PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between I Know Wrestling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kieran Mistry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Know Wrestling
vs
Mistry

150 cm
37
130 lbs
20 - 17 - 1

171 cm
30
144 lbs
14 - 8 - 0

Great wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, I Know Wrestling!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kieran Mistry!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Paul Aken and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mistry tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wrestling was well out of range. Poor timing from Mistry.
Mistry's coach down at Tayne's 4d3d3d3 Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Mistry's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Wrestling keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wrestling misses with a hook. Mistry ducked under it nicely.
Wrestling misses with the combination.
Mistry scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Mistry displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Wrestling.
Wrestling misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Mistry, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mistry lands a jab to the head.
No joy there for Mistry, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wrestling appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Wrestling showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mistry.
Wrestling is looking for a counter combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mistry jabs Wrestling to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wrestling throws a combination that misses
and Mistry counters with a nice body shot.

Wrestling looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Mistry scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Wrestling manages to mount him!
Mistry really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wrestling. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wrestling looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Wrestling is landing with some decent strikes but Mistry is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wrestling landing strikes from the mount and Mistry is in trouble!
Mistry is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Wrestling has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Wrestling putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Wrestling working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Mistry taking shots to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wrestling is landing with some decent strikes but Mistry is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

Mistry is rocked!
Mistry can't escape the position.
Mistry is still in real trouble! Can Wrestling finish him?
Wrestling lands a nice shot to the head.
Mistry wants to try and get back to his feet.
Mistry seems to have recovered his senses.
Mistry is trying desperately to improve position.
Wrestling unloading with bombs!
Mistry bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Wrestling keeping full guard, as Mistry tries to pass.
Wrestling is pulling down on Mistry's head. It's preventing any offense from Mistry, at least for the moment.
Mistry prevents Wrestling from getting back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mistry gets to his feet. Wrestling looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Kieran Mistry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wrestling ducks right into an uppercut from Mistry.

Wrestling shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Wrestling lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Mistry not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Wrestling scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Wrestling cracks Mistry with a solid left hand.
Wrestling chips away with some ground and pound.
Mistry is controlling Wrestling's posture.
Wrestling controlling from the top position.
Wrestling postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wrestling is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wrestling postures up.
Mistry is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Wrestling prevents Mistry from getting back to his feet.
Wrestling chips away with some ground and pound.
Wrestling content to stall in guard here.
Wrestling passes Mistry's left leg - he's now in half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mistry is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Wrestling scores with a couple of nice shots.
Wrestling slips a nice elbow through Mistry's hands, connecting with Mistry's forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

I Know Wrestling dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Wrestling throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Wrestling throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Mistry was covering up waiting for the punch and Wrestling finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Wrestling cracks Mistry with a solid left hand.
Mistry being controlled here, momentarily.
Wrestling is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mistry can do to turn this around?
Wrestling trying to control but Mistry is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mistry wants to control the position but Wrestling says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Wrestling connects with a nice short shot to Mistry's temple.
Mistry trying to hold on to Wrestling's head to control him but Wrestling postures up.
Mistry is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Wrestling scores with a couple of nice shots.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Wrestling in particular looking to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wrestling wants to take a breather but Mistry is having none of it.
Mistry is trying to escape back to his feet but Wrestling uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Wrestling prevents Mistry from escaping the position.
Wrestling is chipping away with strikes.
Mistry tries to escape but Wrestling is in control.
Wrestling lands an elbow.
Mistry takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Mistry tries to escape but Wrestling is in control.
Mistry taking a bit of punishment here - Wrestling scoring with strikes.
Mistry is pushing Wrestling's head away, looking to escape. Wrestling manages to hold on to the position though.
Mistry tries to improve position but can't.
Wrestling trying to control the action but Mistry is working from the bottom.
Wrestling cracks Mistry with an elbow. That is naaassty.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mistry tries to buck Wrestling off but Wrestling is having none of it.
Wrestling trying to control the position but Mistry is working away.
Wrestling creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Wrestling scoring with punches and elbows.
Wrestling remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Mistry is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Wrestling lands a decent elbow from side control.
Wrestling working the ground and pound.
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!
Wrestling landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Wrestling connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Mistry some visible discomfort.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wrestling scores with a couple of short elbows.
Wrestling content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Mistry is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Mistry tries to buck Wrestling off but Wrestling is having none of it.
Mistry is trying to buck Wrestling off.
Wrestling in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Mistry is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Wrestling has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Mistry manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Wrestling controlling the action here.
Wrestling seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wrestling stops Mistry from getting back to his feet.
Wrestling drops an elbow to the side of Mistry's head.
Mistry manages to get to full guard.
Wrestling stands up over Mistry, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Wrestling not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Wrestling stands up over Mistry, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Wrestling lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Wrestling won't allow Mistry to get back to his feet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mistry can do anything to dispel that myth.

Wrestling stands up and waves to Mistry to follow him.
Wrestling will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

I Know Wrestling dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Wrestling is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Mistry's half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Wrestling connects with a nice short shot to Mistry's temple.
Mistry tries to kick Wrestling off but Wrestling keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Wrestling is nestled in close to Mistry, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Wrestling scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Mistry is not content to let Wrestling control the position.
Wrestling landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wrestling winds up and cracks Mistry with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Wrestling lands strikes from half guard.
Nice strikes from Wrestling there.
Mistry wants to get back to full guard.
Wrestling is nestled in close to Mistry, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wrestling working over Mistry with some ground and pound. Mistry looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Wrestling is keen to just control but Mistry is a slippery customer.
I Know Wrestling overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wrestling lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Wrestling wants to take a breather but Mistry is having none of it.
Mistry is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Wrestling wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mistry keeps working.
Wrestling drops an elbow to the side of Mistry's head.
Mistry trying to get back to full guard but Wrestling takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Mistry is bucking up trying to escape but Wrestling cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Wrestling lands a couple of good shots and Mistry has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Wrestling lands strikes from the back and Mistry isn't doing enough to escape the position. The referee steps in to end the fight.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). I Know Wrestling!
I Know Wrestling decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.