PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alika Hakekia (ranked 770 p4p, 1773 weight class) and Lu Wai Ping (ranked 105 p4p, 230 weight class). Hakekia comes to the cage accompanied by Nation Of Violence . These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Hakekia
vs
Wai Ping

180 cm
38
170
22 - 14 - 0

174 cm
46
157
18 - 26 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

Voodoo Nutrition
Conquer

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alika Hakekia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lu Wai Ping!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Richard Clark and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hakekia throws a jab when Wai Ping was well out of range.
Wai Ping throws the left hand but Hakekia avoids the punch easily.
Wai Ping takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

It looks like Lu Wai Ping has been cut.
Wai Ping misses the shot to the body.
Wai Ping uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hakekia.
Hakekia connects with a single shot there.
The fighters circling - Wai Ping throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wai Ping moves out of range of the leg kick from Hakekia.
A big right from Wai Ping misses.
Wai Ping takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Hakekia checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hakekia is looking to counter with head kicks.
Hakekia turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Hakekia. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hakekia.
Wai Ping punishes Hakekia's body with a nice straight punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hakekia lands a slapping body shot.
Hakekia's corner calls for a 1-2. Hakekia obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wai Ping misses with a low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hakekia. That's going to slow Wai Ping down.
Some wild striking there from Wai Ping.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Hakekia.
Hakekia throws a good cross that connects.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hakekia darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hakekia - that will leave a mark!
Hakekia misses with a body kick.
A jab from Wai Ping finds it's way through Hakekia's defenses.
Wai Ping takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Both fighters circling a little - Hakekia finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Hakekia scores with a shot to the body.
Wai Ping rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hakekia counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Wai Ping is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wai Ping feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hakekias jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Wai Ping is still on wobbly legs! Can Hakekia finish him?
Wai Ping throws a big shot that misses.
Wai Ping seems to have recovered his senses.
Wai Ping throws a shot from downtown. Hakekia moves away and avoids it.
Wai Ping throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wai Ping throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hakekia looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Hakekia slips under a jab.
Hakekia throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hakekia throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wai Ping throws a hook but Hakekia avoids it easily.
Hakekia misses the jab.
Hakekia walks into a left hand.
Hakekia goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hakekia jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hakekia thumps Wai Ping with a low kick.
Wai Ping throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hakekia tries a low kick but Wai Ping avoids it.
Wai Ping throws an overhand right that lands on Hakekia's shoulder, as Hakekia tries to avoid the shot.
Wai Ping throws a head kick but Hakekia moves out of range.
Hakekia jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wai Ping has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hakekia.
Wai Ping walks into a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hakekia connects with an inside leg kick.
Hakekia does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hakekia is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hakekia. Wai Ping does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hakekia misses the shot to the body.
Hakekia scores with a push kick.
Wai Ping throws a head kick that misses.
Hakekia lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hakekia moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Wai Ping scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wai Ping takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hakekia connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Wai Ping momentarily.
Hakekia ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wai Ping throws a low kick, looking for Hakekia's leg but Hakekia calmly moves out of range.
Wai Ping with a hook.
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!
Hakekia is looking to slow Wai Ping down with leg kicks.
Wai Ping misses with an uppercut
and Hakekia counters with a three punch combo that has Wai Ping backing up. Wai Ping nods at Hakekia to acknowledge the strikes.
Hakekia cracks Wai Ping with an open hand slap.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hakekia takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wai Ping misses with a body kick.
Wai Ping drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
It looks like Hakekia has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
A nice leg kick from Hakekia, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wai Ping swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hakekia tried to score with a low kick but Wai Ping checks it.
Hakekia uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Wai Ping has time to react.
Wai Ping misses with a body kick.
Hakekia moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wai Ping throws a half hearted mid kick.
Wai Ping takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hakekia.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wai Ping throws a lazy body kick
and Hakekia counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hakekia swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Wai Ping connects with a leg kick.
Hakekia lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hakekia moves out of range as Wai Ping throws a body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Alika Hakekia dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lu Wai Ping's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Wai Ping turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hakekia slips under a jab from Wai Ping.
Hakekia connects with a single shot there.
Wai Ping missing with a left hand there. Hakekia was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wai Ping checks a leg kick.
Hakekia is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wai Ping can do to turn this around?
Hakekia moves away from the strike by Wai Ping.
Hakekia throws a lazy right hand but Wai Ping sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A solid body kick from Hakekia.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Wai Ping - that will leave a mark!
Nice defenses there by Wai Ping.
Wai Ping throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hakekia misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Wai Ping counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some bone on bone action there as Hakekia checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
It looked like Hakekia was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Wai Ping.
Wai Ping takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Alika Hakekia is winning the standup battle so far.
A nice leg kick from Hakekia, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wai Ping finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hakekia lands a really nice looking cross but Wai Ping seems unphased.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Hakekia as he connects with a hook.
Hakekia throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wai Ping moves out of range as Hakekia throws a body kick.
Wai Ping let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Wai Ping blocks a low kick nicely.
Hakekia throws a body kick that misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Hakekia.
Hakekia wants to land a leg kick but Wai Ping is out of range.
Wai Ping blocks a low kick nicely.
Wai Ping blocks a leg kick.
Wai Ping throws out a counter right but Hakekia avoids it with no problem.
Wai Ping lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hakekia's sensitive parts.
Wai Ping lands with an uppercut that bounces Hakekia off the cage and back into range.
Wai Ping jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wai Ping scores with a kick to the midsection.
Wai Ping tries to score with a low kick but Hakekia moves his leg out of the way.
Hakekia throws a lazy right hand but Wai Ping sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wai Ping looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hakekia doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hakekia lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
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!
Hakekia uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wai Ping.
It looked like Hakekia wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wai Ping scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hakekia cracks Wai Ping with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hakekia scores with a jab. Wai Ping acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hakekia misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hakekia with a nice cross.
Hakekia scores with a head kick. Wai Ping tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Some wild striking there from Wai Ping.
Wai Ping smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
An inside leg kick from Wai Ping misses.
Wai Ping swings for the body but Hakekia moves out of range.
Wai Ping takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hakekia scoring well with a low kick there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wai Ping ducks under a wild hook from Hakekia.
Wai Ping looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wai Ping has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hakekia lands a leg kick that knocks Wai Ping off balance momentarily.
Wai Ping throws a chopping leg kick but Hakekia manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Wai Ping throws a lazy uppercut
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
and Hakekia counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Some bone on bone action there as Hakekia checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hakekia steps in with a hook that catches Wai Ping right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Hakekia follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Wai Ping looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alika Hakekia!
Alika Hakekia took some time post fight to say the following; 'After 2 Hard Loss At 170, Feels Good To Be Back At My Natural Weight , Great To Win On My 38th Birthday.'.
Lu Wai Ping was interviewed post fight and said 'Ill train hard and win fans '.