PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kareem Kiram (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Euthanasia Atheist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kiram
vs
Atheist

170 cm
18
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
152 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kareem Kiram !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Euthanasia Atheist!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shirou Masuda and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kiram fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Atheist manages to avoid it.
Atheist misses with a low kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kiram . Atheist does a little dance to reset his feet.
Atheist misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nice takedown defense from Kiram . No joy for Atheist on that attempt.
Kiram connects with a single shot there.
Kiram connects with a body shot.
Kiram thows a body shot but no joy.
Atheist closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kiram misses with a body shot

and Atheist counters with a takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Atheist decides to stand up, so the ref orders Kiram to his feet.
Kiram cracks Atheist with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiram bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Atheist's head backwards.
Kiram swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Atheist fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kareem Kiram has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Euthanasia Atheist.
Kiram with a nice cross.
Kiram misses with an uppercut

and Atheist counters with a shoot takedown. Kiram fights it but they end up in guard.

Atheist gets to his feet. Kiram looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kiram just misses with a punch to the body.
Kiram lands with an uppercut that bounces Atheist off the cage and back into range.
Kareem Kiram is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiram punishes Atheist's body with a nice straight punch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Atheist is defended easily by Kiram .
Kiram scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kiram lands a glancing blow to the side of Atheist's head.
Atheist throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kiram counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Atheist fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Atheist looks winded!
Atheist takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiram cracks Atheist with a good jab.
Atheist looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Atheist throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kiram throws out a powerful jab.

Atheist is rocked!
Kiram throws a jab but it's blocked by Atheist.
Kiram bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Atheist's head backwards.
Atheist avoids the body shot from Kiram .
Kiram swings widly with a right hand

and Atheist counters by clinching up.

Atheist breaks the clinch.
Kiram lands a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiram lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kiram scores with the left hand. Atheist knows he should have avoided that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Atheist takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Atheist shoots in but Kiram avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kiram throws a hook to the side of Atheist's head but Atheist sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Atheist misses with a takedown attempt - Kiram sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Atheist fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kiram dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kareem Kiram dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Atheist pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kiram is out of range and Atheist settles back down.
Nice straight punches there by Kiram . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kiram .
Nice jab there from Kiram .
Atheist is still on wobbly legs! Can Kiram finish him?
Kiram throws an off balance right hand

and Atheist counters with a single leg into guard. Kiram didn't expect that.
Kiram is pulling down on Atheist's head to control his posture.
Atheist seems to have recovered his senses.
Kiram knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Atheist on the ground.
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!

Atheist gets to his feet - Kiram follows without any prompting.
Kareem Kiram is winning the standup battle so far.
Atheist shoots in looking for a takedown but Kiram manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Atheist's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kiram defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Atheist.
Atheist shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kareem Kiram has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Euthanasia Atheist.
Atheist is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiram misses with a body shot.
Kiram works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Atheist takes one to the side of the head.
Atheist doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Atheist has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Atheist there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kiram with a hook.
Atheist has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Atheist is defended easily by Kiram .
Kiram just misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiram fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kiram scores with a decent looking hook.
Kiram loads up on a big right hand but Atheist slips the punch.
Atheist tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kiram sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Atheist somewhat.
A shot to the liver by Kiram . Beautiful body shot.
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!
Good exchange - Kiram coming out on top.
Kiram scores with a nice strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiram scores with a body shot.
Kiram has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Atheist.
Kiram swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Atheist moves away from the strike by Kiram .
Kareem Kiram seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kiram swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Atheist counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Atheist.
Atheist postures up.
Atheist wanted to stand there but Kiram had control of the position.
Kiram looking to hit a scissor sweep but Atheist is one step ahead there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Atheist gets to his feet. Kiram looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Decent striking displayed by Kiram there.
Kiram misses with a body shot.
Kiram misses the shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Atheist moves out of range as Kiram strikes.
Euthanasia Atheist is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kiram swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Atheist counters with a shoot takedown. Kiram fights it but they end up in guard.

Atheist decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Kiram , up you get!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Euthanasia Atheist will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Horrible takedown by Atheist or perhaps it was just good defense by Kiram which made him look bad.
Kiram throws a body punch but Atheist moves out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Atheist is defended easily by Kiram .
Kiram scores with a nice strike.
Atheist fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kiram avoids it really well and circles away.
Kareem Kiram has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Euthanasia Atheist.
Atheist takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A shot to the body from Kiram misses

and Atheist counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Kiram !
Kiram on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kiram tries to get out of the position.

Atheist stands up and we're back to a striking position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiram scores with a jab to the body.
Kiram lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Atheist shoots in but no luck this time.
Kiram lands with a nice body punch.
Nice body punch from Kiram .
Kiram fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kiram lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kiram with a nice cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiram swings for the body but Atheist moves out of range.
Kiram looks to land a left hand but Atheist moved out of range nicely.
Atheist takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Atheist gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kiram .
Atheist shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kiram but Kiram pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kiram ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Atheist drops his hands momentarily and Kiram takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kiram with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiram misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Atheist.
Kiram connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Atheist's hands.
Kiram misses the jab.
Kiram scores with a body shot.
Kiram scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Atheist doesn't seem bothered though.
Atheist walks into a left hand.
Atheist shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kiram lands the left hand.
Kiram swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiram throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kiram ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Atheist moves away.
Atheist looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kiram is fending him off so far but Atheist persists. Nope, Kiram circles away and we're back to standing.
Atheist misses with a takedown attempt - Kiram sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Atheist on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kiram connects with a single shot there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kiram misses with a shot to the body

and Atheist counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Atheist is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kareem Kiram showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kiram 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kareem Kiram !
Kareem Kiram decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.