PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Kaeo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mequetrefe Nervoso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kaeo comes into the arena with On Fire blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kaeo
vs
Nervoso

182 cm
28
216 lbs
11 - 12 - 0

180 cm
20
210 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Steel Penn's Skin Shop *laundry 93%

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dan Kaeo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mequetrefe Nervoso!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaeo shoots in but Nervoso avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Kaeo shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kaeo showed some decent athleticism there.
Nervoso keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Nervoso wants to control but Kaeo is keeping busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaeo scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Nervoso wants to control but Kaeo is keeping busy.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Mequetrefe Nervoso wasn't active enough on the ground.
Horrible takedown by Kaeo or perhaps it was just good defense by Nervoso which made him look bad.
Kaeo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Nervoso connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kaeo scrambles back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaeo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kaeo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Nervoso counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Kaeo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nervoso checks a low kick from Kaeo.
Nervoso misses with a jab, cross combination.
A punch combination from Nervoso misses.

Oooooh!!! Kaeo has knocked Nervoso down with a huge combo! Kaeo steps away and waves a wobbly Nervoso back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

It looks like Mequetrefe Nervoso has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nervoso moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Kaeo fails to land the takedown.
Dan Kaeo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaeo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kaeo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kaeo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Nervoso manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Donk. Nervoso catches Kaeo right on the button with a cross.
Nervoso lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nervoso ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kaeo is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Kaeo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Nervoso bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Nervoso wants to pass the guard but Kaeo is keeping the position.
Nervoso controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
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 Dan Kaeo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mequetrefe Nervoso's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Nervoso bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kaeo's head backwards.
Kaeo shoots in looking for a takedown but Nervoso manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kaeo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Nervoso enables Kaeo to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Nervoso manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Kaeo looking to sit in guard and control but Nervoso gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kaeo keeping moving, preventing Nervoso from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nervoso is fighting to break Kaeo's control of his arms but Kaeo is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kaeo looks for a takedown but Nervoso sprawls well.
Nervoso misses with a double jab.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kaeo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Kaeo. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Kaeo shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Kaeo was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaeo misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Nervoso wants to hold on but Kaeo pushes him away.
Kaeo lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nervoso is in a horrible position here. Kaeo smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Kaeo punching from mount but Nervoso doing a good job of avoiding damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nervoso avoids a series of strikes thrown by Kaeo.
Kaeo raining down hammerfists from mount.
Kaeo is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Nervoso can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Kaeo controlling from mount.
Nervoso is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kaeo throwing strikes here but Nervoso is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kaeo thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Kaeo controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Kaeo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mequetrefe Nervoso'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. This is the final round!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Kaeo.
Nervoso avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Kaeo.
Nervoso is trying to control Kaeo's posture but Kaeo avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nervoso tries to bench press Kaeo off him but Kaeo keeps the position.
Nervoso is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Kaeo misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Kaeo creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kaeo tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kaeo has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Kaeo throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Kaeo in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nervoso dodges the ground and pound from Kaeo.
Kaeo moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Kaeo throwing shots but missing, from side control.
You can see the frustration on Nervoso's face as Kaeo controls the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Dan Kaeo.
Kaeo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Nervoso manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Good exchange - Nervoso coming out on top.
Nervoso looks to land a right hand but Kaeo moved out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kaeo. That's going to slow Nervoso down.
Dan Kaeo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kaeo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Nervoso defends it nicely.
Mequetrefe Nervoso has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nervoso chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kaeo can pounce on him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nervoso stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Nervoso wants it to stay on the feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Kaeo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kaeo, 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Kaeo!