PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zico Macedo (ranked 3494 p4p, 3997 weight class) and Nedser Kiely (ranked 422 p4p, 477 weight class). Macedo comes to the cage accompanied by Hino Nacional do Brasil. Kiely has chosen Walk - Pantera as his entrance music. Zico Macedo could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Nedser Kiely's chin.

Macedo
vs
Kiely

184 cm
26
213
5 - 2 - 0

190 cm
23
220
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Determined

The Dirty Needle Project
Carnage Clothing

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zico Macedo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nedser Kiely!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Macedo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kiely fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Macedo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Macedo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kiely paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kiely bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Macedo's head.
Donk. Kiely catches Macedo right on the button with a cross.
Kiely lands with an uppercut that bounces Macedo off the cage and back into range.
Kiely lands a jab-cross combination.
Macedo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Macedo needs to keep his hands up - Kiely had a free shot at his head there.
Kiely scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kiely!
Kiely scores with a crisp jab that stopped Macedo in his tracks.
Nedser Kiely seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiely uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kiely, as that shot connected.
Nice shot by Kiely.
Macedo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kiely darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kiely with a hook.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kiely, as that shot connected.
Kiely throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Macedo on the side of the head.
Kiely looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kiely 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.
Macedo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Macedo walks into a left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Macedo walks into a straight right hand from Kiely.
Jab, jab by Kiely - just one landing.
Kiely swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Macedo.
Kiely scores with a jab. Macedo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Macedo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nice shot by Kiely.
Kiely lands a really nice looking cross but Macedo seems unphased.
Kiely is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Macedo had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Kiely uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Macedo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Macedo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kiely sizes up Macedo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macedo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kiely throws a shot to the body.
Kiely cracks Macedo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Macedo needs to keep his hands up - Kiely had a free shot at his head there.
Jab from Kiely.
Macedo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kiely lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Macedo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kiely.
A jab from Kiely does it's job there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Donk. Kiely catches Macedo right on the button with a cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiely connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Macedo momentarily.
Kiely scores with a jab. Macedo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Macedo drops his hands momentarily and Kiely takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Good standup being displayed there by Kiely as he connects with a hook.
Kiely lands a jab-cross combination.
Nice jab there from Kiely.
Kiely lands a head shot.
Kiely lands the left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kiely lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Macedo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kiely lands a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Nedser Kiely dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Kiely lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Macedo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kiely lands a head shot.
Kiely scores with the left hand. Macedo knows he should have avoided that one.
Kiely jabs Macedo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Macedo walks into a stiff left hand from Kiely.
Kiely connects with a good right hand that stumbles Macedo. Macedo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kiely lands a lovely overhand right.
Macedo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Macedo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kiely connects with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiely connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Macedo's hands.
Macedo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kiely with a jab.
Kiely tests Macedo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kiely lands with a hook. Macedo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kiely connects with a crisp jab.
Macedo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kiely scores with a jab.
Kiely cracks Macedo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Macedo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kiely scores with a jab.
Kiely darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kiely scores with a crisp jab that stopped Macedo in his tracks.
Kiely cracks Macedo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kiely lands a really nice looking cross but Macedo seems unphased.
A left lands for Kiely.
Kiely lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Macedo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kiely finds it's way round the side to connect with Macedo's head.
Macedo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Macedo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiely connects with the punch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kiely, as that shot connected.
A left lands for Kiely.
Nedser Kiely seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Macedo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kiely fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kiely scores with a nice right hand.
Nedser Kiely is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kiely uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Macedo has time to react.
Kiely uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Macedo has time to react.
Macedo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiely lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kiely stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kiely bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Macedo's head.
Kiely's corner calls for a 1-2. Kiely obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kiely lands a head shot.
Kiely lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kiely.
The crowd cheers as Kiely lands an impressive looking overhand right. Macedo doesn't seem phased though.
Kiely bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kiely scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kiely works the jab nicely.
Macedo tries to move into range but Kiely moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Nedser Kiely showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Macedo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Kiely scores with a jab to the head.
Macedo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nice shot by Kiely.
Zico Macedo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kiely scores with a nice strike.
Kiely with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kiely lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kiely connects with a crisp jab.
Nice straight punches there by Kiely. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kiely.
Kiely scores with a decent looking hook.
Kiely is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice jab there from Kiely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Macedo takes a jab right on the kisser.
Macedo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kiely lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Macedo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nice shot by Kiely.
A jab from Kiely does it's job there.
Kiely takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kiely scores with the left hand. Macedo knows he should have avoided that one.
Macedo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kiely shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Macedo eats them both and turns towards Kiely to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jab by Kiely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiely works the jab nicely.
Macedo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Macedo ducks right into an uppercut from Kiely.
Kiely scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kiely lands with a straight right. Macedo didn't see that one coming.
Macedo is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kiely.
Nice straight punches there by Kiely. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kiely.
Kiely lands a glancing blow to the side of Macedo's head.
Kiely lands with a right hand.
Macedo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiely scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kiely lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kiely lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kiely darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kiely lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kiely scores with a jab. Macedo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kiely displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kiely.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Macedo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kiely connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiely scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kiely connects with the punch.
Kiely has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kiely cracks Macedo with a good jab.
Kiely connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Macedo's hands.
Kiely with a jab.
Zico Macedo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Macedo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Macedo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kiely lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kiely connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kiely lunges at Macedo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Macedo's hand.
Kiely scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nedser Kiely comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kiely has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 24:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 24:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nedser Kiely!
Post fight, Nedser Kiely stared into the camera and said 'I am the best, this other fighter is a joke. Rematch? Your a joke.'.