PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arana Kahui (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominickoy Palhares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kahui comes into the arena with Mustasch - Dogwash blaring out of the sound system. Palhares is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: "Rumour Has It/Someone Like You". The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Kahui
vs
Palhares

193 cm
24
221 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

193 cm
30
222 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Fast

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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Arana Kahui!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dominickoy Palhares!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Paul Gruel and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palhares staying out of range there.
Kahui with a hook.

It looks like Dominickoy Palhares has been cut.
The fighters circling - Kahui throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Palhares fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Palhares ducks under a wild hook from Kahui.
Kahui thows a body shot but no joy.
Palhares misses with a takedown
and Kahui counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Palhares thinking.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Palhares slips under a jab.
Arana Kahui seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Palhares is defended easily by Kahui.
Arana Kahui has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dominickoy Palhares.
Kahui listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kahui will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kahui drops Palhares with a straight right hand, right on the button! Kahui follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arana Kahui!
An out of breath Arana Kahui thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.