PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Japa Kaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Warren Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Kaka
vs
Taylor

190 cm
25
275 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

196 cm
25
277 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Japa Kaka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Warren Taylor!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaka looks to land a combination but Taylor avoids it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kaka. Taylor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kaka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Taylor manages to avoid it.
Kaka looks to throw the jab but Taylor is out of range.
Taylor dodges the punch combination from Kaka.
Taylor is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kaka lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Taylor backs up against the cage.
Kaka rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Taylor moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kaka connects with a jab.
Kaka throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Taylor stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kaka lands a jab-cross combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fight stays on the outside here - Taylor looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kaka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Taylor was well out of range. Poor timing from Kaka.
Kaka lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A big right from Kaka misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kaka. Taylor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Taylor slips a straight right by Kaka.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Taylor.
Kaka lands a body shot.
Kaka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Taylor manages to avoid it.
Kaka scores with a punch to the head.
Taylor tries for a takedown but Kaka sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kaka. Taylor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Taylor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Taylor looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kaka is fending him off so far but Taylor persists. Nope, Kaka circles away and we're back to standing.
Taylor looks gassed!
Kaka scores with a body shot.
Kaka loads up on a big right hand but Taylor slips the punch.
Taylor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Decent striking displayed by Kaka there.
Kaka scores with a jab.
Taylor looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kaka throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Taylor.
Kaka scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaka changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kaka sizes up Taylor with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nice defenses there by Taylor.
Kaka bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Taylor's head backwards.
Kaka throws a big shot that misses.
Kaka throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Taylor.
Kaka takes a swing at Taylor's ribcage but misses.
Kaka looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Taylor moves away from the strike by Kaka.
Kaka takes a swing at Taylor's ribcage but misses.
Kaka throws a series of punches but Taylor avoids them all with ease.
Taylor takes one on the button.
Kaka throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kaka digs a good body shot into Taylor's ribs.
Japa Kaka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kaka throws a hook but Taylor avoids it easily.
Kaka ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaka lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Taylor at a distance.
Kaka lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Japa Kaka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kaka loads up on a big right hand but Taylor slips the punch.
Taylor takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Kaka lands with an overhand left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kaka misses with a looping left.
Kaka stalks Taylor and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Taylor's face. Taylor staggers backwards, shaken.
Kaka pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Taylor moves out of range of the strikes.
Kaka lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Taylor blocks a jab.
Kaka lands a two punch combo.

It looks like Warren Taylor has been cut.
Taylor moves forwards but Kaka connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kaka is working the combinations to good effect here.
A cross from Kaka lands.
Taylor should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Kaka fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kaka throws the left hand but Taylor avoids the punch easily.
Kaka throws a hook but Taylor blocks it.
Kaka throws out a loose jab but Taylor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kaka moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
No joy there for Kaka, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kaka lands a jab to the head.
Jab from Kaka.
Kaka misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kaka tries to bum rush Taylor with a series of wild strikes but Taylor uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kaka misses with an uppercut.
Kaka misses with an uppercut.
Kaka lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kaka dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Japa Kaka dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Warren Taylor's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Taylor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kaka is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Taylor can do to turn this around?
Taylor closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kaka circles away.
Kaka looks to score with a jab to the body but Taylor is just out of range.
Kaka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kaka misses with a straight right.
Kaka cracks Taylor with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A big left from Kaka misses.
Kaka misses with a looping right.
Kaka lands the left hand.
Kaka scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kaka loads up on a big right hand but Taylor slips the punch.
A punch combination from Kaka misses.
Taylor is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kaka.
Taylor is breathing heavily.
Kaka missing with a left hand there. Taylor was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kaka throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Taylor.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaka misses with a body shot.
Kaka looks to throw the jab but Taylor is out of range.
Kaka scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kaka looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Taylor tries to move into range but Kaka moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kaka lands a two punch combo.
Kaka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kaka connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kaka listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kaka misses with a looping left.
Taylor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kaka lunges at Taylor with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Taylor's hand.
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!
Kaka swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kaka waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Taylor.
Kaka displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaka scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kaka throws a right hand that Taylor ducks under and follows up with a left that Taylor also avoids with ease.
Kaka throws the left hand but Taylor avoids the punch easily.
Kaka comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kaka swinging wildly here.
Japa Kaka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A big right from Kaka misses.
Kaka lands with a good body shot.
Kaka misses with a straight left.
Kaka fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Taylor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kaka.
Kaka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Taylor.
Kaka lands with a nice body punch.
Kaka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Taylor was well out of range. Poor timing from Kaka.
A punch combination from Kaka misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaka rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Taylor moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Taylor moves out of range as Kaka strikes.
A jab from Kaka finds it's way through Taylor's defenses.
Taylor walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kaka throws a one two combo.
Kaka bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Taylor's head.
Kaka loads up on a big right hand but Taylor slips the punch.
Kaka throws the left hand but Taylor avoids the punch easily.
A punch combination from Kaka misses.
Taylor takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kaka misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kaka throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kaka throws a looping overhand right but Taylor ducks down to avoid it.
Taylor staying out of range there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaka misses the shot to the body.
Taylor has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A left and a right from Kaka both land. Nice combination.
Kaka getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kaka works Taylor's body with a nice hook.
Kaka lands a jab to the head.
Kaka lands with a nice body punch.
Kaka lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A jab from Kaka misses.
Taylor ducks right into an uppercut from Kaka.
Kaka throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kaka dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Taylor takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kaka throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Japa Kaka is winning the standup battle so far.
Kaka tries to bum rush Taylor with a series of wild strikes but Taylor uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Japa Kaka dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Warren Taylor's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Kaka throws out a loose jab but Taylor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Taylor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kaka swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kaka connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Taylor walks into a jab.
Kaka misses with a few strikes there.
Kaka displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Taylor takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kaka scores with a hook to the body. Taylor takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
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!
Kaka lunges at Taylor with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Taylor's hand.
A slow jab from Kaka misses its intended target.
Taylor ducks under a wild hook from Kaka.
Kaka misses with a series of wild punches.
Taylor takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kaka uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kaka throws a series of punches but Taylor moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaka lands a really nice looking cross but Taylor seems unphased.
Taylor on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kaka misses with an uppercut. Taylor saw that one coming.
Kaka throws the left hand but Taylor avoids the punch easily.
Kaka looks to score with a jab to the body but Taylor is just out of range.
Nice defenses there by Taylor.
Kaka digs a good body shot into Taylor's ribs.
Kaka thows a left - swing and a miss!
Taylor shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kaka fails to land with a series of punches.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kaka!
Kaka swats away the attempt to clinch by Taylor.
Taylor uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kaka.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kaka.
Kaka lands a nice looking body shot.
A slow jab from Kaka misses its intended target.
Kaka with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kaka cracks Taylor with a good jab.
Kaka misses with a body shot.
Kaka uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Taylor has time to react.
Taylor takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Kaka lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kaka scores with a hook.
Taylor dodges the punch combination from Kaka.
Kaka scores with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaka moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Taylor takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kaka misses with a series of wild punches.
Kaka lands with a nice body punch.
Taylor slips a straight right by Kaka.
Kaka throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Kaka throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Taylor sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Taylor on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kaka keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Taylor drops his hands momentarily and Kaka takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kaka throws a body punch but Taylor moves out of range.
Kaka lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Kaka swinging wildly here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Kaka.
Kaka throws a series of punches but Taylor moves out of range.
Taylor moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kaka throws a looping overhand right but Taylor ducks down to avoid it.
Taylor takes one on the button.
Taylor moves forwards but Kaka connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kaka swings for the body but Taylor moves out of range.
Kaka scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kaka's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Kaka duly obliges.
A swing and a miss from Kaka.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kaka.
No joy there for Kaka, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Warren Taylor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kaka lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Taylor circles away quickly and effectively.

And that's the end of the fight!
Japa Kaka showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kaka has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:24
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:24
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Japa Kaka!