PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Royler Bot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ishi Kiki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bot
vs
Kiki

162 cm
22
168 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

173 cm
26
167 lbs
16 - 10 - 1

BJJ Red Belt
Brawler
Insanely flexible

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Royler Bot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ishi Kiki!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kiki lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kiki punishes Bot's body with a nice straight punch.
Kiki lands a head shot.
Kiki scores with a nice head shot.
Kiki throws the left hand but Bot avoids the punch easily.

Bot gets a double leg takedown into Kiki's guard.
Kiki is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Kiki escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bot gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bot trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Kiki looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bot working some strikes from top position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bot postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Bot throws a big right hand that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bot keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kiki's head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bot accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kiki wants to sweep here but Bot controlling him for the moment.
Bot makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bot throwing strikes from guard but Kiki blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Kiki working for a triangle but Bot defends it easily.
Bot trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bot working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Kiki escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bot gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kiki looks gassed!
Bot is working Kiki over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bot working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kiki's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bot pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kiki is keeping the position for now.
Kiki wants to hit a switch here but Bot passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Kiki there!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kiki is looking to improve his position but Bot isn't that keen on the idea.
Bot has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Kiki's face.
Bot postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Kiki looks a forlorn figure.
Bot lands a big elbow.

Bot is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Bot extends the arm and Kiki is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Royler Bot!