PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kalevi Kierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vin Sear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vin Sear has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Kierre
vs
Sear

178 cm
26
167 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

178 cm
24
180 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kalevi Kierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vin Sear!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Bruno Lombardi and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Sear. Kierre does a little dance to reset his feet.

Sear forces Kierre back against the cage and clinches.
Sear lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sear gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Kalevi Kierre has been cut.
Kierre blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sear.
Kierre makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kierre dodges an elbow strike from Sear.
Kierre is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Sear is defending well.
Kierre is looking to take this one to the mat.
Kierre is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kalevi Kierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kierre avoids the elbow strike from Sear, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sear just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kierre's brow.
Sear is pressed up against the cage. Kierre has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sear down to the mat. Sear avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Kierre darts in and clinches Sear up against the cage.
Kierre misses with a punch on the inside.
Kierre fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sear with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sear.
Sear lands an elbow inside that Kierre shrugs off.
Kierre throws a head punch that misses.
Kierre swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kierre has Sear pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Sear manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sear throws an elbow that misses.
Kierre has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sear is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Sear throws an elbow that misses.
Kierre misses with the head strike.
Sear struggles to land a body shot inside as Kierre controls his hands.
Kierre blocks the elbow strike.

Kierre turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!

Kierre has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kierre looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice straight punches there by Sear. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sear.

Sear has Kierre up against the cage in a clinch.
Sear pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kierre swings away with an uppercut that misses.
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!
Kierre avoids the elbow strike from Sear, against the cage.
Kierre wants a takedown but no success here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kierre lands a hook that snaps the head of Sear backwards.
Kierre doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sear using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sear scores with a shoulder strike.
Kierre takes an elbow to the temple.
Sear is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Sear lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Kierre is rocked!
Knees in the clinch landing for Sear.
Kierre is breathing heavily.
Sear creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kierre's defenses.
Oh Kierre is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sear lands an elbow just above Kierre 's eye.

Kalevi Kierre's cut is getting worse.
A head punch on the inside from Kierre fails to land.
Clinched against the cage, Sear lands a big elbow that drops Kierre! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Kierre is complaining that he's OK but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vin Sear!
Vin Sear made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'Like to thank Milwaukkees Best energy supplements. My manager all my training partners at the Sweat Lodge best gym in New york'.