PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kuai Lai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Geodude Golem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lai's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, CKY - Chinese Rap. Golem is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Geo dude geo geo dude. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lai
vs
Golem

195 cm
25
215 lbs
19 - 13 - 0

191 cm
23
217 lbs
15 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Very strong

Good wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

Hellbent, Inc.™
Next Level Nutrition--159q (video proof)$60

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kuai Lai!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Geodude Golem!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Luis Engracia and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Golem is looking to land body kicks.
Lai defending well as Golem loads up on a big left hand.
Lai throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick by Golem misses
and Lai makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Golem throws a leg kick but Lai sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lai throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Golem counter with a right hand.
Lai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Golem was well out of range. Poor timing from Lai.
Golem throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lai misses with a kick to the body
and Golem counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lai's knee momentarily.
Golem tries to land a front kick but Lai steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Golem throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lai counters with a leg kick.
Lai feints and then cracks Golem's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Golem down.
Lai looks for the body kick but Golem saw that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Golem throws a lazy body kick
and Lai counters with a leg kick.
Golem looks gassed!
Golem takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lai with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Golem takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lai throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Golem misses with a wild body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lai scores with a push kick.
Lai tries to land a leg kick but Golem saw it coming and moves away.
Lai tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Golem manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lai throws a right and a left that Golem avoids nicely.
Lai scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Golem takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Golem checks a leg kick.
Lai wants to land a leg kick but Golem is out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Golem blocks the leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lai checks a leg kick nicely.
Golem throws a lazy head kick
and Lai counters with a left to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kuai Lai dominated that round.
That's time! Lai's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Golem blocks a head kick by Lai.
Lai lands a right hook to the body.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Golem misses with an uppercut
and Lai counters with a straight right hand.
Golem throws a lazy body kick
and Lai counters with an outside leg kick.
Golem is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Golem blocks a leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Lai.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Golem checks a low kick from Lai.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lai. Golem does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lai is looking to wear down Golem with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Golem looks to throw a body kick
and Lai counters with a nice body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lai.
Lai lands a slapping body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lai feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Golem's calf.
Geodude Golem seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lai does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Lai tries to land a front kick but Golem steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lai does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A low kick from Lai misses
and Golem counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kuai Lai is winning the standup battle so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lai misses with a leg kick.
Lai finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Golem throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lai avoids the body shot from Golem.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Golem might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Lai has got the better of the exchanges.
Golem moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Golem pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Lai back to the cage. Golem follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

It looks like Kuai Lai has been cut.
Golem misses with the body kick
and Lai counters with a nice leg kick.
Golem scores with a body shot.
Golem scoring well with a low kick there.
Lai is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Golem can do to turn this around?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Golem throws a low kick but Lai avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kuai Lai dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kuai Lai's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

A low kick from Lai misses
and Golem counters with a big head kick but Lai shrugs it off.
Golem throws a body kick the misses
and Lai counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Golem wants to slow Lai down by chopping away at his legs.
Golem tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lai is able to avoid easily.
Golem lands a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lai feints and then cracks Golem's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Golem down.
Golem lands with a slapping head kick.
Lai wants to land a leg kick but Golem is out of range.
Lai throws a shot from downtown. Golem moves away and avoids it.
Golem tries to land a body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Golem takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lai takes the fight into the clinch.
Lai managing to block the knees to the body from Golem.
Lai blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lai landing knees to the head.

Golem breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lai misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Lai throws a leg kick
and Golem counters with a big head kick but Lai shrugs it off.
A shot to the body from Golem misses
and Lai counters with a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lai throws a leg kick that misses.
Lai looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lai swings for the body but Golem moves out of range.
Golem ducks under a wild hook from Lai.
Lai avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Golem checks a leg kick.
Golem looks to score with a jab to the body but Lai is just out of range.
Lai misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Golem counters with a thumping low kick.
Golem throws a head kick that misses
and Lai counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Golem thinking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Geodude Golem just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Kuai Lai's cut.
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.

Lai throws a sloppy head kick and Golem moves out of range easily.
Golem lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lai throws a leg kick that is checked
and Golem counters with a head kick.
Golem throws a body kick that misses.
Lai ducks under a wild hook from Golem.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lai checks a leg kick.
Good leg kick by Golem there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lai throws a sloppy head kick
and Golem counters with a stiff right hand.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Golem tries a head kick but it misses.
Lai takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Golem goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Golem.
Lai takes a swing at Golem's ribcage but misses.
Lai blocks a head kick by Golem.
Golem does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Golem.
Lai moves out of range of the body kick.
Lai blocks a head kick by Golem.
Golem throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A low kick from Lai is predictable there
and Golem counters with a head kick. That will keep Lai thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Golem thows a leg kick but Lai checks it
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Lai throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Golem counters with a body kick that stops Lai in his tracks momentarily.
Golem ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lai moves away.
Lai moves out of range of the body kick from Golem.
A lazy body kick from Golem
and Lai makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Golem really felt that one!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Geodude Golem dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Kuai Lai's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Golem checks a leg kick.
Golem scores with a kick to the midsection.
Golem throws a lazy head kick
and Lai counters with a left and a right that stings Golem.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Golem, right into the meat.
Lai looks to throw a body kick
and Golem counters with a head kick. That will keep Lai thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Golem there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Golem tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lai misses with a body punch
and Golem makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Golem thumps Lai with a low kick.
Lai is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Golem lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Golem dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lai. That did some damage!
Golem throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lai.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lai blocks a head kick by Golem.
Golem thumps Lai with a low kick.
Golem scores with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Golem misses with the body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Lai looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A slapping body kick lands there for Golem.
Golem scoring well with a low kick there.
Golem lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Golem throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Lai counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Golem misses with a wild body shot.
Golem fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lai has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A low kick from Lai misses
and Golem counters with a leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Good leg kick by Golem there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

And that's the end of the fight!
Geodude Golem comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Golem has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 48:47
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 48:46
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 47:47

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Kuai Lai!
Kuai Lai is the new light heavyweight champion!