PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anakoni Kai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Holy War (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kai's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Firestarter. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Kai
vs
War

190 cm
29
208 lbs
24 - 9 - 0

197 cm
34
212 lbs
19 - 8 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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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 24 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anakoni Kai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Holy War!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
War attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jab by Kai.
Nice body kick from Kai.
War takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
War slips under a jab.
War looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
War swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kai.
War ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
War 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.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kai. That's going to slow War down.
War takes a body punch but keeps moving.

Kai gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kai blocking some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kai has a couple of punches blocked by War.
War looking to slow down the pace here.
War blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Kai scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kai swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kai lands a left hand.

It looks like Holy War has been cut.
A right hand to the body from War.
War throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kai.
Kai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kai throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
War tries a body shot but Kai blocks it.
Kai misses with the head strike.

Kai breaks from the clinch.
War tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kai is able to avoid easily.
Kai on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
War moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Kai.
A looping hook to the body misses from War. Kai does a little dance to reset his feet.
War takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kai throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A nice side step and War releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
War uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kai.
War feints a counter leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kai just misses with a punch to the body.
War shapes to counter with a head kick.
War with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
War swings for the body but Kai moves out of range.
Kai has been working on his boxing with his coaches at White Eagle in the buildup to the fight.
Kai throws a body punch but War moves out of range.
War let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
War throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kai checks the leg kick.
War keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kai.
War connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kai lands with a thumping leg kick.
Good leg kick by Kai there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kai throws a jab but it's blocked by War.
Kai throws a hook to the side of War's head but War sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kai swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kai connects with a leg kick. War looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kai throws a leg kick but War sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Anakoni Kai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
War tries to move into range but Kai moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
War displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kai throws out the jab.
War avoids the body shot from Kai.
Kai throws a body shot but no joy.
Kai feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to War's calf.
Kai lets loose with a powerful body kick. War will feel that in the morning.
War tries a low kick but Kai avoids it.
Kai tried to counter with a leg kick but War avoided it.
War is looking to score with low kicks.
Kai misses with a shot to the body
and War counters with a left to the body.
A good leg kick by War.
Kai is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kai slips a jab from War.
War throws a sloppy head kick and Kai moves out of range easily.
Kai was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kai looking to land some kicks to the body here.
War tries a quick counter leg kick but Kai is wise to it.
Kai throws a poor cross that misses
enabling War to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice body kick from Kai.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kai moves away from the strike by War.
A nice inside leg kick there by War. That's going to slow Kai down.
A low kick from Kai is predictable there
and War counters with a stiff right hand.
Kai throws a head kick but War moves out of range.
War appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kai ducks under a wild hook from War.
War lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
War is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kai rather than just go for the knockout.
War misses with a low kick.
Kai is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
War blocks the body kick.
War keeps Kai at a distance using the push kick.
Kai is breathing heavily.
War just misses with a punch to the body.
Kai needs to keep his hands up - War had a free shot at his head there.
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 Anakoni Kai will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Holy War's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Nice body punch from War.
A shot to the liver by War. Beautiful body shot.
Kai scores with a jab. War acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kai is looking to land body kicks.
Kai moves out of range as War strikes.
War scores with a leg kick.
Holy War seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A jab from Kai misses.
Kai misses with a body kick.
War looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Kai takes the fight into the clinch.
War misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short uppercut from War.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kai takes a shot to the head.
War misses with some punches.
War misses with a body punch.
War working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kai stalling in the clinch but War improves position.
War lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, War creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
War misses with some punches.
War can't find room to land a body shot as Kai controls the action.
War goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
War working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
War goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kai scores with a shot to the side of War's head.
War prevents a body shot from Kai.
Kai throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
War lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kai has a couple of punches blocked by War.
Kai throws a head punch that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kai misses with a hook from the clinch.
War blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
War blocks a body shot from Kai.
Kai pushes War back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
War lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kai backwards.
War fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kai is trying to break the clinch but War has him pressed against the cage.
Kai working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from War.
Kai looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kai struggles to land a body shot inside as War controls his hands.
War tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kai misses with the head strike.
War lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kai tries to throw a body punch but War avoids it by throwing Kai back against the cage.
War fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
War throws a head punch that misses.
War has a couple of punches blocked by Kai.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
War misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for War.
War tries a body shot but Kai blocks it.
Kai misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kai struggles to land a body shot inside as War controls his hands.
Kai throws a head punch that misses.
War prevents Kai from breaking the clinch.

Kai breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kai throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
War scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kai doesn't seem bothered though.
War throws a body kick that misses.
Kai pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kai throws an uppercut from half a mile away. War sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kai fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and War has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kai throws a lazy body kick

and War counters by moving into the clinch.
Kai is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but War is keeping busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kai blocking some punches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kai throws an elbow but misses.
War lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kai throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Kai fails to land.
A short right from War.
Kai working hard to break the clinch.
Kai throws a head punch that misses.
Holy War seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
War prevents a body shot from Kai.
War misses with a punch to the body.
War doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kai can't find room to land a body shot as War controls the action.
Kai doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
War lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kai backwards.
Kai blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kai lands a right hand that snaps the head of War backwards.
Kai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kai has a couple of punches blocked by War.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Holy War showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Holy War's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

War throws a head kick but Kai moves out of range.
War misses with an uppercut. Kai saw that one coming.
Kai scores with a decent looking hook.
Kai goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
War lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

It looks like Anakoni Kai has been cut.
A lazy body kick from Kai
and War counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kai jabbing away but nothing is landing.
War misses with a left hand
and Kai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
War throws a lazy uppercut
and Kai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kai throws an off balance right hand
and War counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
War fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kai checks it well.
War takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
War throws a front kick that sends Kai stumbling back into the cage.
War throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
War cracks Kai with an open hand slap.
Kai misses with a lunging right hand
and War counters with a nice leg kick.
Kai connects with a body shot.
Nice shot lands for War.
Kai bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! War comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Kai falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Kai was out before he hit the floor!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Holy War!
A very excited looking Holy War 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.