PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kai Kha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryer Michael (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Michael's choice of entrance music: OTHERWISE - Coming For The Throne . Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Kha
vs
Michael

187 cm
25
199 lbs
15 - 6 - 0

190 cm
26
210 lbs
9 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Sully's Bar & Grill

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 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kai Kha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bryer Michael!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Steven Brown and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kha bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Michael's head.
Michael thumps Kha with a low kick.
Kha avoids the body shot from Michael.
Kha swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kha blocks a head kick by Michael.
Bryer Michael seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kha digs a good hook to Michael's body.
Michael throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Kha counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

It looks like Bryer Michael has been cut.
Michael motions for Kha to come forward. Michael throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Michael takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Michael has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Michael there as he acknowledges the shot.
Michael throws a looping overhand right but Kha ducks down to avoid it.
Kha lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
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!

Kha lands a big uppercut and Michael crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Michael looks OK. Kha waves Michael back to his feet!
Michael throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kha misses with a body kick.
Kha dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kha delivers a nice body kick.
Michael chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kha can pounce on him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Kha misses.
Kha with a hook.
Michael just misses with a punch to the body.
Kha throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kha avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kha is looking to counter with head kicks.
Michael lands a really nice looking cross but Kha seems unphased.
Kha connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Michael misses with a looping left.
Michael blocks the body kick.
Kha misses with a looping right.
Kha avoids a kick to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Kha checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kha throws a shot from downtown. Michael moves away and avoids it.
A countering left hand to the body from Michael misses.
Michael drops his hands momentarily and Kha takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kha keeps Michael at a distance using the push kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Michael displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kha throws out the jab.
Michael tries a low kick but Kha avoids it.
Michael blocks the body kick.
Michael throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Michael tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kha throws a looping overhand right but Michael ducks down to avoid it.
Kha throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Michael sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Despite the aggression on Michael's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Michael tried to score with a low kick but Kha checks it.
Kha keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Michael.
Michael throws the kick towards the body but Kha avoids it.
Michael scores with a jab to the body.
Kha turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Michael misses with a body shot.
A lazy left from Michael finds it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kha lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Michael throws a series of punches but Kha moves out of range.
Michael moves out of range of the body kick.
Kha is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kha cracks the inside of Michael's front leg.
Michael jabs Kha to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Michael blocks the body kick.
Kha on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Michael blocks a head kick by Kha.
Kha looks to throw a body kick
enabling Michael to counter with a crisp jab.
Kha thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Michael if he has to take too many more of those.
Some bone on bone action there as Kha checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kha misses with a body punch
enabling Michael to counter with a crisp 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!
Michael moves out of range of the body kick.
Michael looks for the body kick but Kha saw that one coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michael throws a sloppy body shot
and Kha counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Michael thinking.
A low kick from Michael is predictable there
and Kha counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kha 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.

That has opened up Bryer Michael's cut even more.
Kha's corner calls for a 1-2. Kha obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Michael misses with a body shot.
Michael takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kha throws a half hearted mid kick.
Michael looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kha uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Michael.
Michael throws a head kick but Kha moves out of range.
Kha looks to land a body kick but Michael moved away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kha changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

Kha lands a big head kick that sends Michael tumbling to the mat! Kha takes a step backwards and waves Michael back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Michael is rocked!
Michael gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Kha gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Michael is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kai Kha!
An out of breath and clearly excited Kai Kha thanked Sully's Bar & Grill for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).