PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Anton Walter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ishi Kiki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Walter
vs
Kiki

177 cm
29
167 lbs
11 - 13 - 0

173 cm
32
167 lbs
26 - 18 - 1

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
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 11 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Anton Walter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ishi Kiki!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Donald Grub and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot by Kiki.
Kiki cracks Walter with a right hand to the side of the head.
Walter misses with a straight left.
Walter wants to clinch up but Kiki keeps it at a distance.
Kiki jabs Walter to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kiki throws an overhand right that lands on Walter's shoulder, as Walter tries to avoid the shot.
Kiki looks to score with a jab to the body but Walter is just out of range.
Kiki swings for the body but Walter moves out of range.
Walter misses with a head kick.

Walter gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Walter is trying to break the clinch but Kiki has him pressed against the cage.
Kiki throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Kiki.

Walter breaks the clinch.
Walter misses with a wild body shot.
Kiki jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Walter tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kiki manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kiki takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walter moves in looking to clinch but Kiki pushes him off.
Kiki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Walter was well out of range. Poor timing from Kiki.
Anton Walter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kiki throws a jab but it's blocked by Walter.
Kiki throws a body punch but Walter moves out of range.
Kiki lands with a nice body punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Walter. Kiki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Walter avoids the head kick by Kiki.
Kiki takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Walter tries to clinch there but Kiki circles away.
Walter pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kiki back to the cage. Walter follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Kiki swats away the attempt to clinch by Walter.
Kiki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Walter was well out of range. Poor timing from Kiki.
Walter tries to clinch but Kiki is having none of it.
Walter tries to clinch up but Kiki circles away and keeps his distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walter tries to clinch up.
Kiki looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kiki throws a big shot that misses.
Kiki checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kiki lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kiki connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Walter's hands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Walter misses with a head kick.
Walter feints and then cracks Kiki's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kiki down.
Walter connects with a body shot.
Walter throws a right and a left that Kiki avoids nicely.
Kiki tries to score with a low kick but Walter moves his leg out of the way.

Walter has managed to clinch.
Kiki is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Walter is defending well for now.
Walter slowing the pace effectively.

Walter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiki misses with a wild body shot.

Walter has closed the distance and engaged Kiki in a clinch.
Walter tries to break free but Kiki pushes him back against the cage.

Walter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Walter takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

Kiki scores with a takedown into Walter's guard.

Kiki gets to his feet. Walter looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Kiki lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kiki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Walter.
Walter lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Walter fails in his attempt to clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Walter has managed to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Kiki.
Kiki misses with a hook to the ribs.
A left hand lands to the body for Kiki.
Walter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Kiki.
Kiki tries for a takedown but Walter manages to get underhooks.
Walter wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kiki has him pressed against the cage.
Walter is looking to break free of the clinch but Kiki has double underhooks.

Walter breaks from the clinch.
Walter tries to score with a low kick but Kiki moves his leg out of the way.
Kiki's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kiki duly obliges.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Walter closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kiki counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ishi Kiki will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Kiki slips under a jab from Walter.
Walter lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Walter.
Kiki fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Walter avoids it really well and circles away.
Kiki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Walter tries to clinch there but Kiki circles away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Walter.
Walter throws a right and a left that both miss.
Walter moves in looking to clinch but Kiki pushes him off.
Walter drops his hands momentarily and Kiki takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

Walter clinches.
Kiki can't find room to land a body shot as Walter controls the action.
Kiki misses with a body punch.
Kiki throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Walter stalling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiki misses with a punch on the inside.
Walter is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kiki works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kiki is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Good body shot from Kiki.
Kiki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Walter misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kiki misses with a body punch.
Walter is trying to break free.
Walter tries to break the clinch but Kiki is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walter blocks the elbow strike.
Walter is trying to push Kiki away but Kiki has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kiki looking to stall.
Walter slowing the pace effectively.

Walter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kiki!

Walter has managed to clinch.
Walter stalling against the cage.
Kiki has a couple of punches blocked by Walter.
Walter misses with some punches.
Walter blocks an uppercut.
Walter tries to break free but Kiki pushes him back against the cage.

Walter manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Walter. Those never looked like landing.
Walter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kiki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Walter wants to clinch up but Kiki keeps it at a distance.
Walter throws a series of punches but Kiki avoids them all with ease.
Kiki dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Anton Walter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Walter looks to clinch
and Kiki counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kiki throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kiki scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A jab from Walter misses.
Walter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Anton Walter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Walter walks into a jab.
Kiki throws a lazy right hand but Walter sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kiki connects with a solid leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiki lands the left hand.
Walter throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
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 scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Walter doesn't seem bothered though.
Walter's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kiki connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Walter scrambles back to his feet.
Walter wants to clinch up but Kiki keeps it at a distance.
Walter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kiki.
Walter tries to clinch there but Kiki circles away.
Walter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kiki swings away with a body shot that misses
and Walter makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Walter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kiki misses with a low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kiki fails to land the takedown.
A clash of legs there as Kiki blocks the low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Anton Walter will probably get the nod.
That's time! Walter's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Walter tries to clinch but Kiki moves out of range.
Kiki takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Walter is looking to wear down Kiki with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kiki throws a hook to the side of Walter's head but Walter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Walter tries to clinch up.
Kiki throws a sloppy body shot
and Walter counters with a three punch combo that has Kiki backing up. Kiki nods at Walter to acknowledge the strikes.
Walter is looking to clinch.
Walter throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kiki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kiki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kiki looks to land a combination but Walter avoids it well.
Walter slips a jab from Kiki.
The fight stays on the outside here - Walter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Walter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Kiki.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kiki is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Walter knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Walter wants to get back to his feet but Kiki drags him back down.

Walter throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Walter ducks right into an uppercut from Kiki.
Kiki shoots in for a double leg but Walter sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Walter tries to clinch but Kiki is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walter stuns Kiki with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Walter swats away the attempt to clinch by Kiki.
Kiki lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Walter circles away quickly and effectively.
Walter throws a right and a left that both miss.
Walter throws a nice looking combination but Kiki bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kiki fails to land with a series of punches.
Walter tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kiki swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Walter bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Walter defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kiki.
Kiki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kiki circles away from the clinch attempt.
Walter throws a right hand that Kiki ducks under and follows up with a left that Kiki also avoids with ease.

Walter has closed the distance and engaged Kiki in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kiki misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Walter wants to break the clinch but can't.

Walter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Walter closes the distance and clinches.
Anton Walter has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Walter wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kiki tries a body shot but Walter blocks it.
Walter wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Walter.

Walter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kiki ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A head kick misses from Walter.
Walter wants to clinch.
Walter tries to clinch up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walter shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Walter wants to clinch up but Kiki keeps it at a distance.
Kiki swats away the attempt to clinch by Walter.
Walter throws a shot from downtown. Kiki moves away and avoids it.
Kiki tries to move into range but Walter moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Walter lands a jab-cross combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Walter moves in looking to clinch but Kiki pushes him off.
Kiki throws a hook but Walter avoids it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Walter doesn't manage to clinch there - Kiki circles away.
Walter tries to clinch up but Kiki circles away and keeps his distance.
Kiki misses with the combination.
Walter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Anton Walter showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Walter has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a draw!