PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Godwich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fernando Kiki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Kiki's choice of entrance music: Roy Jones - Can't be touched. Fernando Kiki is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Godwich
vs
Kiki

207 cm
26
270 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

200 cm
26
270 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Determined

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, James Godwich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Fernando Kiki!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Hugh Johnson and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kiki gets the takedown into side control.
Godwich takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

Kiki tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Godwich tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kiki is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Godwich will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Godwich parries the strikes from Kiki easily there. Kiki is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Godwich to escape.
Kiki scores with a couple of short elbows.
Godwich takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like James Godwich has been cut.
Kiki throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Godwich knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kiki on the ground.
Kiki throws an elbow but Godwich slips to the side and avoids it well.
Godwich tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Godwich is trying to control Kiki's posture but Kiki avoids it.
Kiki working the ground and pound from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Godwich wants to control but Kiki postures up.
Godwich is trying to get back to half guard.
Godwich is not content to let Kiki control the position.
Kiki working the ground and pound.
Kiki has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kiki is looking to take a break and control but Godwich is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kiki landing strikes.

James Godwich's cut is getting worse.

Kiki tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kiki has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Kiki landing a few strikes.

Jeez, James Godwich's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at James Godwich's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Fernando Kiki!