PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arana Kahui (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buzz Bixby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kahui's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Mustasch - Dogwash. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Buzz Bixby enters the cage!

Kahui
vs
Bixby

193 cm
35
221 lbs
17 - 14 - 0

188 cm
21
215 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Machiavelli Boutique

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 17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arana Kahui!
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, Buzz Bixby!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kahui slips under a jab from Bixby.
Kahui avoids the body shot from Bixby.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kahui 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 Bixby has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bixby and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kahui lands a nice looking body shot.
Kahui displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bixby throws out the jab.
Kahui cracks Bixby with a good jab.
Bixby ducks under a wild hook from Kahui.
A little jabbing left from Bixby on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kahui throws a predictable looking body shot

and Bixby counters with a shoot takedown. Kahui fights it but they end up in guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kahui is on top in guard.

Bixby is adopting a defensive guard.
Kahui loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kahui stays in close to Bixby's body and controls the position.

Bixby is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kahui defends well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kahui preventing the sweep.

Bixby looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kahui trying to control the position from guard on top but Bixby is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Bixby has his foot on Kahui's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kahui works his way back into a safe position though.

Kahui got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bixby has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kahui has managed to get both his arms back between Bixby's legs - danger averted.

Kahui stands and steps away. Bixby gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Arana Kahui seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kahui throws a looping overhand right but Bixby ducks down to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Kahui does it's job there.
Kahui pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bixby with the counter takedown but Kahui avoids it easily.
Bixby uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kahui.
Kahui jabs Bixby to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kahui digs a good hook to Bixby's body.
Kahui chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kahui misses with a looping left.
Bixby shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bixby throws a shot from downtown. Kahui moves away and avoids it.
Kahui feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Kahui looks for the body kick but Bixby saw that one coming.
Kahui moves in looking to clinch but Bixby pushes him off.
Kahui scores with a jab. Bixby acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bixby lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kahui throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bixby takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bixby dives in and grabs Kahui's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kahui pushes down on Bixby's head and hops out.
A slow jab from Kahui misses its intended target.
A nice side step and Bixby releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kahui takes a swing at Bixby's ribcage but misses.
Bixby with the counter takedown but Kahui avoids it easily.
Kahui misses with a looping left.
Kahui goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kahui misses with a looping right.
Kahui with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bixby to score with a decent uppercut.
Nice shot by Kahui.
Bixby throws a big shot that misses.
Kahui misses with a hook.
Bixby has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kahui finds it's way round the side to connect with Bixby's head.
Kahui rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Bixby to counter with a crisp jab.
Bixby is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kahui.
Arana Kahui is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kahui throws a right hand that misses
and Bixby counters with a straight right hand.
Nice defenses there by Bixby.
Bixby tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Kahui throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bixby misses with a takedown attempt
and Kahui connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kahui tries to close the distance and clinch but Bixby swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bixby moves away from the strike by Kahui.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kahui swings for the body but Bixby moves out of range.
Kahui looks to land a left hand but Bixby moved out of range nicely.
Kahui tries to land a front kick but Bixby steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kahui connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kahui looks to throw the jab but Bixby is out of range.
Kahui misses with a jab to the body
and Bixby counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kahui drops his hands momentarily and Bixby takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bixby tries for a takedown but Kahui circles away easily
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
enabling Kahui to counter with a crisp jab.
Arana Kahui has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Buzz Bixby.

Bixby gets a clinch.
Kahui blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bixby taking a breather.
Bixby misses with a punch on the inside.
Bixby tries to break free but Kahui pushes him back against the cage.

Kahui breaks the clinch.
Bixby jabs Kahui right on the nose. Kahui blinks but takes it well.
Kahui fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bixby on the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arana Kahui dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Kahui jabs at Bixby's body.
Bixby keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kahui ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kahui throws a wild body kick that Bixby sees coming a mile off.
Bixby fails with a takedown attempt.
Kahui scores with a nice body kick.
Kahui lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kahui slips a straight right by Bixby.
Bixby 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kahui moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bixby closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bixby uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kahui.
Kahui misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bixby.
Kahui misses with a straight right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Kahui. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kahui.
Kahui is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bixby can do to turn this around?
Kahui throws a body shot but no joy.
Bixby changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Kahui walks into a jab.
Kahui takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kahui seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Kahui connects with a body shot that sends Bixby's belly button to the back.
Kahui throws a big shot that misses.
Kahui misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kahui takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kahui throws a body shot but no joy.
Kahui scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bixby doesn't seem bothered though.
Kahui cracks Bixby with an open hand slap.
Kahui lands a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Kahui misses the target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kahui avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kahui half committed to a counter leg kick.
Arana Kahui is winning the standup battle so far.
Bixby lands a nice looking body shot.
Kahui uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bixby.
Bixby misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Kahui misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bixby checks the leg kick.
Kahui swings for the body but Bixby moves out of range.
Kahui stuffs the takedown.
A little feinted left hand from Kahui on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kahui scores with a jab to the head.
Kahui lands with a shot to the body.
Bixby shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kahui as he jumps to the side.
Arana Kahui has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Buzz Bixby.
Bixby takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kahui swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bixby uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kahui.
Kahui takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kahui throws a body kick that misses.
Bixby has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Kahui misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bixby. Kahui does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kahui quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Decent striking displayed by Kahui there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kahui misses with a jab to the body

so Bixby counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

Kahui has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Bixby has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.

Kahui breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kahui lands with a cross.
A punch lands to the side of Bixby 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bixby lands with a nice body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bixby moves out of range of the body kick.
Bixby with the counter takedown but Kahui avoids it easily.
Bixby throws out a loose jab but Kahui uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bixby connects with a right hand. Kahui shakes it off.

Bixby looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Bixby pushing down on Kahui's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

Bixby is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kahui has managed to free his arm - good work.

Bixby is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Kahui doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bixby.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Bixby is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Bixby thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kahui's head.
Bixby is looking to pass Kahui's guard but actually Kahui recovers to full guard.
Bixby tries to free his leg and advance position but Kahui is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arana Kahui dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Bixby tries to move into range but Kahui moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kahui throws a jab when Bixby was well out of range.
A swing and a miss from Kahui.
Kahui keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bixby.
Bixby uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kahui.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kahui.
Kahui avoids the body shot from Bixby.
A swing and a miss from Bixby.
Kahui misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kahui lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kahui defending well as Bixby loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kahui swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bixby moves out of range as Kahui strikes.
Bixby with the counter takedown but Kahui avoids it easily.
An inside leg kick from Kahui misses.
Kahui bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bixby has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kahui misses the jab.
Bixby connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bixby fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bixby avoids a kick to the body.
It seemed like Bixby was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bixby fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kahui throws the left hand but Bixby avoids the punch easily.
Bixby 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.
Bixby fails with the takedown.
Arana Kahui has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Buzz Bixby.

Kahui fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bixby, pushing him back against the cage.
Kahui gets underhooks to prevent Bixby's takedown attempt.
Kahui misses with a punch to the body.
Kahui misses with a punch on the inside.
Kahui scores with a shot to the side of Bixby's head.
Kahui works on Bixby's body with a couple of short punches.
Kahui lands a body punch.
Buzz Bixby has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kahui throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bixby takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kahui.
Kahui lands a shoulder strike.

Kahui breaks the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bixby moves out of range of the strikes.
Kahui scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jab, jab by Kahui - just one landing.
Kahui scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A head kick misses from Kahui.
Kahui cracks Bixby with a right hand to the side of the head.
A jab from Kahui does it's job there.
Kahui gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bixby.
Kahui throws a leg kick which misses Bixby's front leg but catches the back leg as Bixby tries to avoid it.
Kahui digs a good hook to Bixby's body.
Kahui scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bixby in his tracks.
Kahui missing with a left hand there. Bixby was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bixby moves out of range of the strikes.
Bixby on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kahui misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bixby.
Bixby on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kahui throws a half hearted mid kick.
And Bixby tries to counter it with a takedown but Kahui pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Kahui is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bixby swings widly with a right hand
and Kahui counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bixby lands with a right hand.
Nice takedown defense from Kahui. No joy for Bixby on that attempt.
Kahui lands with a cross.
Arana Kahui is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kahui slips a jab from Bixby.
Bixby darts in looking for a takedown but Kahui gets double underhooks and turns Bixby into the cage.
Bixby connects with a body shot.
Kahui connects with a jab.
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!
Kahui fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bixby tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kahui looks to score with a jab to the body but Bixby is just out of range.
A jab from Bixby misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kahui. Bixby does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bixby has a takedown stuffed.
Bixby throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd cheers as Kahui lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bixby doesn't seem phased though.
Bixby throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kahui counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kahui missing with a left hand there. Bixby was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kahui misses with a head kick.
Bixby dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kahui scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kahui getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A jab from Bixby does it's job there.
Nice body punch from Kahui.

And that's the end of the fight!
Arana Kahui showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kahui, 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arana Kahui!
A very excited looking Arana Kahui made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.