PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joey Faolin (ranked 696 p4p, 331 weight class) and Ovidio Kiran (ranked 111 p4p, 52 weight class). Faolin's entrance music is It Ain’t a Crime by House of Pain. A fine choice. Kiran has chosen Katmandu as his entrance music. Joey Faolin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Faolin
vs
Kiran

185 cm
27
215
13 - 7 - 0

189 cm
36
202
32 - 14 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

Brooklyn Apothecary
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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 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joey Faolin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ovidio Kiran!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kiran takes one to the side of the head.
Faolin jabs Kiran to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Faolin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kiran blocks a jab.
Faolin throws a right and a left that Kiran avoids nicely.

Faolin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kiran misses with an elbow strike.
Kiran misses with a punch on the inside.
Faolin throws a head punch that misses.
Faolin misses with a punch to the body.
Kiran working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kiran misses with some punches.
Faolin avoids a wild elbow strike from Kiran.
Kiran misses with some punches.
Kiran throws a punch but it's blocked by Faolin.
Faolin misses with a punch on the inside.
Faolin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Faolin avoids the elbow strike from Kiran, against the cage.
Faolin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kiran lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kiran throws a punch but it's blocked by Faolin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiran lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Faolin backwards.
Kiran gets through Faolin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kiran blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Faolin takes a shot to the head.
Kiran blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kiran lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kiran goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kiran blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Faolin has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Faolin throws a head punch that misses.
Kiran's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Faolin lands with a short shot to the head.
Kiran fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Faolin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Faolin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kiran avoiding damage as Faolin throws knees to the body.
Kiran throws a head punch that misses.
Kiran throws a punch but it's blocked by Faolin.
Faolin throws a knee to the head but misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kiran working aggressively here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faolin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kiran blocks it with crossed arms.
Faolin misses with a knee strike.
Kiran comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kiran lands an elbow that stopped Faolin in his tracks for a moment.
Kiran tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Faolin throws a head punch that misses.
Kiran lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kiran tries to throw a body punch but Faolin avoids it by throwing Kiran back against the cage.
Kiran misses with an elbow strike.
Faolin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kiran lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Joey Faolin has been cut.
Kiran misses with the head strike.
Kiran tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Faolin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Faolin dodges an elbow strike from Kiran.
Kiran tries a body shot but Faolin blocks it.
Faolin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kiran tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Faolin misses with a knee strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiran pushes off an throws an elbow but Faolin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kiran fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kiran lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Faolin or not.
Kiran gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Faolin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A nice right hand lands inside from Faolin.
Kiran throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kiran with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Faolin missing with knees to the body.
Kiran tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Faolin's elbow.
Faolin has a couple of punches blocked by Kiran.
Kiran tries to work over Faolin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Faolin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kiran misses with a punch on the inside.
Kiran is leaning against Faolin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Faolin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kiran lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Kiran.
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 throws a head punch that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faolin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kiran.
Faolin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kiran lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kiran lands a hook that snaps the head of Faolin backwards.
Faolin pushes Kiran back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Faolin lands a shot to the body.
Faolin has a couple of punches blocked by Kiran.
Kiran misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Kiran - that landed with a thud.
Kiran tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Faolin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Faolin landing knees to the head.
Faolin misses with a punch on the inside.
Kiran lands a nice elbow.
Kiran throws an elbow but it misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Faolin.
Kiran taking a breather.
Faolin with a knee to the head.
Faolin lands with a left to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Joey Faolin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Joey Faolin's cut.
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.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ovidio Kiran seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kiran has Faolin pressed against the cage.
Kiran misses with a punch to the body.
Faolin tries to land knees in the clinch but Kiran avoids the damage to the body.
Kiran pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Faolin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Faolin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Faolin working aggressively here.
Kiran blocks an uppercut.
Faolin misses with some punches.
Faolin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kiran backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Faolin misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Faolin.
Kiran throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Faolin lands a hook that snaps the head of Kiran backwards.
Faolin misses with a knee to the head.
Kiran swings wildly with an uppercut but Faolin uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiran lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Faolin backwards.
Kiran misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kiran goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Faolin blocks an elbow strike.
Faolin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Faolin tries to work over Kiran's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Faolin lands with a light punch inside.
Kiran throws a punch but it's blocked by Faolin.
Kiran throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Faolin blocks it with crossed arms.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Faolin.
Faolin scores with a hook to the body.
Faolin blocking some punches.
Faolin lands with a left to the head.
Faolin missing with knees to the body.
Kiran throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kiran blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Faolin.
Kiran misses with a punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiran tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Faolin's elbow.
Faolin missing with knees to the body.
Faolin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kiran.
Faolin looking to throw knees to the head but Kiran is blocking nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Faolin working aggressively here.
Kiran throws a knee to the head but misses.
Faolin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Kiran.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kiran.
Kiran throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Faolin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kiran creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Faolin's defenses.
Kiran pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kiran swings wildly with an uppercut but Faolin uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Faolin on the inside.
Faolin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Faolin lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Faolin.
Faolin blocks an elbow strike from Kiran.
Kiran misses with some punches.
Kiran stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Faolin misses with the head strike.
Faolin tries to land knees in the clinch but Kiran avoids the damage to the body.
Faolin trying to land knees to the body.
Faolin blocks an uppercut.
Kiran misses with a punch to the body.
Kiran content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Faolin misses with the head strike.
Faolin tries to land knees in the clinch but Kiran avoids the damage to the body.
Faolin tries to land knees in the clinch but Kiran avoids the damage to the body.
Faolin struggles to land a body shot inside as Kiran controls his hands.
Kiran takes a knee to the side of the body.
Faolin can't find room to land a body shot as Kiran controls the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Faolin.
Faolin misses with a knee strike.
Kiran struggles to land a body shot inside as Faolin controls his hands.
Faolin blocking some punches.
Faolin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kiran misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kiran lands an elbow that stopped Faolin in his tracks for a moment.
Kiran throws a head punch that misses.
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!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Faolin.
Faolin has a couple of punches blocked by Kiran.
Faolin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kiran lands a left hand.
A nice left hand lands by Faolin.
Faolin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Faolin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kiran is defending well for now.
Kiran scores with a shoulder strike.
Faolin is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Joey Faolin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Joey Faolin's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Kiran walks into a straight right hand from Faolin.
Kiran tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Faolin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kiran.
Faolin scores with a jab to the head.
Faolin keeps the fight on the outside.
Faolin is looking to counter the offense by Kiran and move into the clinch.
Kiran misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Faolin.
Faolin connects with a single shot there.
Faolin tries to bum rush Kiran with a series of wild strikes but Kiran uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Faolin sets himself, and Kiran steps forward looking for the clinch! Faolin avoids it this time.
Kiran chopping away at his opponent's legs.

Faolin gets tackled into the cage by Kiran. Kiran maintains the clinch.
Kiran throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Kiran fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Faolin.
Knees to the body from Faolin.
Faolin working aggressively here.
Faolin tries a knee to the head but Kiran blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kiran misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Faolin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kiran takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Faolin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Faolin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Faolin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kiran lands a damaging elbow.
Kiran lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Faolin or not.
Faolin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kiran throws a punch but it's blocked by Faolin.
Kiran can't find room to land a body shot as Faolin controls the action.
Kiran misses with some punches.
Faolin lands with a left to the head.
Faolin lands a nice uppercut.
Faolin avoids the elbow strike from Kiran, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Faolin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kiran throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kiran blocking some punches.
Faolin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kiran backwards.
Ovidio Kiran has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Faolin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Faolin misses with a punch on the inside.
Kiran scores with a shot to the side of Faolin's head.
Faolin has a couple of punches blocked by Kiran.
Faolin trying to land knees to the body.
Faolin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Faolin lands a right hand.
Kiran scores with a nice hook to the head.
Faolin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Faolin blocks a body shot from Kiran.
Kiran gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Faolin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kiran backwards.
Kiran tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Faolin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kiran has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Faolin cracks Kiran with a nice body shot.
Nice body punch from Faolin.
Faolin looking to throw knees to the head but Kiran is blocking nicely.
A nice left hand lands by Kiran.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiran is working Faolin over against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Faolin.
Kiran lands an elbow that stopped Faolin in his tracks for a moment.
Kiran tries to throw a body punch but Faolin avoids it by throwing Kiran back against the cage.
Faolin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kiran throws a punch but it's blocked by Faolin.
Faolin lands a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kiran creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kiran misses with the head strike.
Faolin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kiran misses with the head strike.
Kiran softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Faolin fails to land.
Faolin lands with a right to the head.
Kiran misses with some punches.
Kiran doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice elbow from Kiran.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Faolin.
Kiran misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Faolin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kiran lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Faolin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Faolin scores with a hook to the body.
Kiran lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Faolin backwards.
Faolin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kiran backwards.
Faolin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Faolin landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Faolin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kiran tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Faolin's elbow.
Faolin lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Kiran is rocked!
Faolin scores with a shot to the side of Kiran's head.
Kiran is still on wobbly legs! Can Faolin finish him?
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Faolin drops Kiran onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Kiran is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Faolin creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Kiran's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Kiran drops to his knees and Faolin pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joey Faolin!
Joey Faolin decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated Ovidio Kiran had this to say: 'Lachhaar-pato! Back to the gym.'.