PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kai Leilua (ranked 5990 p4p, 25288 weight class) and Reign San Nicholas (ranked 566 p4p, 606 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Kai Leilua has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Kai Leilua seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Leilua
vs
San Nicholas

185 cm
19
174
1 - 1 - 0

185 cm
19
174
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kai Leilua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Reign San Nicholas!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Felipe Paraventi and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leilua connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
San Nicholas slips a straight right by Leilua.
Leilua misses with a straight left.
A swing and a miss from Leilua.
San Nicholas lands with a good body shot.
Leilua misses with the combination.
Leilua throws a hook but San Nicholas blocks it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from San Nicholas! But no joy.

Leilua takes the fight into the clinch.
San Nicholas has had enough of the clinch but Leilua keeps him there for the moment.
Leilua misses with a hook from the clinch.
Leilua throws a punch but it's blocked by San Nicholas.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
San Nicholas wants to break the clinch but can't.
Leilua lands a hook that snaps the head of San Nicholas backwards.

San Nicholas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
San Nicholas connects with a leg kick.
San Nicholas misses with an uppercut. Leilua saw that one coming.
Leilua throws a leg kick but San Nicholas sees it coming and moves out of range.
San Nicholas looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
San Nicholas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Leilua tries to counter by moving into the clinch but San Nicholas manages to circle out of the way.
A slow jab from San Nicholas misses its intended target.
Leilua throws a lazy right hand but San Nicholas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
San Nicholas missing with a left hand there. Leilua was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
San Nicholas lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

It looks like Kai Leilua has been cut.
San Nicholas gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Leilua.
Leilua tries to close the distance and clinch but San Nicholas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice shot by San Nicholas.
San Nicholas connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Leilua momentarily.
San Nicholas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Leilua sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Leilua is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.

Leilua clinches.
Leilua misses with a punch to the body.
San Nicholas wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Leilua.
Leilua digs a right hand into San Nicholas's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on San Nicholas's gas tank.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch blocked on the inside by San Nicholas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
San Nicholas is trying to break free.
Leilua tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
San Nicholas looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Leilua lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
San Nicholas prevents a body shot from Leilua.
Leilua misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Leilua.
Leilua keeps the fight in the clinch, despite San Nicholas's efforts to push away.
San Nicholas prevents a body shot from Leilua.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Leilua.
San Nicholas blocking some punches.
Leilua working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Leilua misses with a shot to the kidneys.
San Nicholas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Leilua misses with the head strike.
Leilua keeps control of San Nicholas as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Leilua misses with some punches.
Leilua throws a head punch that misses.
Leilua lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
San Nicholas tries to circle away but Leilua has him pinned against the cage.
San Nicholas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
San Nicholas is trying to push Leilua away but Leilua has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
San Nicholas tries to break the clinch but Leilua is controlling the position.
Nice body punch from Leilua.

San Nicholas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
San Nicholas takes a swing at Leilua's ribcage but misses.
Leilua uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from San Nicholas.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Leilua.
Leilua ducks under a wild hook from San Nicholas.
Leilua pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Leilua tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and San Nicholas is able to avoid easily.
The fighters circling - Leilua throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Leilua wants to land a leg kick but San Nicholas is out of range.
San Nicholas misses with a double jab

and Leilua counters by moving into the clinch.
Leilua throws a head punch that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
San Nicholas is trying to maintain a safe position but Leilua gets an underhook and turns San Nicholas into the cage.
Leilua scores with a shot to the side of San Nicholas's head.

San Nicholas is rocked!
San Nicholas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
San Nicholas is still on wobbly legs! Can Leilua finish him?
A head punch blocked on the inside by San Nicholas.
Leilua working aggressively here.
Leilua working aggressively here.
Leilua has a couple of punches blocked by San Nicholas.
Leilua working aggressively here.
Leilua misses with some punches.
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!
A head punch blocked on the inside by San Nicholas.
San Nicholas blocks an uppercut.
San Nicholas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Leilua swings wildly with an uppercut but San Nicholas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leilua misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Leilua fails to land.
Leilua keeps the fight in the clinch, despite San Nicholas's efforts to push away.
San Nicholas tries to circle away but Leilua has him pinned against the cage.
San Nicholas blocking some punches.
Leilua throws a head punch that misses.
Leilua tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Leilua misses with a hook from the clinch.
Leilua keeps control of San Nicholas as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Leilua misses with the head strike.
Leilua fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
San Nicholas blocks an uppercut.
Leilua misses with the head strike.
San Nicholas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
San Nicholas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Leilua swings away with an uppercut that misses.
San Nicholas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Leilua throws a punch but it's blocked by San Nicholas.
Leilua working aggressively here.
Leilua throws a punch but it's blocked by San Nicholas.
San Nicholas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
San Nicholas blocking some punches.
Leilua has a couple of punches blocked by San Nicholas.
San Nicholas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Leilua misses with the head strike.
Leilua swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Leilua fails to land.
Leilua swings wildly with an uppercut but San Nicholas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leilua misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kai Leilua dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kai Leilua's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

San Nicholas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
San Nicholas seems to have recovered his senses.
San Nicholas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Leilua throws a leg kick
and San Nicholas counters with a good low kick that Leilua was not able to check.
A jab from Leilua finds it's way through San Nicholas's defenses.
Sloppy strikes from Leilua. Those never looked like landing.
Leilua waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract San Nicholas.
San Nicholas tries a head kick but it misses.
San Nicholas avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
San Nicholas looks to land a combination but Leilua avoids it well.
San Nicholas slips under a jab from Leilua.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as San Nicholas checks a leg kick.

Leilua closes the distance and clinches.
Leilua keeps the fight in the clinch, despite San Nicholas's efforts to push away.
San Nicholas is trying to push Leilua away but Leilua has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
San Nicholas wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Leilua 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
San Nicholas is trying to break the clinch but Leilua has him pressed against the cage.
Leilua misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kai Leilua has scored more points in the clinch so far.
San Nicholas has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Leilua lands with a light punch inside.
Leilua unloads with a big right hand that wobbles San Nicholas! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Leilua is unloading with more strikes now! San Nicholas drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kai Leilua!
An out of breath Kai Leilua thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.