PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between William Lati (ranked 2139 p4p, 1641 weight class) and Pete Kiloe (ranked 268 p4p, 210 weight class). Lati comes to the cage accompanied by Ye- Burna Boy. Kiloe is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Boys Noize - Lava Lava. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Lati
vs
Kiloe

178 cm
25
168
14 - 8 - 0

173 cm
29
160
9 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, William Lati!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pete Kiloe!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Chris Saunders and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lati misses with a body shot.
Kiloe throws a counter combo.
Lati misses with a combination
and Kiloe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kiloe looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lati throws out a loose jab but Kiloe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lati scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

It looks like Pete Kiloe has been cut.
Kiloe throws a nice looking combination but Lati bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kiloe throws a low kick, looking for Lati's leg but Lati calmly moves out of range.
Lati rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Kiloe to counter with a crisp jab.
Lati misses with a hook
and Kiloe counters with a straight right hand.
Kiloe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lati.
Kiloe throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kiloe misses with a looping right.

Lati cracks Kiloe with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Lati has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Kiloe to stand back up!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lati misses with a jab to the body
and Kiloe counters with a nice uppercut.
Lati swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kiloe counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiloe looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've been told by Lati's head coaches at 3Band MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Lati throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kiloe.
Lati blocks a leg kick.
Kiloe throws a looping overhand right but Lati ducks down to avoid it.
Lati throws a body shot but no joy.
Kiloe lands with a right hand.
Kiloe throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lati misses with a left hand
and Kiloe counters with a straight right hand.
Lati tries to bum rush Kiloe with a series of wild strikes but Kiloe uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kiloe throws a counter combo.
Lati misses the shot to the body.
Lati misses with a lunging right hand
and Kiloe counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Lati misses with a jab, cross combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kiloe scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiloe slips a jab from Lati.
Lati misses with a right hand
and Kiloe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
William Lati seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some bone on bone action there as Lati checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Lati throws a right hand that misses
and Lati takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lati misses with a combination
and Kiloe counters with a one-two to the body.
Kiloe dodges the punch combination from Lati.
Lati takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kiloe scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lati doesn't seem bothered though.
Kiloe throws a right and a left that Lati avoids nicely.
No joy there for Kiloe, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lati half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Kiloe is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Lati had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Lati misses with a jab to the body
and Kiloe counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lati throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kiloe.
As Lati backs off Kiloe throws a huge counter combo but Lati manages to avoid it all.
Lati throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kiloe only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Lati misses with a few strikes there.
Kiloe is looking for the big counter here.
Kiloe drops his hands momentarily and Lati takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lati takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lati misses with a shot to the body
and Kiloe counters with a stiff right hand.
Lati misses with a left hand
and Kiloe counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Lati misses with an uppercut
enabling Kiloe to counter with a crisp jab.
Kiloe misses with the combination.
Lati is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kiloe connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lati. Lati circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lati swinging wildly here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lati missing with a left hand there. Kiloe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Despite the aggression on Kiloe's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Lati misses with a hook
and Kiloe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kiloe scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kiloe moves out of range of the strikes.
Lati misses with an uppercut
and Kiloe counters with a thumping low kick.
Some wild striking there from Kiloe.
No joy there for Kiloe, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lati throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lati misses with a combination
enabling Kiloe to counter with a crisp jab.
Kiloe lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Pete Kiloe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pete Kiloe's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Kiloe connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
William Lati is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lati rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kiloe moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kiloe throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kiloe lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lati's sensitive parts.
A combination from Kiloe does no damage.
Kiloe connects with a solid leg kick.
Lati throws a hook but Kiloe avoids it easily.
Kiloe swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lati throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Lati stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kiloe.
Kiloe lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kiloe has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kiloe misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kiloe lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Lati misses with a few strikes there.
Kiloe is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Lati swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kiloe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiloe lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kiloe takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lati looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kiloe dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lati throws a right and a left that both miss.
As Lati backs off Kiloe throws a huge counter combo but Lati manages to avoid it all.
Lati misses with a hook to the body
and Kiloe counters with a straight right hand.
Kiloe ducks under a wild hook from Lati.
Nice defenses there by Kiloe.
Kiloe connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lati swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kiloe counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lati thinking.
Lati is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kiloe.
A punch combination from Lati misses.
As Lati backs off Kiloe throws a huge counter combo but Lati manages to avoid it all.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lati swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kiloe counters with a stiff right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiloe throws a right and a left that Lati avoids nicely.
A big left from Lati misses.
A shot to the body from Lati misses
and Kiloe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kiloe lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kiloe.

Lati is rocked!
Kiloe connects with an inside leg kick.
A jab lands there for Kiloe.
Oh Lati is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kiloe digs a good body shot into Lati's ribs.
Kiloe gets in close and tags Lati with a short punch that almost sends Lati to the mat! Oh Lati is in big trouble! He turns his back on Kiloe, trying to create some distance but Kiloe rushes him, striking wildly and Lati goes down! The referee tackles Kiloe into the cage to end the fight! Kiloe is one violent man!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pete Kiloe!
Pete Kiloe spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.