PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Kaeo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Horus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kaeo might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to On Fire. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kaeo
vs
Horus

182 cm
27
216 lbs
10 - 11 - 0

190 cm
27
220 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dan Kaeo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, John Horus!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaeo throws a right and a left that Horus avoids nicely.
Dan Kaeo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kaeo dodges the punch combination from Horus.
Kaeo shoots in for a takedown but Horus shows good takedown defense.
Kaeo motions for Horus to come forward. Kaeo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Horus throws a right and a left that both miss.
Horus swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Horus leaves Kaeo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Horus lands a jab to the nose.
Horus has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kaeo finds it's way round the side to connect with Horus's head.
Kaeo throws a sloppy head kick and Horus moves out of range easily.
Kaeo shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Kaeo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kaeo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kaeo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Horus. That snapped Kaeo's head back.
Kaeo catches Horus with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Horus slaps away a takedown attempt from Kaeo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nice straight punches there by Horus. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Horus.
Horus scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Horus throws a good cross that connects.
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!
Horus throws a series of punches but Kaeo avoids them all with ease.
Kaeo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Horus falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kaeo counters with a solid body kick.
Horus shoots in but Kaeo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Horus lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Oooooh!!! Kaeo has knocked Horus down with a huge combo! Kaeo steps away and waves a wobbly Horus back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Horus is rocked!

It looks like John Horus has been cut.

Kaeo moves into range and clinches up with Horus.
Horus is still on wobbly legs! Can Kaeo finish him?

Kaeo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Horus throws a right and a left that Kaeo avoids nicely.
Horus fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Horus seems to have recovered his senses.
Horus looks gassed!
Horus looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A right-left combo lands from Horus.
Kaeo looks for a takedown but Horus sprawls well.
Kaeo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Horus sprawls well. Horus wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kaeo gets slowly back to his feet.
Horus tries a head kick but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaeo blocks the body kick.
Horus has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Horus throws a left and a right that both miss

and Kaeo moves into the clinch.
Horus has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kaeo prevents Horus from breaking the clinch.
Kaeo tries to throw a body punch but Horus avoids it by throwing Kaeo back against the cage.

Kaeo breaks the clinch.

Kaeo darts in and clinches Horus up against the cage.

Kaeo breaks from the clinch.
Kaeo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaeo shoots in and drives through. Horus sprawls well.
Horus dodges the punch combination from Kaeo.
Kaeo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Horus defends it nicely.
Kaeo scores with a head kick. Horus tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Kaeo throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Horus throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kaeo checks a leg kick nicely.
Kaeo misses with a wild combination.
Horus swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Dan Kaeo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on John Horus's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Kaeo tries to clinch up but Horus circles away and keeps his distance.
Horus avoids the head kick by Kaeo.
Horus lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Horus throws a nice looking combination but Kaeo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Horus throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kaeo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Horus defends it nicely.
Horus scores with a hook to the body. Kaeo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kaeo throws a head kick that misses.
Horus looks for a takedown but Kaeo sprawls well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kaeo. Horus shrugs it off though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaeo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kaeo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Horus throws a big shot that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kaeo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kaeo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kaeo misses with a body kick.
Kaeo misses with a wild combination.
Horus lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Horus throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kaeo counters with an inside leg kick.
Horus is breathing heavily.
Horus slips a straight right by Kaeo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horus moves out of range as Kaeo strikes.
Kaeo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Horus as he avoids it easily.
Kaeo looks to land a combination but Horus avoids it well.
John Horus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kaeo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Horus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Horus swats away the attempt to clinch by Kaeo.
Kaeo throws a wild body kick that Horus sees coming a mile off.
Horus circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Horus lands a jab to the head.
Kaeo tries a head kick but it misses.
Horus fails to land with a series of punches.
Kaeo misses with a head kick.
Horus lands a two punch combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horus misses with a series of wild punches.
Kaeo throws a right hand that Horus ducks under and follows up with a left that Horus also avoids with ease.
Horus lands a head shot.
Kaeo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Horus swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Horus leaves Kaeo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Kaeo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horus tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kaeo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Horus somewhat.
Kaeo dodges the punch combination from Horus.
Horus swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaeo scores with a nice body kick.
Kaeo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Horus manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kaeo lands with a slapping head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kaeo scores with a jab.
Horus takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kaeo doesn't manage to clinch there - Horus circles away.
Kaeo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Horus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A solid body kick from Kaeo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Horus has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kaeo.

Kaeo moves into range and clinches up with Horus.

Kaeo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Kaeo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on John Horus'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. This is the final round!

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Horus circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kaeo is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Horus hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Dan Kaeo!