PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kha Ri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tweedle Dee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ri might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to . Dee has chosen Chumbawamba - Tubthumping as his entrance music. Tweedle Dee has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ri
vs
Dee

177 cm
31
194 lbs
21 - 6 - 0

180 cm
23
195 lbs
12 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
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 21 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kha Ri!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tweedle Dee!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Bruno Hogan and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dee tries a low kick but Ri avoids it.
Dee misses with a body punch
and Ri finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.

Ri gets a clinch.
Dee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dee working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ri working aggressively here.
Ri struggles to land a body shot inside as Dee controls his hands.
Ri lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dee misses with some punches.
Ri tries to work over Dee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ri throws a head punch that misses.
Ri can't find room to land a body shot as Dee controls the action.
Dee goes for a takedown in the clinch but Ri prevents it.
Ri lands an elbow just above Dee 's eye.

It looks like Tweedle Dee has been cut.
Dee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ri blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ri lands a body punch.
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!
Ri missing with knees to the body.

Ri breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ri swings away with a body shot that misses
and Dee counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ri is looking to land body kicks.
Ri showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dee.
Dee takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ri getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Dee uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ri.
Ri fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dee misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Dee.
Ri is looking to land body kicks.
Dee shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ri sprawls well. Ri wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dee gets slowly back to his feet.
Ri darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ri was well out of range. Poor timing from Dee.
Dee looks to land a right hand but Ri moved out of range.
Dee fails to land with a series of punches.
Dee misses with a double jab.
Ri lands a nice looking body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dee throws a looping overhand right but Ri ducks down to avoid it.
Dee tries to work over Ri's front leg with a kick but Ri checks it.
Dee tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ri throws a hook but Dee blocks it.
Dee throws a right hand that Ri ducks under and follows up with a left that Ri also avoids with ease.
Ri slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Some wild striking there from Ri.
Ri slips a jab and a cross from Dee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ri swats away the attempt to clinch by Dee.
Ri lands with a shot to the body.
Dee has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dee there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ri moves away from the strike by Dee.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ri.
Ri steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Dee. That one must have hurt.

Dee rushes Ri and presses him up against the cage.
Dee misses with a body punch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ri lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ri blocks an uppercut.
Dee misses with the head strike.
Dee pushes Ri back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ri scores a nice knee to the body.
Dee looks gassed!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Ri throws an elbow but it misses.
Dee takes a shot to the head.
Dee misses with a body punch.
Ri makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ri tries to stall but Dee uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Dee tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kha Ri has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tweedle Dee.
Dee tries to work over Ri's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ri throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dees head.
Dee misses with a body punch.
Ri tries a body shot but Dee blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ri creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Dee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ri lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dee throws a leg kick but Ri moved away.
Dee checks the leg kick.
Dee throws a body punch but Ri moves out of range.
Dee takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kha Ri dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tweedle Dee's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Ri pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ri cracks Dee with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dee scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ri doesn't seem bothered though.
Dee avoids the head kick by Ri.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dee. That's going to slow Ri down.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ri.
Dee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ri.
Ri throws a push kick but Dee slaps the foot to one side.
Ri moves out of range as Dee strikes.
Dee blocks the body kick.
Dee lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ri circles away quickly and effectively.
Ri throws a leg kick
enabling Dee to counter with a crisp jab.
Dee takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ri uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dee.
Dee is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ri rather than just go for the knockout.
Ri lands a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ri looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dee checks a low kick from Ri.
Ri misses with a wild body shot.
Kha Ri is winning the standup battle so far.

Dee moves into the clinch successfully.
Ri lands with a light punch inside.
Ri scores with a shoulder strike.
Ri swings wildly with an uppercut but Dee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dee has a couple of punches blocked by Ri.
Dee blocks an elbow strike from Ri.
Dee's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ri throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ri misses with some punches.
Ri stalling in the clinch but Dee improves position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ri misses with the head strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ri tries to work over Dee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right handed body shot lands from Ri.
Ri misses with a punch to the body.
Dee avoiding damage as Ri throws knees to the body.
Dee is leaning against Ri and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kha Ri has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ri cracks Dee with a nice body shot.
Dee gets through Ri's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ri tries a body shot but Dee blocks it.
Dee blocks a body shot from Ri.
Nice body punch from Dee.
A head punch on the inside from Ri fails to land.
Dee misses with a punch on the inside.
Dee avoiding damage as Ri throws knees to the body.
Ri takes a shot to the head.
Good body shot from Ri.

Dee pulls guard.
Ri won't allow Dee to sweep him here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ri slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Ri trying to control but Dee is working from the bottom.
Dee pulls Ri in close to prevent any damage.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Kha Ri.
Ri goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dee cracks Ri with a good jab.
Ri thows a leg kick but Dee checks it
and Dee counters with a nice leg kick.
Ri keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ri delivers a nice body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dee misses the body punch
and Ri finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Ri uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dee.
Ri misses with a kick to the body.
Ri misses the body punch
and Dee counters with a three punch combo that has Ri backing up. Ri nods at Dee to acknowledge the strikes.
Ri pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dee throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dee tries to clinch up.
Nice defenses there by Ri.
Dee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ri.
Ri scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dee fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ri looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dee steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ri. That one must have hurt.
Dee moves out of range of the body kick from Ri.
Ri fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dee manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kha Ri dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tweedle Dee's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Ri takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ri connects with the punch.
Ri fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Ri blocks the leg kick.
Dee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dee works over Ri's head and body with a nice combination.
Dee swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ri moves out of range of the strikes.
Dee with a jab.
Dee chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ri can pounce on him.
Dee loads up on a big right hand but Ri slips the punch.

Ri moves into the clinch successfully.
Ri blocks an uppercut.

Ri pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ri takes a swing at Dee's ribcage but misses.
Dee connects with a looping right hand.
Ri swinging wildly here.
Ri takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ri comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Dee misses with a wild combination.
Ri throws a push kick but Dee slaps the foot to one side.
Dee blocks the body kick.
Dee avoids the body shot from Ri.
Dee moves out of range as Ri throws a body kick.
Ri just misses with a punch to the body.
Ri throws a leg kick
letting Dee counter with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ri thows a body shot but no joy.
Dee misses with a body shot.
Dee misses with a double jab.
Ri misses with a straight left.
Dee lands with a good body shot.
Ri lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Ri attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Dee lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ri's sensitive parts.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ri moves away.
Dee on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ri. Ri obviously looking to wear him down.
Dee misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ri wants to clinch.
Dee goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dee has Ri up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ri.
Ri tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dee.
Dee can't find room to land a body shot as Ri controls the action.
Dee tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ri smiles and moves away.
A head kick misses from Dee.
Ri throws a body kick the misses
and Dee counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ri thinking.
Dee checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ri throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ri.
Dee moves in looking to clinch but Ri pushes him off.
Ri swinging wildly here.
Ri moves forwards but Dee connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ri buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dee throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ri.
Ri lands with a kick to the temple. Dee shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dee doesn't manage to clinch there - Ri circles away.
Dee throws a body kick that misses.
Ri throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dee misses with an uppercut.
Ri on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ri tries to land a leg kick but Dee saw it coming and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Kha Ri did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Tweedle Dee's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Ri misses with a head kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Ri misses the target.
Ri throws a head kick that misses.
Ri misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dee lunges at Ri with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ri's hand.
Ri misses the shot to the body.
Dee rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ri moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ri looks to land a body kick but Dee moved away.
Ri just misses with a punch to the body.
Dee throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ri moves in looking to clinch but Dee pushes him off.
Ri misses with a kick to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Dee.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dee. Ri does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dee tries a head kick but it misses.
Ri throws a body kick that misses.
Dee misses with a straight left.
Ri thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Dee if he has to take too many more of those.
Dee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ri.
Dee throws a looping overhand right but Ri ducks down to avoid it.
Ri throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dee moves away from the strike by Ri.
A punch lands to the side of Ri 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Good leg kick by Ri there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dee just misses with a punch to the body.
Ri attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ri lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ri throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ri tries to land a front kick but Dee steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dee fails with the takedown.
Ri slips a straight right by Dee.
Ri misses with a low kick as Dee jumps back.
A lazy body kick from Dee
and Ri cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ri throws a lazy body kick
and Dee counters with a good low kick that Ri was not able to check.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dee.
Dee cracks Ri with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dee slips a jab and a cross from Ri.
Ri throws a big shot that misses.
Ri misses with a hook
and Dee counters with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dee throws a right and a left that Ri avoids nicely.
Dee throws a body punch but Ri moves out of range.
Ri throws a right and a left that Dee avoids nicely.
Dee takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ri takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Dee throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Dee with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ri to score with a decent uppercut.
Ri moves out of range of the strikes.
Dee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ri.
Dee throws out a leg kick but Ri moves out of range and Dee only half commits.
Dee throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ri pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dee takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Dee misses
and Ri counters with a body kick.
Dee is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Ri looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ri ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dee moves away.
Ri takes a swing at Dee's ribcage but misses.
Dee throws out a powerful jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dee feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ris jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Dee moves out of range as Ri strikes.
A swing and a miss from Dee.
Ri catches Dee with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Dee throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ri misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dee uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ri.
Dee stuns Ri with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Kha Ri will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tweedle Dee's cut.
That's time! Ri's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Dee misses with a looping right.
Ri throws a leg kick
and Dee counters with an inside leg kick.
Dee has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ri.
Dee connects with a solid leg kick.
Ri looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ri misses with a hook.
Ri misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ri fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Ri misses the target.
Dee shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ri counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ri manages to avoid it.
Dee scores with a punch to the head.
A shot to the body from Ri misses
and Ri takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dee misses with a head kick.
Dee uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ri.
Dee throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dee avoids the body shot from Ri.
Ri blocks a jab.
Dee swings for the body but Ri moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Ri.
Dee throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ri scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ri fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ri misses with a low kick as Dee jumps back.
Ri doesn't manage to clinch there - Dee circles away.
Dee lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kha Ri is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ri. Dee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dee just misses with a punch to the body.
Dee misses with a few strikes there.
Dee misses with a low kick as Ri jumps back.
Dee tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ri swivels and escapes.
Ri looks to score with a jab to the body but Dee is just out of range.
Ri thuds a left hand into Dee's body.
Dee throws a body kick the misses
and Ri counters with a nice uppercut.
Dee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ri was well out of range. Poor timing from Dee.
Ri throws a hook but Dee blocks it.
Ri connects with the punch.
Ri thuds his shin into the meat of Dee's side.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dee throws a low kick, looking for Ri's leg but Ri calmly moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dee cracks the inside of Ri's front leg.
Dee misses with a low kick as Ri jumps back.
Dee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ri.
Dee lands a front kick.
Ri is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Dee takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ri swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dee throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ri.
Ri shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A swing and a miss from Dee.
Ri tries to land a front kick but Dee steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A jab from Dee finds it's way through Ri's defenses.
Dee takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ri uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dee.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ri misses the shot to the body.
Dee throws a head kick but Ri moves out of range.
Ri fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dee manages to avoid it.
Both fighters circling a little - Ri finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Dee ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dee misses with a double jab
and Ri counters with a nice body kick.
Ri throws a low kick but Dee moves out of range easily.
Nice body punch from Ri.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dee.
Kha Ri has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tweedle Dee.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dee walks into a jab.
Tweedle Dee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dee misses the shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tweedle Dee.
I think Ri has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 47:48
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 49:46
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Kha Ri!
Kha Ri retains his middleweight title!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Kha Ri waved his t-shirt featuring -OVERDOSE Factory-'s logo in front of the cameras.