PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wing Wang (ranked 1703 p4p, 1800 weight class) and Raimo Kivi (ranked 270 p4p, 285 weight class). Wing Wang is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Wang
vs
Kivi

190 cm
26
212
6 - 2 - 0

170 cm
19
209
5 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Primal

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Wing Wang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Raimo Kivi!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Michael Johnstone and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kivi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wang.
Kivi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wang.
Kivi misses with a lunging right hand
and Wang counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Wang throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kivi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wang moves away.
Wang has been working on his boxing with his coaches at PhoQus Island Training in the buildup to the fight.
Crunch! Kivi slams his shin into Wang's torso.
Wang misses with a low kick.
A little jabbing left from Kivi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Wang moves away from the strike by Kivi.
Wang throws the kick towards the body but Kivi avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kivi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Wang.
Wang tries for a takedown but Kivi circles away easily
and Kivi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wang shoots and misses
and Kivi counters with a nice low kick that buckles Wang's knee momentarily.
Wang is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wang tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wang throws a hook to the side of Kivi's head but Kivi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kivi looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kivi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Wang. That snapped Kivi's head back.
Wang thumps Kivi with a low kick.
Raimo Kivi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wang takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wang loads up on a big right hand but Kivi slips the punch.
Kivi throws out a counter right but Wang avoids it with no problem.
Kivi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wang was well out of range. Poor timing from Kivi.
Wang misses with a takedown attempt - Kivi sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wing Wang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wang darts in looking for a takedown but Kivi gets double underhooks and turns Wang into the cage.
Kivi manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A short right from Kivi.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kivi lands a right hand.
Kivi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kivi is pushing Wang up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kivi has Wang pushed against the cage.
Kivi lands a shoulder strike.
Kivi lands a right hand.

Wang breaks from the clinch.
Wang stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kivi.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wang closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Wang with a nice calf kick.
Kivi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wang shoots in but Kivi avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kivi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wang has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kivi.
Kivi misses with a head kick.
Wang takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wang jabs at Kivi's body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kivi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wang scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wang shoots in for a takedown but Kivi shows good takedown defense.
Kivi appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Wang shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Wang not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wang missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kivi is pressing down on Wang's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Wang advances to half guard.
Wang thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Wang perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Kivi won't allow Wang to pass to mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Raimo Kivi dominated that round.
That's time! Wang's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Kivi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wang.
Kivi thuds his right hand into Wang's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kivi throws a big shot that misses.
Wang throws a leg kick
and Kivi counters with a stiff right hand.
Good shot there by Wang.
Kivi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Raimo Kivi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wang slips under a jab.
Kivi connects with a looping right hand.
Kivi scores with a leg kick.
Wang misses with a takedown attempt - Kivi sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kivi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kivi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

Wang is rocked!
Wang misses with a shot to the body
and Kivi counters with a low kick, right behind Wang 's knee.

Kivi lands a big uppercut and Wang crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Wang looks OK. Kivi waves Wang back to his feet!
Oh Wang is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wang drops his hands momentarily. Kivi doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Wang staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Wang doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Raimo Kivi!
Raimo Kivi decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.