PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Serj Tankian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Kyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kyle has chosen Big Booty Woman as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Tankian
vs
Kyle

180 cm
26
153 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

179 cm
22
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
KO power

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Serj Tankian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, David Kyle!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yuuki Gou and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by Kyle there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tankian throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kyle counters with a nice leg kick.
Kyle thumps Tankian with a low kick.
David Kyle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tankian is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Kyle tries to keep at a distance but Tankian has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kyle prevents the takedown attempt.
A nice left hand lands by Kyle.
Kyle prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kyle with a knee to the head.
Tankian takes a shot to the head.
Kyle scores a nice knee to the body.
Kyle using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Kyle.
Kyle stops a takedown attempt from Tankian.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Serj Tankian. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kyle lands a nice uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Kyle.
Kyle lands a knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Kyle.
Kyle lands a hook that snaps the head of Tankian backwards.
Kyle landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kyle landing knees to the body.
Kyle lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kyle lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tankian.
A hook to the body from Kyle.
A hook to the body from Kyle.
A right hook to the body lands for Kyle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyle is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kyle lands with a short shot to the head.
Kyle lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kyle gets through Tankian's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kyle scores a nice knee to the body.
Kyle utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kyle unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kyle lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kyle landing knees to the head.
Kyle is working Tankian over against the cage.
Kyle lands a nice knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kyle scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kyle scores a nice knee to the body.
Kyle softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tankian takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kyle scores a nice knee to the body.
Kyle lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tankian backwards.
Kyle lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kyle lands with a short shot to the head.
Kyle lands with a light punch inside.
Tankian wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short right from Kyle on the inside.
Kyle utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kyle lands a knee to the body.
Kyle landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A hook to the body from Kyle.
Kyle using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kyle working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kyle lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kyle using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kyle connects with a knee to the head.
Tankian tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kyle avoids it.
A body shot lands from Kyle.
Kyle lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tankian.
Kyle keeps control of Tankian as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kyle landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kyle is leaning against Tankian and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Kyle.
A right hand to the body from Kyle.
Tankian has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kyle avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kyle lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A short right from Kyle on the inside.
Kyle lands a body shot.
Kyle prevents a takedown attempt there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kyle lands a shot to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Kyle.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kyle obliges.
Kyle lands a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kyle creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kyle with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kyle with a knee to the head.
Kyle lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kyle lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kyle scores with a shot to the side of Tankian's head.
Tankian is trying to maintain a safe position but Kyle gets an underhook and turns Tankian into the cage.
Tankian can't get the takedown.
A knee to the head by Kyle.
Kyle lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kyle connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tankian's face.
Kyle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kyle gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Tankian.
Kyle lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kyle crunches a lovely knee into Tankian's ribcage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kyle is leaning against Tankian and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A shot in the inside from Kyle.
Kyle working Tankian over with knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Kyle.
Kyle lands a nice knee to the body.
A short uppercut from Kyle.
Kyle stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kyle unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Tankian drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kyle pulls his leg out and moves away.
David Kyle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Kyle has Tankian up against the cage in a clinch.
Kyle landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Kyle scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kyle lands a left hand.
Kyle prevents the takedown attempt.
Kyle with a knee to the head.
Kyle landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tankian takes a shot to the head.
Kyle lands a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Kyle dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Kyle throws a low kick but Tankian avoids it.
Tankian drops his hands momentarily and Kyle takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Tankian throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kyle throws a leg kick
and Tankian counters with an inside leg kick.
Kyle throws a lazy head kick
and Tankian counters with a left and a right that stings Kyle.

Tankian rushes Kyle and presses him up against the cage.
Kyle throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kyle landing knees to the head.
David Kyle seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A body shot lands from Kyle.
Tankian is trying to break the clinch but Kyle is controlling him.
Tankian tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kyle obliges.
Kyle presses Tankian against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kyle works on Tankian's body with a couple of short punches.
Kyle lands a right hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A short right from Kyle on the inside.
Kyle cracks Tankian with a nice body shot.
Kyle utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Tankian takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyle lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kyle lands a knee to the head.
Kyle works on Tankian's body with a couple of short punches.
Kyle lands a body punch.
Tankian's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kyle putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tankian in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kyle with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kyle gets underhooks to prevent Tankian's takedown attempt.
Kyle scores a nice knee to the body.
Kyle scores with a knee to the head.
Kyle lands an uppercut.
Kyle throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kyle prevents Tankian from breaking the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Kyle.
Kyle lands with a left to the head.
Kyle lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kyle putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tankian in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kyle tries a knee to the head but Tankian blocks it.
Kyle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kyle working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kyle lands with a short shot to the head.
Tankian has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kyle with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tankian working hard to break the clinch.
Tankian tries for a takedown but Kyle manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Serj Tankian. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kyle with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kyle scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tankian tries to work over Kyle's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kyle lands with a right to the head.
Tankian is trying to drag Kyle to the mat but Kyle just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Kyle connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tankian's face.
Kyle has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tankian is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kyle is defending well for now.
Kyle digs a right hand underneath Tankian's ribcage. Tankian let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kyle lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kyle works on Tankian's body with a couple of short punches.
Kyle works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kyle with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kyle prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kyle is leaning against Tankian and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kyle pushes Tankian back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kyle lands a nice knee to the body.
Kyle lands a nice shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kyle scores with a knee to the head.
Tankian has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kyle is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A left hand lands to the body for Kyle.
Kyle lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kyle lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kyle throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tankian blocks it with crossed arms.
Kyle unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kyle misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tankian.
Kyle lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kyle tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kyle tries to land knees in the clinch but Tankian avoids the damage to the body.
Tankian is working for takedown but Kyle is calmly controlling the position for now.
Kyle works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kyle landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kyle pushes Tankian back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kyle keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tankian's efforts to push away.
Kyle working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tankian tries to stall but Kyle uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kyle pushes Tankian back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kyle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kyle tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kyle gets underhooks to prevent Tankian's takedown attempt.
Kyle tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tankian is looking to break free of the clinch but Kyle has double underhooks.
Kyle throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tankian blocks it with crossed arms.
Tankian has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kyle avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kyle connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tankian's face.
A right handed body shot lands from Kyle.
Kyle prevents Tankian from breaking the clinch.
Tankian has had enough of the clinch but Kyle keeps him there for the moment.
Tankian tries to score a body lock takedown but Kyle shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Kyle connects with a knee to the head.
Kyle scores with a shot to the side of Tankian's head.
Tankian tries for a takedown but Kyle manages to get underhooks.
A hook to the body from Kyle.
Kyle is working Tankian over against the cage.
Kyle lands a knee to the body.
Kyle lands a hook that snaps the head of Tankian backwards.
Kyle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kyle utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kyle gets underhooks to prevent Tankian's takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Kyle showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Tankian misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tankian uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kyle.
Kyle looks to land a right hand but Tankian moved out of range.
Kyle tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tankian throws a head kick that misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kyle.
Kyle uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tankian.
A head kick from Kyle lands but Tankian takes it in his stride.
Kyle lands with a slapping head kick.
Kyle misses with a body punch
and Tankian counters with a two punch combo.
Kyle fakes the leg kick and cracks Tankian in the body.
Tankian throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kyle feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tankian's calf.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kyle takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Tankian misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tankian blocks a head kick by Kyle.
Kyle misses with a leg kick
and Tankian counters with an outside leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kyle.
Kyle lands with a kick to the temple. Tankian shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Tankian throws a hook but Kyle blocks it.
Kyle fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tankian has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tankian misses with a head kick.
A good leg kick by Kyle.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kyle, right into the meat.
Kyle lands a head kick. Tankian smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Kyle throws a head kick that half lands.
Tankian is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A nice combination there by Tankian.
Kyle looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tankian misses with a body kick.
Kyle works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kyle gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kyle lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kyle missing with knees to the body.
Kyle tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tankian is looking to control Kyle's arms but Kyle gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tankian has his back to the cage.
Kyle has Tankian pressed against the cage, preventing Tankian from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tankian is trying to drag Kyle to the mat but Kyle just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Kyle lands a left hand.
A knee to the head by Kyle.
Kyle lands a left hand.
A right handed body shot lands from Kyle.
Kyle landing knees to the head.
Tankian is trying to push Kyle away but Kyle has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kyle is pressed up against the cage. Tankian has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kyle down to the mat. Kyle avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kyle - that will leave a mark!
Kyle tries to land a front kick but Tankian steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kyle, right into the meat.
Kyle lands a glancing blow to the side of Tankian's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tankian.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Serj Tankian. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tankian takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kyle scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tankian doesn't seem bothered though.
Kyle throws a right hand that Tankian ducks under and follows up with a left that Tankian also avoids with ease.
Kyle throws a head kick but Tankian moves out of range.
Tankian lands with a cross.
Serj Tankian is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kyle throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tankian buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

Tankian gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kyle landing knees to the head.

Tankian's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kyle blocks a head kick by Tankian.
Kyle throws a leg kick which misses Tankian's front leg but catches the back leg as Tankian tries to avoid it.
Kyle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tankian moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kyle throws a body punch but Tankian moves out of range.
Tankian looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tankian pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tankian. Kyle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kyle is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tankian lands a high kick!
Kyle dodges the punch combination from Tankian.
David Kyle is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kyle moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kyle thumps Tankian with a low kick.
Kyle scores with a leg kick.
Kyle tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick lands from Kyle.
Tankian on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kyle. Kyle obviously looking to wear him down.
Serj Tankian has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tankian takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

And that's the end of the fight!
David Kyle comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kyle 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 26:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 26:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Kyle!