PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kami Kazi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kona Bud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kazi comes to the cage accompanied by "Sands" by Kamikaze Kush. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kazi
vs
Bud

178 cm
23
180 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

176 cm
30
180 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Aspire Clothing
Urban Fighter

MayheM sportswear
Voodoo Nutrition

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 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kami Kazi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kona Bud!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Ivan Kurochkin and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kazi misses with a low kick.
Kazi throws a solid leg kick but Bud takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kazi.

Kazi has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kazi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bud works on Kazi's body with a couple of short punches.
Kazi lands an uppercut.
Kazi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bud backwards.
Kazi misses with a punch to the body.
Bud tries to break the clinch but Kazi is controlling the position.
Bud's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bud is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kazi misses with the head strike.
Bud lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kazi backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Kazi.
Kazi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kazi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kazi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kazi has a couple of punches blocked by Bud.
Kazi struggles to land a body shot inside as Bud controls his hands.
Bud tries to break free but Kazi pushes him back against the cage.
Kazi prevents Bud from breaking the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Kazi.

Kazi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kazi has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Russian Bears Training Center in the buildup to the fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bud connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bud throws the kick towards the body but Kazi avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Kazi.
Kazi throws a front kick aimed at Bud's knee but Bud avoids it well.
Kazi tries a head kick but it misses.
Bud on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kazi throws the kick towards the body but Bud avoids it.
Bud misses with a straight right.
Kazi moves out of range of the strikes.
Bud looks to score with a jab to the body but Kazi is just out of range.
Kazi has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bud.
Kazi tries to land a front kick but Bud steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kazi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bud.
Bud looks for the body kick but Kazi saw that one coming.
Bud throws a hook but Kazi blocks it.
Jab by Bud.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kazi looks to throw the jab but Bud is out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kazi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bud is looking to land body kicks.
Bud blocks a head kick by Kazi.
Bud swings for the body but Kazi moves out of range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kazi.
Nice straight punches there by Kazi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kazi.
Kazi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kazi lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Bud scores with a shot to the body.
Good work by Kazi as he checks the leg kick.
Kazi is looking to counter with head kicks.
Bud uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kazi.
Bud throws out a counter right but Kazi avoids it with no problem.
Bud takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Bud takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bud throws a body punch but Kazi moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bud walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kazi.
The fighters circling - Bud throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bud throws a lazy right hand but Kazi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kazi misses with a kick to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kazi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kazi misses with a kick to the body.
Kazi is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bud checks a low kick from Kazi.
Kazi throws a looping overhand right but Bud ducks down to avoid it.
A slow jab from Bud misses its intended target.
Bud throws a wild body kick that Kazi sees coming a mile off.
Bud scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kazi in his tracks.
Bud tries a low kick but Kazi avoids it.
Kazi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kazi takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Kazi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kazi throws a head kick that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kazi blocks the body kick.
Bud blocks a head kick by Kazi.
Kazi tries to land a body kick
and Bud counters with a nice kick to the body.
Bud misses the shot to the body.
Kazi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kazi looks to throw the jab but Bud is out of range.
Bud moves out of range of the body kick.
Kazi tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bud is able to avoid easily.
Kazi throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bud's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bud thuds a left hand into Kazi's body.
Bud on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Bud looks to land a right hand but Kazi moved out of range.
Kazi throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kami Kazi dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Kazi walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kazi needs to keep his hands up - Bud had a free shot at his head there.
Nice straight punches there by Kazi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kazi.
Good leg kick by Bud there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nice defenses there by Bud.
Bud steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Kazi misses with a head kick.
Kazi scores with a head kick. Bud tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Bud avoids the head kick by Kazi.
Bud fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kazi manages to avoid it.
Kazi misses with a head kick.
Bud loads up on a big right hand but Kazi slips the punch.
Bud throws a leg kick
and Kazi makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Bud really felt that one!
Kazi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kazi there as he acknowledges the shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kazi connects with a single shot there.
Kazi throws a body kick that misses.
Bud lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kazi throws a sloppy head kick and Bud moves out of range easily.
Bud misses with an uppercut. Kazi saw that one coming.
Bud misses with a looping right.
Kazi moves forwards but Bud connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kazi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bud is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kazi.
Bud thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kazi if he has to take too many more of those.
Bud throws a wild body kick that Kazi sees coming a mile off.
Kazi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kazi throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Bud counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kazi blocks the body kick.
Kazi scores with a head kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Bud. That snapped Kazi's head back.

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!
Kazi looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A solid body kick from Bud.
Kazi throws a head kick but Bud moves out of range.
Kazi moves out of range of the body kick.
Kami Kazi is winning the standup battle so far.
Bud throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kazi!
Bud works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A swing and a miss from Bud.
Bud looks to land a right hand but Kazi moved out of range.
Kazi throws the left hand but Bud avoids the punch easily.
Bud scores with the left hand. Kazi knows he should have avoided that one.
Kazi moves out of range of the body kick.
Bud throws a looping overhand right but Kazi ducks down to avoid it.
Bud tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bud throws a hook but Kazi blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kazi throws the kick towards the body but Bud avoids it.
Bud displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kazi throws out the jab.
Bud throws a hook but Kazi avoids it easily.
Kazi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bud misses with an uppercut. Kazi saw that one coming.
Bud misses with an attempted mid kick.
A big left from Bud misses.
Kazi throws a body kick that misses.
Bud misses with a kick to the body
and Kazi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kazi is looking to chop away at Bud's legs.
Bud connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bud moves out of range of the strikes.
Kazi paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kazi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bud let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kazi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bud.
Kazi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bud goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kazi has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Kazi throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kazi slips a jab from Bud.
Bud moves out of range as Kazi throws a body kick.
Kazi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kazi throws a head kick that half lands.
Bud misses with a kick to the body.
Kazi is looking to counter with a body kick.
Kazi lands a leg kick that knocks Bud off balance momentarily.
Kazi is looking to chop away at Bud's legs.
Bud 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.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bud scores with a kick to the midsection.
Bud throws the kick towards the body but Kazi avoids it.
Kazi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Kona Bud will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Bud feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kazi's calf.
Kazi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kazi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bud.
Kazi is looking to counter the offense by Bud and move into the clinch.
Bud bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kazi's head.
Nice uppercut there from Kazi.
Kazi tries to clinch
and Bud counters with a body kick.
Kazi wants to slow Bud down by chopping away at his legs.
Bud missing with a left hand there. Kazi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bud looks to score with a jab to the body but Kazi is just out of range.
Kazi looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Kazi walks into a straight right hand from Bud.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kazi throws a head kick that misses
and Bud counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bud takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kazi throws a lazy head kick
and Bud counters with a nice kick to the body.
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!
Bud takes a swing at Kazi's ribcage but misses.
Bud delivers a nice body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Bud misses.
Bud lands with a nice body kick.
Bud blocks the body kick.
Bud scores with a nice right hand.
Kazi throws a leg kick but Bud sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bud swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bud steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kazi. That one must have hurt.
Bud moves out of range of the body kick from Kazi.
Kazi cracks the inside of Bud's front leg.
Kazi takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Bud lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bud jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kazi takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Kazi tries to land a front kick but Bud steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kazi scores with a spinning back kick!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bud misses with a looping left.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bud.
Bud's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kazi under the eye.
Kazi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bud.
Kazi misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kazi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bud looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A shot to the liver by Bud. Beautiful body shot.
Kazi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A nice side step and Bud releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kazi moves out of range as Bud strikes.
Kazi misses with a head kick.
Bud scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bud feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kazi's calf.
Bud with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bud dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kazi throws an overhand right that lands on Bud's shoulder, as Bud tries to avoid the shot.
Kazi throws a body kick that misses.
Bud lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nice uppercut lands for Bud. That snapped Kazi's head back.
Kazi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bud scores with a nice body kick.
Bud throws a body kick that misses.
A big left from Bud misses.
Bud looks to land a left hand but Kazi moved out of range nicely.
Kazi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bud scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bud checks a leg kick nicely.
Bud lands a leg kick that knocks Kazi off balance momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kazi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bud throws out a counter right but Kazi avoids it with no problem.
Kazi thows a body kick. Bud tries to catch it but that hurt him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bud moves out of range of the body kick from Kazi.
Bud has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kazi.
Kazi throws a leg kick but Bud sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kazi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kazi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kazi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bud sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kazi feints and then cracks Bud's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bud down.
Bud's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kazi moves out of range of the body kick.
Bud lands with a nice body punch.
Kazi throws a lazy head kick
and Bud counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fighters circling - Bud throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bud shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kona Bud comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bud 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight for Kona Bud!
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight for Kona Bud!
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight for Kona Bud!

Kona Bud wins by unanimous decision!
Kona Bud managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, MayheM sportswear, into his post fight interview.