PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jay Kekoa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elo Matador (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Kekoa
vs
Matador

181 cm
22
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
22
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Inexperienced

Declaring War [Stamina 10$]

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 St Petersburg, Jay Kekoa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Elo Matador!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Viktor Lagutenko and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matador misses with a hook.

Kekoa has Matador up against the cage in a clinch.
Kekoa stalling the fight.

Kekoa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Matador throws a shot from downtown. Kekoa moves away and avoids it.
Kekoa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Matador looks to land a left hand but Kekoa moved out of range nicely.
Kekoa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Matador moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Elo Matador seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kekoa.

Kekoa moves into the clinch successfully.

Kekoa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Matador clinches but Kekoa breaks the clinch

and Kekoa counters by clinching up.
Matador wants to break the clinch but can't.
Matador is trying to break the clinch but Kekoa is controlling him.
Kekoa keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Matador's efforts to push away.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Matador can't break the clinch.
Matador working hard to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kekoa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Matador loads up on a big right hand but Kekoa slips the punch.
Kekoa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Matador throws out the jab.
Nice defenses there by Kekoa.

Kekoa moves into the clinch.

Kekoa tightens his grip and picks Matador up, before dumping him to the ground. Matador manages to land in guard.
Kekoa in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kekoa throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Matador works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Kekoa stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Decent striking displayed by Matador there.
Matador looks gassed!
Matador misses with a hook.
Matador looks to land a left hand but Kekoa moved out of range nicely.
A swing and a miss from Matador.
Matador pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kekoa throws a left that rocks Matador and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Kekoa dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Matador regain composure!

It looks like Elo Matador has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Kekoa thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kekoa tries for a kimura but Matador is defending well.
Kekoa working the ground and pound but Matador is defending the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kekoa decides to stand back up.
Kekoa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Matador.

Kekoa fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Matador, pushing him back against the cage.
Kekoa scores with a knee to the head.
Kekoa with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Kekoa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kekoa throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

Kekoa has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kekoa connects with a nasty looking knee right to Matador's face.

Kekoa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice defenses there by Kekoa.
A big left from Matador misses.
Matador tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Kekoa holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kekoa connects with a nasty looking knee right to Matador's face.
Matador is trying to break free.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kekoa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Elo Matador is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Kekoa shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kekoa prevents Matador from standing back up.
Kekoa will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Kekoa is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Matador wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jay Kekoa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Elo Matador's cut.
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.

Matador avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jay Kekoa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kekoa moves out of range as Matador strikes.
Matador misses with a straight left.
Matador wants to clinch but Kekoa slips to the side

and Kekoa counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kekoa.

Kekoa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kekoa throws a right hand that Matador ducks under and follows up with a left that Matador also avoids with ease.
Matador scores with a decent looking hook.
Matador looks to clinch

and Kekoa moves into the clinch.

Kekoa breaks from the clinch.
Kekoa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Matador.
Matador clinches but Kekoa breaks the clinch

and Kekoa counters by clinching up.
Matador takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kekoa landing knees to the head.
Matador tries to break the clinch but Kekoa is controlling the position.

Kekoa breaks from the clinch.

Kekoa has managed to clinch.
Kekoa connects with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Kekoa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kekoa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Kekoa clinches up with Matador and pushes him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kekoa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Matador should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Kekoa tries a head kick but it misses.
Matador throws the left hand but Kekoa avoids the punch easily.
Kekoa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Matador.

Kekoa moves into the clinch.

Kekoa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Matador throws a shot from downtown. Kekoa moves away and avoids it.
Matador tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kekoa moves out of range as Matador strikes.
Kekoa throws a series of punches but Matador avoids them all with ease.
Matador jabs Kekoa right on the nose. Kekoa blinks but takes it well.
Matador tries to clinch but Kekoa moves away

and Kekoa moves into the clinch.

Kekoa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Kekoa shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Kekoa is going olschool here, as he tries to force Matador to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Matador shrugs it off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matador is squirming around, avoiding Kekoa's attempts to control the action.

Kekoa is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Matador has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Matador!

Kekoa manages to escape and get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matador misses with a hook. Kekoa ducked under it nicely.
Kekoa misses with the combination.
Kekoa lands a nice hook to Matador's body. Matador takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Matador is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Kekoa moves away from the strike by Matador.
Matador misses with a straight left.
The fighters circling - Matador throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kekoa throws a hook but Matador avoids it easily.
Kekoa misses the shot to the body.
Kekoa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Matador.
Kekoa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kekoa fails to land with a series of punches.
Kekoa moves out of range as Matador strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kekoa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Matador.
Matador throws a jab but it's blocked by Kekoa.
Kekoa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Matador.

Kekoa closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Matador did well to prevent Kekoa getting side control.
Kekoa trying to mount his opponent but Matador defends it.
Kekoa seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Matador does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kekoa trying to pass the guard but Matador defending well.
Matador blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kekoa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jay Kekoa dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Elo Matador's cut.
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!

Matador throws an overhand right that lands on Kekoa's shoulder, as Kekoa tries to avoid the shot.

Kekoa has Matador up against the cage in a clinch.
The is referee keeping an eye on Kekoa - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kekoa connects with a nasty looking knee right to Matador's face.
Matador is trying to force a seperation but Kekoa has the dominant position.
Kekoa has Matador pressed against the cage, preventing Matador from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Kekoa manages to break the clinch.

Kekoa gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Matador wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Matador wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Kekoa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Matador tries to clinch

and Kekoa holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Matador has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Matador is trying to break the clinch but Kekoa is controlling him.
Kekoa lands a good knee to the midsection. Matador won't want to take too many of those.

Kekoa manages to break the clinch.
Kekoa throws a nice head kick!
Kekoa scores with a head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Matador throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Matador misses with a hook. Kekoa ducked under it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matador misses with an uppercut.
Matador jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kekoa slips a jab from Matador.

Kekoa pushes Matador up against the cage in a clinch.

Kekoa breaks the clinch.

Kekoa closes the distance and pushes Matador back into the cage.
Kekoa lands a knee to the body.

Kekoa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jay Kekoa is winning the standup battle so far.
Kekoa misses with a head kick.

Kekoa closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kekoa with a knee to the head.
Matador wants to break free but Kekoa has control.
Kekoa can't get the takedown.
Kekoa gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Kekoa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Matador closes the distance but Kekoa moves to the side

and Kekoa counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kekoa scores with a knee to the head.
Kekoa stalling against the cage.

Kekoa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kekoa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Kekoa takes the fight into the clinch.
Kekoa lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Matador has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Matador is trying to break free.
Kekoa connects with a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Matador's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Kekoa gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Kekoa lands strikes from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Kekoa is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Matador is just riding it out for now. Kekoa eventually gives up the hold.
Kekoa not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kekoa is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!

Kekoa looking for a guillotine from mount but Matador is having none of it.

That's four 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.
Matador blocking the ground and pound.
Matador trying desperately to get to his feet.

Kekoa jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Matador manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Elo Matador has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jay Kekoa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kekoa is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Matador will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jay Kekoa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kekoa has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:26
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jay Kekoa!