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). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Walter
vs
Kiki

177 cm
30
167 lbs
11 - 13 - 2

173 cm
33
167 lbs
26 - 19 - 3

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Powerful

Brute

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 - 2, fighting out of London, Anton Walter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 19 - 3, fighting out of London, Ishi Kiki!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Glass and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kiki looks to score with a jab to the body but Walter is just out of range.
Kiki throws a right and a left that Walter avoids nicely.
Kiki takes a kick to the side of the head.
Walter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kiki manages to avoid it.
Walter avoids the body shot from Kiki.
Kiki tries a head kick but it misses.
Kiki steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Walter. That one must have hurt.
Walter moves away from the strike by Kiki.
Kiki lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kiki.
Kiki dodges the punch combination from Walter.
Anton Walter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kiki is trying hard to land a takedown here. Walter sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kiki pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kiki connects with a solid leg kick.

Kiki shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Walter's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kiki stops Walter from standing up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kiki trying to control the position from guard on top but Walter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kiki pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Walter is keeping the position for now.
Walter is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kiki trying to control but Walter is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Ishi Kiki was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Kiki slips under a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walter thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kiki missing with a left hand there. Walter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kiki fails with a takedown attempt.
Kiki avoids the body shot from Walter.
Walter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sloppy strikes from Walter. Those never looked like landing.
Kiki throws a body kick that misses.
Walter throws a leg kick but Kiki moved away.
Walter misses with a low kick.
Walter takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kiki feints a jab promting Walter to slip. Kiki then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Walter slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Anton Walter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jab from Kiki.
Walter misses the shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Walter.
Kiki tries for a takedown but Walter sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Anton Walter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ishi Kiki.
Kiki fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kiki misses the shot to the body.
Kiki wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Walter attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from Kiki finds it's way through Walter's defenses.
Walter misses with a hook to the body
and Kiki counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kiki misses with a low kick.
Walter looks to land a combination but Kiki avoids it well.
Kiki blocks a head kick by Walter.
Kiki lands with a good body shot.
Walter slaps away a takedown attempt from Kiki, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiki throws a body punch but Walter moves out of range.
Walter digs a good body shot into Kiki's ribs.
Walter defending well as Kiki loads up on a big left hand.
Walter drops his hands momentarily and Kiki takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Walter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kiki circles away quickly and effectively.
A jab from Walter does it's job there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kiki does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Walter is looking to wear down Kiki with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Walter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Walter lands with a nice combination. Kiki backs away looking to recover.
Kiki slips a jab and a cross from Walter.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Walter takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Walter is breathing heavily.
Some bone on bone action there as Walter checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kiki scores with a hook to the body. Walter takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
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 misses with a leg kick
and Walter counters with a one-two to the body.
Some wild striking there from Walter.
Walter circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kiki throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Walter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jab by Kiki.
Walter throws a left and a right that both miss

and Kiki counters by clinching up.
Kiki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Walter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Walter throws a nice looking combination but Kiki bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kiki lands a jab to the nose.
Walter misses with a series of wild punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Walter throws the left hand but Kiki avoids the punch easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walter misses with a few strikes there.
Walter lands a two punch combo.
Kiki scores with a shot to the body.
Walter gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Walter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kiki manages to avoid it.
Walter fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Walter walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kiki just misses with a punch to the body.
Walter slaps away a takedown attempt from Kiki, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Walter throws a right and a left that Kiki avoids nicely.
Ishi Kiki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Walter stuffs the takedown.
Kiki connects with a nice looking jab.
Anton Walter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Some wild striking there from Walter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Walter missing with a left hand there. Kiki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Walter ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kiki gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Walter throws a right and a left that both miss.
Walter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kiki lands a slapping body shot.
Walter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Walter throws a right and a left that both miss.
Walter on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kiki ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kiki works the jab nicely.
Kiki throws a leg kick but Walter sees it coming and moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiki lands a nice shot to the body.
Walter throws a leg kick that misses.
Walter misses with a head kick.
Kiki throws the left hand but Walter avoids the punch easily.
Walter throws a combination that misses
and Kiki counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Walter tries a head kick but it misses.

Kiki fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Walter sprawls well initially but Kiki persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Kiki tries to pass the half guard into mount. Walter knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
It looks like Kiki is going to stand back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiki is pressing down on Walter's thigh, looking to free his foot. Walter is holding on for now.
Walter wants to get back to his feet.

Kiki seems to be looking for submissions.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kiki stops Walter from getting back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kiki content to control rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ishi Kiki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Kiki looks to score with a jab to the body but Walter is just out of range.
Kiki scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kiki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Walter manages to avoid it.
Walter takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A combination from Walter does no damage.
Kiki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Walter.
Walter punishes Kiki's body with a nice straight punch.
Kiki connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kiki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Walter moves away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Walter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kiki circles away quickly and effectively.
Walter throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Walter throws a right and a left that Kiki avoids nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiki dives in and grabs Walter's left leg, looking for a takedown. Walter pushes down on Kiki's head and hops out.
Walter fails to land with a series of punches.
Walter takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kiki is looking to land body kicks.
Walter swings for the body but Kiki moves out of range.
A shot to the body from Walter misses
and Kiki counters with a right hand to the body.
Kiki scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Walter scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Kiki lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Walter throws a series of punches but Kiki moves out of range.

Walter gets caught napping as Kiki dives in and scores a takedown. Walter manages to retain guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Walter keeping full guard, as Kiki tries to pass.
Kiki stops Walter from standing up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiki trying to control but Walter is working from the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Ishi Kiki hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Walter changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kiki just misses with a punch to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Kiki there.
Walter ducks under a wild hook from Kiki.
Walter throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kiki counters with a series of strikes. Walter will be more careful next time no doubt.
Walter throws a right and a left that both miss.
Walter blocks a low kick nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiki lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kiki ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Walter throws a series of punches but Kiki avoids them all with ease.
Kiki lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Kiki avoids the head kick by Walter.
Walter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kiki circles away quickly and effectively.
Kiki throws a right and a left that Walter avoids nicely.
Kiki slips a jab and a cross from Walter.
Walter moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Walter misses the jab.
Walter staying out of range there.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kiki is defended easily by Walter.
Kiki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Walter.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walter lands a slapping body shot.
Walter avoids the body shot from Kiki.
Walter throws a right and a left that Kiki avoids nicely.
Walter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kiki throws a leg kick that misses.
Walter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kiki misses with a body shot.
Walter lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Walter tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kiki misses with a hook.
Anton Walter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Walter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kiki was well out of range. Poor timing from Walter.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ishi Kiki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kiki 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ishi Kiki!