PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ennons Kekereke (ranked 4958 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Incons (ranked 6475 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Kekereke
vs
Incons

188 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
23
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Tends to cut

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ennons Kekereke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Matt Incons!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Paul Gruel and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kekereke throws a sloppy head kick and Incons moves out of range easily.
Kekereke leaves Incons with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Incons darts in looking for a takedown but Kekereke gets double underhooks and turns Incons into the cage.
Incons fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ennons Kekereke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Incons.

Kekereke gets tackled into the cage by Incons. Incons maintains the clinch.

Incons escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Incons blocks a head kick by Kekereke.
Incons drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Kekereke defends it well.
Kekereke misses with a head kick.
Kekereke throws a head kick but Incons moves out of range.
Incons wants to counter with a clinch but Kekereke pushes him away.
Kekereke scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Incons blocks a head kick by Kekereke.
Kekereke throws a leg kick but Incons checks it.
Ennons Kekereke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Kekereke is predictable there
and Incons counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kekereke thows a leg kick but Incons checks it
and Incons counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Incons fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kekereke, pushing him back against the cage.

Incons breaks the clinch.

Kekereke tries to keep at a distance but Incons has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kekereke trying to stall but Incons improves his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kekereke displaying some good clinch control by pressing Incons up against the cage.
Incons stalls.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kekereke takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kekereke is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kekereke trying to control the position but instead, Incons has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kekereke into the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ennons Kekereke.

Incons has Kekereke up against the cage in a clinch.
Kekereke taking a breather.
Kekereke is looking to control Incons's arms but Incons gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kekereke has his back to the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kekereke pressing his opponent against the cage.
Kekereke is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kekereke slowing the pace effectively.
Incons is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ennons Kekereke.
Kekereke pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Kekereke.
Kekereke is breathing heavily.
Kekereke is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Incons.
Kekereke slaps away a takedown attempt from Incons, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A head kick by Kekereke misses
and Incons counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

Incons has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kekereke stalling in the clinch but Incons improves position.
Incons jumps guard but Kekereke stands there with Incons around his waist. Incons gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Incons jumps guard but Kekereke stands there with Incons around his waist. Incons gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Incons breaks the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Incons lands a big head kick that sends Kekereke tumbling to the mat! Incons takes a step backwards and waves Kekereke back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Kekereke is rocked!

It looks like Ennons Kekereke has been cut.
A low kick from Kekereke misses
letting Incons counter with a right hand.
Oh Kekereke is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Incons lands a brutal head kick. Kekereke looks out on his feet and Incons throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Matt Incons!
After winning the bout, Matt Incons thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.