. Not yet Cordoba, not yet.
Kyle throws an elbow that misses. Cordoba uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kyle's guard. Nice move by Cordoba!
Kyle striking off his back but it's not causing Cordoba any problems.
Kyle might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Cordoba trying to control but Kyle is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kyle is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cordoba is aware though and is defending well.
Kyle looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cordoba wants to control from the top but Kyle keeps moving.
Kyle throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Cordoba stopping the sweep attempt from Kyle.
Cordoba trying to control but Kyle is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Alex Cordoba hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Kyle throws a head kick that misses.
Cordoba scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Cordoba throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kyle is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cordoba.

Kyle fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Cordoba sprawls well initially but Kyle persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kyle is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Cordoba!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cordoba gets back to half guard.
Cordoba holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cordoba has hold of Kyle's hands but Kyle slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Cordoba wants to get back to full guard.
Mark Kyle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ground and pound from Kyle.
Kyle lands with a punch from half guard.
Kyle thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cordoba's head.
Cordoba gets full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cordoba preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kyle loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kyle has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kyle landing with the ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Kyle showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cordoba has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 26:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 26:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 26:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Cordoba!
A very excited looking Alex Cordoba made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.