PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Babareens Kiely (ranked 2732 p4p, 2741 weight class) and Frank Blank (ranked 329 p4p, 330 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kiely
vs
Blank

199 cm
26
281
3 - 3 - 0

198 cm
27
280
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

The Dirty Needle Project
Carnage Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Babareens Kiely!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Frank Blank!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Donald Grub and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blank looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Blank throws a hook but Kiely avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Kiely on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kiely misses with a wild combination.
Blank misses with an uppercut. Kiely saw that one coming.
Blank misses with the combination.
Blank avoids a punch combination nicely.
Blank throws a right and a left that Kiely avoids nicely.
Kiely scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Blank throws a nice looking combination but Kiely bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Blank tries to clinch up but Kiely circles away and keeps his distance.
It looked like Kiely was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Blank fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sloppy strikes from Kiely. Those never looked like landing.
Blank chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Blank wants to clinch
and Kiely counters with a straight right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blank fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Babareens Kiely seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blank swings for the body but Kiely moves out of range.
Blank fails with an attempt to clinch.
Blank tries to land a front kick but Kiely steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Blank doesn't manage to clinch there - Kiely circles away.
Kiely moves out of range of the body kick from Blank.
Kiely avoids a punch combination nicely.
Blank throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kiely counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Blank steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kiely.
Blank throws a right and a left that Kiely avoids nicely.
Kiely throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kiely works Blank's body with a nice hook.
Kiely fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blank manages to avoid it.
Kiely scores with a body shot.
Kiely tries to bum rush Blank with a series of wild strikes but Blank uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kiely looks to throw the jab but Blank is out of range.
Blank on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Blank throws a body punch but Kiely moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Blank ducks under a wild hook from Kiely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kiely. Blank does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kiely just misses with a punch to the body.
Kiely throws a left and a right that both miss
and Blank counters with a two punch combo.
Kiely misses with the combination.
Kiely ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blank moves away.
Blank slips under a jab from Kiely.
Blank throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Kiely was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Kiely scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kiely throws a jab but it's blocked by Blank.
Kiely throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blank is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Blank throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kiely.
Blank lands a jab-cross combination.
Kiely throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kiely throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiely fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Blank scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Blank misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The fight stays on the outside here - Blank looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kiely throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A low kick lands for Blank.
Blank has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Blank doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Blank misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kiely.
No joy there for Blank, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Blank keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blank slips under a jab from Kiely.
Kiely misses with an uppercut.
Blank fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A combination from Kiely does no damage.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Blank.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blank connects with a crisp jab.
Blank misses with a series of wild punches.
Blank walks into a straight right hand from Kiely.
Kiely throws a hook but Blank avoids it easily.
Blank looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Blank tries to clinch up.
Blank is looking to clinch but Kiely is avoiding it.
Blank showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kiely.
Blank ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Blank throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blank fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kiely manages to avoid it.
Nice body kick from Blank.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blank lands a nice hook to Kiely's body. Kiely takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Blank will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Frank Blank will probably get the nod.
That's time! Kiely's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Blank throws a series of punches but Kiely moves out of range.
Blank throws a right and a left that Kiely avoids nicely.
Blank throws a one two combo.
Babareens Kiely is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kiely throws a body punch but Blank moves out of range.
Frank Blank seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Blank staying out of range there.
Kiely throws a right hand that misses
and Blank counters with a left and a right that stings Kiely.
Kiely steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Blank. That one must have hurt.
Blank misses with a series of wild punches.
Kiely throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Blank stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Blank throws a nice inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kiely works the jab nicely.
Kiely misses with an uppercut. Blank saw that one coming.
A left and a right from Kiely both land. Nice combination.
Blank misses with a looping left.
A quick step to the side and Kiely tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blank throws a body shot but no joy.
Blank is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kiely rather than just go for the knockout.
Blank fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kiely is out of range.
Kiely avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kiely is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Kiely misses with a straight left.
Blank looks to score with a jab to the body but Kiely is just out of range.
Kiely rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Blank moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Blank throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kiely on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Blank tries to clinch up.
Blank wants to clinch.
Kiely takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Blank swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blank tries to land a leg kick but Kiely saw it coming and moves away.
Nice defenses there by Kiely.
Blank lands with a nice combination. Kiely backs away looking to recover.
The fighters circle momentarily. Blank darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kiely throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kiely throws a jab when Blank was well out of range.
Kiely scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Blank doesn't seem bothered though.
Blank throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Blank misses with a body kick.
Blank swings for the body but Kiely moves out of range.
No joy there for Kiely, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kiely lands with a shot to the body.
Blank scoring well with a low kick there.
Kiely connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Blank misses the shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blank throws a nice looking combination but Kiely bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Blank misses with the combination.
Blank throws a front kick aimed at Kiely's knee but Kiely avoids it well.
Blank lands with a thumping leg kick.
Blank fails to land with a series of punches.
Kiely waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Blank.
Blank staying out of range there.
Kiely throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Blank sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice body punch from Kiely.
Blank ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kiely moves out of range of the body kick.
Kiely throws a jab but it's blocked by Blank.
Blank swinging wildly here.
Sloppy strikes from Kiely. Those never looked like landing.
Blank looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blank looks to land a combination. Kiely sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Blank pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
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!
A looping hook to the body misses from Kiely. Blank does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kiely throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kiely takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A big right from Blank misses.
A head kick misses from Blank.
Kiely was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kiely checks a leg kick.
It looked like Kiely wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kiely dodges the punch combination from Blank.
Kiely clobbers Blank with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Blank tries to clinch but Kiely moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Blank misses the target.
Blank looks to land a combination but Kiely avoids it well.
A counter left hand to the body from Kiely misses its target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Blank showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Kiely misses with a few strikes there.
Kiely lands a right hook to the body.
Kiely lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blank circles away quickly and effectively.
Blank scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kiely punishes Blank's body with a nice straight punch.
Kiely wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kiely takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Kiely lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blank circles away quickly and effectively.
Blank misses with a wild body shot.
Blank swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice shot lands for Kiely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kiely tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blank was well out of range. Poor timing from Kiely.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Blank lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kiely has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kiely and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Blank looks to land a combination but Kiely avoids it well.
Blank is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kiely.
Kiely lands a really nice looking cross but Blank seems unphased.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blank will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Blank bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kiely throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kiely misses the jab.
Kiely throws a nice looking combination but Blank bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
As Kiely backs off Blank throws a huge counter combo but Kiely manages to avoid it all.
Blank staying out of range there.

Blank gets a clinch.
Blank is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kiely is keeping busy.
Blank tries to circle away but Kiely has him pinned against the cage.

Blank pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Blank lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Blank takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blank misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kiely avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kiely moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kiely takes a swing at Blank's ribcage but misses.
Kiely throws a shot to the body.
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!
Blank tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Blank uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kiely.
Kiely lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Blank swinging wildly here.
Blank throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kiely misses with a jab, cross combination.
Blank bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blank misses with a combination
and Kiely cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kiely lands a slapping body shot.
Kiely misses with the combination.
Kiely has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kiely throws a body punch but Blank moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Blank. Those never looked like landing.
Blank's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Blank duly obliges.
Frank Blank is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Blank takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kiely throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blank throws out a counter right but Kiely avoids it with no problem.
Blank uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kiely.
Blank misses with a double jab.
No joy there for Blank, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Blank throws a good cross that connects.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Blank takes the fight into the clinch.
A short right from Kiely on the inside.

Kiely breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Blank throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Blank throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kiely.
Kiely lands a nice looking body shot.
Kiely throws a right hand that Blank ducks under and follows up with a left that Blank also avoids with ease.
Kiely lands a jab.
Kiely throws a lazy right hand but Blank sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kiely connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Blank rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kiely moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Blank avoids the body shot from Kiely.
Blank is looking for the big counter here.
Babareens Kiely has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kiely throws a lazy right hand but Blank sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Babareens Kiely.
Well Blank has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Frank Blank!