PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mew Choo (ranked 405 p4p, 60 weight class) and Ribociclib Kisqali (ranked 526 p4p, 78 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Choo
vs
Kisqali

180 cm
29
191 lbs
13 - 2 - 0

180 cm
22
220 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Sully's Bar & Grill
IniTech Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mew Choo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ribociclib Kisqali!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Kisqali, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Choo appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Kisqali blocks a jab.
Kisqali takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Choo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

It looks like Ribociclib Kisqali has been cut.
Ribociclib Kisqali seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kisqali throws a shot from downtown. Choo moves away and avoids it.
Kisqali swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kisqali takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Choo jabs Kisqali to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Choo cracks Kisqali with an open hand slap.
Kisqali walks into a jab.
Choo lands with a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Choo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kisqali doesn't seem bothered though.
Choo moves out of range of the strikes.
It looked like Choo was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kisqali.
Kisqali waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Choo.
Choo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kisqali manages to avoid it.
Choo misses the shot to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Kisqali scores with a four punch combination!

It looks like Mew Choo has been cut.
Kisqali missing with a left hand there. Choo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A big left from Kisqali misses.
It looked like Choo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Choo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kisqali to score with a decent uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Choo lands a nice shot to the body.
Kisqali is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Choo.
Kisqali throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Choo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Choo stalks Kisqali and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kisqali's face. Kisqali staggers backwards, shaken.
Kisqali looks to score with a jab to the body but Choo is just out of range.
Kisqali throws a big shot that misses.
Choo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A combination from Kisqali does no damage.
Choo throws a big counter combination but Kisqali scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Choo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kisqali manages to avoid it.
Kisqali smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Choo tests Kisqali's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kisqali throws an overhand right that lands on Choo's shoulder, as Choo tries to avoid the shot.
Choo appears to be looking for a big counter.
Kisqali throws out a loose jab but Choo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Choo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Choo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Choo just misses with a punch to the body.
Kisqali on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Choo lands a nice hook to Kisqali's body. Kisqali takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kisqali takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Choo moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Kisqali throws a right hand that misses
and Choo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Choo moves away from the strike by Kisqali.
Kisqali misses with a wild body shot.
Choo is looking to counter punch.
Kisqali throws a right hand that misses
and Choo counters with a nice body shot.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Choo!

That has opened up Ribociclib Kisqali's cut even more.
Choo misses with a two punch combination.
Choo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kisqali is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Choo.
Choo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kisqali. Choo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kisqali showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Choo.
A swing and a miss from Kisqali.

Kisqali drives through and clinches with Choo against the cage.
I was talking to Choo's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.

Choo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kisqali uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Choo.
Choo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kisqali's head backwards.
Kisqali misses with a straight left.
Kisqali is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Choo.
A left and a right from Choo both land. Nice combination.
Choo is looking to wear down Kisqali with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kisqali throws a looping overhand right but Choo ducks down to avoid it.
Choo misses with a straight left.
Choo ducks under a wild hook from Kisqali.
Choo scores with a jab. Kisqali acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

The cut above Ribociclib Kisqali's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Kisqali swings widly with a right hand
and Choo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A jab from Choo misses.
Kisqali throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Choo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It looked like Choo was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kisqali.
Kisqali misses with a hook
and Kisqali takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Choo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kisqali has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kisqali jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kisqali moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kisqali looks to throw the jab but Choo is out of range.
Kisqali misses with a lunging right hand
and Choo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Choo staying out of range there.
Choo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kisqali.
Choo is working the combinations to good effect here.
Kisqali looks to land a right hand but Choo moved out of range.
Choo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kisqali's head backwards.
Kisqali throws a body punch but Choo moves out of range.
Choo is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kisqali misses with a double jab.
Choo misses with a two punch combination.
Choo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Choo slips a straight right by Kisqali.
Kisqali misses with a left hand
and Choo counters with a nice uppercut.

Ribociclib Kisqali's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Choo tests Kisqali's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kisqali looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Choo scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Choo scores with a jab.
Kisqali lands a jab to the head.
Choo moves into range and connects with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mew Choo dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Choo digs a good body shot into Kisqali's ribs.
Choo slips under a jab from Kisqali.
Choo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kisqali.
Kisqali on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Choo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kisqali loads up on a big right hand but Choo slips the punch.
Choo avoids the body shot from Kisqali.
A telegraphed right hand from Kisqali misses the target.
Kisqali misses with an uppercut
and Choo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kisqali walks into a straight right hand from Choo.
Nice cross by Choo.
Kisqali throws an off balance right hand
and Choo counters with a straight right hand.
Mew Choo is winning the standup battle so far.
Kisqali swings for the body but Choo moves out of range.
Choo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Choo throws a body punch but Kisqali moves out of range.
Choo's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Choo duly obliges.
Kisqali throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Choo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kisqali's hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Choo moves out of range of the strikes.
Kisqali throws a series of strikes that have Choo backpedaling.
Choo lands a right hook to the body.
Choo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Choo lands a slapping body shot.
Kisqali might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Kisqali will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kisqali is breathing heavily.
Kisqali walks into a jab.
Choo has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Nice body punch from Choo.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Choo here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Choo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A little jabbing left from Kisqali on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Choo avoids the body shot from Kisqali.
A little feinted left hand from Choo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Choo throws a one two combo.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ribociclib Kisqali's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mew Choo!
Mew Choo very nearly forgot to thank IniTech Nutrition amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.