PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tony Jaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ishi Kiki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ishi Kiki has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Jaa
vs
Kiki

175 cm
28
167 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

173 cm
31
167 lbs
25 - 17 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Powerful

Brute

XTREME PWNAGE: Down Under!

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Tony Jaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ishi Kiki!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Paul Tew and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jaa takes one to the side of the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jaa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jaa throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Jaa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kiki.
Jaa is looking to clinch.
Jaa chopping away at his opponent's legs.

Kiki has managed to clinch.
Jaa has had enough of the clinch but Kiki keeps him there for the moment.
Kiki has Jaa pressed against the cage.
Jaa stalling in the clinch but Kiki improves position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kiki.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiki avoiding damage as Jaa throws knees to the body.
Kiki pressing his opponent against the cage.
Jaa looking to throw knees to the head but Kiki is blocking nicely.
Jaa is trying to break the clinch but Kiki has him pressed against the cage.
Jaa slowing the pace effectively.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kiki - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Jaa is looking to control Kiki's arms but Kiki gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jaa has his back to the cage.
Kiki has Jaa pressed against the cage, preventing Jaa from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jaa wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaa wants to stall.

Jaa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jaa lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Jaa wants to clinch
letting Kiki counter with a right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jaa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jaa throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Kiki counters by moving into the clinch.
Jaa slows down the pace here.

Jaa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaa darts in trying to clinch
and Kiki counters with a nice body kick.
Jaa tries to clinch but Kiki is having none of it.
Tony Jaa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jaa wants to clinch
and Kiki counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Jaa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jaa tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kiki counters with a thumping low kick.
Jaa tries to clinch up.
Jaa wants to clinch but Kiki slips to the side
and Kiki counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jaa throws a hook but Kiki blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaa lands with a good body shot.
Jaa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kiki moves out of range of the body kick.
Jaa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kiki keeps the fight on the outside.
Jaa is looking to clinch but Kiki is avoiding it.
Jaa throws a body punch but Kiki moves out of range.
Jaa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kiki ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jaa tries to clinch up

and Kiki counters by moving into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Jaa dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Jaa wants to clinch up but Kiki keeps it at a distance.
Kiki looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

Jaa gets in close and instigates a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jaa.
Jaa wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jaa will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kiki up against the cage.
Kiki dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Jaa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jaa looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaa wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jaa can't break the clinch.
Kiki keeps control of Jaa as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kiki has Jaa pushed against the cage.
Jaa is trying to maintain a safe position but Kiki gets an underhook and turns Jaa into the cage.
Jaa avoids a wild elbow strike from Kiki.
Jaa wants to break free but Kiki has control.
Jaa wants to stall.
Jaa has had enough of the clinch but Kiki keeps him there for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Jaa has had enough of the clinch but Kiki keeps him there for the moment.
Kiki managing to block the knees to the body from Jaa.
Jaa misses with a knee strike.
Kiki blocks a body shot from Jaa.
Kiki pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kiki effectively controlling the action here.
Kiki has Jaa pressed against the cage, preventing Jaa from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaa is trying to push Kiki away but Kiki has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jaa is trying to break free.
Kiki blocks an uppercut.
Jaa tries to break free but Kiki pushes him back against the cage.
Jaa wants to stall.
Maybe Jaa would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Kiki keeps control of Jaa as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jaa trying to control the position but instead, Kiki has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jaa into the cage.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Kiki 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.
Jaa seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Kiki is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaa has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jaa is trying to stall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tony Jaa.
Jaa throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jaa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kiki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kiki swats away the attempt to clinch by Jaa.
Jaa keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Jaa dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Jaa tries to clinch
and Kiki counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kiki keeps the fight on the outside.
Jaa throws a left and a right that both miss

and Kiki counters by moving into the clinch.
Jaa trying to land knees to the body.
Kiki managing to block the knees to the body from Jaa.
Tony Jaa has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kiki manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

Jaa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kiki goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jaa wants to clinch.

Kiki gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiki prevents Jaa from breaking the clinch.
Jaa wants to get back to striking at distance but Kiki won't allow it.
Jaa has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jaa wants to break free but Kiki has control.
Kiki blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jaa wants to break free but Kiki has control.
Nice elbow from Jaa.
Jaa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kiki.
Jaa is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Ishi Kiki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaa blocks an elbow strike.
Kiki taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Jaa misses with an elbow strike.
Kiki is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Jaa is looking to break free of the clinch but Kiki has double underhooks.
Jaa tries to stall but Kiki uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jaa is trying to break the clinch but Kiki is controlling him.

Jaa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kiki throws the kick towards the body but Jaa avoids it.
Jaa tries to clinch up but Kiki circles away and keeps his distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jaa rushes Kiki and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jaa leaning against his opponent.
Kiki prevents Jaa from breaking the clinch.
Jaa is looking to break free of the clinch but Kiki has double underhooks.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kiki throws an elbow but misses.
Jaa is looking to control Kiki's arms but Kiki gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jaa has his back to the cage.
Kiki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kiki manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Jaa tries to break the clinch but Kiki is controlling the position.
Tony Jaa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiki throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jaa is trying to push Kiki away but Kiki has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jaa tries to work over Kiki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jaa has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jaa wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jaa working hard to break the clinch.

Jaa breaks the clinch.
Jaa tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Kiki counters by moving into the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Jaa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jaa 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Jaa!
Tony Jaa very nearly forgot to thank Dynamic Nutrition $35 159 Recovery amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.