PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Heng Keo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Kiedis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Keo kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Fear Factory - H-K (Hunter Killer). Kiedis has chosen Give It Away as his entrance music. Anthony Kiedis acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Keo
vs
Kiedis

173 cm
21
158 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

172 cm
23
155 lbs
7 - 2 - 1

BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Core Tokyo

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Heng Keo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Anthony Kiedis!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Keo misses
and Kiedis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Keo looks to clinch
and Kiedis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kiedis throws out a leg kick but Keo moves out of range and Kiedis only half commits.
Keo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Keo misses with a shot to the body
and Kiedis counters with a body kick.
Kiedis throws a sloppy head kick and Keo moves out of range easily.
Keo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Keo throws a leg kick
and Kiedis counters with a head kick.
Keo connects with a leg kick. Kiedis looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Keo throws a nice head kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kiedis!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Keo crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kiedis - the referee stops the clock and Keo gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kiedis. Keo manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Keo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Keo moves out of range of the body kick from Kiedis.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Keo throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Kiedis counters with a leg kick.
Keo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kiedis lands with a kick to the temple. Keo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kiedis, right into the meat.
Kiedis tries a head kick but it misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kiedis.

Kiedis fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Keo, pushing him back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kiedis lands a nice knee to the body.
Keo is breathing heavily.
Keo avoiding damage as Kiedis throws knees to the body.
Keo is trying to force a seperation but Kiedis has the dominant position.

Keo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Keo. Kiedis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Keo scores with a head kick. Kiedis tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Keo throws a leg kick
and Kiedis counters with a nice low kick that buckles Keo's knee momentarily.
Kiedis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Keo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiedis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kiedis takes a swing at Keo's ribcage but misses.
Keo misses with a wild body shot.
Kiedis connects with an inside leg kick.
Keo on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Keo gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Kiedis counters with a head kick. That will keep Keo thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

It looks like Heng Keo has been cut.
Kiedis walks forward, straight into a front kick from Keo.
A jab from Kiedis finds it's way through Keo's defenses.
A head kick misses from Kiedis.
Keo looks to clinch

and Kiedis holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kiedis using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Keo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kiedis obliges.
Kiedis using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kiedis landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A knee to the head by Kiedis.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiedis is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Keo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kiedis looking to throw knees to the head but Keo is blocking nicely.

Keo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Keo walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kiedis.
A head kick misses from Kiedis.
Keo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kiedis is out of range.
Heng Keo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Keo blocks a head kick by Kiedis.
Kiedis turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Keo lands with a slapping head kick.
Keo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kiedis throws a nice outside leg kick.
Keo looks to land a body kick but Kiedis moved away.
Anthony Kiedis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kiedis throws a leg kick which misses Keo's front leg but catches the back leg as Keo tries to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiedis lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Keo scores with a shot to the body.
Keo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kiedis. That did some damage!
Keo throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Kiedis counters with a slapping leg kick.
Keo misses with a low kick as Kiedis jumps back.
Keo misses with a body shot.
Keo is looking to wear down Kiedis with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Keo doesn't manage to clinch there - Kiedis circles away.
A big right from Keo misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kiedis slips a jab and a cross from Keo.
Kiedis lands a high kick!
Keo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Keo misses with a leg kick
and Kiedis counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Kiedis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Heng Keo's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Kiedis throws the kick towards the body but Keo avoids it.
Keo wants to clinch.
Kiedis throws a hook but Keo avoids it easily.
Kiedis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Keo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Keo looks to clinch
and Kiedis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A clash of legs there as Kiedis blocks the low kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kiedis.
Keo closes the distance but Kiedis moves to the side
and Kiedis counters with a nice low kick that buckles Keo's knee momentarily.
Kiedis moves away from the strike by Keo.
Good work by Kiedis as he checks the leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiedis throws a body punch but Keo moves out of range.
Kiedis throws a head kick but Keo moves out of range.
Keo closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kiedis counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Keo throws a head kick that misses.
Keo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Keo connects with a high kick.
Keo throws a body punch but Kiedis moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Keo.
Keo throws a lazy right hand but Kiedis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Keo tries to close the distance and clinch but Kiedis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Keo jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kiedis can pounce on him.
Keo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kiedis tries to close the distance and clinch but Keo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Keo throws a leg kick which misses Kiedis's front leg but catches the back leg as Kiedis tries to avoid it.
Keo checks a low kick from Kiedis.
Keo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Keo lands a leg kick that knocks Kiedis off balance momentarily.
Kiedis misses with a leg kick
and Keo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Keo throws a lazy head kick
and Kiedis counters with a body kick.
Kiedis buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Keo misses with a kick to the body.
Keo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kiedis counters with a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kiedis tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keo fails with the takedown
and Kiedis counters with a big head kick but Keo shrugs it off.

Kiedis closes the distance and clinches.
Keo misses with an elbow over the top.
Kiedis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Keo is defending well for now.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Keo obliges.
Kiedis is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kiedis managing to block the knees to the body from Keo.

Keo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kiedis with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Keo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Keo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kiedis with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Keo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kiedis misses with a knee strike.

Keo breaks from the clinch.
Keo takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keo throws a nice looking combination but Kiedis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kiedis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kiedis throws a leg kick but Keo checks it.
Keo looks to land a body kick but Kiedis moved away.
Kiedis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Keo tries to land a leg kick but Kiedis saw it coming and moves away.
Anthony Kiedis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kiedis checks a leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Kiedis.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kiedis, as that shot connected.
Keo wants to clinch up but Kiedis keeps it at a distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Keo thows a leg kick but Kiedis checks it
and Kiedis counters with a nice low kick that buckles Keo's knee momentarily.
Keo avoids the head kick by Kiedis.
Keo throws a leg kick
and Kiedis counters with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Kiedis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Heng Keo's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Kiedis avoids the head kick by Keo.
A telegraphed right hand from Kiedis misses the target.
Keo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Keo.
Keo throws a right hand that misses
and Kiedis counters with a body kick that stops Keo in his tracks momentarily.
A low kick from Keo misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kiedis throws a sloppy head kick and Keo moves out of range easily.
Keo throws out a loose jab but Kiedis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kiedis looks to land a body kick but Keo moved away.
Keo swings widly with a right hand
and Kiedis counters with an outside leg kick.
Kiedis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Keo misses the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Keo misses with a straight left.

Keo closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Kiedis is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Keo's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Keo's back!
Kiedis trying to control momentarily.
Kiedis controlling the position well here. Keo rolled but Kiedis kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.

Kiedis is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Keo is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kiedis looking for the choke from the back.
Keo trying to get back to his feet but Kiedis is in full control for now.

Kiedis is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Keo is defending well though. Kiedis let's go of the attempt for now.
Anthony Kiedis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kiedis really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Keo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiedis's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Keo looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
You can see the frustration on Keo's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
What can Keo do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

And that's the end of the fight!
Anthony Kiedis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kiedis has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Steve Smith scores the fight for Anthony Kiedis!
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight for Anthony Kiedis!
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight for Anthony Kiedis!

Anthony Kiedis wins by unanimous decision!