PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Keke Kivi (ranked 1361 p4p, 2558 weight class) and Barkeep Quark (ranked 198 p4p, 338 weight class). Keke Kivi has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Kivi
vs
Quark

195 cm
28
190
14 - 6 - 0

180 cm
23
187
5 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Good gas tank

Katman Drip Inc.

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 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Keke Kivi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Barkeep Quark!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quark moves out of range as Kivi throws a body kick.
Quark looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Quark takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Kivi fails to land with a series of punches.
Kivi's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kivi duly obliges.
Kivi throws a nice looking combination but Quark bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A little jabbing left from Quark on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kivi has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Quark shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kivi defends it nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Kivi misses the target.
Kivi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quark has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kivi scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kivi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kivi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Quark looks like he wants to counter punch here.

Quark shoots in and gets a takedown into Kivi's guard.
Kivi wants to stand and escape but Quark is having none of it.
Quark in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kivi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Quark trying to control the position from guard on top but Kivi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Quark postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Quark lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Quark lands a couple of elbows.
Kivi knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Quark on the ground.
Kivi wants to stand up but Quark is controlling him.
Quark is looking to work some ground and pound but Kivi has wrist control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quark lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Quark missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Quark makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Quark cracks Kivi with a solid left hand.
Quark is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
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!
Kivi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Quark.
Quark stands up over Kivi, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Quark missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Quark scoring with some ground and pound.
Quark lands a couple of elbows.
Quark content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Quark keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kivi's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quark throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Quark makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Quark working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kivi's head.
Quark postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Quark postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kivi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Quark.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Quark landing some decent shots from guard.
Quark has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Quark working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kivi's head.
Quark throws an elbow that misses. Kivi uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Quark's guard. Nice move by Kivi!

Quark bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kivi's guard.

Kivi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Quark working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kivi's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quark trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Quark working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Quark prevents Kivi from getting back to his feet.
Quark keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kivi's head.
Quark trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Quark in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Quark working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kivi's head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Quark's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Quark is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Quark postures up and lands a big shot to Kivi's brow.
Quark chips away with some ground and pound.
Kivi has momentary wrist control but Quark slips an elbow through the middle.
Quark throws a big right hand that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Barkeep Quark dominated that round.
That's time! Kivi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Quark shoots in for a takedown but Kivi shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kivi misses with a two punch combination.
Quark tries to counter by closing the distance.
Kivi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kivi misses with a double jab
and Quark counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kivi fails to land with a series of punches.
Kivi throws a right and a left that Quark avoids nicely.
Kivi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Quark looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Quark bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Quark cracks Kivi with an elbow. That is naaassty.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Quark landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Kivi wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kivi defending against the ground and pound.
Quark working the ground and pound.
Quark in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Quark moves into full mount!
BOOM! Quark connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Quark with the ground and pound from mount.
Quark working Kivi over with strikes here.
Quark has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Kivi's face.
Quark dominating with strikes here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Quark scores with a couple of good head shots there.

Kivi is rocked!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Quark! Kivi is hurt baaadly! Quark is firing away with more strikes - Kivi is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Barkeep Quark!
A very excited looking Barkeep Quark made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.