PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bada Bada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kimo Kanoa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bada comes into the arena with The Prodigy Warriors Dance blaring out of the sound system. Kimo Kanoa is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Bada
vs
Kanoa

179 cm
26
169 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

183 cm
23
180 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Powerful

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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 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bada Bada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kimo Kanoa!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bada slips under a jab.
Bada throws a hook but Kanoa blocks it.
Kanoa misses with a straight left.
A slow jab from Bada misses its intended target.
Kanoa works the jab nicely.
Bada missing with a left hand there. Kanoa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bada keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bada misses with an uppercut. Kanoa saw that one coming.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bada.
Kanoa throws a looping overhand right but Bada ducks down to avoid it.
Bada shoots in looking for a takedown. Kanoa tries to sprawl out of it but Bada keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kanoa manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bada misses with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bada closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Kanoa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bada throws out the jab.
Bada scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kanoa lands a head shot.
Bada shoots in and drives through. Kanoa sprawls well.
Kanoa feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Badas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
No joy there for Kanoa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kanoa moves away from the strike by Bada.
Bada waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kanoa.
Bada throws a hook but Kanoa avoids it easily.
Kanoa lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kanoa displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bada.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bada Bada. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Kanoa.
Kimo Kanoa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bada throws the left hand but Kanoa avoids the punch easily.
Bada fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bada Bada seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kanoa needs to keep his hands up - Bada had a free shot at his head there.
Bada thows a body shot but no joy.
Bada closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kanoa circles away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kanoa.
A jab from Bada misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bada uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kanoa has time to react.
Bada throws a shot from downtown. Kanoa moves away and avoids it.
Kanoa misses with a combination
and Bada makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kanoa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bada.
Kanoa throws a right and a left that Bada avoids nicely.
Bada swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kanoa blocks a jab.
Some wild striking there from Bada.
Kanoa ducks under a wild hook from Bada.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bada shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kanoa but Kanoa pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bada fails with a takedown attempt.
Bada ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bada misses with a hook.
Kanoa connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kanoa moves away from the strike by Bada.
Kanoa gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kanoa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bada throws out the jab.
Kanoa takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bada shoots in for a double leg but Kanoa sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Bada Bada will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Kanoa jabs Bada right on the nose. Bada blinks but takes it well.

Bada is rocked!

It looks like Bada Bada has been cut.
Kanoa lands with a right and another and another! Bada is in big trouble! Kanoa lands again and this time it's lights out for Bada! A quality knockout there for Kanoa.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Kimo Kanoa!