PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Barry Syevens (ranked 4732 p4p, 4965 weight class) and Toko Kiriko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Syevens
vs
Kiriko

185 cm
22
189
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
185
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Barry Syevens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Toko Kiriko!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Andrew Berry and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kiriko closes the distance and clinches.
Syevens tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kiriko stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kiriko tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Syevens is looking to break free of the clinch but Kiriko has double underhooks.
Syevens blocks the elbow strike.
Kiriko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kiriko misses with an elbow strike.
Syevens jumps guard but Kiriko turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Syevens takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Barry Syevens has been cut.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kiriko obliges.
Kiriko connects with a knee to the head.
Syevens is trying to break free.
Kiriko misses with a knee to the head.
Syevens blocks an elbow strike.
Kiriko lands a nice elbow.
Kiriko displaying some good clinch control by pressing Syevens up against the cage.
Syevens tries to break the clinch but Kiriko is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Syevens drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kiriko pulls his leg out and moves away.

Kiriko moves into the clinch successfully.
Syevens is trying to maintain a safe position but Kiriko gets an underhook and turns Syevens into the cage.
Syevens blocks an elbow strike from Kiriko.
Kiriko looking to throw knees to the head but Syevens is blocking nicely.
Kiriko is stalling here.
Syevens is looking to control Kiriko's arms but Kiriko gets an underhook and turns him. Now Syevens has his back to the cage.
Kiriko lands a knee to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kiriko throws an elbow but misses.
Syevens is trying to break the clinch but Kiriko is controlling him.
Syevens wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kiriko has him pressed against the cage.
Kiriko pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiriko stalling against the cage.
Kiriko lands a knee to the body.
Syevens tries for a takedown but Kiriko manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Barry Syevens. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Syevens is breathing heavily.
A knee to the head by Kiriko.

Barry Syevens's cut is getting worse.
Kiriko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kiriko misses with an elbow strike.
Kiriko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kiriko blocks an elbow strike.
Kiriko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Syevens blocks it with crossed arms.
Syevens wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kiriko landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kiriko with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Syevens wants to break the clinch but can't.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kiriko - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kiriko stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kiriko continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiriko lands an elbow inside that Syevens shrugs off.
Kiriko stalling the fight.
Kiriko connects with a nasty looking knee right to Syevens's face.
Syevens letting Kiriko take a breather here.
Syevens goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kiriko prevents it.
Kiriko connects with a knee to the head.

Barry Syevens's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Kiriko with a knee to the head.
Kiriko connects with a nasty looking knee right to Syevens's face.

Jeez, Barry Syevens's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Kiriko scores with a knee to the head.
Kiriko is stalling here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kiriko just misses with a elbow thrown towards Syevens's brow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiriko lands a good knee to the midsection. Syevens won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kiriko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Syevens blocks it with crossed arms.
Kiriko lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kiriko landing knees to the body.
Kiriko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kiriko unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Syevens dodges an elbow strike from Kiriko.
Kiriko has Syevens pushed against the cage.
Kiriko taking a breather.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kiriko just misses with a elbow thrown towards Syevens's brow.
Kiriko throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Syevens blocks it with crossed arms.
Kiriko throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Toko Kiriko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Barry Syevens's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Kiriko clinches up against the cage.
Kiriko is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Syevens is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Syevens takes a knee right on the jaw!
Syevens is trying to stall.
The referee calls for Kiriko to work.
Syevens avoids the elbow strike from Kiriko, against the cage.
Kiriko pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Toko Kiriko seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kiriko throws an elbow that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kiriko throws an elbow but misses.
Syevens is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kiriko to keep the fight standing.
Syevens takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kiriko has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kiriko tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kiriko lands a good knee to the midsection. Syevens won't want to take too many of those.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiriko landing knees to the head.
Kiriko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kiriko looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kiriko scores with a knee to the head.
Kiriko stalling against the cage.
Knees to the body from Kiriko.
Kiriko connects with a nasty looking knee right to Syevens's face.
Syevens dodges an elbow strike from Kiriko.
Kiriko tries to land a knee to the head but Syevens blocks with his arms.
Kiriko looking to throw knees to the head but Syevens is blocking nicely.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kiriko - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Syevens avoids the elbow strike from Kiriko, against the cage.
Kiriko slows down the pace here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiriko landing knees to the head.
Kiriko with a knee to the head.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Toko Kiriko!