PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Slyck Kira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cesar James Ardona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kira comes to the cage accompanied by Prehistoric Dog by Red Fang. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kira
vs
James Ardona

189 cm
22
150 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

170 cm
18
150 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Slyck Kira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cesar James Ardona!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Donatello Bradman and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ardona scores with a nice right hand.
Ardona looks to land a right hand but Kira moved out of range.
Kira needs to keep his hands up - Ardona had a free shot at his head there.
Ardona misses with a few strikes there.
Kira slips a jab and a cross from Ardona.
Ardona misses the jab.
Sloppy strikes from Ardona. Those never looked like landing.
A jab from Ardona misses.
Ardona looks to land a left hand but Kira moved out of range nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ardona throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ardona scores with a body shot.
Ardona lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cesar James Ardona seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ardona rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kira moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ardona tries to bum rush Kira with a series of wild strikes but Kira uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kira walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ardona lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ardona misses with a wild body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kira slips a straight right by Ardona.
Ardona lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kira circles away quickly and effectively.
Ardona throws a right and a left that Kira avoids nicely.
Ardona throws the left hand but Kira avoids the punch easily.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Ardona lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kira circles away quickly and effectively.
Kira avoids the body shot from Ardona.
Ardona throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kira shoots in and bounces Ardona off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Ardona trying to keep a closed guard but Kira is proving a slippery customer.
Kira stays in close to Ardona's body and controls the position.
Ardona 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.
Kira passes Ardona's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Kira in particular looking to stall.

Kira is trying for a kimura here. Ardona looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Kira wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Slyck Kira!
Slyck Kira tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.