PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ishi Kiki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dean Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martin has chosen Dean Martin - LITTLE OLD WINE DRINKER ME as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kiki
vs
Martin

173 cm
33
167 lbs
27 - 19 - 3

179 cm
23
169 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Brute

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 27 - 19 - 3, fighting out of London, Ishi Kiki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Dean Martin!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Chris Edwards and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kiki dodges the punch combination from Martin.
Martin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Martin gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kiki counters with a stiff right hand.
Ishi Kiki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dean Martin.
Kiki looks to score with a jab to the body but Martin is just out of range.
Kiki scores with a decent looking hook.
Martin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Martin shoots and misses
and Kiki counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Martin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

Martin shoots in and gets a takedown into Kiki's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Kiki tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kiki keeping moving, preventing Martin from controlling successfully.

Kiki throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Martin postures up in Kiki's guard and throws a big left but Kiki blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin is looking to stand up but Kiki won't let him.
Martin showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Martin wanted to stand there but Kiki had control of the position.

Kiki has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Martin can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Martin trying to control but Kiki is working from the bottom.
Martin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kiki works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Kiki is working an open guard so Martin takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiki connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kiki throws out a loose jab but Martin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kiki fails to land with a series of punches.

Kiki looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Martin!
Martin is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Kiki asserts his dominance and retains side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Martin struggling a bit here.
Kiki wants to stand but Martin is controlling his arm.
Martin is being controlled here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Martin is trying to control Kiki's posture but Kiki avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin pushes Kiki away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Kiki gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Kiki trying to control the position but Martin is working away.
Martin tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kiki wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Kiki is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Martin has escaped the position, nice work there.
Kiki working away.

Kiki thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kiki working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiki in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Kiki trying to control the position but Martin is working away.
Kiki has knee on belly momentarily but Martin bucks him off and regains half guard.

Kiki wants to work for an arm triangle but Martin is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Kiki is thwarting Martin's attempts to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martin lands one or two decent shots to the body here. Although from his own half guard, he's not going to be causing too much damage.
Martin is staying active underneath Kiki, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ishi Kiki dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Martin closes the distance and clinches up with Kiki, looking for a takedown. Martin pushes Kiki against the cage but Kiki circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kiki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Kiki misses the target.

Martin fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Kiki to the ground. Martin is now in Kiki's guard.

Kiki has his foot on Martin's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Martin works his way back into a safe position though.
Kiki trying to control the position.

Martin gets to his feet. Kiki looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Kiki misses with an uppercut. Martin saw that one coming.
Martin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

Kiki shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martin working a defensive guard here.
Martin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiki wants to control from the top but Martin keeps moving.
Martin trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Kiki trying to control but Martin is working from the bottom.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

We're going to have a standup here because Ishi Kiki wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Martin shoots in looking for a takedown. Kiki tries to sprawl out of it but Martin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kiki manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Martin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kiki as he jumps to the side.
Ishi Kiki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dean Martin.
Martin closes the distance and clinches up with Kiki, looking for a takedown. Martin pushes Kiki against the cage but Kiki circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Martin avoids the body shot from Kiki.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin is looking to clinch but Kiki is avoiding it.
Kiki scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Martin does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kiki.
Kiki scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Martin doesn't seem bothered though.
Kiki scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kiki, as that shot connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martin checks a leg kick nicely.
A slow jab from Kiki misses its intended target.
Kiki shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Martin sprawls well. Martin wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kiki gets slowly back to his feet.

Martin looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Kiki bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Martin's guard.
Kiki throws a big elbow that misses.
Martin trying to control the position here.
Kiki trying to control but Martin is working from the bottom.
Kiki passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin is not content to let Kiki control the position.
Martin prevents Kiki from moving into mount.
Ishi Kiki overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Martin is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Kiki's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Martin slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Kiki won't allow Martin to sweep him here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kiki trying to control but Martin is working from the bottom.
Kiki is pushing down on Martin's leg trying to pass to half guard. Martin is fighting to maintain full guard but Kiki has managed to sneak the leg through.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ishi Kiki dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Kiki connects with a single shot there.
Martin looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Martin shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kiki as he jumps to the side.
Martin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Martin shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kiki sprawls well. Kiki wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Martin gets slowly back to his feet.
Ishi Kiki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dean Martin.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kiki. Martin does a little dance to reset his feet.

Kiki pushes Martin up against the cage in a clinch.

Martin pulls guard effortlessly.
Kiki trying to control the position from guard on top but Martin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kiki works a leg free and moves into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin looks like he's trying to stand up.
Martin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Martin trying to control from the bottom.
Kiki looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Martin slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Kiki wants to pass the guard but Martin is keeping the position.

Kiki stands up and waves to Martin to follow him.
Kiki keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin lands with a kick to the ribs.
Kiki uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Martin wants to clinch.

Kiki dives in and scores a takedown into Martin's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kiki is looking to work some ground and pound but Martin has wrist control.
Kiki prevents Martin from getting back to his feet.
Kiki pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Martin is keeping the position for now.

Martin is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin dodges an elbow strike from Kiki.
Martin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kiki avoids it.
Kiki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Martin.
Kiki tries to throw a body punch but Martin avoids it by throwing Kiki back against the cage.
Martin stalling against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kiki.
Martin is trying to pull guard but Kiki turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Kiki can't find room to land a body shot as Martin controls the action.
Martin prevents a body shot from Kiki.
Martin looking for a takedown.
Kiki looking to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kiki managing to block the knees to the body from Martin.
Kiki tries to land knees in the clinch but Martin avoids the damage to the body.
Kiki throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Martin drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Martin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kiki misses with a punch to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martin looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kiki misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dean Martin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kiki tries a body shot but Martin blocks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ishi Kiki showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kiki 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ishi Kiki!