PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kahoolawe Built (ranked 3003 p4p, 371 weight class) and Carlos Danger (ranked 1138 p4p, 163 weight class). Built's entrance music is Hawaiian War Chant. A fine choice. Danger has chosen George Baker - Little Green Bag as his entrance music. Kahoolawe Built has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Built
vs
Danger

192 cm
23
215 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

193 cm
27
215 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kahoolawe Built!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Carlos Danger!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Taro Takaoka and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Built thuds a left hand into Danger's body.
Nice defenses there by Danger.
Danger takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Built throws a body punch but Danger moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Danger on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Danger blocks a jab.
Built misses with a left hand
and Danger counters with a stiff right hand.

It looks like Kahoolawe Built has been cut.
A telegraphed right hand from Danger misses the target.
Built was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Danger throws a shot from downtown. Built moves away and avoids it.
Built lands a nice hook to Danger's body. Danger takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Built stuns Danger with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Built tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Danger was well out of range. Poor timing from Built.
Danger swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Danger is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Built.
Danger waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Built.
Built digs a good hook to Danger's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Danger takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Built throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Danger on the side of the head.
We've been told by Built's head coaches at ~T~ Troid - Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Built gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Built.
Danger blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Built lands a hook to the side of the head.
Built cracks Danger with a nice body shot.
Built misses with a punch on the inside.
Built fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Built misses with some punches.
Danger'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.
Built swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Built misses with the head strike.
Built misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Built misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Built throws a head punch that misses.
Built gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Danger.
Danger blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Built tries a body shot but Danger blocks it.
Built lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Danger backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Built fails to land.
Built softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Danger.
Built misses with a hook to the ribs.
Danger drops down looking for an ankle pick but Built pulls his leg out and moves away.
Danger takes a body punch but keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Built misses with a lunging right hand
and Danger counters with a straight right hand.
Danger avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kahoolawe Built seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Danger is looking to land body kicks.
Built was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Danger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Built misses with a straight right.
Built ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Danger ducks under a wild hook from Built.
Danger throws out a counter right but Built avoids it with no problem.
Danger throws a hook but Built avoids it easily.
Built connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Built avoids the body shot from Danger.

Danger moves into range and clinches up with Built.
Danger goes for a takedown attempt but Built pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kahoolawe Built has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Danger.
Danger ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Danger throws out a counter right but Built avoids it with no problem.
Built ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Built missing with a left hand there. Danger was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Built lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Built lands a right hook to the body.
Built throws a hook but Danger avoids it easily.
Danger stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Built slips a straight right by Danger.

Built closes the distance and clinches.

Danger escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Danger takes a shot to the body in his stride.

Built closes the distance and clinches.
Built tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Danger blocks an uppercut.
Danger misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Built.
Built tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kahoolawe Built dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kahoolawe Built'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.

Built has taken the fight to the clinch.
Built swings wildly with an uppercut but Danger uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Built fails to land.
Danger has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Built is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Built misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Built - that landed with a thud.
Danger blocking some punches.
Built lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Built has a couple of punches blocked by Danger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Built.
Danger takes a shot to the head.
Built struggles to land a body shot inside as Danger controls his hands.
Built misses with a short punch on the inside.
Built doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Built tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Built lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Built tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Danger's elbow.
Built tries to throw a body punch but Danger avoids it by throwing Built back against the cage.
Built lands a left hand that snaps the head of Danger backwards.
Built can't find room to land a body shot as Danger controls the action.
Kahoolawe Built has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Built.
Built throws a head punch that misses.
Built misses with a body punch.
Built gets underhooks to prevent Danger's takedown attempt.
Danger prevents a body shot from Built.
Built misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A nice left hand lands by Built.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Built misses with a short punch on the inside.
Built struggles to land a body shot inside as Danger controls his hands.
Built swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Built can't find room to land a body shot as Danger controls the action.
Built misses with a punch on the inside.
Built stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Built misses with the head strike.
Built misses with some punches.
Built goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Built tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Danger's elbow.
Built fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Built working aggressively here.
Built lands with a short shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Built fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Built tries to work over Danger's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Built scores with a nice hook to the head.
Built tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Danger's elbow.

Danger breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Danger's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Built connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Danger scrambles back to his feet.
Built swings for the body but Danger moves out of range.
Danger swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Built with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice body punch from Built.
Danger gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Built.
Built scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Danger doesn't seem bothered though.
Built sizes up Danger with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kahoolawe Built is winning the standup battle so far.
Danger takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Built misses with a body punch
and Danger counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Built throws an off balance right hand
and Danger counters with a stiff right hand.
Danger might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Built drives through and clinches with Danger against the cage.
Built misses with a body punch.
Danger blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Built lands with a right to the head.
Built tries to work over Danger's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Still in the clinch, Danger scores with a nice short uppercut.
Built is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Danger can do to turn this around?
Danger is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Built pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kahoolawe Built has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Danger.
Built lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Danger backwards.
Built lands a hook that snaps the head of Danger backwards.
Built tries to throw a body punch but Danger avoids it by throwing Built back against the cage.
Built tries a body shot but Danger blocks it.
Built presses Danger against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Built lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Danger backwards.
Danger tries for a takedown but Built manages to get underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kahoolawe Built dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kahoolawe Built'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. This is the final round!

A slow jab from Built misses its intended target.
Danger is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Built throws a big shot that misses.
Built slips under a jab.

Built clinches.
A left hand lands to the body for Built.
Built throws a punch but it's blocked by Danger.
Built tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Built tries a body shot but Danger blocks it.
Built throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short uppercut from Built.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Danger prevents a body shot from Built.
Built is working Danger over against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Built creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Built working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Built.
Danger takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Built misses with a hook to the ribs.
Built lands a shoulder strike.
Danger blocking some punches.
Built misses with a punch on the inside.
Built doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Built lands a nice shot to the body.
Danger drops down looking for an ankle pick but Built pulls his leg out and moves away.
Built lands with a shot to the body.
A big right from Danger misses.
Danger throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Built changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Built connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Danger's hands.
Built misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Danger.
Danger misses with a wild body shot.

Built instigates a clinch.
Built misses with a body punch.
Built lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Built tries to throw a body punch but Danger avoids it by throwing Built back against the cage.
Built misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Built softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Danger drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Built gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Built misses with the head strike.
Built tries to throw a body punch but Danger avoids it by throwing Built back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Danger goes for a takedown attempt but Built pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kahoolawe Built has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Danger.
Built ducks under a wild hook from Danger.
Built lands a lovely overhand right.
Built dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Built.

Built gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Built misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Built lands with a right to the head.
Built lands a hook to the side of the head.
Built struggles to land a body shot inside as Danger controls his hands.
Danger blocks an uppercut.
Built working aggressively here.
Built misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Built tries to work over Danger's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Built creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Danger is rocked!
A short uppercut from Built.
Danger is still on wobbly legs! Can Built finish him?
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!
Built working aggressively here.
Built lands a shot to the body.
Danger blocks an uppercut.
Built fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Built scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Danger.
Built dips a shoulder and cracks Danger with a mighty uppercut! Danger falls back against the cage and Built unloads with a barrage of strikes! Danger is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Built screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kahoolawe Built!
Kahoolawe Built decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.