PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ryota Kise (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mang Bert (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.

Kise
vs
Bert

189 cm
25
154 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
154 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ryota Kise!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mang Bert!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Peter Branson and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kise fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kise takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bert tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kise counters with a left to the body.
Bert throws a sloppy head kick and Kise moves out of range easily.
Bert misses with a head kick.
Kise is looking to clinch but Bert is avoiding it.
Kise tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bert manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kise showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bert.
Bert throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kise tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bert paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kise shoots in and drives through. Bert sprawls well.
Bert darts in looking for a takedown but Kise gets double underhooks and turns Bert into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kise is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Bert is defending well.

Bert is trying to trip Kise. He has hold of a leg but Kise is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Bert persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Kise really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Kise seems keen to control Bert's posture.
Kise looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kise is trying to keep Bert in close.
Bert tries to free his leg and advance position but Kise is retaining full guard.
Bert stopping the sweep attempt from Kise.
Bert stays in close to Kise's body and controls the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Ryota Kise wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Kise digs a good body shot into Bert's ribs.
Bert fails in his attempt to clinch.

Bert scores with a takedown into Kise's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bert trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bert wants to control from the top but Kise keeps moving.
Bert preventing the sweep.

Bert thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bert stopping the sweep attempt from Kise.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bert postures up.
Kise being controlled here, momentarily.
Bert trying to control but Kise is working from the bottom.
Kise is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Mang Bert was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Bert has closed the distance and engaged Kise in a clinch.
Bert has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kise avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Bert avoids the elbow strike from Kise, against the cage.
Kise tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bert smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryota Kise. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kise fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kise fails with a takedown attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mang Bert dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Horrible takedown by Kise or perhaps it was just good defense by Bert which made him look bad.
Kise fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bert avoids it really well and circles away.

Bert clinches up against the cage.

Bert gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Kise regains guard.
Bert trying to control but Kise is working from the bottom.

Kise looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bert wants to control from the top but Kise keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kise looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bert lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kise looking for a sweep. Not yet Kise, not yet.
Kise trying to control the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bert trying to control but Kise is working from the bottom.
Kise manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Bert slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bert regains full guard. Nicely done.
Kise stops Bert from standing up.
Kise wants to get up but he can't break Bert's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Kise has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bert is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bert avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bert thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Kise looking to pass the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bert wants to stand up but Kise is controlling him.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bert can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bert looking for a sweep. Not yet Bert, not yet.

Bert looking for a guillotine here but Kise defends easily.

Bert throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kise throws a big right hand that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bert wants to sweep but no luck.
Kise won't allow Bert to get back to his feet.
Bert wants to sweep here but Kise controlling him for the moment.
Bert trying to strike off his back.
Bert looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kise is one step ahead there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bert not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mang Bert showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Kise tries to clinch up.
Kise looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bert is fending him off so far but Kise persists. Nope, Bert circles away and we're back to standing.
Kise is looking to land body kicks.
Bert tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kise manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Bert shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Kise manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Kise looking to control.
Bert stays in close to Kise's body and controls the position.
Bert slips nicely into half guard.
Kise avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bert.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bert perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Kise has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bert is working away from the top position though.

Kise looking for submissions off his back.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bert seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Bert content to control rather than advance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Mang Bert.
Kise fails to land the takedown.

Kise gets tackled into the cage by Bert. Bert maintains the clinch.

Bert has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Kise uses from the top position.
Bert wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Kise is now in half guard.
Bert tries to get to full guard but Kise has control of the leg.
Bert is refusing to be controlled, as Kise sits in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kise takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Bert trying to control but Kise postures up.
Mang Bert has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kise takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Ryota Kise wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Kise tries for a takedown but Bert circles away easily

and Bert counters with a shoot takedown. Kise fights it but they end up in guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryota Kise. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bert controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bert with a nice head shot there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bert controlling from the top position.
Bert throws a big elbow that misses.
Kise keeping moving, preventing Bert from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Mang Bert hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Kise is looking to clinch but Bert is avoiding it.
Ryota Kise has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mang Bert is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

Bert looking to score a takedown here. Kise is defending well but Bert drives through and ends up in Kise's guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mang Bert comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bert winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mang Bert!