PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between VJ Kiwi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evil Ryu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kiwi comes to the ring accompanied by Redlight - Get Out My Head. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kiwi
vs
Ryu

150 cm
30
133 lbs
4 - 3 - 1

175 cm
26
148 lbs
6 - 3 - 1

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Fishy Fighting {$15}

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, VJ Kiwi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Evil Ryu!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Josh West and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kiwi fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ryu wants to clinch but Kiwi slips to the side

and Kiwi counters with a shoot takedown. Ryu fights it but they end up in guard.
Kiwi passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Ryu is not content to let Kiwi control the position.
Kiwi works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Kiwi wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ryu, who protects the arm well.
Ryu is looking for a sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiwi fails to land a wild elbow strike.

Kiwi swings around for an armbar but Ryu sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Kiwi's guard.
Kiwi pulls Ryu in to control the position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Ryu wanted to stand there but Kiwi had control of the position.
Ryu looking to pass the guard.

We're going to have a standup here because VJ Kiwi wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Ryu wants to clinch but Kiwi slips to the side

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

Ryu is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Ryu holds on and takes a little breather.
Kiwi controls from within his opponent's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kiwi throwing strikes but missing.
Kiwi slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
You can see the frustration on Ryu's face as Kiwi controls the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kiwi working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Kiwi tries to score with some ground and pound. Ryu controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.

Kiwi swings around for an armbar but Ryu sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Kiwi's guard.

Kiwi working for a triangle but Ryu defends it easily.
Kiwi has a closed guard, preventing Ryu from standing up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiwi manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ryu manages to get himself to full guard.
Kiwi trying to control the position from guard on top but Ryu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kiwi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ryu is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kiwi is controlling him.
Kiwi trying to control the position from guard on top but Ryu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kiwi engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Ryu keeping full guard, as Kiwi tries to pass.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Kiwi trying to control but Ryu is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up because VJ Kiwi just wasn't active enough.
Kiwi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ryu's waist but Ryu gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kiwi off to one side.
Kiwi swats away the attempt to clinch by Ryu.
Ryu tries to close the distance and clinch but Kiwi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ryu tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Kiwi counters with a shoot takedown. Ryu fights it but they end up in guard.
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!
Kiwi wants to control from the top but Ryu keeps moving.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kiwi looking to sit in guard and control but Ryu gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ryu would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Kiwi tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up because VJ Kiwi just wasn't active enough.
Kiwi keeps the fight on the outside.
Ryu tries to close the distance and clinch but Kiwi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Evil Ryu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kiwi closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ryu circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for VJ Kiwi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kiwi fails with a takedown attempt.

Ryu clinches up with Kiwi and pushes him back against the ropes.
Ryu landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ryu is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ryu scores with a knee to the head.
Ryu gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kiwi.

Kiwi has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Ryu is trying to keep an underhook but Kiwi manages to get the takedown into half guard.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kiwi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ryu defending well though.
Ryu is trying to stand back up but Kiwi is controlling him

Kiwi is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Kiwi stops Ryu from getting back to his feet.

Kiwi is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Ryu is trying to stand back up but Kiwi is controlling him
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

VJ Kiwi dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Kiwi looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Kiwi 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.
Ryu trying to hold on to Kiwi's head to control him but Kiwi postures up.
Kiwi is just content to waste time from the top position. Ryu takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiwi is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
VJ Kiwi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kiwi prevents Ryu from getting back to his feet.
Ryu keeping moving, preventing Kiwi from controlling successfully.
Kiwi works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Kiwi looking for a submission but Ryu manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiwi wants to control from the top but Ryu keeps moving.
Ryu pulls Kiwi in to control the position.
Kiwi trying to control but Ryu is working from the bottom.
Ryu wants to get back to his feet but Kiwi is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of VJ Kiwi.
Kiwi misses with a takedown attempt - Ryu sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ryu tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Kiwi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ryu moves in looking to clinch but Kiwi pushes him off.
Ryu looks to clinch

and Kiwi counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Kiwi is pushing down on Ryu's leg trying to pass to half guard. Ryu is fighting to maintain full guard but Kiwi has managed to sneak the leg through.
Kiwi trying to pass the guard but Ryu defending well.
Ryu really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kiwi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiwi seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

Kiwi is looking for a kimura but Ryu is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kiwi to get the leverage.
Kiwi wants to take a breather but Ryu is having none of it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Kiwi seems to be looking for submissions.
Kiwi prevents Ryu from standing back up.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kiwi is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Ryu!
Kiwi wants to take his opponent's back but instead Ryu manages to regain half guard.
Kiwi passes the guard and advances to mount!
Kiwi pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Kiwi moves to the back.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Ryu wants to escape the position.

Kiwi is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Ryu knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Ryu for a finish.
Kiwi really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Ryu.

Kiwi is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Ryu knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Ryu for a finish.
Ryu is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.

Ryu is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Kiwi gets his way!

Ryu is having to fend off submission attempts from Kiwi, who is looking to sink in the choke. Kiwi doesn't have the hooks in though and Ryu manages to reverse position! He's now on top, in his opponent's guard.
Kiwi working a defensive guard here.
Kiwi might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kiwi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ryu is one step ahead there.
Kiwi wants to control the position but Ryu says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kiwi is looking for a sweep. Ryu is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kiwi is staying active underneath Ryu, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

VJ Kiwi has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Kiwi closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Evil Ryu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ryu tries to strike from the bottom but misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
VJ Kiwi showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kiwi 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight for VJ Kiwi!
Judge Josh West scores the fight for VJ Kiwi!
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight for VJ Kiwi!

VJ Kiwi wins by unanimous decision!
Jumping up and down and very excited, VJ Kiwi waved his t-shirt featuring Fishy Fighting {$15}'s logo in front of the cameras.