PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kai Kha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Ciprianni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Kha
vs
Ciprianni

187 cm
24
199 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

191 cm
26
213 lbs
10 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Museum of Monsters & Madmen

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 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kai Kha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Danny Ciprianni!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Albert Achterberg and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kha takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kha looks to score with a jab to the body but Ciprianni is just out of range.
Kha looks to land a left hand but Ciprianni moved out of range nicely.
Kha tries to land a leg kick but Ciprianni saw it coming and moves away.
Ciprianni tries a quick counter leg kick but Kha is wise to it.
Kha misses with a kick to the body.
Ciprianni lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nice cross by Ciprianni.
Ciprianni throws a push kick but Kha slaps the foot to one side.
Kha cracks Ciprianni with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kha misses with a hook
and Ciprianni counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kha.
Ciprianni lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kha's sensitive parts.
Ciprianni throws a leg kick but Kha checks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kha defending well as Ciprianni loads up on a big left hand.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Ciprianni has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Ciprianni throws a body punch but Kha moves out of range.
Kha scores with a nice head shot.

It looks like Danny Ciprianni has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kha 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.
Ciprianni takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kha moves out of range of the body kick.
Kha throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Ciprianni counters with a nice leg kick.
Kha tries to land a leg kick but Ciprianni saw it coming and moves away.
Ciprianni takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kha takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kai Kha is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ciprianni tries to close the distance and clinch but Kha swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Danny Ciprianni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ciprianni slips under a jab from Kha.
Kha connects with a jab.

Kha feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Ciprianni sprawling to the canvas! Ciprianni rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Kha finish him?!

Ciprianni is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ciprianni cracks Kha with an open hand slap.
Kha swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kha motions for Ciprianni to come forward. Kha throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kha fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ciprianni checks it well.
Kha throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kha drops his hands momentarily and Ciprianni takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ciprianni connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

Kha tries to keep at a distance but Ciprianni has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ciprianni scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ciprianni lands with a right to the head.

Kha breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kha on the wrong end of a kick to the body.

Ciprianni shoots in and bounces Kha off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Kha looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ciprianni is one step ahead there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kha can't keep his opponent in guard - Ciprianni advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Kha tries to get to full guard but Ciprianni has control of the leg.
Ciprianni trying to control from half guard but Kha is working away.
Kha is pressing down on Ciprianni's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Kha keeping full guard, as Ciprianni tries to pass.
Ciprianni wants to control from the top but Kha keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ciprianni preventing the sweep.
Ciprianni trying to control the position from guard on top but Kha is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ciprianni controls from within his opponent's guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kha is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Kai Kha will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Danny Ciprianni's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Ciprianni keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kha thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Ciprianni if he has to take too many more of those.
Kha looks to land a right hand but Ciprianni moved out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ciprianni.
Kha throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ciprianni tries a quick counter leg kick but Kha is wise to it.
Ciprianni goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kha checks a leg kick.
Kha throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ciprianni darts in looking for a takedown but Kha gets double underhooks and turns Ciprianni into the cage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kha. Ciprianni does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ciprianni looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ciprianni closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Ciprianni feints and then cracks Kha's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kha down.
Kai Kha is winning the standup battle so far.
Ciprianni lands with a straight right. Kha didn't see that one coming.
Ciprianni misses with a leg kick
and Kha finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kha crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Ciprianni - the referee stops the clock and Kha gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Ciprianni. Kha manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Kha swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ciprianni defending well as Kha loads up on a big left hand.
Kha misses with a kick to the body.
Ciprianni misses with an uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Ciprianni.
Ciprianni throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kha connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kha throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kha swings widly with a right hand
letting Ciprianni counter with a right hand.
Kha misses with an uppercut. Ciprianni saw that one coming.
Ciprianni moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ciprianni digs a good hook to Kha's body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ciprianni.
Kha throws a counter high kick but Ciprianni was just alert enough to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kha keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Kha wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kha with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ciprianni shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
It looked like Kha was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Ciprianni moves into the clinch.
Ciprianni tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kha tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ciprianni's elbow.
Ciprianni has a couple of punches blocked by Kha.
Kha lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ciprianni tries to work over Kha's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ciprianni lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kha blocking some punches.
Ciprianni avoiding damage as Kha throws knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Ciprianni.
Kha blocks an uppercut.
Ciprianni struggles to land a body shot inside as Kha controls his hands.
Our sources have told us that Kha has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Ciprianni scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kha lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ciprianni backwards.
Ciprianni tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ciprianni misses with a body punch.
Kha working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ciprianni.
Ciprianni lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kha works on Ciprianni's body with a couple of short punches.
Nice body punch from Kha - that landed with a thud.
Kha lands a hook that snaps the head of Ciprianni backwards.
Ciprianni trying to control the position but instead, Kha has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ciprianni into the cage.
Ciprianni working aggressively here.
Kha misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Kha.
Ciprianni is breathing heavily.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kha.
Kha crunches a lovely knee into Ciprianni's ribcage.
Danny Ciprianni seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ciprianni has Kha pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ciprianni tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kha's elbow.
Ciprianni throws a punch but it's blocked by Kha.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ciprianni prevents a body shot from Kha.
Kha misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ciprianni.
Kha makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kha lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kha working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ciprianni blocks a body shot from Kha.
Kha throws a punch but it's blocked by Ciprianni.
Ciprianni tries to work over Kha's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ciprianni blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kha lands an uppercut.
Ciprianni goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ciprianni lands a left hand.
Ciprianni fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kha swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kha working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kai Kha dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Danny Ciprianni'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!

Ciprianni looks to score with a jab to the body but Kha is just out of range.
Ciprianni slips under a jab.
Ciprianni now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Ciprianni avoids the body shot from Kha.
Kha misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ciprianni looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

Kha gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Ciprianni to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Kha trying to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kha looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ciprianni is one step ahead there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ciprianni wants to control from the top but Kha keeps moving.
Ciprianni pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kha is keeping the position for now.
Ciprianni showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Kha looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ciprianni is one step ahead there.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kha.
Danny Ciprianni has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ciprianni moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A jab from Kha misses.
Kha tries to clinch but Ciprianni is having none of it.
Ciprianni takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ciprianni throws a combination that misses
and Kha cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ciprianni thows a leg kick but Kha checks it
and Kha counters with a nice uppercut.
Ciprianni 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.
Kha misses with a shot to the body
and Ciprianni counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ciprianni staying out of range there.
Kha throws the left hand but Ciprianni avoids the punch easily.
Ciprianni throws out a leg kick but Kha moves out of range and Ciprianni only half commits.
Ciprianni throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ciprianni lands with a nice body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kha lands a jab to Ciprianni's midsection.
Ciprianni connects with a body shot.
Kha fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ciprianni is out of range.
Kha on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ciprianni. Ciprianni obviously looking to wear him down.
Ciprianni lands the left hand.
Ciprianni misses with a low kick.
Kha is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That kick from Kha tenderised Ciprianni's leg. Ciprianni is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kha walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kha tries to land a front kick but Ciprianni steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ciprianni let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kha. That's going to slow Ciprianni down.
Kha has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kha there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ciprianni throws out a leg kick but Kha moves out of range and Ciprianni only half commits.
Kha lands a front kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kha darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jab by Kha.
Kha blocks the body kick.
Ciprianni just misses with a punch to the body.
Ciprianni sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ciprianni takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kha.
Ciprianni fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kha.
Ciprianni throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kha connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ciprianni is still on wobbly legs! Can Kha finish him?
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kha. Ciprianni shrugs it off though.
Ciprianni seems to have recovered his senses.
Kha scores with a leg kick.
A solid body kick from Kha.
Kha chopping away at his opponent's legs.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Kai Kha.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kha, 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kai Kha!
Kai Kha thanked the fans post fight for their support.