PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Japa Kaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Juggernaut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Kaka
vs
Juggernaut

190 cm
34
275 lbs
22 - 15 - 0

192 cm
32
213 lbs
28 - 10 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

CEC Nutrition Q160

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 22 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Japa Kaka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johnny Juggernaut!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Micheangelo Fripello and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Juggernaut is looking to chop away at Kaka's legs.
Juggernaut tries to land a body kick
and Kaka connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Juggernaut staying out of range there.
Kaka waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Juggernaut.
A bone on bone clash there as Kaka blocks the leg kick.
Juggernaut waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kaka.

Juggernaut clinches.

Kaka breaks from the clinch.
Kaka lands a jab to the nose.
Good exchange - Juggernaut coming out on top.
Juggernaut misses with a head kick.
Juggernaut throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Juggernaut.
A good leg kick by Juggernaut.
Juggernaut throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kaka counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Juggernaut misses with a low kick.
Kaka avoids a kick to the body.
Juggernaut tries to land a leg kick but Kaka saw it coming and moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaka scores with a jab. Juggernaut acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kaka tries to bum rush Juggernaut with a series of wild strikes but Juggernaut uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Juggernaut throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kaka.
Kaka throws out a loose jab but Juggernaut uses good head movement to avoid it.
Juggernaut gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kaka scores with a punch to the head.
Juggernaut throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kaka counters with a three punch combo that has Juggernaut backing up. Juggernaut nods at Kaka to acknowledge the strikes.
Kaka moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Juggernaut sizes up Kaka with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kaka takes a kick to the side of the head.
Juggernaut takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kaka throws a right and a left that Juggernaut avoids nicely.
Kaka drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kaka moves out of range of the strikes.
Juggernaut lands a really nice looking cross but Kaka seems unphased.
A jab from Juggernaut does it's job there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juggernaut ducks under a wild hook from Kaka.
Juggernaut slips a jab and a cross from Kaka.
A big left from Kaka misses.
Kaka misses with a body shot

and Juggernaut counters by moving into the clinch.
Juggernaut throws a head punch that misses.
Kaka tries to break free but Juggernaut pushes him back against the cage.
Juggernaut misses with the head strike.
Juggernaut lands a nice uppercut.
Kaka wants to break the clinch but can't.
Juggernaut misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Juggernaut lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kaka backwards.
Juggernaut lands an elbow that stopped Kaka in his tracks for a moment.

Kaka breaks from the clinch.
Kaka lands a jab to Juggernaut's midsection.
Kaka misses with a wild combination.
Kaka uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Juggernaut has time to react.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaka lands a two punch combo.

It looks like Johnny Juggernaut has been cut.
Juggernaut throws a body punch but Kaka moves out of range.
Juggernaut throws a nice inside leg kick.
Juggernaut displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kaka throws out the jab.
Kaka throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Juggernaut.
A jab from Juggernaut finds it's way through Kaka's defenses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Juggernaut.
Juggernaut tries to land a front kick but Kaka steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kaka slips a jab from Juggernaut.
Juggernaut tries to land a body kick
and Kaka counters with a stiff right hand.
Johnny Juggernaut seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Juggernaut is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kaka.
Juggernaut drops his hands momentarily and Kaka takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Juggernaut lands with a kick to the ribs.
Juggernaut staying out of range there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juggernaut slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Juggernaut lands a right hook to the body.
Juggernaut motions for Kaka to come forward. Juggernaut throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Juggernaut loads up on a big right hand but Kaka slips the punch.
Juggernaut misses with the body kick
and Kaka counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Juggernaut on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kaka is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A head kick misses from Juggernaut.
Juggernaut throws a hook to the side of Kaka's head but Kaka sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Juggernaut fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kaka manages to avoid it.
Kaka cracks Juggernaut with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kaka thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kaka misses with a two punch combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kaka fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Juggernaut on the side of the head.
Kaka slips a straight right by Juggernaut.
Juggernaut is looking to chop away at Kaka's legs.
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 Japa Kaka will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Johnny Juggernaut's cut.
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.

Juggernaut thumps Kaka with a low kick.
Kaka misses with a two punch combination.
Juggernaut wants to clinch.
Juggernaut bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kaka's head backwards.
Kaka throws a hook but Juggernaut avoids it easily.
Kaka scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A combination from Kaka does no damage.
Japa Kaka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Donk. Kaka catches Juggernaut right on the button with a cross.
Juggernaut swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kaka counters with a stiff right hand.
Kaka on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Juggernaut throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kaka dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Juggernaut misses with a leg kick
letting Kaka counter with a right hand.
Juggernaut throws a leg kick but Kaka moved away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaka misses with a looping left.
Kaka throws a right and a left that Juggernaut avoids nicely.

Juggernaut closes the distance and clinches.
Juggernaut tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Juggernaut on the inside.

Kaka pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Kaka misses.
Kaka throws a series of punches but Juggernaut moves out of range.
Kaka avoids the head kick by Juggernaut.
Juggernaut fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Japa Kaka is winning the standup battle so far.
Juggernaut misses with a straight left.
Juggernaut misses with a leg kick.
Juggernaut attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Juggernaut throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kaka looks to land a left hand but Juggernaut moved out of range nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Juggernaut.
Juggernaut throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kaka scores with a hook.
Kaka blocks the body kick.
Juggernaut scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kaka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Juggernaut.
Juggernaut thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kaka looks to score with a jab to the body but Juggernaut is just out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice uppercut there from Kaka.
Juggernaut takes one to the chin there.
Juggernaut jabs Kaka to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kaka takes a swing at Juggernaut's ribcage but misses.
Juggernaut misses the jab.
Kaka lands a lovely overhand right.
Kaka ducks under a wild hook from Juggernaut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juggernaut throws a series of punches but Kaka avoids them all with ease.
Juggernaut misses with a straight left.
Juggernaut swings widly with a right hand
and Kaka counters with a right hand to the body.
Juggernaut buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kaka works over Juggernaut's head and body with a nice combination.
Kaka misses with a two punch combination.
Juggernaut misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kaka counters with a three punch combo that has Juggernaut backing up. Juggernaut nods at Kaka to acknowledge the strikes.
Juggernaut lands with a nice body punch.
Juggernaut wants to clinch.
Kaka fails to land with a series of punches.
Juggernaut throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kaka moves out of range of the body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juggernaut takes one to the chin there.
Juggernaut tries a head kick but it misses.
Juggernaut avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kaka misses with an uppercut. Juggernaut saw that one coming.
Juggernaut takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Juggernaut throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Juggernaut throws a push kick but Kaka slaps the foot to one side.
Juggernaut throws a leg kick which misses Kaka's front leg but catches the back leg as Kaka tries to avoid it.
Kaka looks to land a combination but Juggernaut avoids it well.
Juggernaut has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kaka scores with a shot to the body.
Kaka ducks under a wild hook from Juggernaut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Juggernaut slips a jab from Kaka.
Kaka misses with a straight left.
Juggernaut tries to close the distance and clinch but Kaka swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Juggernaut looking to land some kicks to the body here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Japa Kaka dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Juggernaut's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Juggernaut tries to land a leg kick but Kaka saw it coming and moves away.
Kaka scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Juggernaut doesn't seem bothered though.
Juggernaut displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kaka throws out the jab.
A swing and a miss from Juggernaut.
Kaka scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Juggernaut lands with an overhand left.
Kaka checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Good work by Kaka as he checks the leg kick.
Juggernaut throws a lazy right hand but Kaka sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Juggernaut walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The fighters circling - Juggernaut throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kaka works Juggernaut's body with a nice hook.
Kaka is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Juggernaut jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Juggernaut throws a jab when Kaka was well out of range.
Kaka throws a series of punches but Juggernaut avoids them all with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaka on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kaka lands a glancing blow to the side of Juggernaut's head.
Juggernaut rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kaka counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Juggernaut drops his hands momentarily and Kaka takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Juggernaut throws a jab when Kaka was well out of range.
Kaka lands a really nice looking cross but Juggernaut seems unphased.
Kaka slips a straight right by Juggernaut.
Kaka throws a hook but Juggernaut avoids it easily.
Juggernaut slips a jab and a cross from Kaka.
Kaka lands a body shot.
Juggernaut buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kaka is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Good exchange - Juggernaut coming out on top.
Juggernaut swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kaka looks to score with a jab to the body but Juggernaut is just out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kaka, as that shot connected.
Johnny Juggernaut has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juggernaut connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kaka misses with an uppercut. Juggernaut saw that one coming.
A jab from Kaka misses.
Kaka darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kaka throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Juggernaut scores with a jab to the body.
Kaka throws a right hand that Juggernaut ducks under and follows up with a left that Juggernaut also avoids with ease.
Juggernaut throws a head kick that misses.
Juggernaut lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kaka backs up against the cage.

Kaka tries to keep at a distance but Juggernaut has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kaka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Juggernaut throws an elbow that misses.
Juggernaut tries to throw a body punch but Kaka avoids it by throwing Juggernaut back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaka looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Juggernaut.
Juggernaut has a couple of punches blocked by Kaka.
Juggernaut swings wildly with an uppercut but Kaka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kaka wants to get back to striking at distance but Juggernaut won't allow it.
Juggernaut lands a body punch.

Kaka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
An inside leg kick lands from Juggernaut.
Kaka misses with a straight right.
Juggernaut falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kaka makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Juggernaut misses with a combination
and Kaka counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kaka throws a shot to the body.
Kaka cracks a nice hook into Juggernaut's ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juggernaut throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kaka scores with a jab to the head.
Juggernaut throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Juggernaut moves in looking to clinch but Kaka pushes him off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kaka moves out of range of the strikes.
Juggernaut uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kaka.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Juggernaut in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Juggernaut takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Juggernaut moves in looking to clinch but Kaka pushes him off.
Kaka moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Kaka shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Juggernaut eats them both and turns towards Kaka to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Juggernaut with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Juggernaut takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kaka scores with a jab to the body.
Kaka lands a nice hook to Juggernaut's body. Juggernaut takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Japa Kaka showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kaka, 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Japa Kaka!
Japa Kaka seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.