PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anakoni Kai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Reach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kai might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Firestarter. Reach has chosen Here's Johnny as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Kai
vs
Reach

190 cm
32
186 lbs
25 - 14 - 0

195 cm
37
195 lbs
40 - 17 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Bullet Proof System
Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 14 - 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 40 - 17 - 2, fighting out of New York, Johnny Reach!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kai scores with a kick to the midsection.
Kai has been working on his boxing with his coaches at White Eagle in the buildup to the fight.
Kai slips a jab from Reach.
Reach tries to land a front kick but Kai steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kai goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kai ducks under a wild hook from Reach.
Reach throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kai sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Reach throws a body punch but Kai moves out of range.
Reach walks into a stiff left hand from Kai.
Reach has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kai.
Kai misses with an uppercut.
Reach keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Reach doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Reach lands a really nice looking cross but Kai seems unphased.
Kai throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Reach counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kai misses with a low kick.
Kai tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Reach throws out a counter right but Kai avoids it with no problem.
Kai missing with a left hand there. Reach was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Reach looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kai throws a head kick that misses.
Kai tries to land a body kick
and Reach cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reach checks the leg kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Reach misses.
Kai throws a lazy right hand but Reach sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Reach connects with an inside leg kick.
Kai tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kai throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Kai thuds a left hand into Reach's body.
Kai lands a nice leg kick that just misses Reach's sensitive parts.
Reach stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kai.
Kai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Reach unleashes a big counter combination but Kai bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Reach wants to land a leg kick but Kai is out of range.
Kai lands a nice looking body shot.
Anakoni Kai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kai jabs Reach to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Reach looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kai throws a nice outside leg kick.
Reach has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Reach looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kai misses with an uppercut. Reach saw that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Reach misses with a hook.
Reach blocks the body kick.
Reach let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Reach avoids the body shot from Kai.
Kai scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kai throws a nice inside leg kick.
Reach moves away from the strike by Kai.
Reach misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kai.
Kai looking to land some kicks to the body here.
It seemed like Reach was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kai connects with a single shot there.
Kai scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kai lands the left hand.
Reach on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kai looks to throw the jab but Reach is out of range.
Kai tries to land a leg kick but Reach saw it coming and moves away.
Kai misses with a straight left.
A left lands for Reach.
Kai thumps Reach with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kai walks into a straight right hand from Reach.
A cross from Kai lands.
A jab from Kai does it's job there.
Kai avoids a kick to the body.
Kai takes a swing at Reach's ribcage but misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Reach misses the target.
Reach misses with a straight right.
Reach defending well as Kai loads up on a big left hand.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kai.
Kai tries a head kick but it misses.
Kai throws a body kick that misses
and Reach counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Good exchange - Reach coming out on top.
Reach's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kai wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kai throws a low kick, looking for Reach's leg but Reach calmly moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kai avoids a kick to the body.
Kai misses the shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kai throws a push kick but Reach slaps the foot to one side.
Kai feints and then cracks Reach's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Reach down.
Reach is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Reach throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kai swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kai lands a front kick.
Kai scores with a spinning back kick!
Kai connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Reach momentarily.
Kai throws an off balance right hand
and Reach counters with a straight right hand.
Kai fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Reach on the side of the head.
Kai tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kai throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Reach is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Kai throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reach tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kai was well out of range. Poor timing from Reach.
Reach misses with a head kick.
Reach moves out of range of the leg kick from Kai.
Kai displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Reach throws out the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anakoni Kai dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Kai catches Reach with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Reach takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Reach drops his hands momentarily and Kai takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Anakoni Kai is winning the standup battle so far.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Reach.
Kai looks to land a body kick but Reach moved away.
Kai connects with a right hand. Reach shakes it off.
Reach needs to keep his hands up - Kai had a free shot at his head there.
Kai lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kai connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Reach misses with a body shot.
Kai blocks the body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kai.
Reach jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Reach misses with a wild combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reach misses with a straight left.
Reach thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Kai finds it's target.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Reach might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Kai has got the better of the exchanges.
Reach tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kai swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Reach ducks under a wild hook from Kai.
Reach keeps Kai at a distance using the push kick.
Kai lands a nice hook to Reach's body. Reach takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kai ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kai connects with an inside leg kick.
Kai throws a jab but it's blocked by Reach.
Kai lands with a thumping leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Kai misses.
Kai misses with a leg kick
and Reach counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kai lands with a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kai throws the left hand but Reach avoids the punch easily.
Reach now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Reach throws a body kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reach on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kai. Kai obviously looking to wear him down.
Kai throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kai is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Reach can do to turn this around?
Kai fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Reach has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kai scores with the left hand. Reach knows he should have avoided that one.
A low kick from Kai is predictable there
and Reach counters with a straight right hand.
Jab, jab by Reach - just one landing.
Kai is looking to score with low kicks.
Kai connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kai.
Kai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reach throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kai on the side of the head.
Kai fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Reach checks it well.
Reach has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kai.
Reach keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kai.
Kai lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Reach blocks the body kick.
Reach takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kai looks to score with a jab to the body but Reach is just out of range.
Reach scores with a kick to the body.
Kai thows a left - swing and a miss!
Reach is looking to chop away at Kai's legs.
Kai throws a half hearted mid kick.
Reach on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kai punishes Reach's body with a nice straight punch.
Kai lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kai moves into range and connects with a jab.
Reach bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kai's head.
Kai scores with a jab to the head.
Kai uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Reach.
Kai showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Reach.
Kai fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Reach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kai connects with an inside leg kick.
Kai fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Reach crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kai - the referee stops the clock and Reach gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kai. Reach manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Kai fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Reach has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kai misses with a hook
and Reach connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Reach scores with a leg kick.
Kai throws a nice inside leg kick.
Reach on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kai looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kai connects with a body shot that sends Reach's belly button to the back.
Reach fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kai has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reach throws a leg kick which misses Kai's front leg but catches the back leg as Kai tries to avoid it.
Reach throws a body punch but Kai moves out of range.
Kai takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Reach stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kai.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anakoni Kai dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Kai throws a big shot that misses.
Kai throws a head kick that misses.
Reach takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Reach throws a jab when Kai was well out of range.
Reach throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Reach looks to land a left hand but Kai moved out of range nicely.
Reach checks a leg kick.
Reach on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kai bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Reach's head.
Reach lands a nice shot that snaps Kai's head back.
Reach throws a hook but Kai blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kai takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Reach throws the left hand but Kai avoids the punch easily.
Reach tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Reach throws a head kick that misses.
Reach dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kai. That did some damage!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kai lands a right hook to the body.
Kai throws a body punch but Reach moves out of range.
Reach throws out a counter right but Kai avoids it with no problem.
Kai lands a jab.
The fighters circling - Kai throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Reach checks a low kick from Kai.
Reach throws a head kick but Kai moves out of range.
Reach ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kai.
Kai gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Reach counters with a two punch combo.
Kai throws a low kick but Reach avoids it.
Reach looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kai explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Reach avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kai connects with the punch.
Kai throws a body kick that misses.
Kai thuds his right hand into Reach's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Johnny Reach has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kai throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kai fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Reach is out of range.
Kai swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kai works the jab nicely.
Reach throws a sloppy head kick and Kai moves out of range easily.
Kai stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kai throws a leg kick but Reach checks it.
Kai moves away from the strike by Reach.
That kick from Kai tenderised Reach's leg. Reach is trying to keep his angry face on.
Reach scores with a leg kick.
Reach throws a head kick that misses.
Reach moves forwards but Kai connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Reach takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Reach is looking to score with low kicks.
Kai throws a head kick but Reach moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kai scores with a head kick.
Reach blocks the body kick.
Kai lands a front kick.
Kai throws a body shot but no joy.
Reach misses with a hook.
Kai throws a leg kick that is checked
and Reach counters with a left to the body.
Reach thows a left - swing and a miss!
And Kai counters with a quick kick to the body but Reach blocks it.
Kai connects with a crisp jab.
Kai throws a leg kick which misses Reach's front leg but catches the back leg as Reach tries to avoid it.
Kai throws a leg kick
and Reach counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kai throws a looping overhand right but Reach ducks down to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Reach! But no joy.
Kai scores with a jab to the jaw.
Reach misses with a head kick.
Kai thuds his shin into the meat of Reach's side.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kai steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Reach.
Kai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Reach.
Nice jab there from Kai.
Kai is looking to slow Reach down with leg kicks.
Anakoni Kai is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kai scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kai looks for the body kick but Reach saw that one coming.
Reach throws a sloppy head kick and Kai moves out of range easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kai.
Kai fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Reach.
Kai misses with a body shot.
Kai fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Reach has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kai scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Reach wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Reach takes one on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kai lands a jab to Reach's midsection.

And that's the end of the fight!
Anakoni Kai showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kai has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27

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