PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brock Lesner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daouda Kaho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lesner comes into the arena with down with the sickness blaring out of the sound system. Brock Lesner had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Lesner
vs
Kaho

192 cm
23
248 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

190 cm
24
260 lbs
6 - 2 - 1

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brock Lesner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Daouda Kaho!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Hugh Johnson and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaho throws a jab when Lesner was well out of range.
Kaho misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lesner will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lesner moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kaho misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lesner tries a head kick but it misses.
No joy there for Kaho, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lesner swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lesner slips under a jab from Kaho.
Lesner walks into a stiff left hand from Kaho.
Kaho misses with a two punch combination.
A big left from Kaho misses.

Lesner shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Lesner working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kaho is looking to stand up but Lesner isn't so interested in that idea.
Lesner trying to control the position from guard on top but Kaho is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesner 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.

Brock Lesner has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
A lazy left from Kaho finds it's target.
Kaho throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kaho lands the left hand.
Danga de danga de dang - Kaho scores with a four punch combination!

It looks like Brock Lesner has been cut.
Lesner throws a push kick but Kaho slaps the foot to one side.
Kaho fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kaho swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lesner looks to score with a jab to the body but Kaho is just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesner fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kaho throws a hook but Lesner avoids it easily.
Nice body punch from Kaho.
Kaho connects with a crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lesner moves forwards but Kaho connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lesner shoots in for a takedown but Kaho shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brock Lesner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A slow jab from Kaho misses its intended target.
Kaho tries to bum rush Lesner with a series of wild strikes but Lesner uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lesner throws a lazy head kick
and Kaho connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lesner takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kaho is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Lesner had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Kaho throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kaho is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lesner.
Lesner on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lesner wants to land a leg kick but Kaho is out of range.
Nice defenses there by Lesner.
Lesner defending well as Kaho loads up on a big left hand.
Lesner fails with the takedown
and Kaho counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaho cracks a nice hook into Lesner's ribs.
Lesner fails to land the takedown.
Kaho misses with the combination.
Kaho scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A head kick misses from Lesner.
Lesner fails to land the takedown.
Kaho looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kaho might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Lesner jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lesner slips under a jab.
Lesner fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Lesner swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaho lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kaho paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kaho scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kaho scores with a shot to the body.
Kaho connects with the punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kaho connects with a right hand. Lesner shakes it off.
Lesner avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kaho slips under a jab.
Kaho fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lesner on the side of the head.
Kaho throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kaho lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lesner circles away quickly and effectively.
Lesner tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kaho swivels and escapes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lesner checks a leg kick.
Daouda Kaho is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lesner blocks a jab.
Kaho loads up on a big right hand but Lesner slips the punch.
Kaho jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daouda Kaho dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brock Lesner's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A slow jab from Kaho misses its intended target.
Lesner shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kaho sprawls well. Kaho wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lesner gets slowly back to his feet.
Kaho throws a leg kick but Lesner sees it coming and moves out of range.
Daouda Kaho seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kaho lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lesner at a distance.
Kaho misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lesner looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kaho is fending him off so far but Lesner persists. Nope, Kaho circles away and we're back to standing.
Kaho throws a jab but it's blocked by Lesner.
Kaho lands a nice hook to Lesner's body. Lesner takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lesner dives in and grabs Kaho's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kaho pushes down on Lesner's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brock Lesner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kaho connects with a crisp jab.
Kaho lands a head shot.
Kaho stalks Lesner and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lesner's face. Lesner staggers backwards, shaken.
Kaho lands a nice shot that snaps Lesner's head back.
Kaho sizes up Lesner with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lesner keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kaho.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaho misses with a series of wild punches.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kaho.
Danga de danga de dang - Kaho scores with a four punch combination!
Lesner tries for a takedown but Kaho sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kaho lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lesner circles away quickly and effectively.
Lesner takes a swing at Kaho's ribcage but misses.
Lesner shoots in but Kaho avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lesner fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
No joy there for Lesner, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lesner lands with a good body shot.
Kaho scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kaho jabs at Lesner's body.
Lesner on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaho closes the distance and lands a one-two.
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!
Kaho connects with a single shot there.
Horrible takedown by Lesner or perhaps it was just good defense by Kaho which made him look bad.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lesner throws a predictable looking body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kaho will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kaho throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lesner lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lesner.
Lesner takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kaho cracks Lesner with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kaho.
Kaho tests Lesner's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lesner looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Lesner throws a head kick but Kaho moves out of range.
Kaho swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kaho uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lesner has time to react.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaho throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A combination from Kaho does no damage.
Daouda Kaho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kaho pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kaho looks to throw the jab but Lesner is out of range.
Lesner misses the shot to the body.
Lesner shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kaho defends it nicely.
Kaho lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kaho lands with a right hand.
Kaho comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lesner. Kaho does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lesner shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kaho as he avoids it easily.
Kaho tests Lesner's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lesner walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lesner. Kaho does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kaho looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lesner is looking to wear down Kaho with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A head kick misses from Lesner.

Lesner scores a takedown into full mount!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lesner wants to control the pace but Kaho is squirming around nicely.
Kaho tries to buck Lesner off but Lesner takes his back!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kaho prevents Lesner from getting a body triangle.
Lesner throwing damaging strikes from the back! Kaho could be in trouble here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daouda Kaho showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Brock Lesner's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Lesner throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kaho throws a big shot that misses.
Kaho rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lesner moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kaho tries to bum rush Lesner with a series of wild strikes but Lesner uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kaho blocks a head kick by Lesner.
Kaho scores with a leg kick.
Kaho with a jab.
Kaho sizes up Lesner with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lesner misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lesner closes the distance and clinches up with Kaho, looking for a takedown. Lesner pushes Kaho against the cage but Kaho circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kaho fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lesner on the side of the head.
Kaho's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kaho duly obliges.
Lesner dodges the punch combination from Kaho.
Lesner ducks under a wild hook from Kaho.
Kaho stuffs the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaho slips under a jab.
Kaho looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lesner slips a straight right by Kaho.
Lesner throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Lesner shoots in and gets a takedown into Kaho's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lesner is stalling in the full guard.
Lesner wants to stand but Kaho has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Lesner trying to move into half guard but instead Kaho has managed to sweep!
Brock Lesner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kaho avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Kaho decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Lesner, up you get!
Kaho misses with a looping left.
Kaho's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kaho duly obliges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lesner shoots for a takedown but Kaho saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brock Lesner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kaho, as that shot connected.
Brock Lesner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lesner shoots in looking for a takedown. Kaho tries to sprawl out of it but Lesner keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kaho manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lesner ducks right into an uppercut from Kaho.
Lesner tries for a takedown but Kaho sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lesner uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kaho.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaho fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Good standup being displayed there by Kaho as he connects with a hook.
A big right from Kaho misses.
Kaho moves out of range of the body kick.
Kaho looks to land a left hand but Lesner moved out of range nicely.
Lesner with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kaho to score with a decent uppercut.
Lesner fails with the takedown.
Kaho scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kaho scores with a nice head shot.
Lesner moves forwards but Kaho connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kaho feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lesners jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kaho lands a two punch combo.
Lesner takes one to the chin there.
Good exchange - Kaho coming out on top.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kaho comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaho works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kaho, as that shot connected.
Lesner swings for the body but Kaho moves out of range.
Kaho misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lesner takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Kaho rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lesner moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kaho avoids the head kick by Lesner.
Lesner fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lesner shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kaho as he jumps to the side.
Kaho stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kaho connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lesner. Lesner circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Good shot there by Kaho.
Kaho stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Daouda Kaho is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kaho scores with a jab to the jaw.

And that's the end of the fight!
Daouda Kaho comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kaho winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daouda Kaho!
After winning the bout, Daouda Kaho thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.