PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kinfe Kidane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keith Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kidane comes to the cage accompanied by Buraka Som Sistema - Kalemba (wegue wegue). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Kidane
vs
Martin

196 cm
29
261 lbs
12 - 5 - 1

188 cm
24
288 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kinfe Kidane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Keith Martin!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Andrew Berry and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kidane lunges at Martin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Martin's hand.
Kidane wants to clinch.
Kidane tries to clinch there but Martin circles away.
Martin misses with a straight right.
Martin lands with a shot to the body.
Martin throws a hook but Kidane avoids it easily.
Kidane slips a straight right by Martin.
Martin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kidane is looking to clinch.
Kidane doesn't manage to clinch there - Martin circles away.
Martin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

It looks like Keith Martin has been cut.
Kidane has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kidane there as he acknowledges the shot.
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!
Kidane lands a head shot.
Kidane moves out of range as Martin strikes.
Martin lands with a cross.
Kidane moves in looking to clinch but Martin pushes him off.
Martin loads up on a big right hand but Kidane slips the punch.
Martin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin scores with a jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Martin.
Martin misses with a two punch combination.
Martin throws a combination. Kidane tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Martin misses with a hook.
Kidane tries to clinch up but Martin circles away and keeps his distance.
Martin connects with a nice looking jab.
A slow jab from Martin misses its intended target.
Martin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Martin throws a hook but Kidane blocks it.
Martin scores with a jab to the head.
Kidane is looking to clinch.
Keith Martin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martin loads up on a big right hand but Kidane slips the punch.
Kidane uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Martin.
Martin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Martin throws a body shot but no joy.
Martin misses with an uppercut.
Martin connects with a looping right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martin digs a good body shot into Kidane's ribs.
Martin connects with a body shot that sends Kidane's belly button to the back.
Martin is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Kidane had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Kidane keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Martin.
The fighters circling - Martin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kidane looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Martin misses with a looping left.
Martin throws a hook but Kidane avoids it easily.
Kidane tries to close the distance and clinch but Martin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Martin. Those never looked like landing.
Martin throws a hook to the side of Kidane's head but Kidane sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kidane slips a straight right by Martin.
Martin might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Kidane slips a straight right by Martin.
Martin connects with a crisp jab.
Martin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

Kidane darts in and clinches Martin up against the cage.
Kidane connects with a knee to the head.
Kidane landing knees to the head.
Martin is trying to push Kidane away but Kidane has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kidane pushes Martin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Martin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A knee to the head by Kidane.
Martin looks winded!
Kidane with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kidane landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A short left from Kidane.
Kidane with a knee to the head.

That has opened up Keith Martin's cut even more.
Kidane lands a hook that snaps the head of Martin backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kidane lands with a right to the head.
Kidane lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kidane scores with a knee to the head.
Kidane lands with a short shot to the head.

Martin is rocked!
Kidane lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Martin is still on wobbly legs! Can Kidane finish him?
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kidane creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kidane unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kidane lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kidane is working Martin over with knees. Oh, he's thrown a big one to the head! Martin is out! One big shot and it's all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Kinfe Kidane!
Kinfe Kidane decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.