PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Kiedis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Luvi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kiedis comes to the cage accompanied by Tupac. Luvi is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Metallica- Creeping Death. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Kiedis
vs
Luvi

180 cm
31
146 lbs
24 - 10 - 0

173 cm
31
150 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

KAISER
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KAISER

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Johnny Kiedis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paul Luvi!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Sam Margolis and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body kick there by Kiedis.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kiedis darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Luvi connects with a body shot that sends Kiedis's belly button to the back.
Crunch! Luvi slams his shin into Kiedis's torso.
Luvi avoids a kick to the body.
Kiedis fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kiedis feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Luvis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kiedis connects with a body shot that sends Luvi's belly button to the back.
Kiedis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Luvi has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Kiedis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kiedis throws a sloppy head kick
and Luvi counters with a flying knee. Nice.
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!
Luvi scoring well with a low kick there.
Kiedis does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

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

Kiedis darts in and clinches Luvi up against the cage.
Kiedis misses with a knee to the head.
Luvi misses with the head strike.
Kiedis really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kiedis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Luvi blocks an uppercut.
Kiedis blocks an uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kiedis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kiedis can't find room to land a body shot as Luvi controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kiedis.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Luvi lands a body punch in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Luvi fails to land.
Luvi swings wildly with an uppercut but Kiedis uses good head movement to avoid it.
I was talking to Kiedis's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Kiedis digs a right hand into Luvi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Luvi's gas tank.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luvi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kiedis throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Luvis head.
Kiedis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kiedis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Luvi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kiedis backwards.
Luvi tries to work over Kiedis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Luvi tries a body shot but Kiedis blocks it.
A short right from Kiedis.
Kiedis presses Luvi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kiedis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Good body shot from Kiedis.
Luvi prevents a body shot from Kiedis.
Kiedis lands with a left to the head.
Luvi wants to break free but Kiedis has control.
The referee calls for Kiedis to work.
Kiedis lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kiedis.
Kiedis leaning his opponent against the cage.
Kiedis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Luvi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kiedis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kiedis.
Kiedis throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kiedis stalling against the cage.
Luvi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kiedis's elbow.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Luvi is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kiedis misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kiedis.
A short body shot lands from Kiedis as the two fighters clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Kiedis.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kiedis lands a nice uppercut.
Kiedis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kiedis is trying to maintain a safe position but Luvi gets an underhook and turns Kiedis into the cage.
Luvi tries to stall but Kiedis uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kiedis scores with a hook to the body.
Luvi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Luvi struggles to land a body shot inside as Kiedis controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Luvi fails to land.
A short left from Luvi.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kiedis tries a body shot but Luvi blocks it.
Luvi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kiedis lands a nice uppercut.
Luvi working aggressively here.
Luvi being controlled against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Kiedis dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Luvi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Luvi takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A nice inside leg kick there by Luvi. That's going to slow Kiedis down.
Luvi has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kiedis.
Kiedis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kiedis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Luvi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kiedis fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kiedis thuds a left hand into Luvi's body.
Kiedis lands a jab to the nose.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Luvi slips a jab from Kiedis.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kiedis.
Kiedis misses with a wild combination.
Luvi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Luvi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kiedis.
Luvi moves out of range as Kiedis strikes.
That kick from Kiedis tenderised Luvi's leg. Luvi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kiedis fails to land with a series of punches.
Luvi moves in looking to clinch but Kiedis pushes him off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiedis looks to score with a jab to the body but Luvi is just out of range.
A head kick by Luvi misses
and Kiedis counters with a nice kick to the body.
Kiedis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Luvi catches Kiedis with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Luvi looks to land a body kick but Kiedis moved away.
A clash of legs there as Luvi blocks the low kick.
Luvi lands a slapping body shot.
Luvi lands a jab to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kiedis throws a body kick that misses.
Luvi walks into a straight right hand from Kiedis.
Kiedis throws a predictable looking body shot
and Luvi counters with a good low kick that Kiedis was not able to check.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiedis connects with an inside leg kick.
Kiedis keeps Luvi at a distance using the push kick.
Kiedis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Luvi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kiedis cracks a nice hook into Luvi's ribs.
Kiedis tries to clinch but Luvi is having none of it.
Kiedis blocks a low kick nicely.
Both fighters circling a little - Kiedis finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Kiedis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kiedis feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Luvi's calf.
Kiedis thows a body kick. Luvi tries to catch it but that hurt him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiedis throws a wild body kick that Luvi sees coming a mile off.
Luvi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kiedis.
Kiedis misses with a head kick.
Kiedis is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Luvi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Luvi slips a jab and a cross from Kiedis.
Luvi wants to clinch.

Kiedis clinches with his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Luvi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kiedis backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kiedis prevents a body shot from Luvi.
Kiedis is trying to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Kiedis dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Luvi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kiedis throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Kiedis lands a high kick!
Luvi takes one on the button.

Kiedis gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kiedis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kiedis lands a right hand.
Kiedis is trying to stall.
Kiedis creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Luvi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Luvi tries to throw a body punch but Kiedis avoids it by throwing Luvi back against the cage.
Luvi tries to throw a body punch but Kiedis avoids it by throwing Luvi back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Kiedis fails to land.
Kiedis lands with a left to the head.
Luvi pressing his opponent against the cage.
Johnny Kiedis has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Luvi swings wildly with an uppercut but Kiedis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Luvi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Luvi misses with a punch on the inside.
Luvi misses with the head strike.
Kiedis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Luvi breaks the clinch.
Luvi just misses with a punch to the body.
Kiedis misses the shot to the body.
Luvi tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiedis goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kiedis dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Luvi. That did some damage!
Kiedis digs a good body shot into Luvi's ribs.
Luvi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Luvi throws a low kick but Kiedis avoids it.
Kiedis throws a low kick, looking for Luvi's leg but Luvi calmly moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Kiedis.
Johnny Kiedis is winning the standup battle so far.
Luvi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kiedis feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Luvi's calf.
Luvi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kiedis wants to slow Luvi down by chopping away at his legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kiedis.
Jab, jab by Kiedis - just one landing.
Kiedis throws a body kick that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Luvi blocks a leg kick.
Kiedis looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kiedis misses with a low kick.
Luvi takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Kiedis blocks a head kick by Luvi.
Luvi fakes the leg kick and cracks Kiedis in the body.
Luvi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Luvi has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kiedis.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Luvi scores with a punch to the head.

Kiedis is rocked!
Kiedis misses with a straight left.
Oh Kiedis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Luvi throws a right hand that misses
and Kiedis counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Luvi throws a head kick but Kiedis moves out of range.
Luvi and Kiedis are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Luvi throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Kiedis into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Luvi knows it - he's on the cage flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Paul Luvi!
An out of breath Paul Luvi thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.