PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mustafa Erdogan (ranked 418 p4p, 474 weight class) and Kristo Kivi (ranked 49 p4p, 58 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Erdogan
vs
Kivi

188 cm
32
190
24 - 7 - 0

187 cm
39
191
31 - 18 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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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 24 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mustafa Erdogan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Kristo Kivi!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Donatello Bradman and Topper Green.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Erdogan missing with a left hand there. Kivi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kivi tries to clinch but Erdogan moves out of range.
Erdogan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kivi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Erdogan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Erdogan goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

It looks like Kristo Kivi has been cut.
Erdogan connects with an inside leg kick.

Kivi pushes Erdogan up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Erdogan fails to land.
Kivi has Erdogan pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Erdogan manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Erdogan lands a right hand.
Kivi avoids a wild elbow strike from Erdogan.
Erdogan 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.
Erdogan struggles to land a body shot inside as Kivi controls his hands.
Erdogan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Erdogan throws an elbow that misses.
Kivi drops down looking for an ankle pick but Erdogan pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kristo Kivi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Erdogan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kivi moves in looking to clinch but Erdogan pushes him off.
Kivi tries to close the distance and clinch but Erdogan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Erdogan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Erdogan throws a leg kick which misses Kivi's front leg but catches the back leg as Kivi tries to avoid it.
Erdogan lands with an uppercut that bounces Kivi off the cage and back into range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Erdogan scores with a jab to the jaw.

Erdogan has closed the distance and engaged Kivi in a clinch.
Erdogan tries to work over Kivi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kivi drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Erdogan gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Mustafa Erdogan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kristo Kivi.
Erdogan can't find room to land a body shot as Kivi controls the action.
Erdogan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Erdogan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Erdogan throws an elbow that misses.
Erdogan lands an elbow just above Kivi 's eye.
With the fighters up against the cage, Erdogan throws an elbow but misses.
Kivi wants to take the fight to the mat but Erdogan manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Erdogan lands a body shot.
Kivi takes an elbow to the forehead.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Erdogan lands a left hand.
Kivi blocks an elbow strike from Erdogan.
Erdogan misses with a punch on the inside.
Kivi blocks a body shot from Erdogan.
Kivi prevents a body shot from Erdogan.
Kivi has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Erdogan seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Kivi can turn it around.
Kivi goes for a takedown attempt but Erdogan pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Erdogan closes the distance and clinches.
Erdogan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kivi's elbow.
Kivi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Erdogan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Erdogan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Erdogan tries to throw a body punch but Kivi avoids it by throwing Erdogan back against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Erdogan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kivi's brow.
Kivi can't get the takedown.
Erdogan gets underhooks to prevent Kivi's takedown attempt.
Kivi is trying to drag Erdogan to the mat but Erdogan just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Erdogan digs a right hand underneath Kivi's ribcage. Kivi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kivi looks winded!
Erdogan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kivi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Erdogan avoiding damage.
Erdogan can't find room to land a body shot as Kivi controls the action.
Erdogan lands a nice shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kivi blocking some punches.
Erdogan can't find room to land a body shot as Kivi controls the action.
Erdogan tries to throw a body punch but Kivi avoids it by throwing Erdogan back against the cage.
Kivi wants a takedown but no success here.
Erdogan lands an elbow inside that Kivi shrugs off.

That has opened up Kristo Kivi's cut even more.
With the fighters up against the cage, Erdogan throws an elbow but misses.
Erdogan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kivi backwards.
Erdogan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Erdogan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kivi's elbow.
Erdogan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Erdogan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kivi backwards.
Erdogan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kivi.
Erdogan tries to throw a body punch but Kivi avoids it by throwing Erdogan back against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mustafa Erdogan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kristo Kivi's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Erdogan goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kivi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Kivi clinches with his opponent.
Still in the clinch, Erdogan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Erdogan lands a nice elbow.
Erdogan manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Erdogan lands a damaging elbow.

The cut above Kristo Kivi's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Erdogan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kivi.
Erdogan misses with an elbow over the top.
A nice left hand lands by Erdogan.
Erdogan gets underhooks to prevent Kivi's takedown attempt.
Erdogan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Erdogan misses with an elbow strike.
Kivi has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Erdogan avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A short left from Erdogan.
Still in the clinch, Erdogan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Erdogan scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Kristo Kivi's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Erdogan tries to throw a body punch but Kivi avoids it by throwing Erdogan back against the cage.

Kivi wants the takedown. Erdogan is fighting it off but Kivi persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Erdogan's guard against the cage.
Kivi won't allow Erdogan to sweep him here.
Erdogan wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Erdogan'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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Kivi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Erdogan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Erdogan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kivi goes for a takedown in the clinch but Erdogan prevents it.
Mustafa Erdogan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kristo Kivi.
Kivi has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Erdogan is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Kivi is breathing heavily.
Erdogan misses with an elbow strike.
Kivi blocks a body shot from Erdogan.
Erdogan slowing the pace effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Erdogan misses with an elbow strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Erdogan.
Erdogan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kivi's elbow.
A body shot lands from Erdogan.
Erdogan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kivi takes a shot to the head.
Erdogan misses with a punch on the inside.
Erdogan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kivi can do to turn this around?
A right handed body shot lands from Erdogan.
Erdogan cracks Kivi with a nice body shot.
Erdogan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Erdogan misses with a punch on the inside.
Erdogan misses with an elbow strike.
Erdogan prevents the takedown attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mustafa Erdogan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kristo Kivi's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Erdogan throws a nice head kick!
Kristo Kivi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Erdogan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Erdogan connects with an inside leg kick.
Kivi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

Kivi instigates a clinch.
Kivi is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Erdogan pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kivi prevents a body shot from Erdogan.
Kivi tries for a takedown but Erdogan manages to get underhooks.
Erdogan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kivi backwards.
Erdogan tries a body shot but Kivi blocks it.
Erdogan misses with an elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Erdogan.
Erdogan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Erdogan holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Erdogan lands an elbow just above Kivi 's eye.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kristo Kivi's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mustafa Erdogan!
After winning the bout, Mustafa Erdogan thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.