PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nedser Kiely (ranked 3264 p4p, 24582 weight class) and Clobbering Time Silvia (ranked 413 p4p, 699 weight class). Kiely comes to the cage accompanied by Walk - Pantera. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Kiely
vs
Silvia

190 cm
23
220
3 - 3 - 0

188 cm
21
218
0 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Powerful

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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nedser Kiely!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Clobbering Time Silvia!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silvia ducks under a wild hook from Kiely.
Kiely moves out of range as Silvia throws a body kick.
Kiely looks to land a right hand but Silvia moved out of range.
Silvia uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kiely.
Silvia tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kiely definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Silvia moves forwards but Kiely connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kiely blocks a head kick by Silvia.
Kiely misses the shot to the body.
Silvia staying out of range there.
Kiely jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kiely looks to land a right hand but Silvia moved out of range.
Kiely swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silvia closes the distance looking to clinch
and Silvia takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Silvia has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kiely scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kiely swats away the attempt to clinch by Silvia.

Silvia closes the distance and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiely lands a right hand that snaps the head of Silvia backwards.
Silvia misses with an elbow over the top.
Kiely tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silvia's elbow.
Silvia misses with an elbow strike.
Silvia throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silvia tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kiely avoids it.
Silvia lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Nedser Kiely has been cut.
Silvia using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kiely has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kiely lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Silvia.
Knees in the clinch landing for Silvia.
Nice body punch from Kiely.
With the fighters up against the cage, Silvia throws an elbow but misses.
Silvia looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kiely blocks an elbow strike.
Kiely throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Silvias head.
Silvia tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiely lands with a left to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silvia misses with a knee strike.
Silvia throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Silvia looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Silvia using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kiely has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silvia misses with an elbow strike.
Silvia with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kiely lands a shot to the body.
Silvia throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kiely blocks it with crossed arms.
Stalling in the clinch from Kiely.
Kiely blocks an elbow strike from Silvia.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kiely is stalling here.
Kiely misses with a body punch.
Silvia using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kiely has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvia misses with a knee strike.
Silvia misses with an elbow over the top.
Silvia prevents a body shot from Kiely.
Silvia connects with a knee to the head.
Silvia keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kiely's efforts to push away.
Silvia misses with a knee strike.
Silvia tries a knee to the head but Kiely blocks it.
Silvia prevents a body shot from Kiely.
Kiely struggles to land a body shot inside as Silvia controls his hands.
Kiely blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A knee to the head by Silvia.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kiely.
A knee to the head by Silvia.
Kiely takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kiely pushes Silvia back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silvia with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silvia tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kiely lands with a short shot to the head.
Kiely avoids a wild elbow strike from Silvia.
Silvia missing with knees to the body.
Silvia misses with a knee to the head.
Silvia utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Silvia tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kiely avoids it.
Kiely blocks an elbow strike from Silvia.
Kiely blocks the elbow strike.
Silvia pushes off an throws an elbow but Kiely leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Silvia just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kiely's brow.
A right hook to the body lands for Kiely.
Silvia tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silvia keeps control of Kiely as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Clobbering Time Silvia dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nedser Kiely's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Kiely listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kiely has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
The fighters circling - Kiely throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice defenses there by Kiely.
Kiely blocks the body kick.
Silvia is looking to clinch.
Kiely throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silvia wants to counter the offense by Kiely and move into the clinch position.
No joy there for Kiely, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kiely throws a nice looking combination but Silvia bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silvia replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Kiely blocks it well.
Kiely changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Silvia tries to clinch up.
Kiely avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Kiely tries to keep at a distance but Silvia has taken the fight into the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Silvia tries to land a knee to the head but Kiely blocks with his arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvia with a knee to the head.
Kiely blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silvia using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kiely has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kiely is stalling here.
Silvia with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kiely.
Silvia throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kiely blocks it with crossed arms.
Kiely blocks the elbow strike.
Silvia tries to land a knee to the head but Kiely blocks with his arms.
Silvia using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Kiely lands a body shot.
Kiely tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silvia working Kiely over with knees to the body.
Silvia throws a knee to the head but misses.
Clobbering Time Silvia seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kiely scores with a shoulder strike.
Silvia throws an elbow that misses.
Silvia blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Kiely pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Silvia.
Kiely scores with a jab to the body.
Silvia attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Donk. Kiely catches Silvia right on the button with a cross.
Kiely throws an overhand right that lands on Silvia's shoulder, as Silvia tries to avoid the shot.
Kiely bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Silvia throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kiely loads up on a big right hand but Silvia slips the punch.
Kiely looks to throw the jab but Silvia is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiely rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silvia moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kiely takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kiely's corner calls for a 1-2. Kiely obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kiely misses with a straight left.
Silvia slips a straight right by Kiely.
Silvia throws a body kick that misses.
Silvia throws a series of punches but Kiely moves out of range.
Silvia uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kiely.
Kiely rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silvia moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kiely jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Silvia fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kiely checks it well.
Silvia is looking to clinch.
Silvia moves out of range of the strikes.
Kiely misses with a body shot.
Silvia tries to clinch up.
Silvia pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kiely lands with a nice body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silvia goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Silvia wants to clinch up but Kiely keeps it at a distance.
Silvia motions for Kiely to come forward. Silvia throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Silvia throws a lazy right hand but Kiely sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kiely misses the shot to the body.
Silvia doesn't manage to clinch there - Kiely circles away.
A clash of legs there as Kiely blocks the low kick.
Nedser Kiely seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kiely throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silvia pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Silvia walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kiely connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Silvia takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kiely throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big right from Kiely misses.
Silvia is looking to clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Kiely on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Silvia throws a jab but it's blocked by Kiely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Nedser Kiely dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nedser Kiely's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Kiely misses with the combination.
Kiely connects with a crisp jab.
Silvia looks for the body kick but Kiely saw that one coming.
Silvia tries to clinch there but Kiely circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silvia looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silvia scores with a nice head shot.
No joy there for Kiely, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kiely fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silvia manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silvia takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Silvia throws a head kick that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Kiely on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kiely throws a lazy right hand but Silvia sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Silvia throws a series of punches but Kiely avoids them all with ease.
Silvia moves out of range of the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiely throws the left hand but Silvia avoids the punch easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silvia looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kiely.
Kiely throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silvia sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Silvia misses with an uppercut. Kiely saw that one coming.
Silvia misses with an attempted mid kick.
Silvia blocks a jab.
A slow jab from Kiely misses its intended target.
Kiely moves out of range as Silvia strikes.
Silvia tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kiely paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kiely misses with the combination.
Kiely keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kiely moves out of range of the body kick.
Kiely jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silvia slips a straight right by Kiely.
Kiely throws a series of punches but Silvia moves out of range.
Silvia wants to land a leg kick but Kiely is out of range.
Kiely lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Decent striking displayed by Kiely there.
Kiely takes a swing at Silvia's ribcage but misses.
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 pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kiely fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Silvia looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Silvia tries to close the distance and clinch but Kiely swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kiely avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silvia tries to clinch up but Kiely circles away and keeps his distance.
An attempted straight right counter from Kiely misses the target.
Silvia wants to clinch up but Kiely keeps it at a distance.
Kiely throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silvia sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kiely throws a jab when Silvia was well out of range.
Kiely sets himself, and Silvia steps forward looking for the clinch! Kiely avoids it this time.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Silvia.
Silvia is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silvia tries to close the distance and clinch but Kiely swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silvia tries to clinch there but Kiely circles away.
Kiely comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kiely connects with a looping right hand.
Silvia wants to clinch up but Kiely keeps it at a distance.
Silvia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kiely.
Silvia fails with an attempt to clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Kiely on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Silvia moves out of range as Kiely strikes.
Silvia tries to clinch up.
Kiely misses with a looping right.
Kiely getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nedser Kiely is winning the standup battle so far.
Kiely darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Silvia uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kiely.
Silvia displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kiely throws out the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiely looks to throw the jab but Silvia is out of range.

Silvia has closed the distance and engaged Kiely in a clinch.
Silvia misses with an elbow strike.
Silvia tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silvia throws an elbow but it misses.
Kiely scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silvia missing with knees to the body.
Silvia tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silvia trying to land knees to the body.
Silvia takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kiely has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kiely tries to work over Silvia's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kiely can't find room to land a body shot as Silvia controls the action.
Come on Kiely - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Silvia misses with a knee to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nedser Kiely showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kiely has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nedser Kiely!
Post fight, Nedser Kiely took to the microphone: 'I am the best, this other fighter is a joke. Rematch? Your a joke.'.