PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Francisco Rocha (ranked 2539 p4p, 3415 weight class) and Babareens Kiely (ranked 83 p4p, 108 weight class). Babareens Kiely has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Rocha
vs
Kiely

191 cm
25
271
5 - 1 - 0

199 cm
25
281
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Francisco Rocha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Babareens Kiely!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, David Hoff and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kiely throws a one two combo.
Babareens Kiely seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kiely lands with a right hand.
Kiely slips a jab from Rocha.
Kiely lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kiely lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A cross from Kiely lands.
Kiely lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Kiely throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rocha on the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rocha has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kiely uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rocha shoots in and drives through. Kiely sprawls well.

Kiely cracks Rocha with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Rocha looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Kiely finish him?

Rocha is rocked!
Kiely moves into range and connects with a jab.
Oh Rocha is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rocha takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rocha seems to have got his legs back now.
Kiely cracks Rocha with an open hand slap.
Rocha shoots in looking for a takedown. Kiely tries to sprawl out of it but Rocha keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kiely manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd cheers as Kiely lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rocha doesn't seem phased though.
Kiely feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rochas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kiely scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rocha gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kiely counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Francisco Rocha. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiely scores with a hook to the body. Rocha takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kiely scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rocha doesn't seem bothered though.
Rocha shoots in and drives through. Kiely sprawls well.
Kiely lands with an uppercut that bounces Rocha off the cage and back into range.
Rocha on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kiely scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The fighters circle momentarily. Kiely darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Babareens Kiely is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kiely throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rocha wants to clinch up but Kiely keeps it at a distance.
Rocha showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kiely.
Rocha looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kiely misses with a wild combination.
Rocha drops down looking for a counter takedown but Kiely sprawls and moves away.
Kiely has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Rocha takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Babareens Kiely dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Kiely rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rocha moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rocha feinted with a counter takedown.
Kiely scores with a jab to the head.
Rocha takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kiely lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Kiely throws a right and a left that Rocha avoids nicely.
Rocha shoots and misses
and Kiely counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kiely might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rocha closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kiely circles away.
Kiely looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kiely looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiely tries to bum rush Rocha with a series of wild strikes but Rocha uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rocha appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Kiely scores with a jab. Rocha acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kiely digs a good hook to Rocha's body.
Rocha throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kiely's waist but Kiely gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rocha off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Francisco Rocha. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kiely scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rocha doesn't seem bothered though.
Nice shot by Kiely.
Kiely lands with a nice body punch.
Kiely with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Kiely.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Rocha might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Kiely takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kiely has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rocha fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kiely looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Babareens Kiely seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rocha walks into a left hand.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Rocha. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
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!
Kiely with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Francisco Rocha is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kiely misses with a wild combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiely cracks Rocha with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kiely scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A jab from Kiely does it's job there.
A lazy left from Kiely finds it's target.
Kiely fails to land with a series of punches.
Rocha half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Kiely scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Rocha tries to clinch up.
Kiely throws out a counter right but Rocha avoids it with no problem.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiely throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rocha walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kiely cracks Rocha with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kiely swinging wildly here.
Rocha attempts a counter takedown but Kiely avoids it well and moves away.
Kiely misses with a wild combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Babareens Kiely showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Kiely throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rocha looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Rocha walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kiely throws a right hand that Rocha ducks under and follows up with a left that Rocha also avoids with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kiely darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rocha is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kiely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Kiely misses.
Rocha drops down looking for a counter takedown but Kiely sprawls and moves away.
Nice uppercut lands for Kiely. That snapped Rocha's head back.
Rocha takes one to the chin there.
Kiely lands a head shot.
Kiely lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Rocha looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kiely tests Rocha's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kiely works Rocha's body with a nice hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiely throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rocha stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kiely scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kiely connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rocha. Rocha circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kiely drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Rocha right on the button. Rocha goes down! Kiely follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Kiely gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Babareens Kiely!