PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ovidio Kiran (ranked 370 p4p, 579 weight class) and Walter Payton (ranked 61 p4p, 98 weight class). Kiran comes to the cage accompanied by Katmandu. Payton has chosen Andre Nickatina - Yeah as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Walter Payton has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ovidio Kiran's chin.

Kiran
vs
Payton

189 cm
32
202
23 - 9 - 0

194 cm
29
215
13 - 3 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ovidio Kiran!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Walter Payton!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Robert Douchet and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Payton misses with a left hand
and Kiran counters with a straight right hand.
Payton misses the shot to the body.
We've been told by Kiran's head coaches at Brooklyn Mixed Martial Arts that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Kiran misses with a body shot.

Payton takes the fight into the clinch.
Kiran misses with a body punch.
Kiran tries a body shot but Payton blocks it.
Kiran scores with a nice hook to the head.
Payton prevents a body shot from Kiran.
Payton blocks an uppercut.
Payton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters up against the cage, Payton throws an elbow but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kiran tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Payton's elbow.
A shot in the inside from Payton.
Kiran lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Payton prevents a body shot from Kiran.
Kiran lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiran misses with a punch on the inside.
Payton lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kiran misses with a hook from the clinch.
Payton blocks the elbow strike.
Payton pressing his opponent against the cage.
Payton avoids the elbow strike from Kiran, against the cage.
Kiran misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Payton is struggling to control the position.
Kiran lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kiran lands a nice elbow.
Payton comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice body punch from Kiran - that landed with a thud.
Nice body punch from Kiran.
Payton swings wildly with an uppercut but Kiran uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payton misses with a punch on the inside.
Kiran lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kiran tries to throw a body punch but Payton avoids it by throwing Kiran back against the cage.
Kiran looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kiran can't find room to land a body shot as Payton controls the action.
Payton is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kiran is keeping busy.
Payton misses with the head strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kiran takes an elbow to the forehead.
Payton working aggressively here.
Kiran throws a head punch that misses.
Kiran tries a body shot but Payton blocks it.
Payton lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kiran backwards.
Payton pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kiran pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kiran lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Payton lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kiran.
Payton misses with the head strike.
Kiran holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Kiran throws a head punch that misses.
Payton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice elbow from Kiran.

It looks like Walter Payton has been cut.
Payton blocks an elbow strike.
Payton dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Payton blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Payton creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kiran lands an elbow just above Payton 's eye.
Still in the clinch, Kiran scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiran's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kiran tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Payton's elbow.
Kiran tries to work over Payton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kiran lands an elbow inside that Payton shrugs off.
Payton stalling in the clinch but Kiran improves position.
Kiran fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Payton throws a head punch that misses.
Kiran slows down the pace here.
Payton lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Payton blocks a body shot from Kiran.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Payton.
Kiran misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stalling in the clinch from Payton.
Payton lands a damaging elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ovidio Kiran dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Walter Payton's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A jab lands there for Kiran.
Kiran is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Payton can do to turn this around?
Payton takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Payton misses with a jab, cross combination.
A jab from Kiran misses.
Payton scores with a three punch combo!
Payton lands a lovely overhand right.
Payton looks to score with a jab to the body but Kiran is just out of range.
Payton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kiran takes a body punch but keeps moving.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Payton misses with a left hand
and Kiran counters with a stiff right hand.
Kiran lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Payton throws a shot from downtown. Kiran moves away and avoids it.
Walter Payton seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kiran uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Payton.
Payton just misses with a punch to the body.
Payton is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kiran.
Payton just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Payton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kiran fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Payton cracks Kiran with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Payton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kiran.
Payton throws a shot from downtown. Kiran moves away and avoids it.
Kiran throws a hook to the side of Payton's head but Payton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice body punch from Payton.
Kiran slips under a jab.
Kiran moves away from the strike by Payton.
Kiran wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Kiran misses with an uppercut.
Kiran slips a straight right by Payton.
Kiran appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Payton connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kiran's hands.
Kiran misses with a kick to the body.
Kiran tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Payton manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Payton throws a shot from downtown. Kiran moves away and avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kiran gets a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Payton tries to stall but Kiran uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Payton working aggressively here.
Kiran tries to throw a body punch but Payton avoids it by throwing Kiran back against the cage.
Kiran lands with a light punch inside.
Kiran works on Payton's body with a couple of short punches.
Kiran throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kiran tries to throw a body punch but Payton avoids it by throwing Kiran back against the cage.
Payton lands a hook that snaps the head of Kiran backwards.
Kiran misses with a punch to the body.
Payton cracks Kiran with a nice body shot.
Payton lands with a light punch inside.
Payton creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kiran's defenses.
Payton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Kiran on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Payton throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kiran's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kiran creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kiran blocks an uppercut.
Kiran misses with a hook from the clinch.
Payton avoids the elbow strike from Kiran, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kiran.
Nice body punch from Payton - that landed with a thud.
Payton takes an elbow to the temple.
Payton throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kirans head.
Kiran throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Payton blocks it with crossed arms.
Kiran misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Payton.
A short uppercut from Payton.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Payton.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Kiran.
Kiran misses with some punches.
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!
Kiran misses with a hook from the clinch.
Payton lands an elbow just above Kiran 's eye.

It looks like Ovidio Kiran has been cut.
Nice elbow from Kiran.
Kiran has a couple of punches blocked by Payton.
Payton is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Payton can't find room to land a body shot as Kiran controls the action.
Kiran misses with a body punch.
Payton displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kiran up against the cage.
Payton tries to work over Kiran's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Walter Payton will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Kiran dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Payton steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kiran. That one must have hurt.
Kiran digs a good hook to Payton's body.

Kiran instigates a clinch.
Payton blocks an elbow strike from Kiran.
Payton prevents a body shot from Kiran.
Kiran blocks an uppercut.
Kiran scores with a hook to the body.
Payton avoids a wild elbow strike from Kiran.
Kiran blocking some punches.
Kiran misses with an elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kiran lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Payton stalling against the cage.
Kiran lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Payton trying to control the position but instead, Kiran has worked for underhooks and has pushed Payton into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Payton.
Ovidio Kiran has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Payton lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kiran creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Payton's defenses.
Kiran swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kiran tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Payton's elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kiran.
Payton throws a punch but it's blocked by Kiran.
Payton lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kiran pushes off an throws an elbow but Payton leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kiran dodges an elbow strike from Payton.
Kiran lands an elbow just above Payton 's eye.

That has opened up Walter Payton's cut even more.
Payton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A shot in the inside from Kiran.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Kiran scores with a nice short uppercut.
Payton lands with a right to the head.
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!
Payton misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kiran slowing the pace effectively.
Kiran softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kiran throws an elbow but it misses.
Payton presses Kiran against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Payton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Payton stalling against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kiran just misses with a elbow thrown towards Payton's brow.
Payton is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kiran throws an elbow but misses.
Payton blocks a body shot from Kiran.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiran lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kiran lands with a right to the head.
Payton working aggressively here.
Payton avoids the elbow strike from Kiran, against the cage.
Kiran doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Payton throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kirans head.
Payton swings wildly with an uppercut but Kiran uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kiran.
Payton stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Payton throws an elbow that misses.
Kiran taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Good body shot from Kiran.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Payton creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiran blocks an uppercut.
Kiran tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Payton's elbow.
Payton has a couple of punches blocked by Kiran.
Kiran lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kiran.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kiran.
Kiran can't find room to land a body shot as Payton controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Kiran fails to land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Payton lands a left hand.
Payton gets through Kiran's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kiran.
Kiran misses with an elbow strike.
Kiran lands a nice shot to the body.
Kiran swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kiran gets through Payton's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ovidio Kiran showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kiran has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ovidio Kiran!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Ovidio Kiran made sure he mentioned Brooklyn Threads, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
Walter Payton spoke after the fight, saying 'Bullsh*t'.