PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kiki Eketone (ranked 3866 p4p, 3698 weight class) and Bill Nye (ranked 492 p4p, 466 weight class). Kiki Eketone has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Eketone
vs
Nye

178 cm
25
270
2 - 1 - 0

225 cm
25
275
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kiki Eketone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bill Nye!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Bart Greer and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eketone scores with a jab to the jaw.

It looks like Bill Nye has been cut.
Nye keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Nye takes the fight into the clinch.
Nye doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Nye - that landed with a thud.
Nye struggles to land a body shot inside as Eketone controls his hands.
Nye tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nye blocking some punches.
Eketone tries to work over Nye's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Eketone throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nyes head.
Eketone misses with a body punch.
Nye lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Eketone or not.
Eketone lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
I was talking to Eketone's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Eketone blocks a body shot from Nye.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Eketone.
Nye scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nye throws a head punch that misses.

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

Nye closes the distance and pushes Eketone back into the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Eketone blocks an elbow strike from Nye.
Nye lands a left hand that snaps the head of Eketone backwards.
Nye looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Eketone tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nye misses with a punch to the body.

Nye breaks the clinch.
Eketone just misses with a punch to the body.

Nye moves into range and clinches up with Eketone.
Eketone fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nye prevents a body shot from Eketone.
Nye tries to land a knee to the head but Eketone blocks with his arms.
Nye misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Eketone.
Eketone misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nye trying to land knees to the body.
Eketone scores with a shot to the side of Nye's head.
Eketone tries to circle away but Nye has him pinned against the cage.
Nye will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Eketone up against the cage.
Nye throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Eketone blocks a body shot from Nye.
Eketone tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from Nye.
Eketone swings wildly with an uppercut but Nye uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nye.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eketone working aggressively here.
Nye throws an elbow that misses.
Eketone blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nye blocks a body shot from Eketone.
Eketone misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nye misses with a knee strike.
Nye tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Still in the clinch, Eketone scores with a nice short uppercut.
Eketone throws a head punch that misses.

Nye breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A jab from Eketone misses.
Nye throws a counter combo.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Nye rushes Eketone and presses him up against the cage.
Nye blocking some punches.
Eketone misses with a body punch.
Eketone throws a punch but it's blocked by Nye.
Nye misses with an elbow strike.
Eketone lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nye.
Eketone has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nye pushes Eketone back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nye landing knees to the head.
Nye looks winded!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nye tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Eketone avoids it.
Eketone managing to block the knees to the body from Nye.
Eketone lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Eketone blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Eketone lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nye blocking some punches.
Eketone is leaning against Nye and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Eketone.
Nye takes a shot to the head.
Eketone misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Eketone.
Eketone lands a right hand.
A hook to the body from Eketone.
Eketone scores with a shot to the side of Nye's head.
Eketone lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Nye is rocked!
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!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nye.
Nye blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Eketone gets through Nye's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nye is still on wobbly legs! Can Eketone finish him?
Eketone has a couple of punches blocked by Nye.
Nye seems to have recovered his senses.
Eketone softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nye looking to slow down the pace here.
Nye blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Eketone lands a hook that snaps the head of Nye backwards.
We've been informed that Nye has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Eketone lands a left hand.
Eketone lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nye blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Eketone is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nye blocking some punches.
Eketone lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Eketone swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nye is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Eketone doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Eketone managing to block the knees to the body from Nye.
Eketone lands a right hand.
Nye is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Nye tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Eketone avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Eketone misses with some punches.
Eketone presses Nye against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Eketone lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Eketone fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kiki Eketone dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bill Nye's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Eketone throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Nye has managed to clinch.
Eketone avoiding damage as Nye throws knees to the body.
Eketone lands with a short shot to the head.

Eketone breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nye misses with a double jab
and Eketone counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nye uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Eketone.
Eketone is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nye can do to turn this around?
Nye tries to clinch up.
Eketone swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nye lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Nye switches off momentarily and Eketone cracks him with a monster right hand! Nye topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Eketone dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Eketone!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kiki Eketone!
A victorious Kiki Eketone thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.