PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Hideya Kaayi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abe Goldman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Kaayi
vs
Goldman

182 cm
35
193 lbs
17 - 11 - 0

190 cm
46
190 lbs
50 - 27 - 0

Excellent MT
Insanely flexible

Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hideya Kaayi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 50 - 27 - 0, fighting out of London, Abe Goldman!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaayi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hideya Kaayi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kaayi jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A head kick from Goldman lands but Kaayi takes it in his stride.

It looks like Hideya Kaayi has been cut.

Kaayi moves into the clinch successfully.
Kaayi lands an uppercut.
Goldman blocks a body shot from Kaayi.
Goldman lands a shoulder strike.
Kaayi prevents a body shot from Goldman.
Goldman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Goldman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kaayi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kaayi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kaayi tries to break free but Goldman pushes him back against the ropes.
Goldman struggles to land a body shot inside as Kaayi controls his hands.

Kaayi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kaayi lands with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kaayi on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kaayi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Goldman.
Kaayi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Goldman can pounce on him.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kaayi closes the distance and clinches.

Kaayi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kaayi tries to clinch up.
Kaayi misses with a kick to the body.
Nice shot lands for Goldman.
Kaayi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Goldman was well out of range. Poor timing from Kaayi.
Goldman now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kaayi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Goldman manages to avoid it.
Kaayi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kaayi tries to clinch
letting Goldman counter with a right hand.
A clash of legs there as Kaayi blocks the low kick.
Goldman misses with a hook.
Kaayi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Goldman's head backwards.
Kaayi punishes Goldman's body with a nice straight punch.

Kaayi drives through and clinches with Goldman against the ropes.
Kaayi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Kaayi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Goldman stuns Kaayi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Goldman misses with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goldman misses with a low kick.
Kaayi throws a body shot but no joy.
Kaayi tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Goldman counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Goldman throws a body shot but no joy.
Goldman is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

It looks like Abe Goldman has been cut.

Kaayi takes the fight into the clinch.
Kaayi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kaayi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Goldman misses with a punch to the body.
Kaayi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kaayi is trying to break the clinch but Goldman has him pressed against the ropes.
Kaayi lands with a left to the head.
Nice body punch from Kaayi.
Kaayi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Goldman or not.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hideya Kaayi dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!

Kaayi lands with a kick to the ribs.
Goldman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Goldman takes one to the side of the head.
Kaayi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Goldman.
Kaayi swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Goldman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kaayi.
A shot to the body from Kaayi misses
and Goldman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kaayi. That's going to slow Goldman down.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Goldman lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kaayi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kaayi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

Kaayi scores with a jab and follows up with an uppercut that drops Goldman to his knees! He bounces straight back to his feet but is forced to take the mandatory standing 8 count before he's allowed to continue. We're back under way and the fighters meet in the middle of the canvas to re-engage.

Goldman is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kaayi connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Goldman out cold! This one is over in a flash!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hideya Kaayi!
Hideya Kaayi gave a mention to Kore Fight Nutrition [TG] in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).