PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Love Aikawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Colin Kaepernick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Aikawa
vs
Kaepernick

189 cm
27
202 lbs
12 - 15 - 0

188 cm
24
218 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Fury Nutrition Inc.

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 12 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Love Aikawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Colin Kaepernick!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Dillan Fox and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaepernick cracks Aikawa with an open hand slap.
Kaepernick swings for the body but Aikawa moves out of range.
Aikawa wants to clinch.
Kaepernick ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aikawa moves away.
Kaepernick connects with a body shot.
Aikawa lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kaepernick takes a step back to recover.
Aikawa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Aikawa moves into the clinch successfully.

Kaepernick breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Aikawa closes the distance and clinches.
Kaepernick avoiding damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kaepernick tries a body shot but Aikawa blocks it.
Kaepernick doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aikawa is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kaepernick scores with a hook to the body.
Kaepernick blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Aikawa.
Aikawa can't find room to land a body shot as Kaepernick controls the action.
Aikawa tries for a takedown. No joy.

Aikawa breaks from the clinch.
Aikawa takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Aikawa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Aikawa blocks a jab.
Aikawa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kaepernick manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kaepernick throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Aikawa scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kaepernick throws a body shot but no joy.
Aikawa thumps Kaepernick with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aikawa scores with a nice strike.

It looks like Colin Kaepernick has been cut.
Kaepernick keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Aikawa throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Aikawa catches Kaepernick with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

Aikawa pushes Kaepernick up against the cage in a clinch.
Aikawa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kaepernick's elbow.
Aikawa creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kaepernick displaying some good clinch control by pressing Aikawa up against the cage.
Aikawa misses with a punch to the body.
Kaepernick is trying to break the clinch but Aikawa has him pressed against the cage.
Aikawa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kaepernick stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aikawa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kaepernick backwards.
A short left from Kaepernick.

Kaepernick breaks the clinch.
Aikawa doesn't manage to clinch there - Kaepernick circles away.
Kaepernick takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Aikawa tries to clinch
and Kaepernick counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Aikawa tries to clinch up but Kaepernick circles away and keeps his distance.

Kaepernick tries to keep at a distance but Aikawa has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kaepernick wants to break free but Aikawa has control.
Kaepernick is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Aikawa misses with the head strike.
Kaepernick misses with the head strike.
Aikawa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Aikawa - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kaepernick has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Kaepernick is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kaepernick lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aikawa is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Aikawa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kaepernick swings wildly with an uppercut but Aikawa uses good head movement to avoid it.

Kaepernick breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Love Aikawa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Colin Kaepernick's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Kaepernick ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aikawa moves away.
Kaepernick slips a jab from Aikawa.
Aikawa throws a nice outside leg kick.
Aikawa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kaepernick was well out of range. Poor timing from Aikawa.
Aikawa throws a head kick that misses.
Kaepernick keeps the fight on the outside.
Kaepernick throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aikawa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Aikawa bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kaepernick's head.
Kaepernick misses with a wild body shot.
Aikawa misses with a series of wild punches.
A cross from Kaepernick lands.
Kaepernick bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aikawa lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kaepernick avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Aikawa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kaepernick fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kaepernick lands a big right hand that sends Aikawa crashing to the mat! Kaepernick stays standing though and waves Aikawa back to his feet!

Aikawa is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aikawa is aggressively charging in as Kaepernick backs up avoiding any damage. Kaepernick tosses out a jab and Aikawa runs right into it face first! Aikawa is out cold! Kaepernick dropped down on all fours and is barking in Aikawa's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Colin Kaepernick!
A relieved looking Colin Kaepernick thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.