PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jerry Cristo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Kiedis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jerry Cristo has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Cristo
vs
Kiedis

225 cm
21
166 lbs
18 - 19 - 0

180 cm
19
165 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jerry Cristo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Johnny Kiedis!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Paulo Santos and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kiedis looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A leg kick checked by Cristo.
Kiedis misses with a head kick.
Kiedis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cristo.
Cristo blocks a head kick by Kiedis.
Kiedis misses with a leg kick

and Cristo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Cristo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Cristo tries to break the clinch but Kiedis is controlling the position.
Cristo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kiedis tries to circle away but Cristo has him pinned against the cage.
Cristo is trying to break the clinch but Kiedis is controlling him.
Cristo is trying to break free.
Cristo can't break the clinch.
Cristo is trying to force a seperation but Kiedis has the dominant position.
Kiedis keeps control of Cristo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cristo tries to circle away but Kiedis has him pinned against the cage.
Kiedis keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cristo's efforts to push away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiedis keeps control of Cristo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cristo tries to circle away but Kiedis has him pinned against the cage.

Kiedis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kiedis misses with a head kick.
Kiedis tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kiedis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kiedis misses with a kick to the body

and Cristo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Kiedis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kiedis throws a head kick but Cristo moves out of range.
Cristo tries to clinch up.
Cristo tries to clinch but Kiedis moves away
and Kiedis counters with an outside leg kick.
Kiedis fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cristo checks it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiedis keeps the fight on the outside.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kiedis!
Cristo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kiedis can pounce on him.
Cristo blocks a head kick by Kiedis.
Kiedis tries to land a front kick but Cristo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kiedis misses with a low kick.
Cristo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kiedis throws a body kick that misses.
Johnny Kiedis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cristo wants to clinch but Kiedis slips to the side
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiedis throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cristo darts in trying to clinch
and Kiedis counters with an outside leg kick.
Kiedis misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cristo blocks a head kick by Kiedis.
Kiedis throws a chopping leg kick but Cristo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A lazy body kick from Kiedis

and Cristo moves into the clinch.
Cristo wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kiedis has him pressed against the cage.

Kiedis breaks the clinch.
Cristo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kiedis counters with an outside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cristo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kiedis.
Kiedis throws a body kick despite being completely out of range

and Cristo counters by clinching up.

Kiedis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kiedis attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kiedis tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cristo is able to avoid easily.
Cristo avoids the head kick by Kiedis.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cristo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Cristo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kiedis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Kiedis dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Kiedis thows a leg kick but Cristo checks it

and Cristo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Cristo is trying to break the clinch but Kiedis is controlling him.
Cristo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kiedis prevents Cristo from breaking the clinch.

Kiedis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cristo moves in looking to clinch but Kiedis pushes him off.
Kiedis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cristo's sensitive parts.
Kiedis tries to land a leg kick but Cristo saw it coming and moves away.
Cristo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kiedis.
Kiedis misses with a wild body shot.
Kiedis misses with a hook. Cristo ducked under it nicely.
Cristo fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cristo tries to close the distance and clinch but Kiedis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cristo takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A low kick from Kiedis is predictable there

and Cristo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Cristo is trying to break free.

Kiedis breaks the clinch.
Kiedis looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cristo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Cristo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kiedis throws a lazy head kick

and Cristo moves into the clinch.

Kiedis breaks the clinch.
Cristo wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiedis fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cristo.
Kiedis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kiedis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Johnny Kiedis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cristo tries to clinch there but Kiedis circles away.
Cristo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A head kick by Kiedis misses

and Cristo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
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!
Cristo is trying to push Kiedis away but Kiedis has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Cristo tries to break the clinch but Kiedis is controlling the position.
Cristo is looking to break free of the clinch but Kiedis has double underhooks.
Cristo tries to break the clinch but Kiedis is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiedis keeps control of Cristo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kiedis prevents Cristo from breaking the clinch.

Kiedis breaks the clinch.
Cristo moves out of range as Kiedis strikes.
Kiedis looks to land a right hand but Cristo moved out of range.
Cristo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cristo checks a low kick from Kiedis.
Kiedis is looking to land body kicks.
Cristo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cristo tries to clinch up.
Kiedis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kiedis throws a head kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiedis feints and then cracks Cristo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cristo down.
An inside leg kick from Kiedis misses.
Cristo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kiedis manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cristo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kiedis swings for the body but Cristo moves out of range.
Kiedis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kiedis takes a swing at Cristo's ribcage but misses.
Kiedis goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kiedis swats away the attempt to clinch by Cristo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Kiedis 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Kiedis wants to land a leg kick but Cristo is out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cristo checks a leg kick.
Cristo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kiedis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cristo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cristo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kiedis tries a head kick but it misses.
Kiedis thumps Cristo with a low kick.
Cristo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kiedis misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiedis tries to work over Cristo's front leg with a kick but Cristo checks it.
Cristo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kiedis motions for Cristo to come forward. Kiedis throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kiedis fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cristo checks it well.
A low kick from Kiedis is predictable there

and Cristo moves into the clinch.
Kiedis keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cristo's efforts to push away.
Cristo working hard to break the clinch.
Cristo can't break the clinch.

Kiedis breaks the clinch.
Kiedis throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kiedis throws a leg kick but Cristo checks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiedis tries a head kick but it misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kiedis.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kiedis.
Kiedis tries to land a body kick

and Cristo counters by clinching up.

Kiedis breaks the clinch.
Cristo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kiedis swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kiedis with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kiedis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cristo.
Cristo doesn't manage to clinch there - Kiedis circles away.
Kiedis is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kiedis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiedis finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kiedis takes a swing at Cristo's ribcage but misses.
A head kick by Kiedis misses

and Cristo counters by moving into the clinch.

Cristo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cristo checks the leg kick.
Cristo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Cristo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kiedis.
A big left from Kiedis misses.
Kiedis throws a leg kick that is checked

and Cristo moves into the clinch.

Kiedis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cristo moves out of range of the leg kick from Kiedis.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiedis throws a head kick that misses

and Cristo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Kiedis breaks from the clinch.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cristo checks a leg kick.
Cristo doesn't manage to clinch there - Kiedis circles away.
Kiedis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cristo.
Johnny Kiedis is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kiedis looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Cristo crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kiedis - the referee stops the clock and Cristo gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kiedis. Cristo manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kiedis misses with a head kick.
Cristo slips a jab and a cross from Kiedis.

And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Kiedis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kiedis 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Kiedis!