PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kaka Pheu Pheu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clinton West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kaka Pheu Pheu could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Clinton West's chin.

Pheu Pheu
vs
West

184 cm
40
207 lbs
29 - 19 - 1

193 cm
34
210 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 29 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kaka Pheu Pheu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Clinton West!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Felipe Paraventi and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pheu Pheu looks for the body kick but West saw that one coming.

Pheu Pheu closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
West goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

West breaks from the clinch.
West wants to clinch.
Pheu Pheu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
West fails in his attempt to clinch.
West tries to clinch but Pheu Pheu moves away
and Pheu Pheu counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
West tries to clinch but Pheu Pheu moves out of range.
Pheu Pheu swats away the attempt to clinch by West.
Pheu Pheu misses with a body punch
and West counters with a nice leg kick.
West tries to clinch there but Pheu Pheu circles away.
West fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

West takes the fight into the clinch.
West has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

West breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
West tries to clinch there but Pheu Pheu circles away.
West tries to clinch up but Pheu Pheu circles away and keeps his distance.
Pheu Pheu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Pheu Pheu misses the target.
Pheu Pheu is looking to score with low kicks.
Pheu Pheu misses with a looping right.
A little jabbing left from West on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Pheu Pheu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
West tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
West tries to clinch there but Pheu Pheu circles away.
West tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pheu Pheu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
West is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
West looks to clinch
and Pheu Pheu counters with a leg kick.
Pheu Pheu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
West moves out of range of the leg kick from Pheu Pheu.
A nice side step and West releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
West tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pheu Pheu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
West wants to clinch
and Pheu Pheu counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps West thinking.
Pheu Pheu keeps the fight on the outside.
Pheu Pheu lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pheu Pheu fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt West.
The fight stays on the outside here - West looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
West attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

West instigates a clinch.
Pheu Pheu managing to block the knees to the body from West.
Pheu Pheu managing to block the knees to the body from West.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pheu Pheu.
West tries to circle away but Pheu Pheu has him pinned against the cage.
West trying to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
West trying to control the position but instead, Pheu Pheu has worked for underhooks and has pushed West into the cage.
Pheu Pheu takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Kaka Pheu Pheu has been cut.
West pushes off an throws an elbow but Pheu Pheu leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Pheu Pheu keeps the fight in the clinch, despite West's efforts to push away.
Pheu Pheu lands a left hand.
Pheu Pheu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
West tries to land knees in the clinch but Pheu Pheu avoids the damage to the body.
West wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

West manages to break the clinch.

West closes the distance and pushes Pheu Pheu back into the cage.
West with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
West looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
West crunches a lovely knee into Pheu Pheu's ribcage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
West wants to break free but Pheu Pheu has control.
West working hard to break the clinch.
West misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pheu Pheu.
West can't break the clinch.
West has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
West tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
West using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
West has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
West taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
West with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short left from West.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
West wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pheu Pheu has him pressed against the cage.
West tries to break free but Pheu Pheu pushes him back against the cage.
West is looking to break free of the clinch but Pheu Pheu has double underhooks.
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 Kaka Pheu Pheu will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kaka Pheu Pheu's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

West fails in his attempt to clinch.

West closes the distance and clinches.
A short right from Pheu Pheu on the inside.

It looks like Clinton West has been cut.

West breaks from the clinch.
West takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

West has taken the fight to the clinch.
Clinton West seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
West tries to circle away but Pheu Pheu has him pinned against the cage.
West blocking some punches.
Pheu Pheu scores with a hook to the body.
West lands a knee to the body.
Pheu Pheu lands with a right to the head.
A frustrated look appears on West's face as he tries to break the clinch.
West stalling in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from West.
West is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pheu Pheu is defending well for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
West wants to break free but Pheu Pheu has control.
A frustrated look appears on West's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
West tries a body shot but Pheu Pheu blocks it.
Pheu Pheu lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pheu Pheu misses with a punch on the inside.
West tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pheu Pheu's elbow.

West breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pheu Pheu lands a nice hook to West's body. West takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
West throws an ugly left hook that misses
and West takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Pheu Pheu throws a leg kick that misses.
West tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pheu Pheu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pheu Pheu throws a chopping leg kick but West manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

West moves into the clinch successfully.
West is looking to control Pheu Pheu's arms but Pheu Pheu gets an underhook and turns him. Now West has his back to the cage.
West tries a knee to the head but Pheu Pheu blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pheu Pheu prevents a body shot from West.
West blocks an elbow strike from Pheu Pheu.
West is trying to force a seperation but Pheu Pheu has the dominant position.
Pheu Pheu dodges an elbow strike from West.
West misses with the head strike.
Pheu Pheu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

West breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pheu Pheu lands a glancing blow to the side of West's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
West on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Pheu Pheu. Pheu Pheu obviously looking to wear him down.
West tries to clinch but Pheu Pheu moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Pheu Pheu on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Pheu Pheu throws a body punch but West moves out of range.
Pheu Pheu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

West darts in and clinches Pheu Pheu up against the cage.
West tries to break the clinch but Pheu Pheu is controlling the position.
West throws an elbow but it misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by West.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pheu Pheu lands a hook to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on West's face as he tries to break the clinch.
West using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pheu Pheu has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
West with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pheu Pheu scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pheu Pheu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of West backwards.
West is looking to break free of the clinch but Pheu Pheu has double underhooks.
West with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
West scores a nice knee to the body.
West tries to land knees in the clinch but Pheu Pheu avoids the damage to the body.
Pheu Pheu lands a body punch in the clinch.
West lands a nice knee to the body.
Pheu Pheu lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pheu Pheu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
West wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pheu Pheu has him pressed against the cage.
West tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
West struggles to land a body shot inside as Pheu Pheu controls his hands.
Pheu Pheu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
West tries to circle away but Pheu Pheu has him pinned against the cage.
West throws an elbow but it misses.
West has had enough of the clinch but Pheu Pheu keeps him there for the moment.
Pheu Pheu managing to block the knees to the body from West.
Pheu Pheu lands with a left to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

West pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
West wants to clinch but Pheu Pheu slips to the side
and Pheu Pheu counters with a thumping low kick.
Pheu Pheu lands a body shot.
West is looking to clinch but Pheu Pheu is avoiding it.
West tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

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

Kaka Pheu Pheu dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

West tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pheu Pheu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
West pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pheu Pheu fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but West avoids it really well and circles away.
West follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
West lands a nice looking body shot.
Pheu Pheu looks to land a left hand but West moved out of range nicely.
West tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Pheu Pheu counters with an outside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from West.
It looked like Pheu Pheu wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

Pheu Pheu drives through with a takedown into guard.
West wants to get back to his feet but Pheu Pheu is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
West keeping moving, preventing Pheu Pheu from controlling successfully.
West is looking to stand up but Pheu Pheu isn't so interested in that idea.
Pheu Pheu scoring with punches to the head and body.
Pheu Pheu looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Pheu Pheu is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Pheu Pheu showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
West wants to stand and escape but Pheu Pheu is having none of it.
Pheu Pheu is stalling in the full guard.
Kaka Pheu Pheu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Pheu Pheu won't allow West to get back to his feet.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Pheu Pheu's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Pheu Pheu makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Pheu Pheu wants to control from the top but West keeps moving.
Pheu Pheu pushing down on West's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
West is trying to stand back up but Pheu Pheu is controlling him
Pheu Pheu seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
West wants to get back to his feet.
Ground and pound from Pheu Pheu.
Pheu Pheu prevents West from standing back up.
Pheu Pheu scoring with strikes to the body and head.

West is rocked!
West is looking to escape.
West is still in real trouble! Can Pheu Pheu finish him?
Pheu Pheu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that West can do to turn this around?
West seems to have recovered his senses.
West is refusing to be controlled, as Pheu Pheu sits in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
West wants to get back to his feet.
West has hold of Pheu Pheu's hands but Pheu Pheu slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

West kicks Pheu Pheu off and gets back to his feet.
West's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Good shot there by Pheu Pheu.

That has opened up Clinton West's cut even more.
West walks into a straight right hand from Pheu Pheu.
West tries to clinch there but Pheu Pheu circles away.
Pheu Pheu lands a nice looking body kick.
Kaka Pheu Pheu is winning the standup battle so far.
West takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pheu Pheu scores with a leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - West looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

West rushes Pheu Pheu and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
West throws a punch but it's blocked by Pheu Pheu.
Pheu Pheu prevents West from breaking the clinch.
West trying to land knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

West pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
West is looking to clinch.
West fails with an attempt to clinch.
West throws an off balance right hand
and Pheu Pheu counters with a solid body kick.
Pheu Pheu lands a really nice looking cross but West seems unphased.
West fails with an attempt to clinch.
West tries to close the distance and clinch but Pheu Pheu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
West throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Pheu Pheu feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Pheu Pheu lands a nice leg kick that just misses West's sensitive parts.
Pheu Pheu fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Clinton West seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
West takes a kick to the side of the head.
West wants to clinch.
Clinton West has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Pheu Pheu.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kaka Pheu Pheu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pheu Pheu, 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:28
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kaka Pheu Pheu!
During a confident post fight interview, Kaka Pheu Pheu thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.