PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Walter Payton (ranked 145 p4p, 295 weight class) and Ovidio Kiran (ranked 23 p4p, 48 weight class). Payton's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Andre Nickatina - Yeah. Kiran has chosen Katmandu as his entrance music. Walter Payton could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ovidio Kiran's chin.

Payton
vs
Kiran

194 cm
30
215
16 - 4 - 0

189 cm
33
202
26 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Walter Payton!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ovidio Kiran!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Russell Pearce and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Payton. Kiran does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kiran tries to clinch but Payton moves out of range.
Jab, jab by Payton - just one landing.

Kiran clinches with his opponent.
Kiran is leaning against Payton and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Payton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kiran tries to land a knee to the head but Payton blocks with his arms.
Kiran tries to work over Payton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Payton stalling.
Payton digs a right hand into Kiran's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kiran's gas tank.
Payton lands a shoulder strike.
Kiran tries a body shot but Payton blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A body shot lands from Kiran.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kiran.
Kiran tries a body shot but Payton blocks it.
Payton misses with the head strike.
Kiran misses with a punch to the body.
Payton takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Walter Payton has been cut.
Kiran told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiran takes a shot to the head.
Kiran swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kiran doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Payton definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kiran blocks an uppercut.
Payton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Payton is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kiran throws an elbow but it misses.
Kiran misses with a punch on the inside.
Payton lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kiran avoids the elbow strike from Payton, against the cage.
Kiran goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Payton misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kiran throws an elbow but misses.
Payton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiran lands a left hand.
Payton dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Payton is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Payton for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Payton avoids a wild elbow strike from Kiran.
Kiran struggles to land a body shot inside as Payton controls his hands.
Kiran swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Payton.
Payton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kiran pushes off an throws an elbow but Payton leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Payton tries to throw a body punch but Kiran avoids it by throwing Payton back against the cage.
Kiran tries to throw a body punch but Payton avoids it by throwing Kiran back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Payton lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kiran's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Payton is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payton lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Payton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kiran just misses with a elbow thrown towards Payton's brow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Payton.
Payton swings wildly with an uppercut but Kiran uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kiran doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Kiran.
Payton throws a punch but it's blocked by Kiran.
Payton blocking some punches.
Payton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kiran misses with some punches.
Kiran scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Payton lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kiran backwards.
Payton takes an elbow to the temple.
Payton works on Kiran's body with a couple of short punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Payton stalling against the cage.
A short uppercut from Payton.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Payton blocks a body shot from Kiran.
Payton avoids the elbow strike from Kiran, against the cage.
Kiran lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kiran lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Payton can't find room to land a body shot as Kiran controls the action.
Kiran works on Payton's body with a couple of short punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kiran.
Payton lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Payton lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kiran tries to throw a body punch but Payton avoids it by throwing Kiran back against the cage.
Payton lands an uppercut.
Payton lands an uppercut.
A short right from Payton on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Walter Payton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Walter Payton's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Kiran throws a body punch but Payton moves out of range.
Payton misses with an uppercut.
Payton lands a right hook to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kiran lands a nice hook to Payton's body. Payton takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Payton connects with a single shot there.
Kiran tries to close the distance and clinch but Payton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Payton waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kiran.
Kiran jabs Payton to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Payton moves away from the strike by Kiran.
Kiran misses with a hook
and Payton counters with a stiff right hand.

Kiran clinches with his opponent.
A left hand lands to the body for Kiran.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Kiran in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Kiran swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kiran tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Payton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kiran tries a body shot but Payton blocks it.
Kiran throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Payton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kiran misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kiran has a couple of punches blocked by Payton.
Kiran throws an elbow that misses.
Kiran tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Kiran fails to land.
Kiran struggles to land a body shot inside as Payton controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kiran.
Kiran goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Payton.
Kiran lands an elbow inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Payton.
Payton misses with some punches.
Kiran lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Payton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kiran lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiran misses with a short punch on the inside.
Payton lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kiran backwards.
Kiran tries to work over Payton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Still in the clinch, Payton scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kiran tries to throw a body punch but Payton avoids it by throwing Kiran back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kiran creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Payton misses with a hook from the clinch.
Payton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The referee calls for Payton to work.
Kiran misses with a body punch.
Payton tries to throw a body punch but Kiran avoids it by throwing Payton back against the cage.
Kiran lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kiran.
Payton blocking some punches.
Payton tries a body shot but Kiran blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiran presses Payton against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kiran.
Kiran blocks a body shot from Payton.
Kiran fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Payton lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kiran or not.
A bit of stalling here from Payton.
Kiran lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kiran has a couple of punches blocked by Payton.
Payton prevents a body shot from Kiran.
Payton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Payton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Payton lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kiran.
Payton blocks a body shot from Kiran.
Payton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiran is leaning against Payton and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Payton blocks an uppercut.
Payton is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Payton content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kiran is working Payton over against the cage.
Nice elbow from Payton.
Kiran slowing the pace effectively.
Kiran lands a damaging elbow.
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!
Kiran lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kiran lands a nice uppercut.
Payton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kiran misses with a body punch.
Kiran tries a body shot but Payton blocks it.
Kiran can't find room to land a body shot as Payton controls the action.
Kiran tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Payton's elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ovidio Kiran showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Walter Payton's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Payton scores with a nice right hand.

Payton moves into the clinch.
Kiran is working Payton over against the cage.
Kiran doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Still in the clinch, Payton scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kiran lands an elbow inside that Payton shrugs off.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kiran.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Payton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Payton takes an elbow to the temple.
Kiran throws an elbow but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kiran misses with a body punch.
Kiran lands with a light punch inside.

Walter Payton's cut is getting worse.
Kiran blocking some punches.
Kiran lands an uppercut.
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!
Kiran lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiran lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Kiran.
Kiran scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Walter Payton's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Kiran lands an elbow inside.

Payton is rocked!
Ovidio Kiran seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kiran throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Oh Payton is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kiran lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Payton to his knees! Kiran keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ovidio Kiran!
Ovidio Kiran is the new light heavyweight champion!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Ovidio Kiran waved his t-shirt featuring Brooklyn Apothecary's logo in front of the cameras.
Walter Payton was interviewed post fight and said 'Bullsh*t'.