PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Mayhem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viktor Kafka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mayhem's entrance music is Bullet With A Name by Nonpoint. A fine choice. Kafka has chosen Welcome to the Jungle as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Mayhem
vs
Kafka

186 cm
23
195 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

183 cm
23
192 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

[CBK] LEGAL HIGHS - AJFC ↑ DOUBLE 160Q *

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 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Mayhem!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Viktor Kafka!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Nard Betker and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayhem pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kafka back to the cage. Mayhem follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

It looks like Viktor Kafka has been cut.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kafka checks a leg kick.
Kafka changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mayhem tries to avoid it but Kafka manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mayhem to the ground. Mayhem escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Kafka drives through and clinches with Mayhem against the cage.
Mayhem works on Kafka's body with a couple of short punches.
Kafka blocks an uppercut.
Mayhem scores with a shot to the side of Kafka's head.
Mayhem stops a takedown attempt from Kafka.
Kafka takes a shot to the head.
Kafka missing with knees to the body.
Mayhem is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kafka utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kafka tries to work over Mayhem's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mayhem misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mayhem misses with a punch to the body.
Mayhem misses with the head strike.
Mayhem misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mayhem has a couple of punches blocked by Kafka.
Mayhem softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kafka misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayhem swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mayhem tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mayhem fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kafka tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kafka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mayhem misses with the head strike.
Kafka lands an elbow just above Mayhem 's eye.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kafka.
Mayhem doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kafka misses with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Kafka scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mayhem avoiding damage as Kafka throws knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Kafka.
Kafka looking to stall.
Mayhem lands a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mayhem has a couple of punches blocked by Kafka.
Mayhem fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kafka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mayhem lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem lands an uppercut.
Mayhem misses with a punch on the inside.
Kafka misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mayhem working hard to break the clinch.
Mayhem digs a right hand underneath Kafka's ribcage. Kafka let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Mayhem lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kafka.
Mayhem misses with a punch on the inside.
Mayhem pushes Kafka back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Mayhem misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Mayhem fails to land.
Kafka can't find room to land a body shot as Mayhem controls the action.
Kafka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kafka scores with a hook to the body.
Mayhem lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kafka tries to throw a body punch but Mayhem avoids it by throwing Kafka back against the cage.
Mayhem lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mayhem tries to throw a body punch but Kafka avoids it by throwing Mayhem back against the cage.
Mayhem lands with a right to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mayhem creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem misses with a punch to the body.
Mayhem tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mayhem misses with a punch to the body.
Good body shot from Kafka.
Kafka slows down the pace here.
Mayhem working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Kafka fails to land.
Mayhem lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kafka backwards.
Mayhem misses with a body punch.
Mayhem has a couple of punches blocked by Kafka.
Stalling in the clinch from Kafka.
Mayhem gets underhooks to prevent Kafka's takedown attempt.
John Mayhem has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Viktor Kafka.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mayhem.
Mayhem throws a punch but it's blocked by Kafka.
A shot in the inside from Mayhem.
Mayhem is trying to break the clinch but Kafka is controlling him.
Mayhem tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kafka gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Mayhem fails to land.
Kafka swings wildly with an uppercut but Mayhem uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mayhem.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kafka struggles to land a body shot inside as Mayhem controls his hands.
Kafka misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mayhem blocks a body shot from Kafka.

Mayhem escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mayhem throws a jab when Kafka was well out of range.
Mayhem scores with a jab to the head.
Mayhem throws out a powerful jab.
Mayhem swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kafka blocks a leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mayhem lands with an uppercut that bounces Kafka off the cage and back into range.
Kafka tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mayhem swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mayhem lands a jab.
Kafka fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Mayhem dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Viktor Kafka's cut.
That's time! Mayhem's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Mayhem tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kafka was well out of range. Poor timing from Mayhem.
Mayhem throws a hook but Kafka blocks it.
Mayhem throws out a leg kick but Kafka moves out of range and Mayhem only half commits.

Kafka changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Mayhem looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Mayhem parries the strikes from Kafka easily there. Kafka is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Mayhem to escape.
Kafka wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mayhem keeps working.
Mayhem is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Kafka off and has taken his back!
Mayhem is trying to stick to Kafka's back but Kafka is turning into Mayhem. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Mayhem's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Kafka.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kafka is fighting to break Mayhem's control of his arms but Mayhem is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Mayhem keeping full guard, as Kafka tries to pass.
Kafka trying to control but Mayhem is working from the bottom.
Kafka looking to sit in guard and control but Mayhem gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kafka wants to sweep here but Mayhem controlling him for the moment.

Viktor Kafka has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Mayhem scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kafka doesn't seem bothered though.
Mayhem connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kafka's hands.
Kafka bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Mayhem throws a series of punches but Kafka moves out of range.
Mayhem stuffs the takedown.
Kafka thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Mayhem if he has to take too many more of those.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kafka throws a leg kick but Mayhem sees it coming and moves out of range.
John Mayhem seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mayhem swings for the body but Kafka moves out of range.
Mayhem tries a low kick but Kafka avoids it.
Mayhem throws a shot from downtown. Kafka moves away and avoids it.
Nice shot lands for Mayhem.
Mayhem fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kafka has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kafka feints and then cracks Mayhem's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mayhem down.
Mayhem throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kafka.
Kafka closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mayhem circles away.
Mayhem avoids the head kick by Kafka.
Mayhem lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kafka throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mayhem.
Mayhem lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Mayhem throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kafka.
Mayhem lands a head shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kafka shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mayhem but Mayhem pushes him off and we're back to square one.
John Mayhem has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Viktor Kafka.
Mayhem throws a hook but Kafka avoids it easily.
Kafka shoots for a takedown but Mayhem saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mayhem misses the shot to the body.
Mayhem looks to throw the jab but Kafka is out of range.
Mayhem will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Mayhem forces Kafka back against the cage and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mayhem.
A short left from Kafka.
Mayhem works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mayhem throws a punch but it's blocked by Kafka.
Mayhem misses with a body punch.
Mayhem lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kafka backwards.
Kafka works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that John Mayhem will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Viktor Kafka's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Mayhem misses the jab.
A jab from Mayhem misses.
Mayhem swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mayhem misses the jab.
Mayhem attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kafka smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A left lands for Mayhem.
Mayhem throws a hook to the side of Kafka's head but Kafka sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kafka looks to land a body kick but Mayhem moved away.
Mayhem blocks a low kick nicely.
Kafka tries a head kick but it misses.
A jab from Kafka misses.
Mayhem misses with a straight left.
A telegraphed right hand from Mayhem misses the target.
John Mayhem is winning the standup battle so far.
Mayhem fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kafka throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mayhem's waist but Mayhem gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kafka off to one side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayhem tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kafka. That's going to slow Mayhem down.
Mayhem fails to land with a series of punches.
Kafka on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Mayhem scores with a sloppy right hand. Kafka should have avoided that one.
Kafka dives in and grabs Mayhem's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mayhem pushes down on Kafka's head and hops out.
Mayhem chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mayhem lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kafka's sensitive parts.
Kafka tries to work over Mayhem's front leg with a kick but Mayhem checks it.
Mayhem will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mayhem dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kafka lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mayhem's sensitive parts.

Kafka shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kafka tries to free his leg and advance position but Mayhem is retaining full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kafka wants to control from the top but Mayhem keeps moving.
Kafka is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Kafka engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

Viktor Kafka has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Kafka fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mayhem misses with the combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kafka doesn't manage to clinch there - Mayhem circles away.
John Mayhem is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A slow jab from Mayhem misses its intended target.
Mayhem tries to clinch but Kafka moves out of range.
Mayhem misses with an uppercut. Kafka saw that one coming.
Kafka scores with a hook to the body. Mayhem takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mayhem misses with a body shot.
Kafka will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mayhem waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kafka.
Mayhem moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kafka scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A slow jab from Mayhem misses its intended target.
Kafka fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mayhem looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

Kafka drives through and clinches with Mayhem against the cage.
Mayhem misses with some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mayhem as Kafka tries to tie him up.
Mayhem lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Mayhem.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mayhem wants to get back to striking at distance but Kafka won't allow it.
Kafka blocking some punches.
Mayhem misses with a short punch on the inside.
John Mayhem has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Mayhem breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mayhem.
Kafka avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kafka throws a jab when Mayhem was well out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mayhem takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kafka slips under a jab from Mayhem.
Nice defenses there by Kafka.
Mayhem throws an off balance right hand
and Kafka counters with a big head kick but Mayhem shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but John Mayhem did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Viktor Kafka'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.

Kafka stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mayhem.
Mayhem tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kafka was well out of range. Poor timing from Mayhem.
Kafka looks to throw the jab but Mayhem is out of range.
Kafka avoids the body shot from Mayhem.
Mayhem wants to land a leg kick but Kafka is out of range.
Mayhem throws a series of strikes that have Kafka backpedaling.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mayhem lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kafka has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kafka and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kafka tries to clinch up.
Mayhem is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kafka.
Kafka works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mayhem thows a leg kick but Kafka checks it
and Kafka counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mayhem misses with a hook to the body
and Kafka cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mayhem avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kafka throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mayhem lands with a nice body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayhem tests Kafka's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kafka keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mayhem.
Kafka throws a leg kick which misses Mayhem's front leg but catches the back leg as Mayhem tries to avoid it.
Kafka cracks the inside of Mayhem's front leg.
Mayhem throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mayhem is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kafka.
Mayhem fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mayhem sizes up Kafka with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A shot to the liver by Mayhem. Beautiful body shot.
Mayhem misses the jab.
Mayhem feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kafka's calf.
Mayhem listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mayhem missing with a left hand there. Kafka was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Mayhem does no damage.
Kafka throws a sloppy head kick and Mayhem moves out of range easily.
A swing and a miss from Mayhem.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kafka tries to score with a low kick but Mayhem moves his leg out of the way.
Kafka fails with a takedown attempt.
Kafka defending well as Mayhem loads up on a big left hand.
Mayhem lands a jab to Kafka's midsection.
Mayhem motions for Kafka to come forward. Mayhem throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mayhem throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mayhem feints a jab promting Kafka to slip. Mayhem then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kafka slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Mayhem swings for the body but Kafka moves out of range.
Mayhem cracks Kafka with an open hand slap.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Mayhem finds it's way through Kafka's defenses.
Mayhem swings widly with a right hand
and Kafka counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mayhem's knee momentarily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kafka.
A left and a right from Mayhem both land. Nice combination.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Kafka throws a leg kick but Mayhem moved away.

Mayhem gets caught flat footed, as Kafka shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Kafka is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mayhem not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kafka postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kafka wants to control from the top but Mayhem keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Mayhem trying to keep a closed guard but Kafka is proving a slippery customer.

The ref stands the fighters back up. John Mayhem wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Kafka is looking to land body kicks.
Kafka's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mayhem cracks the inside of Kafka's front leg.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mayhem swings widly with a right hand
and Kafka counters with a big head kick but Mayhem shrugs it off.
Mayhem misses with an uppercut. Kafka saw that one coming.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mayhem lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kafka has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kafka and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Mayhem had his way with Viktor Kafka in that round.
The cut man is working on Viktor Kafka's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Mayhem misses with a looping right.
A punch combination from Mayhem misses.
Mayhem swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mayhem missing with a left hand there. Kafka was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Horrible takedown by Kafka or perhaps it was just good defense by Mayhem which made him look bad.
Mayhem scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kafka doesn't seem bothered though.
Mayhem throws a hook but Kafka avoids it easily.
Mayhem walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kafka checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Mayhem stuffs the takedown attempt from Kafka. Kafka gets slowly back to his feet.
Mayhem closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kafka counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mayhem scores with a decent looking hook.
Mayhem takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayhem rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kafka moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kafka stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Mayhem tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kafka has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mayhem throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mayhem scores with a nice right hand.
Mayhem throws a jab when Kafka was well out of range.
Mayhem throws an off balance right hand
and Kafka counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Mayhem stalks Kafka and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kafka's face. Kafka staggers backwards, shaken.
Kafka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mayhem.
Mayhem leaves Kafka with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
John Mayhem has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Viktor Kafka.
A punch lands to the side of Kafka 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mayhem fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kafka on the side of the head.
Mayhem throws a right and a left that both miss.
Viktor Kafka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Mayhem misses the target.
The fighters circling - Kafka throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mayhem lunges at Kafka with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kafka's hand.
Mayhem throws a leg kick that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mayhem connects with a jab.
Kafka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mayhem.
Mayhem throws a series of punches but Kafka moves out of range.
Kafka avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kafka scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

Kafka drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
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.
Mayhem keeping moving, preventing Kafka from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Viktor Kafka has got the better of the ground game so far.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Viktor Kafka wasn't active enough on the ground.
Kafka throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mayhem stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kafka staying out of range there.
Kafka throws a head kick that misses.
Mayhem blocks a leg kick.
Mayhem misses with the combination.
Mayhem rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kafka makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
John Mayhem is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem cracks a nice hook into Kafka's ribs.
Kafka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mayhem tries to clinch up but Kafka circles away and keeps his distance.
Kafka goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mayhem lands a lovely overhand right.
Mayhem lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kafka lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Mayhem has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mayhem and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mayhem throws a combination that misses
and Kafka counters with an outside leg kick.
Kafka uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mayhem.
Kafka fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mayhem looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mayhem thows a left - swing and a miss!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kafka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mayhem.
Kafka throws a chopping leg kick but Mayhem manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mayhem scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to John Mayhem.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mayhem, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 50:46
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 50:45
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Mayhem!
John Mayhem retains his middleweight title!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, John Mayhem made sure he mentioned D.O.A. PRESENTS: PRIME DESIGNS, along with how happy he was to win his fight.