PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shane Mosley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jett Kiliff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Mosley
vs
Kiliff

182 cm
22
195 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Shane Mosley!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jett Kiliff!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kiliff keeps the fight on the outside.
Mosley blocks a jab.
Kiliff walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mosley checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kiliff shoots in for a takedown but Mosley shows good takedown defense.
Kiliff tries for a takedown but Mosley sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mosley wants to clinch up but Kiliff keeps it at a distance.
Kiliff shoots in for a double leg but Mosley sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Shane Mosley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jett Kiliff.
Mosley is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mosley is looking to clinch but Kiliff is avoiding it.
Mosley doesn't manage to clinch there - Kiliff circles away.

Mosley has closed the distance and engaged Kiliff in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mosley breaks from the clinch.
Kiliff fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kiliff finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Mosley tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Kiliff holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Mosley breaks from the clinch.
Mosley tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Kiliff counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Mosley tries to roll over but Kiliff keeps him under control.
Mosley desperately trying to maintain half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiliff is trying to control. Mosley wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Mosley is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mosley keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Mosley on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mosley tries to get out of the position.
Mosley throws a strike from the bottom that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mosley is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Kiliff escapes and gets back to his feet.
Kiliff circles away from the clinch attempt

and Kiliff counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Kiliff trying to control the action but Mosley is working from the bottom.
Mosley controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiliff seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Kiliff is looking to take a break and control but Mosley is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mosley is positioning himself well to prevent Kiliff advancing to mount.
Mosley's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jett Kiliff dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Kiliff looks to clinch

and Mosley holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Mosley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mosley tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Kiliff counters by clinching up.

Mosley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mosley wants to clinch but Kiliff slips to the side
and Kiliff cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Mosley closes the distance and pushes Kiliff back into the cage.

Mosley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kiliff circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kiliff counters with a head kick. That will keep Mosley thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Mosley tries to clinch but Kiliff moves away
enabling Kiliff to counter with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mosley wants to clinch up but Kiliff keeps it at a distance.
Kiliff shoots for a double leg takedown but Mosley sprawls well. He's pushed Kiliff's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kiliff throws a sloppy head kick

and Mosley counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mosley.

Mosley breaks from the clinch.
Shane Mosley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mosley tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Kiliff counters by moving into the clinch.

Mosley breaks from the clinch.
Mosley tries to clinch

and Kiliff counters with a nice double leg into side control. Mosley won't be happy with that.

Kiliff decides to take the fight back to the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mosley tries to clinch but Kiliff is having none of it.
Nice takedown defense from Mosley. No joy for Kiliff on that attempt.
Mosley tries to clinch up
and Kiliff counters with a leg kick.
Kiliff closes the distance looking to clinch

and Mosley counters by clinching up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mosley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kiliff throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mosley's waist but Mosley gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kiliff off to one side.
Shane Mosley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jett Kiliff.
Mosley darts in trying to clinch
and Kiliff cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mosley closes the distance but Kiliff moves to the side

and Kiliff counters with a nice double leg into side control. Mosley won't be happy with that.
Kiliff trying to control the action but Mosley is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kiliff stands up.
Mosley wants to clinch
and Kiliff counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mosley tries to clinch
and Kiliff counters with a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jett Kiliff 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.

Mosley clinches but Kiliff breaks the clinch
and Kiliff makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Mosley really felt that one!
Kiliff circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mosley is looking to clinch.
Kiliff fails with the takedown.
Shane Mosley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mosley tries to clinch but Kiliff moves away

and Kiliff counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Mosley's guard now.
Mosley is pulling down on Kiliff's head. It's preventing any offense from Kiliff, at least for the moment.
Mosley is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kiliff is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiliff throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mosley works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mosley controlling Kiliff's posture.
Kiliff working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mosley has control of Kiliff's left arm, preventing Kiliff from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kiliff trying to control the position from guard on top but Mosley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mosley looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Kiliff won't allow Mosley to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mosley controlling Kiliff's posture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Shane Mosley just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Kiliff fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mosley wants to clinch but Kiliff slips to the side
and Kiliff cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kiliff closes the distance looking to clinch

and Mosley counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Mosley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jett Kiliff really dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Kiliff circles away from the clinch attempt

and Kiliff holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Mosley manages to break the clinch.
Mosley wants to clinch
and Kiliff counters with an outside leg kick.
Mosley doesn't manage to clinch there - Kiliff circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mosley tries to clinch up

and Kiliff counters with a nice double leg into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mosley controlling the position.
Kiliff tries to free his leg and advance position but Mosley is retaining full guard.
Mosley controlling Kiliff's posture.
Mosley wants to stand up but Kiliff is controlling him.
Jett Kiliff has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mosley managing to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mosley keeping moving, preventing Kiliff from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kiliff stands up and waves to Mosley to follow him.
Mosley looks to clinch

and Kiliff counters with a takedown into side control.
Mosley can't do much from the bottom here.
Mosley is not content to let Kiliff control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mosley is trying to improve his position.
Mosley is working hard here to advance position.
Kiliff controlling from side mount.
Kiliff trying to control the position but Mosley is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jett Kiliff dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Mosley tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Kiliff counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Mosley wants to control but Kiliff is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Mosley is concentrating on defense, preventing Kiliff from advancing position.
Kiliff is pressing down on Mosley's thigh, looking to free his foot. Mosley is holding on for now.
Mosley desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Kiliff wants to take a breather but Mosley is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiliff wants to stand up but Mosley has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Mosley is trying to get back to full guard.
Mosley is controlling Kiliff's trapped leg to prevent Kiliff from advancing to side control.
Mosley wants to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Mosley clinches but Kiliff breaks the clinch
and Kiliff counters with a left to the body.
Mosley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kiliff fails with a takedown attempt.
Kiliff is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Kiliff wants to clinch.
Kiliff shoots in and drives through. Mosley sprawls well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mosley tries to clinch up.
Mosley tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Kiliff counters with a shoot takedown. Mosley fights it but they end up in guard.
Mosley looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Kiliff trying to control the position from guard on top but Mosley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mosley is adopting a defensive guard.
Shane Mosley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mosley is looking to stand back up but Kiliff counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Mosley.
Mosley controlling the position for now.
Mosley tries to get to full guard but Kiliff has control of the leg.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jett Kiliff comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kiliff winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 45:50
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 45:50
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jett Kiliff!
Jett Kiliff is the new middleweight champion!