PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ribociclib Kisqali (ranked 1212 p4p, 194 weight class) and Sascha Koniezko (ranked 2267 p4p, 342 weight class). Koniezko is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Imperial March (L.O.D. Rage Mix). This should be fireworks!

Kisqali
vs
Koniezko

180 cm
22
220 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

185 cm
22
185 lbs
7 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ribociclib Kisqali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sascha Koniezko!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Koniezko clinches up against the cage.
Koniezko misses with a punch on the inside.
Kisqali gets through Koniezko's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kisqali tries a body shot but Koniezko blocks it.
Kisqali blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kisqali lands with a short shot to the head.
Koniezko wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Koniezko is stalling here.
Kisqali blocks a body shot from Koniezko.
Koniezko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Koniezko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Kisqali misses.
Koniezko on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Koniezko takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kisqali keeps the fight on the outside.
Kisqali tries to clinch there but Koniezko circles away.
Kisqali lands a leg kick that knocks Koniezko off balance momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Koniezko swinging wildly here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kisqali swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kisqali doesn't manage to clinch there - Koniezko circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Koniezko. Those never looked like landing.
Kisqali lands a right hook to the body.
Kisqali misses with a body shot.
Koniezko throws a counter combo.

Kisqali gets tackled into the cage by Koniezko. Koniezko maintains the clinch.
Kisqali misses with a body punch.
Kisqali is leaning against Koniezko and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Koniezko fails to land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kisqali creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Koniezko's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kisqali is working Koniezko over against the cage.
Koniezko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kisqali blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Koniezko.
Kisqali misses with a punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kisqali tries to work over Koniezko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kisqali gets through Koniezko's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kisqali digs a right hand underneath Koniezko's ribcage. Koniezko let out a lung full of air as it connected.
I was talking to Kisqali's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kisqali tries to throw a body punch but Koniezko avoids it by throwing Kisqali back against the cage.
Koniezko jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kisqali walks away with a smile on his face. Koniezko gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kisqali showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Koniezko.
Kisqali thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kisqali jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kisqali ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Koniezko moves away.
Ribociclib Kisqali seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koniezko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kisqali throws a big shot that misses.
Koniezko throws a right hand that Kisqali ducks under and follows up with a left that Kisqali also avoids with ease.
Kisqali bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kisqali works the jab nicely.

Kisqali drops Koniezko with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Koniezko looks back up at him and smiles so Kisqali waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Koniezko is rocked!
Koniezko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kisqali.
Koniezko is still on wobbly legs! Can Kisqali finish him?
Koniezko tries to clinch there but Kisqali circles away.
Koniezko seems to have recovered his senses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kisqali fakes the body blow, causing Koniezko to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Koniezko goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ribociclib Kisqali!
A very excited looking Ribociclib Kisqali made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
The defeated Sascha Koniezko had this to say: 'He cheated! Check his gloves, they've got chloroform on them!'.