PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dodgie Glinko (ranked 717 p4p, 485 weight class) and Pete Kiloe (ranked 89 p4p, 61 weight class). Kiloe is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Boys Noize - Lava Lava. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Glinko
vs
Kiloe

174 cm
26
163
6 - 1 - 0

173 cm
27
160
7 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

EL ZOIDO FEEBLE FIGHTWEAR

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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dodgie Glinko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Pete Kiloe!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Peter Branson and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Glinko. Kiloe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kiloe looks to land a left hand but Glinko moved out of range nicely.

Glinko drives through and clinches with Kiloe against the cage.
Kiloe takes a shot to the head.
Glinko misses with a body punch.
Kiloe dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Glinko throws a punch but it's blocked by Kiloe.
Glinko tries to throw a body punch but Kiloe avoids it by throwing Glinko back against the cage.
Glinko tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Glinko misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Glinko.

Kiloe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kiloe ducks under a wild hook from Glinko.
Kiloe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Glinko.
Glinko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kiloe throws out the jab.
Jab from Kiloe.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiloe throws a lazy right hand but Glinko sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kiloe blocks a jab.
Glinko avoids the body shot from Kiloe.
Kiloe has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Glinko looks to land a left hand but Kiloe moved out of range nicely.
A slow jab from Kiloe misses its intended target.
Kiloe connects with a looping right hand.
Kiloe throws a hook to the side of Glinko's head but Glinko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kiloe avoids the body shot from Glinko.
Kiloe swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kiloe connects with the punch.
Glinko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kiloe.
Glinko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kiloe blocks a jab.
Glinko staying out of range there.
Glinko was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kiloe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Glinko.
Nice defenses there by Glinko.
Kiloe throws a hook but Glinko blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Kiloe misses its intended target.
Glinko tries to counter with a takedown but Kiloe is quick to defend against it.
Kiloe lands a nice shot to the body.
Kiloe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kiloe jabs Glinko right on the nose. Glinko blinks but takes it well.
Kiloe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Glinko takes a swing at Kiloe's ribcage but misses.
Kiloe takes a swing at Glinko's ribcage but misses.
Glinko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kiloe.
Nice uppercut there from Kiloe.
Kiloe misses with a right hand
and Glinko counters with a stiff right hand.
Kiloe lunges at Glinko with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Glinko's hand.
Kiloe on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kiloe throws out a powerful jab.
Kiloe lands a slapping body shot.

Glinko drives through with a takedown into Kiloe's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

Glinko is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Kiloe is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Kiloe has escaped and now he's on top!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Glinko throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Kiloe escapes and throws Glinko's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Glinko tries to improve position but can't.
Glinko regains half guard.
Glinko is looking for a sweep. Kiloe is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Glinko is working hard here to advance position.
Glinko definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

Glinko actively working from the bottom here.
Glinko has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kiloe is working away from the top position though.
Glinko tries to roll over but Kiloe keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiloe stalling.
Glinko is looking for a sweep. Kiloe is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Glinko is trying to maintain the position but Kiloe is very close to passing his half guard.
Glinko wants to improve his position but Kiloe is controlling well.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kiloe seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Kiloe is thwarting Glinko's attempts to control the position.
Glinko moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Kiloe's corner calls for a 1-2. Kiloe obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Glinko scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Glinko misses with a right hand
and Kiloe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kiloe misses with a looping left.
Glinko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kiloe.
Glinko is looking to counter punch.
Glinko misses with a straight right.
Glinko misses with a straight right.
A little jabbing left from Kiloe on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Glinko jabs at Kiloe's body.
Glinko displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Kiloe defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Glinko.
Kiloe jabs at Glinko's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Glinko scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kiloe misses with a straight left.
A right-left combo lands from Kiloe.
Glinko ducks under a wild hook from Kiloe.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiloe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kiloe throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Glinko tries to counter by clinching up but Kiloe breaks away and moves out of range.
Kiloe misses with a right hand
and Glinko counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Glinko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Glinko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Glinko moves out of range as Kiloe strikes.
Kiloe just misses with a punch to the body.
Kiloe tests Glinko's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kiloe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Glinko lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Kiloe misses with a lunging right hand
letting Glinko counter with a right hand.
Glinko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kiloe moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Glinko misses with a looping left.
Kiloe looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kiloe swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Glinko moves out of range of the strikes.
Glinko fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kiloe swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Glinko takes a swing at Kiloe's ribcage but misses.
Kiloe looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice shot lands for Kiloe.
Glinko lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Kiloe slips a straight right by Glinko.
Kiloe throws out a counter right but Glinko avoids it with no problem.
Kiloe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Glinko missing with a left hand there. Kiloe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kiloe scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Glinko connects with a body shot that sends Kiloe's belly button to the back.
Kiloe on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Glinko tries to clinch up.
Kiloe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Glinko.
No joy there for Kiloe, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kiloe throws a body shot but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiloe on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kiloe misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kiloe cracks a nice hook into Glinko's ribs.
Kiloe swings for the body but Glinko moves out of range.
Glinko shoots in looking for a takedown. Kiloe tries to sprawl out of it but Glinko keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kiloe manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dodgie Glinko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Glinko throws a body shot but no joy.
Glinko tries to clinch but Kiloe is having none of it.

Glinko shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kiloe's guard.

Kiloe is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Glinko presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Kiloe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Glinko connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Glinko tries to clinch but Kiloe moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiloe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Glinko went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Kiloe shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Glinko eats them both and turns towards Kiloe to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Jab from Kiloe.
A telegraphed right hand from Kiloe misses the target.
Kiloe swats away the attempt to clinch by Glinko.
Glinko with a jab.
Kiloe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Glinko.
Glinko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kiloe has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Glinko moves out of range as Kiloe strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Glinko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kiloe.
Glinko misses with an uppercut. Kiloe saw that one coming.
Kiloe throws a hook to the side of Glinko's head but Glinko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Glinko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Pete Kiloe will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Glinko misses with a few strikes there.
Kiloe misses with a body shot.
Kiloe takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Glinko looks to throw the jab but Kiloe is out of range.
Glinko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kiloe misses with an uppercut. Glinko saw that one coming.
Glinko takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kiloe throws a left and a right that both miss

and Glinko counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Glinko.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kiloe.
Glinko is trying to pull guard but Kiloe has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Glinko throws a head punch that misses.
Kiloe prevents a body shot from Glinko.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Glinko drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Glinko misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiloe lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Glinko backwards.
Kiloe is pushing Glinko up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Glinko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Glinko lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kiloe.
A right hand to the body from Glinko.
Kiloe controlling the action here for a moment.

Glinko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glinko throws out a powerful jab.
Glinko just misses with a punch to the body.
A nice side step and Kiloe releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.

Glinko darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Glinko is trying to work for a kimura but Kiloe is defending well.

Glinko is working for a submission of some sort.
Kiloe won't allow Glinko to pass to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Glinko is looking for a kimura here.
Kiloe works his way to full guard. Good work.
Kiloe keeping full guard, as Glinko tries to pass.
Kiloe pulls Glinko in close to prevent any damage.
Glinko slips nicely into half guard.
Glinko throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Kiloe to regain full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Glinko wants to pass the guard but Kiloe is keeping the position.
Glinko scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kiloe wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

Glinko drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Kiloe dives on top into guard.

Dodgie Glinko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kiloe wants to get up but he can't break Glinko's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Glinko is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Glinko is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kiloe is looking to stand up but Glinko won't let him.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dodgie Glinko showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kiloe 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 28:29
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pete Kiloe!
After the fight, Pete Kiloe was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.