PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Austin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hideya Kaayi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Austin
vs
Kaayi

190 cm
27
205 lbs
15 - 17 - 0

182 cm
32
193 lbs
10 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Kore Fight Nutrition [TG]

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 15 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Austin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hideya Kaayi!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kaayi tries to keep at a distance but Austin has taken the fight into the clinch.
Austin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Austin working aggressively here.
Kaayi misses with a knee strike.
Kaayi wants to break free but Austin has control.
Kaayi using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Austin lands a body punch.
Kaayi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Austin looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kaayi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kaayi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Austin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Austin creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kaayi's defenses.

It looks like Hideya Kaayi has been cut.
Austin stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kaayi blocking some punches.
Austin takes a knee to the side of the body.
Austin lands a nice uppercut.
Our sources have told us that Austin has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kaayi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Austin misses with a body punch.
Kaayi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Austin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaayi has had enough of the clinch but Austin keeps him there for the moment.
Kaayi tries to break the clinch but Austin is controlling the position.
Kaayi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Austin struggles to land a body shot inside as Kaayi controls his hands.
Kaayi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Austin backwards.
Austin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kaayi told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.

Kaayi breaks from the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Austin darts in and clinches Kaayi up against the cage.
Kaayi tries to throw a body punch but Austin avoids it by throwing Kaayi back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Kaayi fails to land.
Kaayi tries to work over Austin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kaayi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Kaayi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Austin avoids the body shot from Kaayi.
Kaayi throws a body shot but no joy.
Kaayi just misses with a punch to the body.

Austin darts in and clinches Kaayi up against the cage.
Austin has Kaayi pressed against the cage, preventing Kaayi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kaayi tries to land knees in the clinch but Austin avoids the damage to the body.
Austin takes a knee to the side of the body.

Kaayi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kaayi punishes Austin's body with a nice straight punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Kaayi drives through and clinches with Austin against the cage.

Austin manages to break the clinch.
Kaayi walks into a jab.

Austin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kaayi tries to break free but Austin pushes him back against the cage.
Kaayi avoids the elbow strike from Austin, against the cage.
Kaayi misses with a knee to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Austin.

Austin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Austin on the wrong end of a kick to the body.

Austin has managed to clinch.
Kaayi lands a right hand.
Kaayi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kaayi wants to break free but Austin has control.
Austin misses with a body punch.
Kaayi blocks a body shot from Austin.
Austin lands with a light punch inside.

Kaayi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Austin clinches with his opponent.
Austin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kaayi scores with a shot to the side of Austin's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaayi misses with some punches.
Kaayi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kaayi lands a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Kaayi scores with a nice short uppercut.

Austin manages to break the clinch.

Kaayi moves into the clinch.

Kaayi breaks the clinch.

Austin has managed to clinch.
Kaayi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Austin is looking to control Kaayi's arms but Kaayi gets an underhook and turns him. Now Austin has his back to the cage.
Austin cracks Kaayi with a nice body shot.
Austin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kaayi lands with a light punch inside.
A right hand to the body from Kaayi.
Kaayi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kaayi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Austin pushes Kaayi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Kaayi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Kaayi moves into range and clinches up with Austin.

Kaayi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Austin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Austin looks to land a combination but Kaayi avoids it well.

Austin moves into range and clinches up with Kaayi.
Kaayi is trying to break the clinch but Austin is controlling him.
Kaayi is looking to break free of the clinch but Austin has double underhooks.
Kaayi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Austin throws a punch but it's blocked by Kaayi.
Austin working aggressively here.
Austin wants to stall.
Still in the clinch, Kaayi scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Austin.
Kaayi lands with a short shot to the head.
Austin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kaayi.
Nice body punch from Austin - that landed with a thud.
Kaayi looks winded!
Austin tries to stall but Kaayi uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Austin lands an elbow inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Austin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Austin forces Kaayi back against the cage and clinches.

Austin breaks from the clinch.

Austin gets a clinch.

Austin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Hideya Kaayi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Hideya Kaayi'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.

Austin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kaayi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Austin moves away.

Austin has Kaayi up against the cage in a clinch.
Kaayi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Austin has him pressed against the cage.
Austin prevents a body shot from Kaayi.
Kaayi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kaayi swings wildly with an uppercut but Austin uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Kaayi.
Kaayi is trying to force a seperation but Austin has the dominant position.
Austin tries a body shot but Kaayi blocks it.
Austin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Austin avoiding damage as Kaayi throws knees to the body.
Austin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Austin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Austin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kaayis head.
Austin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kaayi lands a body punch.
Austin misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Austin.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kaayi digs a right hand underneath Austin's ribcage. Austin let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaayi digs a right hand underneath Austin's ribcage. Austin let out a lung full of air as it connected.

Kaayi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kaayi swings for the body but Austin moves out of range.
Austin avoids the head kick by Kaayi.

Austin pushes Kaayi up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Austin fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kaayi.
Kaayi utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kaayi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Kaayi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Kaayi gets tackled into the cage by Austin. Austin maintains the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Kaayi.
Austin working hard to break the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Austin.
Austin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Austin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Austin breaks from the clinch.
Hideya Kaayi seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Kaayi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kaayi misses with a knee strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Austin lands with a light punch inside.
Kaayi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Austin lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That has opened up Hideya Kaayi's cut even more.
Austin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Austin breaks from the clinch.

Austin has managed to clinch.
Kaayi is trying to force a seperation but Austin has the dominant position.
Austin has Kaayi pressed against the cage, preventing Kaayi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kaayi misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Kaayi manages to break the clinch.
Austin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kaayi looks to land a left hand but Austin moved out of range nicely.
Jack Austin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Austin closes the distance and clinches.
Kaayi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Austin swings wildly with an uppercut but Kaayi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Austin tries to throw a body punch but Kaayi avoids it by throwing Austin back against the cage.
Kaayi wants to break free but Austin has control.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Austin.
Kaayi blocks an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Kaayi as the two fighters clinch.
Kaayi has a couple of punches blocked by Austin.
Kaayi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Austin breaks from the clinch.
Kaayi scores with a head kick. Austin tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

Austin rushes Kaayi and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kaayi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Austin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kaayi stuns Austin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Austin forces Kaayi back against the cage and clinches.
A left hand lands to the body for Austin.
Kaayi tries to break the clinch but Austin is controlling the position.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Austin just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kaayi's brow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kaayi.
Kaayi scores with a shot to the side of Austin's head.
Kaayi blocks an elbow strike from Austin.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Kaayi breaks the clinch.
Austin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kaayi scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nice jab there from Austin.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaayi throws a series of punches but Austin moves out of range.

Kaayi waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Austin. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Austin to the canvas! Can he finish him!?

Austin is rocked!
Kaayi gets to his feet and stands over Austin, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Austin felt that one! Kaayi unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Austin from any more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hideya Kaayi!
An out of breath and clearly excited Hideya Kaayi thanked Kore Fight Nutrition [TG] for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).