PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Toshihiro Kai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sandro Filcic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Kai
vs
Filcic

215 cm
22
157 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

178 cm
25
157 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
Dangerous knees
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Toshihiro Kai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Sandro Filcic!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, William Gold and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Filcic moves away.
Filcic throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kai scores with a nice strike.
Nice straight punches there by Kai. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kai.
Kai throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Filcic swings for the body but Kai moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kai. Filcic does a little dance to reset his feet.

Filcic tries to keep at a distance but Kai has taken the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kai is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kai lands a shoulder strike.
Filcic tries to work over Kai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kai throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch on the inside from Kai fails to land.
Filcic lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kai misses with a punch on the inside.
Filcic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kai throws a series of punches but Filcic avoids them all with ease.
Kai is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Filcic misses with a body shot
letting Kai counter with a right hand.
Filcic slips under a jab from Kai.
Kai closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kai misses the body punch
and Filcic counters with a low kick, right behind Kai 's knee.
Kai lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Filcic moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Filcic looks to land a right hand but Kai moved out of range.
Filcic lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kai throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Filcic on the side of the head.
Kai fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kai misses with a hook. Filcic ducked under it nicely.
Kai misses with a double jab
and Filcic counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kai's knee momentarily.
Kai checks a leg kick.
Kai lands a jab to the nose.
Filcic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kai looks to land a right hand but Filcic moved out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filcic moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Filcic tries to clinch there but Kai circles away.
Kai really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kai fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kai is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A big left from Kai misses.
Kai bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Filcic's head backwards.
Kai bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kai lands a jab.
Filcic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kai moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Filcic comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nice defenses there by Filcic.
Kai lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Kai takes a swing at Filcic's ribcage but misses.
Filcic takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kai circles away from the clinch attempt.
Filcic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kai sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kai ducks under a wild hook from Filcic.
Kai throws a body punch but Filcic moves out of range.
Filcic blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Toshihiro Kai dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Filcic gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kai.
Filcic throws an overhand right that lands on Kai's shoulder, as Kai tries to avoid the shot.
Filcic throws a chopping leg kick but Kai manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kai is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Filcic.
Filcic with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kai to score with a decent uppercut.
Kai avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kai throws an overhand right that lands on Filcic's shoulder, as Filcic tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kai thows a body shot but no joy.
Filcic keeps the fight on the outside.
Kai misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Filcic misses with a shot to the body
and Kai counters with a right hand to the body.
Filcic connects with a leg kick. Kai looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A left lands for Kai.
Filcic swings for the body but Kai moves out of range.
Kai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Filcic manages to avoid it.
Kai lands a nice hook to Filcic's body. Filcic takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Filcic slips a straight right by Kai.
Kai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Filcic lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filcic circles away from the clinch attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Filcic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kai tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kai is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kai thows a body shot but no joy.
Filcic takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kai throws a predictable looking body shot
and Filcic counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kai scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kai moves out of range of the strikes.
An inside leg kick from Filcic misses.
Filcic lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kai with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Filcic to score with a decent uppercut.
Filcic throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Filcic misses with a body punch
and Kai counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kai throws a body punch but Filcic moves out of range.
Kai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kai misses with a hook. Filcic ducked under it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kai lands a two punch combo.
Kai wants to clinch but Filcic slips to the side
and Filcic counters with an outside leg kick.
A shot to the body from Filcic misses
and Kai counters with a three punch combo that has Filcic backing up. Filcic nods at Kai to acknowledge the strikes.
Filcic misses with a jab to the body
and Kai counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Toshihiro Kai is winning the standup battle so far.
Filcic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kai was well out of range. Poor timing from Filcic.
A shot to the liver by Kai. Beautiful body shot.
Kai looks to land a left hand but Filcic moved out of range nicely.
Kai misses with an uppercut.
A big right from Kai misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Toshihiro Kai dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Kai misses with a jab to the body
and Filcic counters with a nice leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Kai.
Kai waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Filcic.
Filcic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kai swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Filcic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kai.
Filcic misses with a body shot
and Kai counters with a nice body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Filcic moves away from the strike by Kai.
Kai scores with a jab. Filcic acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Filcic fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kai manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Filcic throws a lazy right hand but Kai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kai throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Filcic showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kai.
Filcic throws the left hand but Kai avoids the punch easily.
Filcic just misses with a punch to the body.
Filcic defending well as Kai loads up on a big left hand.
Filcic misses with a straight left.
Kai is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Filcic throws a body punch but Kai moves out of range.
Sandro Filcic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Filcic will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kai cracks Filcic with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Filcic walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kai checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Toshihiro Kai is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Filcic lands a leg kick that knocks Kai off balance momentarily.
Kai misses with a shot to the body
and Filcic counters with an inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Filcic.
Kai on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kai wants to clinch.
Filcic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kai.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kai connects with a nice looking jab.
Filcic on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kai swings for the body but Filcic moves out of range.
Filcic loads up on a big right hand but Kai slips the punch.
Kai misses with a hook. Filcic ducked under it nicely.
Kai jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kai lands a nice looking body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Filcic tries to move into range but Kai moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kai cracks Filcic with a good jab.
Filcic takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kai takes a swing at Filcic's ribcage but misses.
Kai scores with the left hand. Filcic knows he should have avoided that one.
A jab from Kai misses.
A jab from Filcic misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A big right from Filcic misses.
Kai digs a good hook to Filcic's body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Toshihiro Kai showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kai has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Toshihiro Kai!