PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kai Kona (ranked 3599 p4p, 356 weight class) and Jeff Fafa (ranked 5418 p4p, 435 weight class). Kona comes to the cage accompanied by A Warriors Call. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Kona
vs
Fafa

178 cm
21
164 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

175 cm
21
160 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing
Sportivité

Sportivité

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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kai Kona!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jeff Fafa!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kona smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Fafa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fafa lands a nice hook to Kona's body. Kona takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kona takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Fafa throws a body punch but Kona moves out of range.
Fafa looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Fafa ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fafa throws a head kick but Kona moves out of range.
Fafa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kona showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fafa.
Fafa tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fafa falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kona counters with a lovely shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sloppy strikes from Kona. Those never looked like landing.
Kona throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kona avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kona feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Kona fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Fafa has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fafa misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fafa missing with a left hand there. Kona was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fafa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fafa misses with a combination
and Kona counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kona lands a jab to the head.
Kona sizes up Fafa with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

Kona clinches with his opponent.

Fafa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kona throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fafa! But no joy.
Fafa misses with a wild combination.
Kona displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Fafa lands a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kona slips under a jab from Fafa.

Kona closes the distance and clinches.
Fafa has a couple of punches blocked by Kona.
Fafa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kona's elbow.
Kona prevents the takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kona creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kona misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Kona.
Kona misses with a punch on the inside.
Kona lands a shoulder strike.
Kona lands a nice uppercut.
Kona lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kona working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kona has a couple of punches blocked by Fafa.
Kona misses with a punch on the inside.
Fafa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kona swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kona throws a head punch that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kona.
Fafa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kona tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kona softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Fafa manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kona lands with a cross.
Fafa misses with a two punch combination.
Some wild striking there from Fafa.
Kona avoids the head kick by Fafa.
Kona connects with a good right hand that stumbles Fafa. Fafa circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kona looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fafa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kona throws a series of punches but Fafa avoids them all with ease.
Kona misses with a wild combination.
A head kick misses from Fafa.
Fafa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big left from Fafa misses.
Kona connects with a body shot that sends Fafa's belly button to the back.
Fafa is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kona rather than just go for the knockout.
Kona connects with a high kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kona connects with an inside leg kick.
Fafa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kona.
Kona swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kona lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kona clinches up with Fafa and pushes him back against the cage.
Kona pushes Fafa back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kona.
Kona swings wildly with an uppercut but Fafa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kona misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Kona.
A body shot lands from Kona.
A head punch on the inside from Kona fails to land.
Fafa blocking some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kona.
Kona has a couple of punches blocked by Fafa.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fafa.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fafa is trying to maintain a safe position but Kona gets an underhook and turns Fafa into the cage.
Kona lands with a light punch inside.
Kona lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fafa backwards.
Kona lands a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kai Kona dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Kona looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jeff Fafa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kona fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kona's jab looks to have found its range, popping Fafa under the eye.
Kona throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kona's jab looks to have found its range, popping Fafa under the eye.
Fafa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kona lands with a hook. Fafa tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

Kona drives through and clinches with Fafa against the cage.
Fafa blocks an uppercut.
Fafa swings wildly with an uppercut but Kona uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fafa looking to slow down the pace here.
Fafa blocking some punches.
Fafa blocking some punches.
Fafa blocking some punches.
Kona tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kona throws a head punch that misses.
Kona working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Kona.
Fafa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fafa tries for a takedown but Kona manages to get underhooks.
Kona swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kona lands a left hand.
Kona throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Kona scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kona.
Kona lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kona.
Kona lands with a left to the head.

Fafa is rocked!
Kona misses with some punches.
Fafa is still on wobbly legs! Can Kona finish him?
Kona throws a head punch that misses.
Kona lands a nice shot to the body.
Kona throws a head punch that misses.
Kona lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fafa backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fafa blocking some punches.
Fafa seems to have recovered his senses.
Kona lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Fafa is breathing heavily.
Fafa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kona's elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kona throws a punch but it's blocked by Fafa.
Kai Kona has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Fafa wants to get back to striking at distance but Kona won't allow it.
Fafa throws a head punch that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kona.
Fafa looking to slow down the pace here.
Fafa tries a body shot but Kona blocks it.
Fafa trying to control the position but instead, Kona has worked for underhooks and has pushed Fafa into the cage.
Fafa is trying to maintain a safe position but Kona gets an underhook and turns Fafa into the cage.
Fafa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kona misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fafa.
Fafa lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kona lands with a light punch inside.
Fafa is trying to pull guard but Kona has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fafa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fafa has a couple of punches blocked by Kona.
Kona doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fafa.
A right hook to the body lands for Kona.
Kona lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kona scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kona lands with a right to the head.
Kona lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fafa backwards.
A short right from Kona on the inside.
Nice body punch from Fafa - that landed with a thud.
Kona lands a body punch in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kona creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kona unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Fafa! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Kona is unloading with more strikes now! Fafa drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kai Kona!
An out of breath Kai Kona thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.