PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nedser Kiely (ranked 2590 p4p, 3598 weight class) and Saw Ba Nyein (ranked 418 p4p, 524 weight class). Kiely kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Hammer Smash Face. Saw Ba Nyein has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Kiely
vs
Ba Nyein

190 cm
30
220
11 - 10 - 0

163 cm
25
126
7 - 8 - 1

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

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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 11 - 10 - 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 7 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Saw Ba Nyein!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kiely swinging wildly here.
Ba Nyein looks to throw the jab but Kiely is out of range.
Kiely swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kiely throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kiely is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ba Nyein.
Ba Nyein slips under a jab from Kiely.
Ba Nyein tries to clinch but Kiely is having none of it.
Kiely looks to throw the jab but Ba Nyein is out of range.
Ba Nyein unleashes a big counter combination but Kiely bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A shot to the liver by Kiely. Beautiful body shot.
Ba Nyein tries to land a front kick but Kiely steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kiely slips a straight right by Ba Nyein.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kiely uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ba Nyein has time to react.
Ba Nyein misses with a two punch combination.
Kiely throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Kiely lands the left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters circling - Kiely throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ba Nyein throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kiely misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kiely missing with a left hand there. Ba Nyein was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kiely throws a jab when Ba Nyein was well out of range.
Kiely's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ba Nyein under the eye.
Ba Nyein walks into a left hand.
Ba Nyein lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kiely circles away quickly and effectively.
Kiely connects with a crisp jab.
Kiely looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kiely throws a body shot but no joy.
Ba Nyein scoring well with a low kick there.
Kiely lands with a cross.
Kiely throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kiely swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kiely backing away here, and Ba Nyein unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Ba Nyein avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kiely sets himself, and Ba Nyein steps forward looking for the clinch! Kiely avoids it this time.
Kiely is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ba Nyein throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nedser Kiely seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kiely misses with a looping left.
Kiely lands a really nice looking cross but Ba Nyein seems unphased.
Ba Nyein misses with the combination.
Ba Nyein slips a jab and a cross from Kiely.
Kiely rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kiely is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Ba Nyein staying out of range there.
As Kiely backs off Ba Nyein throws a huge counter combo but Kiely manages to avoid it all.
Kiely feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ba Nyeins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ba Nyein tries to clinch up but Kiely circles away and keeps his distance.
Kiely throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ba Nyein tries to close the distance and clinch but Kiely swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ba Nyein throws a head kick that half lands.
Ba Nyein looks to throw the jab but Kiely is out of range.
Ba Nyein fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kiely manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiely throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kiely lands a jab.
Ba Nyein on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

Kiely gets tackled into the cage by Ba Nyein. Ba Nyein maintains the clinch.
Ba Nyein wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kiely throws a punch but it's blocked by Ba Nyein.
Kiely swings wildly with an uppercut but Ba Nyein uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kiely misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kiely misses with a punch on the inside.
Ba Nyein blocks an uppercut.
Kiely lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kiely managing to block the knees to the body from Ba Nyein.
Ba Nyein is trying to force a seperation but Kiely has the dominant position.
Kiely lands an uppercut.
Ba Nyein wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ba Nyein tries to circle away but Kiely has him pinned against the cage.
Ba Nyein tries a body shot but Kiely blocks it.
Ba Nyein wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kiely swings wildly with an uppercut but Ba Nyein uses good head movement to avoid it.
A bit of stalling here from Kiely.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kiely.
Kiely softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kiely.
Ba Nyein wants to break free but Kiely has control.
Kiely lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ba Nyein tries to circle away but Kiely has him pinned against the cage.

Ba Nyein escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kiely uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kiely swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kiely looks to land a right hand but Ba Nyein moved out of range.
Kiely misses with a wild body shot.
Ba Nyein now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Nedser Kiely dominated that round.
That's time! Kiely's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Ba Nyein throws a leg kick that misses.
It looked like Kiely was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ba Nyein.
Kiely throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice shot lands for Kiely.
Ba Nyein tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kiely manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ba Nyein looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ba Nyein looks to throw the jab but Kiely is out of range.
Kiely fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kiely is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ba Nyein can do to turn this around?
Kiely digs a good body shot into Ba Nyein's ribs.
A big left from Kiely misses.
Ba Nyein misses with a few strikes there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kiely throws out a loose jab but Ba Nyein uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kiely misses with a left hand
and Ba Nyein counters with a nice leg kick.
Ba Nyein lands with a kick to the temple. Kiely shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Nedser Kiely is winning the standup battle so far.
Ba Nyein looks to score with a jab to the body but Kiely is just out of range.
Kiely throws a jab when Ba Nyein was well out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ba Nyein keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kiely stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ba Nyein.
Kiely looks to score with a jab to the body but Ba Nyein is just out of range.
Ba Nyein flicks out a counter leg kick but Kiely steps away.
Kiely just misses with a punch to the body.
Ba Nyein takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ba Nyein misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kiely throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ba Nyein sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ba Nyein avoids the body shot from Kiely.
Ba Nyein unleashes a big counter combination but Kiely bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Kiely avoids a kick to the body.
Ba Nyein avoids the body shot from Kiely.
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.
Ba Nyein tries to clinch but Kiely moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Ba Nyein.
Saw Ba Nyein is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ba Nyein pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A swing and a miss from Kiely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiely swinging wildly here.
Ba Nyein unleashes a big counter combination but Kiely bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Kiely lands a lovely overhand right.
Kiely misses with an uppercut. Ba Nyein saw that one coming.
Kiely scores with a three punch combo!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ba Nyein tries to land a front kick but Kiely steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kiely scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ba Nyein swings widly with a right hand
and Kiely counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A jab from Kiely misses.
Ba Nyein was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Kiely misses with a hook.
Kiely backing away here, and Ba Nyein unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A big left from Kiely misses.
Ba Nyein throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ba Nyein dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Kiely does no damage.
Kiely thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kiely just misses with a punch to the body.
Ba Nyein lands with a shot to the body.
Kiely misses with the combination.
Ba Nyein appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kiely slips under a jab from Ba Nyein.
A little feinted left hand from Kiely on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kiely slips under a jab from Ba Nyein.
Kiely misses with an uppercut. Ba Nyein saw that one coming.
Ba Nyein throws a leg kick but Kiely checks it.
Ba Nyein misses with a head kick.
Kiely keeps the fight on the outside.
Kiely is looking to counter punch.
Kiely throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ba Nyein swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ba Nyein gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kiely.
Kiely throws a lazy uppercut
and Ba Nyein counters with a three punch combo that has Kiely backing up. Kiely nods at Ba Nyein to acknowledge the strikes.
Ba Nyein misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ba Nyein darts in trying to clinch
letting Kiely counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ba Nyein tries to clinch up.
Ba Nyein tries to score with a low kick but Kiely moves his leg out of the way.
Kiely misses with a straight left.
Ba Nyein displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kiely throws out the jab.
A swing and a miss from Kiely.
Ba Nyein is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Kiely lunges at Ba Nyein with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ba Nyein's hand.
Ba Nyein tries to land a front kick but Kiely steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ba Nyein uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kiely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Nedser Kiely dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Kiely moves out of range of the strikes.
Kiely feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ba Nyeins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A punch lands to the side of Ba Nyein 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ba Nyein lands with a nice combination. Kiely backs away looking to recover.
Kiely rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ba Nyein counters with a leg kick.
A big left from Kiely misses.
A combination from Ba Nyein does no damage.
A little feinted left hand from Kiely on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ba Nyein has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ba Nyein scores with a three punch combo!
Ba Nyein tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kiely manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Good standup being displayed there by Kiely as he connects with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big right from Kiely misses.
Ba Nyein avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little jabbing left from Ba Nyein on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ba Nyein.
Ba Nyein bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ba Nyein swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ba Nyein gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ba Nyein slips a jab from Kiely.
A good leg kick by Ba Nyein.
Ba Nyein ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd cheers as Kiely lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ba Nyein doesn't seem phased though.
Kiely waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ba Nyein.
Despite the aggression on Ba Nyein's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Kiely tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kiely drops his hands momentarily and Ba Nyein takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ba Nyein uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kiely.
Ba Nyein slips under a jab from Kiely.
Kiely stuffs the takedown attempt from Ba Nyein. Ba Nyein gets slowly back to his feet.
Ba Nyein misses with a lunging right hand
and Kiely counters with a nice uppercut.
Ba Nyein chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiely tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ba Nyein was well out of range. Poor timing from Kiely.
Ba Nyein bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
As Kiely backs off Ba Nyein throws a huge counter combo but Kiely manages to avoid it all.
Kiely tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kiely uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ba Nyein.
Ba Nyein steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kiely.
The fighters circling - Kiely throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice cross by Kiely.
Ba Nyein misses with a hook.
Kiely stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ba Nyein tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kiely manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kiely throws a poor cross that misses
and Ba Nyein counters with a left to the body.
Ba Nyein staying out of range there.
Ba Nyein let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Kiely is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ba Nyein. That's going to slow Kiely down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiely ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ba Nyein moves away.
Kiely fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ba Nyein manages to avoid it.
Kiely throws a hook but Ba Nyein blocks it.
Kiely paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kiely takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice body kick there by Ba Nyein.
Ba Nyein throws a body shot but no joy.
Ba Nyein clobbers Kiely with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kiely misses with a looping right.
Ba Nyein feints a counter leg kick.
A slow jab from Ba Nyein misses its intended target.
Kiely throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ba Nyein needs to keep his hands up - Kiely had a free shot at his head there.
Ba Nyein tries to clinch but Kiely moves out of range.
No joy there for Ba Nyein, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Saw Ba Nyein has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ba Nyein takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kiely slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A good leg kick by Ba Nyein.
Ba Nyein takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The fighters circling - Kiely throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ba Nyein! But no joy.
Ba Nyein tries to clinch up but Kiely circles away and keeps his distance.
Kiely throws a lazy right hand but Ba Nyein sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kiely throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Despite the aggression on Ba Nyein's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Kiely jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kiely looks to throw the jab but Ba Nyein is out of range.
Kiely pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kiely throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ba Nyein on the side of the head.
Ba Nyein avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nedser Kiely showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kiely has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nedser Kiely!
Nedser Kiely seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.