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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dominic Byrd (ranked 24668 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ki A Jani (ranked 4671 p4p, 451 weight class). Ki A Jani has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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193 lbs
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196 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced |
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dominic Byrd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ki A Jani!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Ian Loll and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A Jani stuffs the takedown attempt from Byrd. Byrd gets slowly back to his feet.
A Jani gets a clinch.
A Jani tightens his grip and picks Byrd up, before dumping him to the ground. Byrd manages to land in guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
A Jani throws a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A Jani is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
A Jani wants to stand but Byrd is controlling his posture from full guard.
Byrd scrambles and gets back to his feet.
A Jani gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A Jani lands with a right to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from A Jani.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A Jani lands an uppercut.
A body shot lands from A Jani.
A Jani is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Byrd is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but A Jani is defending well.
A Jani is trying to trip Byrd. He has hold of a leg but Byrd is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. A Jani persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Byrd is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
A Jani connects with a couple of short punches.
A Jani is looking to stand up but Byrd won't let him.
Byrd keeping full guard, as A Jani tries to pass.
A Jani wants to stand but Byrd has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A Jani wants to control from the top but Byrd keeps moving.
Byrd working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from A Jani.
A Jani stands up and waves to Byrd to follow him.
A Jani closes the distance and clinches.
A Jani pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A Jani looks for a takedown but Byrd sprawls well.
Byrd changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A Jani clinches up against the cage.
A Jani successfully pulls guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Byrd throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A Jani really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Byrd. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Byrd working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Byrd in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A Jani utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Byrd postures up in A Jani's guard and throws a big left but A Jani blocks it.
Byrd scoring with punches to the head and body.
Byrd stops A Jani from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Byrd throwing strikes from guard but A Jani blocks nicely.
A Jani wants to stand but Byrd is controlling the position.
Byrd in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A Jani manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Byrd jumps guard and drags A Jani to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A Jani looking to sit in guard and control but Byrd gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Byrd throws a big elbow that misses.
A Jani utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Byrd missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A Jani wants to get back to his feet but Byrd is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Byrd missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A Jani preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A Jani avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A Jani wants to stand but Byrd is controlling the position.
Byrd landing with the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ki A Jani dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A Jani clinches with his opponent.
Byrd lands a nice shot to the body.
A Jani jumps guard and drags Byrd to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Byrd in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A Jani wants to get back to his feet but Byrd is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Byrd drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Byrd jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Byrd trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Byrd is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Byrd lands a couple of digs.
A Jani wants to stand up but Byrd is controlling him.
Byrd throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Byrd scoring with some ground and pound.
Byrd is looking to work some ground and pound but A Jani has wrist control.
Byrd throwing strikes from guard but A Jani blocks nicely.
Byrd with a nice head shot there.
Byrd prevents A Jani from getting back to his feet.
A Jani working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Byrd.
A Jani wants to stand and escape but Byrd is having none of it.
A Jani working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Byrd.
A Jani working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Byrd.
A Jani has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Byrd postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Byrd throws a big elbow that misses.
Byrd throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Byrd with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. A Jani darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Byrd pulls guard.
Byrd has control of A Jani's left arm, preventing A Jani from doing any damage.
A Jani controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
A Jani trying to control the position from guard on top but Byrd is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Byrd 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Byrd not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
A Jani wants to control from the top but Byrd keeps moving.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
A Jani is looking to work some ground and pound but Byrd has wrist control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dominic Byrd is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A Jani gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A Jani lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Byrd backwards.
Byrd tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. A Jani smiles and moves away.
A Jani lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Byrd is rocked!
It looks like Dominic Byrd has been cut.
A Jani throws a pinpoint strike between Byrd's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Byrd crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and A Jani scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ki A Jani!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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