PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sienna Lord (ranked 4568 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paulo Kiesaba (ranked 5323 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.

Lord
vs
Kiesaba

185 cm
21
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

173 cm
25
169 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight 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, Sienna Lord!
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, Paulo Kiesaba!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Peter Branson and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lord takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd cheers as Kiesaba lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lord doesn't seem phased though.
Lord shoots in for a takedown but Kiesaba shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kiesaba connects with a body shot.
Lord with a poor takedown
and Kiesaba counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kiesaba misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Kiesaba.
Lord blocking some punches.
Kiesaba lands a left hand.
Lord blocking some punches.
Lord holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Lord leaning his opponent against the cage.
Lord lands an elbow inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kiesaba scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kiesaba swings wildly with an uppercut but Lord uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kiesaba misses with the head strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lord blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lord is trying to pull guard but Kiesaba has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sienna Lord. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kiesaba lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kiesaba blocks an uppercut.
Lord has a couple of punches blocked by Kiesaba.
Kiesaba throws a head punch that misses.
Kiesaba misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kiesaba lands with a short shot to the head.
Kiesaba swings wildly with an uppercut but Lord uses good head movement to avoid it.
Come on Lord - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A short right from Kiesaba on the inside.
Lord tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kiesaba avoids it.
Lord has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kiesaba is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Kiesaba scores with a shoulder strike.
Lord pushes off an throws an elbow but Kiesaba leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Kiesaba.
Lord is breathing heavily.
Kiesaba misses with a punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiesaba lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lord backwards.

Lord is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kiesaba lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lord backwards.
Oh Lord is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kiesaba.
Kiesaba unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Lord! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Kiesaba is unloading with more strikes now! Lord drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paulo Kiesaba!