PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Colt Bragg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Einari Kivi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bragg comes to the cage accompanied by My My Misfire - The Sinatra. This should be a great matchup!

Bragg
vs
Kivi

191 cm
22
270 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

220 cm
23
274 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Colt Bragg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Einari Kivi!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bragg cracks Kivi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

Bragg closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Kivi manages to get to full guard.
Bragg pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kivi is keeping the position for now.
Connects with an elbow from the bottom, proving to the judges that he's still active off his back.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kivi can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kivi manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bragg manages to get himself to full guard.
Bragg tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kivi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bragg throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Bragg looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Kivi puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Kivi with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Bragg is looking to improve his position.
Kivi working over Bragg with some ground and pound. Bragg looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bragg tries to get to full guard but Kivi has control of the leg.
Bragg might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Bragg throws a strike from the bottom but Kivi passes into side control!
Kivi wants to control but Bragg is keeping him busy.
Bragg tries to bench press Kivi off him but Kivi keeps the position.
Bragg strikes from the bottom.
Bragg is looking for a sweep.
Bragg is not content to let Kivi control the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kivi throws a shot from downtown. Bragg moves away and avoids it.
Bragg throws a jab but it's blocked by Kivi.
Einari Kivi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kivi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

It looks like Colt Bragg has been cut.
Kivi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kivi is looking to clinch but Bragg is avoiding it.
Kivi fails with a takedown attempt.
Bragg's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Bragg duly obliges.

It looks like Einari Kivi has been cut.
Bragg lands a nice shot that snaps Kivi's head back.

Kivi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bragg prevents the takedown attempt.
Kivi cracks Bragg with a nice body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bragg drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kivi pulls his leg out and moves away.

Kivi shoots in and bounces Bragg off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kivi wants to control from the top but Bragg keeps moving.
Kivi throws a big right hand that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kivi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bragg is keeping the position for now.
Bragg looking for a sweep. Not yet Bragg, not yet.
Kivi trying to control but Bragg is working from the bottom.
Kivi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kivi is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bragg looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bragg shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kivi defends it nicely.
Bragg misses with a two punch combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bragg is defended easily by Kivi.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Colt Bragg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kivi just misses with a punch to the body.
Kivi throws a series of punches but Bragg avoids them all with ease.
Bragg swings for the body but Kivi moves out of range.

Bragg feints and as Kivi raises his hands in defense, Bragg changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kivi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kivi wants to sweep but no luck.
Bragg wants to control from the top but Kivi keeps moving.
Kivi trying to control the position.
Kivi manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bragg manages to get himself to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kivi keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bragg's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Einari Kivi will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Kivi fails with a takedown attempt.
Kivi fails with the takedown
enabling Bragg to counter with a crisp jab.
Kivi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bragg.
Bragg throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kivi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kivi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bragg throws a series of punches but Kivi avoids them all with ease.

Kivi gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Bragg to score an easy takedown into full guard.

Bragg avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bragg trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bragg slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Bragg throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bragg scoring with some ground and pound.
Bragg loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bragg accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bragg cracks Kivi with a solid left hand.
Bragg stopping the sweep attempt from Kivi.
Bragg looking to pass the guard.
Kivi is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kivi prevents Bragg from improving his position.
Kivi working the head and body with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bragg tries to roll over but Kivi keeps him under control.
Kivi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bragg is staying active underneath Kivi, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bragg wants to improve his position but Kivi is controlling well.
Bragg is looking to control Kivi's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bragg avoid being mounted?
Kivi content to control rather than advance.
Kivi prevents Bragg from improving his position.
Kivi lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kivi is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kivi looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kivi wants to control but Bragg is keeping him busy.
Bragg knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kivi on the ground.
Bragg is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bragg is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kivi's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kivi's back!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bragg throwing damaging strikes from the back! Kivi could be in trouble here!
Bragg softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Bragg is trying to stick to Kivi's back but Kivi is turning into Bragg. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Bragg's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Kivi.
Kivi lands a couple of elbows.
Kivi won't allow Bragg to sweep him here.
Einari Kivi has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bragg is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bragg wants to sweep but no luck.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kivi throwing strikes from guard but Bragg blocks nicely.
Bragg working a defensive guard here.
Kivi connects with a couple of short punches.
Bragg wants to sweep but no luck.
Bragg has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Kivi has passed into side control.
Kivi working the head and body with strikes.
Kivi working the ground and pound from side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bragg striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Bragg tries to get back to half guard but can't.
You can see the frustration on Bragg's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Einari Kivi will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Kivi has managed to clinch.
A body shot lands from Kivi.
Kivi prevents the takedown attempt.
Bragg tries to break the clinch but Kivi is controlling the position.
Kivi digs a right hand into Bragg's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bragg's gas tank.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kivi.
Kivi can't get the takedown.
Bragg is trying to drag Kivi to the mat but Kivi just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

Kivi has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Bragg clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!

Bragg defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Kivi is hanging on to Bragg's back as he tries to escape.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kivi trying to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bragg fending off the submission attempt from Kivi.
Good control from Kivi.
Bragg is in bad spot here.
Kivi scores with punches and elbows.
Kivi softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Bragg just trying to survive but Kivi is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Kivi loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Bragg hold on?
Will Kivi go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bragg tries to roll but Kivi sticks to his back.
Bragg manages to reverse the position and now he's in Kivi's guard. Nice work there by Bragg.
Kivi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kivi is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Bragg working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bragg preventing the sweep.
Kivi keeping moving, preventing Bragg from controlling successfully.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bragg changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bragg looks to score with a jab to the body but Kivi is just out of range.
Bragg cracks Kivi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bragg looks to land a right hand but Kivi moved out of range.

Bragg scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Kivi gets full guard.
Kivi wants to sweep but no luck.
Bragg has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kivi throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Bragg working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bragg stopping the sweep attempt from Kivi.
Bragg postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kivi has momentary wrist control but Bragg slips an elbow through the middle.
Bragg scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kivi keeping moving, preventing Bragg from controlling successfully.
Kivi controlling Bragg's posture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kivi preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bragg throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kivi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kivi throws some shots to the body, keeping his opponent honest.
Bragg postures up in Kivi's guard and throws a big left but Kivi blocks it.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kivi is on top in guard.
Kivi advances to half guard.
Kivi looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bragg with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nice strikes from Kivi there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Kivi connects with a nice short shot to Bragg's temple.
Kivi seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

And that's the end of the fight!
Einari Kivi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kivi winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight for Einari Kivi!
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight for Einari Kivi!
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight for Einari Kivi!

Einari Kivi wins by unanimous decision!