PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Taylor (ranked 2877 p4p, 2413 weight class) and Kalani Paiea Wohi O Kaleikini O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea (ranked 303 p4p, 256 weight class). Kevin Taylor could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kalani Paiea Wohi O Kaleikini O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea's chin.

Taylor
vs
O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea

200 cm
25
280
6 - 8 - 0

196 cm
24
285
7 - 7 - 1

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kevin Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Kalani Paiea Wohi O Kaleikini O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Alyssa Summers and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, jab by Taylor - just one landing.
We've been informed that O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Taylor misses with a hook. O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea ducked under it nicely.
It seemed like O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Taylor misses with a hook.
O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
The fighters circling - Taylor throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea throws out a counter right but Taylor avoids it with no problem.
O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kevin Taylor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea throws a right and a left that Taylor avoids nicely.
Taylor rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Taylor dives in and grabs O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea's left leg, looking for a takedown. O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea pushes down on Taylor's head and hops out.
Taylor swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Taylor keeps the fight on the outside.
O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taylor tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea swivels and escapes.
Taylor throws a hook to the side of O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea's head but O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Taylor scoring well with a low kick there.
Taylor changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea tries to avoid it but Taylor manages to keep hold of a leg and drag O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea to the ground. O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kevin Taylor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Taylor has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Taylor connects with a crisp jab.
O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea misses with a body kick.
O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Taylor takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea misses with a low kick.
O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kalani Paiea Wohi O Kaleikini O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Taylor fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea on the side of the head.
Taylor misses with a left hand
and O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea counters with a straight right hand.
O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

It looks like Kalani Paiea Wohi O Kaleikini O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea has been cut.
Taylor 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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Taylor misses.
O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Taylor blocks it well.
Taylor is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Taylor scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor misses with a hook.
O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea throws the kick towards the body but Taylor avoids it.
O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea avoids the body shot from Taylor.
Taylor misses with a hook. O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea ducked under it nicely.
It seemed like O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea throws a head kick but Taylor moves out of range.
Taylor throws an overhand right that lands on O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea's shoulder, as O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea tries to avoid the shot.
Taylor misses with a right hand
and O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea throws a wild body kick that Taylor sees coming a mile off.
O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea misses with a body kick.
Taylor half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Taylor there.
O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea with a jab.
O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea staying out of range there.
O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea throws a wild body kick that Taylor sees coming a mile off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea tries to close the distance and clinch but Taylor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Taylor on the side of the head.
Taylor is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea scores with a jab to the jaw.
O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea misses with a straight left.
O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea lands a front kick.
O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea fails with an attempt to clinch.
Taylor will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Taylor fails to land with a series of punches.
A big right from Taylor misses.
Taylor tries to clinch
and O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea counters with a right hand to the body.
Taylor stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Taylor is trying hard to land a takedown here. O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea checks the leg kick nicely there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Taylor.
O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Taylor.
Taylor thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice uppercut lands for O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea. That snapped Taylor's head back.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Taylor!
O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea throws a left and a right that both miss
and Taylor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Taylor throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea on the side of the head.
Taylor misses the shot to the body.
O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea misses with a body kick.
O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea misses with a shot to the body
enabling Taylor to counter with a crisp jab.
O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Taylor.
Danga de danga de dang - O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea scores with a four punch combination!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kevin Taylor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kalani Paiea Wohi O Kaleikini O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Taylor 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.
Taylor thuds his right hand into O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Taylor misses with a hook. O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea ducked under it nicely.
O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Taylor misses with a combination
and O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice shot lands for O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea.
O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea throws the left hand but Taylor avoids the punch easily.
Taylor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea looking to land some kicks to the body here.
O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Taylor counters with a nice uppercut.
O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Taylor throws out the jab.
O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Taylor slips under a jab.
Taylor misses with a looping right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea. Taylor shrugs it off though.
Taylor swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea misses with a body kick.
Nice jab there from O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea.
Taylor throws a leg kick that misses.
Taylor connects with a good right hand that stumbles O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea. O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Taylor misses with a series of wild punches.
Taylor missing with a left hand there. O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Taylor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea counters with a body kick.
Taylor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea was well out of range. Poor timing from Taylor.
Taylor takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Taylor bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea lands a slapping body shot.
O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea staying out of range there.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea! But no joy.
Taylor throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Taylor sprawling to the canvas! Taylor rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea finish him?!

Taylor is rocked!
O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Taylor stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Oh Taylor is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Taylor's defenses. It connects perfectly with Taylor's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kalani Paiea Wohi O Kaleikini O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea!
A relieved looking Kalani Paiea Wohi O Kaleikini O Iolani I Kaiwikapu Kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.