PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ishi Kiki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Kiki
vs
Anderson

173 cm
21
167 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

190 cm
19
164 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ishi Kiki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nate Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson throws a series of punches but Kiki moves out of range.
Anderson misses with a wild combination.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kiki paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Anderson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Anderson throws a series of punches but Kiki moves out of range.
Kiki displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Anderson is looking to clinch.
Kiki misses with a body shot.
Anderson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kiki.
Kiki connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kiki throws a big shot that misses.
Kiki scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

Kiki closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kiki lands in his opponent's guard.

Kiki stands and steps away. Anderson gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Kiki lands a head shot.
Anderson lands the left hand.
Kiki just misses with a punch to the body.
Kiki shoots in but no luck this time.
Nate Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kiki swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kiki misses with a few strikes there.
Nate Anderson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kiki circles away quickly and effectively.
Kiki shoots for a double leg takedown but Anderson sprawls well. He's pushed Kiki's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Anderson misses with a few strikes there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kiki lands the left hand.
Anderson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Anderson throws a shot from downtown. Kiki moves away and avoids it.
Kiki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Anderson.
Kiki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anderson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kiki lands with a nice combination. Anderson backs away looking to recover.
Anderson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Anderson misses with a two punch combination.
Kiki bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Anderson's head backwards.
Anderson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Anderson throws a combination. Kiki tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Anderson looks gassed!

Kiki shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Kiki looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is looking for a sweep. Kiki is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Anderson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Kiki thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Kiki gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Kiki swats away the attempt to clinch by Anderson.
Kiki moves away from the strike by Anderson.
Anderson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kiki.
Kiki looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Anderson lands a jab to Kiki's midsection.
Kiki ducks under a wild hook from Anderson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kiki moves away.
Kiki throws a hook but Anderson blocks it.
Anderson lands with an overhand left.

Kiki scores with a takedown into Anderson's guard.
Kiki prevents Anderson from getting back to his feet.
Kiki thows a big elbow that misses.
Kiki looking to pass the guard.
Kiki with a flurry of punches that miss.
Anderson pulls Kiki in close to prevent any damage.
Kiki postures up in Anderson's guard and throws a big left but Anderson blocks it.
Kiki trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kiki rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Anderson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Anderson cracks a nice hook into Kiki's ribs.
Anderson looks to land a left hand but Kiki moved out of range nicely.
Anderson throws a predictable looking body shot

and Kiki decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Anderson's guard.
Kiki trying to control the position from guard on top but Anderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kiki sitting in guard here, content to control.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Anderson holds on and takes a little breather.

Kiki stands up and waves to Anderson to follow him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Anderson is looking to break free of the clinch but Kiki has double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ishi Kiki dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Anderson tries to bum rush Kiki with a series of wild strikes but Kiki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A telegraphed right hand from Anderson misses the target.
Kiki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Anderson wants to clinch

and Kiki decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Anderson's guard.

Kiki is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Kiki preventing the sweep.
Anderson has Kiki pulled in close to control his posture.
Anderson wants to sweep here but Kiki controlling him for the moment.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Anderson can do anything to dispel that myth.

Kiki drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Anderson dives on top into guard.

Kiki escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Anderson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Kiki throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson tries to stand but Kiki is controlling from the bottom.

Kiki is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Anderson sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Anderson gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Anderson misses the shot to the body.
Anderson cracks Kiki with a good jab.
Kiki lands with a nice body punch.
Kiki looks to land a right hand but Anderson moved out of range.
Anderson slaps away a takedown attempt from Kiki, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Anderson.
Kiki moves out of range of the strikes.
Kiki looks to throw the jab but Anderson is out of range.
Anderson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kiki throws a jab but it's blocked by Anderson.
Kiki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Anderson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kiki throws a right and a left that both miss.
Anderson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Anderson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Anderson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kiki.
Anderson tries to bum rush Kiki with a series of wild strikes but Kiki uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Anderson slips a jab from Kiki.
Kiki scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kiki listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kiki swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Anderson.
Kiki fails to land with a series of punches.
Kiki lands a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson fails to land with a series of punches.
Ishi Kiki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kiki swings for the body but Anderson moves out of range.
Kiki rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Anderson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Anderson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Anderson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kiki.
Anderson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kiki manages to avoid it.
Anderson slips a jab and a cross from Kiki.
Anderson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jab from Anderson.
Anderson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Kiki ducks under a wild hook from Anderson.
Anderson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kiki.

Anderson gets caught flat footed, as Kiki shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Kiki decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Kiki throws a nice looking combination but Anderson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kiki with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiki on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kiki blocks a jab.
Kiki scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Anderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kiki.
Kiki missing with a left hand there. Anderson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kiki avoids a punch combination nicely.
Anderson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kiki slips under a jab from Anderson.
Kiki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anderson.

Kiki scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Anderson struggling a bit here.
Anderson is looking for a sweep.
Anderson is pushing Kiki's head away, looking to escape. Kiki manages to hold on to the position though.
Anderson wants to control but Kiki postures up.
Kiki wants to lay and pray for a moment but Anderson keeps working.
Ishi Kiki overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kiki throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ishi Kiki dominated that second round.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Anderson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kiki lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Anderson circles away quickly and effectively.
Kiki scores with the left hand. Anderson knows he should have avoided that one.
Kiki moves into range and connects with a jab.
Anderson misses with a shot to the body
and Kiki counters with a three punch combo that has Anderson backing up. Anderson nods at Kiki to acknowledge the strikes.

Anderson clinches with his opponent.
Kiki leaning against his opponent.
Anderson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kiki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

Anderson breaks from the clinch.
A cross from Kiki lands.
Kiki throws a big shot that misses.
Kiki ducks right into an uppercut from Anderson.
Kiki connects with a jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kiki shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kiki throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Anderson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Anderson throws a hook but Kiki avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiki avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kiki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Kiki decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Kiki is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Kiki is working for a submission of some sort.
Anderson wants to control but Kiki is keeping busy.
Anderson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kiki sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Anderson defending well though.

Kiki is looking for a kimura here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Anderson tries to kick Kiki off but Kiki keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Anderson ducks under a wild hook from Kiki.
Anderson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Anderson works the jab nicely.
A jab from Anderson misses.

Kiki is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Anderson's half guard.
Anderson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kiki. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Anderson is trying to stand up here but Kiki is controlling him well.

Kiki is trying to work for a kimura but Anderson is defending well.
Anderson looks like he's trying to stand up.
Kiki controlling the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiki trying to pass the guard but Anderson defending well.
Kiki is keen to just control but Anderson is a slippery customer.
Anderson is looking to improve his position.
Kiki tries to stand but can't do so whilst Anderson controls his leg.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Anderson misses with a series of wild punches.
Kiki misses with a body shot.
The crowd cheers as Kiki lands an impressive looking overhand right. Anderson doesn't seem phased though.
Kiki lands with a right hand.
Kiki lands with an uppercut that bounces Anderson off the cage and back into rage.
Anderson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson throws a series of punches but Kiki avoids them all with ease.
Kiki lands with a hook. Anderson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Anderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kiki on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kiki throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Anderson on the side of the head.
Anderson falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Kiki to counter with a crisp jab.

Kiki feints and as Anderson raises his hands in defense, Kiki changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kiki trying to control but Anderson is working from the bottom.
Nate Anderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kiki thows a big elbow that misses.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kiki won't allow Anderson to sweep him here.

Kiki thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kiki trying to control the position from guard on top but Anderson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anderson is trying to keep Kiki in close.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ishi Kiki showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kiki, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ishi Kiki!