PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kristo Kivi (ranked 1825 p4p, 1208 weight class) and Jinjing Yan (ranked 238 p4p, 167 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Kivi
vs
Yan

187 cm
36
191
23 - 16 - 1

184 cm
27
185
12 - 6 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Conviction
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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 23 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Kristo Kivi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jinjing Yan!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, John Mangel and Ben Watson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yan takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kivi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yan looks to throw the jab but Kivi is out of range.
Yan misses with a hook.
Kivi appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Kivi fails with the takedown.
Yan slips a straight right by Kivi.

Yan gets tackled into the cage by Kivi. Kivi maintains the clinch.
Yan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kivi just leaning against Yan, taking a breather.
Kivi lands a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yan gets underhooks to prevent Kivi's takedown attempt.
Kivi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kivi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kivi blocks an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Kivi.
Yan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kivi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kivi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kivi has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Yan after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kristo Kivi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kivi.
Kivi can't find room to land a body shot as Yan controls the action.
Kivi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hook to the body lands for Kivi.
Yan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kivi drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Yan gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kivi blocks an uppercut.
Kivi wants to take the fight to the mat but Yan manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Kivi lands with a left to the head.
Yan has a couple of punches blocked by Kivi.
Yan working aggressively here.
Kivi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yans head.
Yan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yan.
Yan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Yan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Kivi lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kivi throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kivi is looking to take a break and control but Yan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Yan is looking to improve his position.
Kivi is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kivi scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Yan is controlling Kivi's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Kivi trying to control the action but Yan is working from the bottom.
Yan on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Kivi seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Yan does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kivi working over Yan with some ground and pound. Yan looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kivi wants to control but Yan is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kivi tries to pass the half guard into mount. Yan knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Kivi sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Kivi takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kivi looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Yan with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Yan trying to control from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Yan can do anything to dispel that myth.
Yan is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kivi's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kivi's back!
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Kivi trying to control the hands but Yan breaks the grip.
Kivi controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad spot.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yan trying to control.
Yan controls the action.
Yan's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Kivi prevents Yan from getting a body triangle.
Yan is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Kivi has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kivi is trying to break free.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Kristo Kivi will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

The fighters circling - Yan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kivi jabs Yan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kivi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

Kivi has closed the distance and engaged Yan in a clinch.
Yan misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kivi.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Kivi.
Kivi takes a shot to the head.
Yan blocks an uppercut.
Yan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yan has a couple of punches blocked by Kivi.
Yan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kivi digs a right hand underneath Yan's ribcage. Yan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Yan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Kivi.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kivi blocks an uppercut.
Yan working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yan.
Kivi is trying to stall.
Yan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Yan swings wildly with an uppercut but Kivi uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kivi.
Kivi lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yan.
Kivi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Yan swings wildly with an uppercut but Kivi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kivi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Yan backwards.
Kivi lands a left hand.
Yan prevents a body shot from Kivi.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kivi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kivi lands with a light punch inside.
Yan gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kivi.

Kivi gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yan pulls Kivi in close to prevent any damage.
Kivi trying to control but Yan is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kivi wants to control from the top but Yan keeps moving.
Kivi is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kivi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kivi postures up and lands a big shot to Yan's brow.
Kivi throwing strikes but missing.
Yan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kivi is one step ahead there.
Kristo Kivi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kivi postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kivi is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kivi trying to control the position from guard on top but Yan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kivi throwing strikes from guard but Yan blocks nicely.
Kivi trying to control the position from guard on top but Yan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kivi seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Yan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kivi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Yan wants to sweep here but Kivi controlling him for the moment.
Kivi lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kivi won't allow Yan to sweep him here.
Kivi works over Yan with some ground and pound from guard.
Yan has momentary wrist control but Kivi slips an elbow through the middle.
Yan working a defensive guard here.
Yan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kivi is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kivi wants to control from the top but Yan keeps moving.
Kivi is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Kivi scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kristo Kivi dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Kivi scores with a nice right hand.
Kivi moves out of range of the strikes.
Kivi appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Kivi lands a jab to Yan's midsection.
Yan takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kivi lands a jab to the nose.
Yan lands with a right hand.

It looks like Kristo Kivi has been cut.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kivi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Kivi turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kivi in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Kivi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Yan keeps working.
Yan defending against the ground and pound.
Yan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kivi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Yan tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kivi wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kivi working the head and body with strikes.
Kivi lands a few punches from side control.
Yan is not content to let Kivi control the position.
Kivi creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Kivi is looking to take a break and control but Yan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kivi cracks Yan with a big right hand but Yan just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Yan tries to buck Kivi off but Kivi is having none of it.
Kivi lands a few punches from side control.
Yan is trying to improve his position.
Kivi tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Kivi landing strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yan wants to control but Kivi postures up.
Kivi lands a nice forearm strike.
Yan avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Kivi.
Kivi creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Kivi is putting a hurting on Yan here, landing some big shots from side control.
Kivi tries to move to mount but Yan blocks the move with his legs.
Kivi controls the position.
Kivi throws a strike aimed at the side of Yan's head but Yan avoids it well.
Yan manages to get back to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kivi uses his free foot to push down on Yan's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Yan.
Kristo Kivi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kivi content just to control the position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kivi's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Kivi avoids the attempt from Yan to control.
Kivi sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yan can't escape the position.
Kivi controlling the position easily from mount.
Yan is working to get back to half guard.
Kivi controlling from the full mount.
Yan is looking to get to half guard.
Yan is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Jinjing Yan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yan tries to hold on but Kivi pushes him away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kristo Kivi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kivi has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kristo Kivi!