PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Li Kao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Fushibenda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jake Fushibenda has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Kao
vs
Fushibenda

175 cm
20
164 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
25
165 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Big right hand

ADCC Champion
Counter striker
Powerful

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Li Kao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jake Fushibenda!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kao misses with a body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Kao. That snapped Fushibenda's head back.
Kao slaps away a takedown attempt from Fushibenda, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kao moves out of range of the strikes.
Kao swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Fushibenda.
Kao defending well as Fushibenda loads up on a big left hand.
Kao leaves Fushibenda with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kao throws a series of punches but Fushibenda moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kao scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fushibenda slips under a jab.
Fushibenda takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kao misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kao tries to land a leg kick but Fushibenda saw it coming and moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fushibenda shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kao sprawls well. Kao wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Fushibenda gets slowly back to his feet.
Li Kao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Fushibenda.
Fushibenda takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fushibenda tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kao paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kao is looking to score with low kicks.
Fushibenda uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kao.
Jab from Kao.
Kao throws a hook but Fushibenda blocks it.
Kao throws a low kick but Fushibenda avoids it.
Kao throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kao changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kao throws a right and a left that Fushibenda avoids nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kao throws a wild body kick that Fushibenda sees coming a mile off.
Kao paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kao throws a sloppy head kick and Fushibenda moves out of range easily.
Kao misses with a two punch combination.
Kao stuns Fushibenda with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kao fails to land with a series of punches.
Kao misses with a wild combination.
Kao scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kao throws out a leg kick but Fushibenda moves out of range and Kao only half commits.
A jab lands there for Kao.
Kao takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

Fushibenda darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kao is trying to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fushibenda is taking a breather. Kao says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Fushibenda wants to control but Kao is keeping him busy.
Fushibenda stops Kao from getting back to his feet.

Fushibenda is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Kao is just riding it out for now. Fushibenda eventually gives up the hold.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Kao is defending against the submission attempts here by Fushibenda.

Kao kicks off Fushibenda and gets to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Li Kao dominated that round.
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.

Fushibenda fails with a takedown attempt.
Li Kao is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fushibenda takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kao scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kao smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kao lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fushibenda was well out of range. Poor timing from Kao.
Kao waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fushibenda.
Kao throws a one two combo.
The fighters circling - Fushibenda throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Li Kao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kao throws a lazy right hand but Fushibenda sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kao bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kao misses with a body shot.
Kao misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Kao. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kao.
Fushibenda throws a looping overhand right but Kao ducks down to avoid it.
Fushibenda misses with a kick to the body
and Kao counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kao throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fushibenda doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Kao to counter with a crisp jab.
Kao lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Fushibenda backs up against the cage.
Kao lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kao fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fushibenda manages to avoid it.

Fushibenda darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kao is trying to control but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kao wants to get back to his feet.
Fushibenda is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Fushibenda is stalling here. Kao is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Fushibenda seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Kao has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Kao knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Fushibenda on the ground.
Fushibenda is trying to work for a sweep but Kao has mounted him!
Kao wants to control the pace but Fushibenda is squirming around nicely.
Fushibenda can't escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kao looking to control but Fushibenda is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fushibenda regains half guard.

Kao stands up out of the half guard.
Kao checks a leg kick.
A jab from Kao finds it's way through Fushibenda's defenses.
Fushibenda displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kao throws out the jab.
Good work by Fushibenda as he checks the leg kick.
Li Kao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fushibenda takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kao misses with an uppercut. Fushibenda saw that one coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fushibenda tries to move into range but Kao moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kao bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Fushibenda's head.
Fushibenda doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kao counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Li Kao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Fushibenda.
Kao misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fushibenda.
Kao scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Fushibenda doesn't seem bothered though.
Kao misses with a double jab.
No joy there for Kao, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fushibenda was well out of range. Poor timing from Kao.
Fushibenda has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kao throws a leg kick that misses.
Nice sprawl there from Kao as Fushibenda shoots in.
The crowd cheers as Kao lands an impressive looking overhand right. Fushibenda doesn't seem phased though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Li Kao dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Kao misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kao lands with a hook. Fushibenda tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Fushibenda avoids the body shot from Kao.
Fushibenda keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kao throws a series of punches but Fushibenda avoids them all with ease.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Fushibenda checks a leg kick.
Kao uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fushibenda.
Fushibenda fails with a takedown attempt.
Fushibenda avoids the body shot from Kao.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fushibenda has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Fushibenda with a poor takedown
and Kao counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fushibenda moves out of range of the strikes.
Fushibenda doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kao makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Li Kao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Fushibenda.
Fushibenda takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kao rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fushibenda moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kao throws a shot to the body.
Kao lands with a shot to the body.
Kao lands a slapping body shot.
Fushibenda misses with a straight right.
Kao thuds a left hand into Fushibenda's body.
Fushibenda takes one to the chin there.
Kao throws a series of punches but Fushibenda moves out of range.
A punch combination from Kao misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kao just misses with a punch to the body.
Fushibenda fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kao checks it well.
Kao lands a nice shot that snaps Fushibenda's head back.
Kao will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kao tests Fushibenda's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fushibenda ducks under a wild hook from Kao.
Li Kao is winning the standup battle so far.
Kao throws a shot from downtown. Fushibenda moves away and avoids it.
Kao throws a jab but it's blocked by Fushibenda.
Fushibenda with a poor takedown
and Kao counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kao scores with a hook to the body. Fushibenda takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Li Kao is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kao lands a body shot.
Fushibenda takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kao throws a right hand that Fushibenda ducks under and follows up with a left that Fushibenda also avoids with ease.
Kao misses with a few strikes there.
Kao wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fushibenda is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kao.
Kao lands with a straight right. Fushibenda didn't see that one coming.
Kao comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kao.
Kao stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kao.
Kao lands a slapping body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kao connects with the punch.
Kao scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fushibenda misses with a takedown attempt
and Kao connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kao stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kao scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fushibenda walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kao sizes up Fushibenda with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kao tries to bum rush Fushibenda with a series of wild strikes but Fushibenda uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fushibenda throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kao cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kao misses with a two punch combination.
Kao misses with a double jab.
Jake Fushibenda has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fushibenda avoids the head kick by Kao.

And that's the end of the fight!
Li Kao showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kao, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:26
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Li Kao!