PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Akamu Kalani (ranked 1710 p4p, 187 weight class) and Drake Fury (ranked 2046 p4p, 229 weight class). Fury has chosen Run The Jewels - Legend Has It as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kalani
vs
Fury

190 cm
25
240 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

190 cm
25
235 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Solid chin

ZZ POPS

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Akamu Kalani!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Drake Fury!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Santiago Holmes and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kalani connects with a right hand. Fury shakes it off.
Kalani lands a head shot.
Kalani scores with a jab to the body.
Kalani with a hook.
Kalani connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Fury momentarily.
Fury fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Kalani gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kalani scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kalani lands a right hand.
Fury jumps guard but Kalani stands there with Fury around his waist. Fury gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fury fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Akamu Kalani has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Drake Fury.
A nice left hand lands by Kalani.
Kalani lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kalani working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fury jumps guard but Kalani stands there with Fury around his waist. Fury gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kalani presses Fury against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Fury looks winded!
Kalani lands a left hand.
Still in the clinch, Kalani scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kalani lands with a light punch inside.
Kalani scores with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kalani.
Kalani lands with a short shot to the head.

Fury is rocked!
Nice body punch from Kalani - that landed with a thud.
Fury is still on wobbly legs! Can Kalani finish him?
Kalani is working Fury over against the cage.
Fury seems to have recovered his senses.
Fury jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kalani walks away with a smile on his face. Fury gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Fury gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kalani scores with a hook.
Kalani throws a good cross that connects.
Fury shoots in but no luck this time.
Fury fails with the takedown
and Kalani counters with a nice uppercut.

Kalani sends Fury crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Kalani is motioning to the referee to let Fury up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kalani scores with a hook to the body. Fury takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kalani lands a jab.
Fury shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kalani pinned against the cage. Kalani gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
It looked like Kalani was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Fury.
Nice shot by Kalani.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fury on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kalani throws out a powerful jab.
Fury takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kalani is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kalani dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fury takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A jab from Kalani does it's job there.
Kalani lands a nice hook to Fury's body. Fury takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fury misses with a takedown
letting Kalani counter with a right hand.
Akamu Kalani is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kalani dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kalani scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Fury doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kalani counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kalani wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fury takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kalani jabs at Fury's body.
Kalani bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Fury with a poor takedown
enabling Kalani to counter with a crisp jab.
Fury has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Fury there as he acknowledges the shot.
Fury shoots and misses
and Kalani counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalani scores with a nice strike.
Fury takes one to the chin there.
Fury fails with the takedown
and Kalani cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kalani lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kalani lands the left hand.
Kalani wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kalani connects with a single shot there.
Kalani lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kalani wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Fury.

Kalani has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kalani lands a shot to the body.
Kalani throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Furys head.
Kalani scores with a hook to the body.
A short left from Kalani.
Kalani lands a shoulder strike.

Kalani drops Fury onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Fury is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalani creates a bit of distance for himself, with Fury pressed up against the cage and cracks Fury with a massive uppercut! Fury goes down! He's out cold! Wow, that was some serious power there by Kalani!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Akamu Kalani!
Akamu Kalani is the new heavyweight champion!
Akamu Kalani 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.