PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kane Thoupos (ranked 203 p4p, 380 weight class) and Levi Daan (ranked 27 p4p, 55 weight class). Thoupos comes to the cage accompanied by 151 Rum - JID. Kane Thoupos could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Levi Daan's chin.

Thoupos
vs
Daan

177 cm
24
196
13 - 2 - 0

182 cm
22
187
9 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
KO power

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kane Thoupos!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Levi Daan!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Sano and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thoupos takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Daan lands a nice shot to the body.
Daan with a nice cross.
Daan lands with a right hand.

Daan clinches with his opponent.
Daan misses with a punch on the inside.
Thoupos has a couple of punches blocked by Daan.
Thoupos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thoupos lands a body punch in the clinch.
Thoupos misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Thoupos on the inside.
Daan pushes Thoupos back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Daan tries to stall but Thoupos uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Daan tries a body shot but Thoupos blocks it.
Thoupos has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Thoupos lands a right hand that snaps the head of Daan backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Daan throws a head punch that misses.
Thoupos makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Thoupos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Daan misses with the head strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thoupos lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Thoupos takes a shot to the head.
Thoupos can't find room to land a body shot as Daan controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thoupos.
Thoupos lands a right hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thoupos.
A short right from Daan on the inside.
Daan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Daan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Thoupos.
A short uppercut from Thoupos.
Daan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thoupos's elbow.
Thoupos lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Thoupos breaks from the clinch.
Daan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Thoupos. Thoupos circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Daan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thoupos.
Thoupos throws a big counter combination but Daan scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Daan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Thoupos.
Daan pushes Thoupos away with a front kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thoupos misses with a lunging right hand
and Daan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thoupos takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Daan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Thoupos counters with a stiff right hand.
Thoupos is looking to score with low kicks.
Thoupos scores with a sloppy right hand. Daan should have avoided that one.
Levi Daan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Thoupos.
Daan takes a swing at Thoupos's ribcage but misses.
Thoupos half committed to a counter leg kick.
Thoupos takes a body punch but keeps moving.

Thoupos instigates a clinch.
Daan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Daan lands a right hand.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Thoupos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Daan throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Thoupos counter with a right hand.

Daan is rocked!
Thoupos scores with a nice body kick.
A low kick from Thoupos misses
and Daan counters with a nice uppercut.
A shot to the body from Daan misses
and Thoupos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Thoupos misses with a double jab
and Thoupos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thoupos throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.

Daan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Daan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good body shot from Thoupos.
A left hand lands to the body for Thoupos.
Thoupos throws a punch but it's blocked by Daan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daan working aggressively here.

Thoupos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Daan misses the shot to the body.
A lazy body kick from Thoupos
and Daan counters with a leg kick.
Daan swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Daan throws the kick towards the body but Thoupos avoids it.
Thoupos was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Thoupos's jab looks to have found its range, popping Daan under the eye.
Daan is still on wobbly legs! Can Thoupos finish him?
Daan swings widly with a right hand
and Thoupos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Daan misses with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Daan darts in trying to clinch
and Thoupos counters with a leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Levi Daan will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Daan misses with a hook to the body
and Thoupos scores with a counter punch that sends Daan to the canvas! Thoupos smells blood - he's punishing Daan with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Daan has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kane Thoupos!
Kane Thoupos retains his middleweight title!
Kane Thoupos seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.