PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Savas Kaya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Titus Napao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kaya kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Incense and Peppermints. Napao has chosen The Dawn as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Kaya
vs
Napao

175 cm
27
169 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

170 cm
26
165 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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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 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Savas Kaya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Titus Napao!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Donald Grub and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaya chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kaya lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kaya wants to clinch.
Kaya lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kaya tries to clinch but Napao moves out of range.
Kaya tries to clinch but Napao is having none of it.
Kaya turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Napao keeps the fight on the outside.
Kaya lands a nice leg kick that just misses Napao's sensitive parts.
Napao lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kaya circles away quickly and effectively.
Kaya is looking to clinch but Napao is avoiding it.
Kaya lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Good leg kick by Kaya there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kaya - that will leave a mark!
Kaya tries to clinch up.
Kaya scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaya moves into range and lands a nice body kick.

Kaya clinches with his opponent.
Kaya lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Titus Napao has been cut.
Kaya lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Napao tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kaya just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kaya lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kaya trying to land knees to the body.
Napao avoids the elbow strike from Kaya, against the cage.
Kaya prevents the takedown attempt.
Napao takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kaya lands a damaging elbow.
Napao tries to pull guard but Kaya holds him up against the cage and eventually Napao drops back down to his feet.
Savas Kaya has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Titus Napao.
Napao takes an elbow to the temple.
Kaya throws an elbow that misses.
Napao blocks an elbow strike from Kaya.
Kaya tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Napao avoids it.
Kaya unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Napao looks gassed!
Napao dodges an elbow strike from Kaya.
Napao is trying to stall.
Kaya landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaya misses with an elbow strike.
Kaya throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kaya misses with an elbow strike.
Napao avoids the elbow strike from Kaya, against the cage.

Napao successfully pulls guard.

Napao looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kaya trying to stand up but can't free himself from Napao's guard.
Kaya working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Napao looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kaya wants to stand but Napao has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Napao looking for a guillotine here but Kaya defends easily.
Kaya tries to free his leg and advance position but Napao is retaining full guard.

Kaya decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Napao shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kaya as he jumps to the side.
Kaya throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kaya wants to slow Napao down by chopping away at his legs.
Kaya goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kaya motions for Napao to come forward. Kaya throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kaya throws a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Napao throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Kaya was covering up waiting for the punch and Napao finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Napao pushes down on Kaya's leg and manages to get into half guard.

Napao is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Kaya is defending against the submission attempts here by Napao.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Napao is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Kaya doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Napao.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Savas Kaya dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Titus Napao's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Napao on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kaya looks for the body kick but Napao saw that one coming.
Napao throws a series of punches but Kaya avoids them all with ease.
Kaya moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kaya looks to score with a jab to the body but Napao is just out of range.
Kaya tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kaya pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Napao's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kaya tries to clinch there but Napao circles away.
Napao fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kaya avoids it really well and circles away.
Kaya tries to clinch but Napao is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaya misses with a low kick.
Kaya throws a leg kick but Napao checks it.
Savas Kaya seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kaya.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Napao avoids the elbow strike from Kaya, against the cage.
Kaya throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kaya lands an elbow that stopped Napao in his tracks for a moment.
Kaya is pressed up against the cage. Napao has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kaya down to the mat. Kaya avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Savas Kaya is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Napao fails with a takedown attempt.
Savas Kaya has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Titus Napao.
Napao is breathing heavily.
Napao uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kaya.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kaya. That's going to slow Napao down.
Napao shoots in for a takedown but Kaya shows good takedown defense.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kaya.
Kaya stuffs the takedown attempt from Napao. Napao gets slowly back to his feet.
Kaya tries to clinch but Napao is having none of it.
Napao shoots in but no luck this time.
Napao swats away the attempt to clinch by Kaya.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kaya.
Kaya stuffs the takedown.
Kaya tries to close the distance and clinch up but Napao swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kaya throws an overhand right that lands on Napao's shoulder, as Napao tries to avoid the shot.
Kaya chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kaya throws the kick towards the body but Napao avoids it.
Napao circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Kaya.
Kaya tries to close the distance and clinch up but Napao swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kaya - that will leave a mark!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Napao crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kaya - the referee stops the clock and Napao gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kaya. Napao manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Napao.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kaya.
Kaya is looking to land body kicks.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kaya.
Kaya tries to clinch up but Napao circles away and keeps his distance.
Kaya tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kaya throws a wild body kick that Napao sees coming a mile off.
Kaya throws a leg kick but Napao sees it coming and moves out of range.
Napao on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kaya. Kaya obviously looking to wear him down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaya throws a big shot that misses.
Kaya with a nice cross.

Napao bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Kaya sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Kaya is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kaya makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kaya.
Kaya knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Napao on the ground.

Napao thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Napao preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Savas Kaya dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Titus Napao's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Napao with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kaya to score with a decent uppercut.
Kaya tries to clinch up but Napao circles away and keeps his distance.
Titus Napao is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Napao lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kaya's sensitive parts.
Kaya tries to clinch up but Napao circles away and keeps his distance.
Kaya throws a leg kick

and Napao counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Napao working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Napao drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Kaya dives on top into guard.

Kaya got a little sloppy there for a moment and Napao has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kaya has managed to get both his arms back between Napao's legs - danger averted.
Kaya trying to control but Napao is working from the bottom.
Kaya has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Napao is proving hard to escape from.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Napao throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kaya gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Kaya connects with a solid leg kick.
Kaya thows a leg kick but Napao checks it

and Napao counters with a single leg into guard. Kaya didn't expect that.
Kaya looking to hit a scissor sweep but Napao is one step ahead there.

Napao drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Kaya dives on top into guard.

Napao has his foot on Kaya's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kaya works his way back into a safe position though.
Napao wants to sweep here but Kaya controlling him for the moment.

Kaya gets to his feet. Napao looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaya scores with a leg kick.
Napao fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kaya avoids it really well and circles away.
Kaya throws an overhand right that lands on Napao's shoulder, as Napao tries to avoid the shot.
Kaya tries to clinch

and Napao counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kaya is looking for a sweep.

Napao wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Kaya, who protects the arm well.

Napao is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kaya has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Napao working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Napao goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Kaya rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Napao's guard! Nice work there by Kaya!

Napao is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kaya is aware though and is defending well.
Kaya throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kaya trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kaya has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Napao is proving hard to escape from.

Napao has his foot on Kaya's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kaya works his way back into a safe position though.
Kaya stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Napao swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kaya wants to stand but Napao is controlling his posture from full guard.
Savas Kaya is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Napao shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Napao stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kaya.
Napao misses with a series of wild punches.
Titus Napao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Napao wants to slow Kaya down by chopping away at his legs.

And that's the end of the fight!
Titus Napao comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kaya has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Savas Kaya!