PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Max Kaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Surfer Dude (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dude is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Trashmen - Surfin' Bird. This should be fireworks!

Kaz
vs
Dude

186 cm
37
175 lbs
30 - 22 - 1

184 cm
45
175 lbs
22 - 9 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Max Kaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Surfer Dude!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Sam Margolis and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dude stuns Kaz with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kaz feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dude's calf.
Kaz tries a head kick but it misses.
Max Kaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kaz takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

It looks like Max Kaz has been cut.
Dude cracks Kaz with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kaz just misses with a punch to the body.
Kaz lands with a shot to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dude, right into the meat.
Kaz scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kaz misses with a hook
and Dude connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kaz tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kaz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
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!
Kaz misses with a hook.
Dude lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kaz's sensitive parts.
Kaz defending well as Dude loads up on a big left hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kaz. That's going to slow Dude down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dude lands with a kick to the ribs.
Kaz tries to clinch up.
Dude looks to land a combination but Kaz avoids it well.
Kaz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dude moves away from the strike by Kaz.
Dude wants to counter with a clinch but Kaz pushes him away.
Dude thuds a left hand into Kaz's body.
Kaz misses the shot to the body.
Dude tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dude lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kaz connects with a leg kick. Dude looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kaz throws a predictable looking body shot
and Dude counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kaz thinking.
Kaz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kaz connects with the punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kaz wants to clinch up but Dude keeps it at a distance.
Kaz walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Dude misses with a few strikes there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dude counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kaz swings for the body but Dude moves out of range.
Kaz fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A big right from Kaz misses.
Dude wants to counter with a clinch but Kaz pushes him away.
Dude pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dude checks a leg kick nicely.
Kaz cracks Dude with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kaz tries to clinch up but Dude circles away and keeps his distance.
Kaz takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kaz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dude.
Nice body punch from Dude.
Dude fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kaz looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

Dude fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Kaz to the ground. Dude is now in Kaz's guard.
Dude is standing up over Kaz. Kaz looks to escape but Dude dives into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kaz can't do much from the bottom here.
Kaz is not content to let Dude control the position.

Dude tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Dude has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Dude taking a breather here.

That's four 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.

Dude is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kaz has escaped the position, nice work there.
Kaz is not content to let Dude control the position.
Dude creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Kaz sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Dude creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Kaz sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Surfer Dude dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Max Kaz's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Dude misses with a wild body shot.
Dude lunges at Kaz with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kaz's hand.
Dude chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kaz can pounce on him.
Dude keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kaz misses with an uppercut. Dude saw that one coming.
A left lands for Kaz.
Kaz throws a leg kick but Dude sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kaz throws a low kick but Dude moves out of range easily.
Kaz moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromDude.
Kaz moves out of range as Dude strikes.
Dude misses with a two punch combination.
Dude tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kaz is able to avoid easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dude takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kaz ducks under a wild hook from Dude.
Kaz walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

Kaz closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kaz misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dude.
Dude misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dude misses with a punch to the body.
Kaz scores with a shot to the side of Dude's head.
Kaz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dude misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kaz scores with a hook to the body.
Dude has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kaz lands with a right to the head.
Kaz misses with a knee to the head.
Kaz tries a body shot but Dude blocks it.
Dude goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dude throws a punch but it's blocked by Kaz.
Dude fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dude lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kaz backwards.
Dude lands with a left to the head.
Kaz unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dude lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kaz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dude misses with some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dude as Kaz tries to tie him up.
Kaz lands a left hand.
Kaz blocking some punches.
Kaz gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dude lands with a short shot to the head.
Dude goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kaz lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dude backwards.
Kaz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dude gets through Kaz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kaz prevents a body shot from Dude.
Kaz creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kaz letting Dude take a breather here.
Kaz takes a shot to the head.
Dude blocks an uppercut.
Kaz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dude tries a body shot but Kaz blocks it.
Kaz misses with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kaz.
Dude blocks a body shot from Kaz.
Kaz blocks an uppercut.
Kaz prevents a body shot from Dude.
Kaz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dude is defending well for now.
Dude takes a shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Kaz scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dude throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kaz blocks it with crossed arms.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dude.
Dude avoiding damage as Kaz throws knees to the body.
Kaz misses with an elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dude.
Max Kaz has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dude lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dude lands a right hand.
Dude using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kaz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dude.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dude.
Dude tries a body shot but Kaz blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dude misses with some punches.
Kaz's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Dude tries to land knees in the clinch but Kaz avoids the damage to the body.
Kaz digs a right hand underneath Dude's ribcage. Dude let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dude avoids the elbow strike from Kaz, against the cage.
Kaz blocks an uppercut.
Dude is trying to stall.
A bit of stalling here from Dude.
Kaz throws a head punch that misses.
Kaz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dude's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Dude has a couple of punches blocked by Kaz.
Kaz looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dude makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kaz scores a nice knee to the body.
Kaz scores with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Max Kaz will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Max Kaz's cut.
That's time! Kaz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

A telegraphed right hand from Dude misses the target.
As Dude backs away, Kaz returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.

Dude has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dude blocks the elbow strike.
Dude misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kaz.
Kaz controlling the action here for a moment.
Kaz swings wildly with an uppercut but Dude uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dude blocks an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Dude.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dude dodges an elbow strike from Kaz.
Dude working aggressively here.
The referee is keeping an eye on Dude - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Dude scores with a shoulder strike.
Kaz is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dude is keeping busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dude misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dude working aggressively here.
Kaz scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kaz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dude's elbow.
Kaz lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Dude fails to land.
Kaz swings wildly with an uppercut but Dude uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kaz tries to land knees in the clinch but Dude avoids the damage to the body.
Dude tries to work over Kaz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kaz.
Dude lands an uppercut.
Dude throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kaz blocks it with crossed arms.
Dude missing with knees to the body.
Kaz tries to throw a body punch but Dude avoids it by throwing Kaz back against the cage.
Kaz lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kaz creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kaz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaz misses with a punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Kaz.
A head punch on the inside from Dude fails to land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dude creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dude avoids the elbow strike from Kaz, against the cage.
Kaz lands a good knee to the midsection. Dude won't want to take too many of those.
Kaz lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Dude fails to land.
Dude throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kazs head.
Dude lands a knee to the body.
Kaz misses with a knee strike.
Kaz lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kaz scores with a shot to the side of Dude's head.
Kaz lands a hook that snaps the head of Dude backwards.
Kaz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dude looking to slow down the pace here.
Kaz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dude is defending well for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dude struggles to land a body shot inside as Kaz controls his hands.
Kaz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dude takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dude tries a knee to the head but Kaz blocks it.
Kaz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dude goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dude lands with a left to the head.
Dude goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dude prevents a body shot from Kaz.
Dude with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kaz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kaz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dude is defending well for now.
Dude swings wildly with an uppercut but Kaz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dude stalling against the cage.
Kaz lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaz stalling in the clinch but Dude improves position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kaz.
Dude lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kaz or not.
Kaz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dude.
Dude tries to work over Kaz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dude misses with the head strike.
Dude blocks an uppercut.
Kaz stalling in the clinch.
Dude misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dude misses with a punch on the inside.
Dude lands with a short shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dude lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Dude lands a body shot.
Kaz lands a damaging elbow.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kaz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kaz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Surfer Dude.
I think Dude has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Max Kaz!
Max Kaz decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.