PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Freddy White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toshihiro Kai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). White comes to the cage accompanied by I will go full retard on you!. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

White
vs
Kai

168 cm
22
158 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

215 cm
25
157 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Steel Penn's Skin Shop *laundry 93%

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 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Freddy White!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Toshihiro Kai!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Kai misses its intended target.

White feints and as Kai raises his hands in defense, White changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
White looking to pass the guard.
Kai wants to stand up but White is controlling him.
White wants to pass the guard but Kai is keeping the position.
White looking to sit in guard and control but Kai gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
White is trying to control the position but Kai postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kai stands and steps away. White gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Kai lands a body shot.
Kai misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
White misses the jab.
Kai throws a jab but it's blocked by White.
Kai is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kai tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but White paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kai!
Kai throws a nice looking combination but White bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but White moves away.
White ducks under a wild hook from Kai.
Kai lands an overhand right.
White uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kai.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kai looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
White bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kai's head backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White looks to land a left hand but Kai moved out of range nicely.
Kai tries a head kick but it misses.
Kai jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kai darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kai swinging wildly here.
White throws a looping overhand right but Kai ducks down to avoid it.
White ducks under a wild hook from Kai.
Kai dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kai throws a lazy head kick
enabling White to counter with a crisp jab.
Kai throws a jab when White was well out of range.
Kai misses with a two punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Kai does no damage.
White keeps the fight on the outside.
Kai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from White.
Kai moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kai misses with a shot to the body
and White counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
White takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
White lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Kai misses with a shot to the body
and White counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kai lands with a kick to the temple. White shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kai swinging wildly here.
Kai looks gassed!
Kai lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kai throws an ugly left hook that misses
and White counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kai avoids the head kick by White.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kai connects with a body shot that sends White's belly button to the back.
Kai scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kai bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of White's head.
Kai throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and White counters with a nice uppercut.

White dives in and scores a takedown into Kai's guard.
White wants to control from the top but Kai keeps moving.
White pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kai is keeping the position for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kai keeping moving, preventing White from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Toshihiro Kai will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

White keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kai.
Kai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from White.
White throws a jab but it's blocked by Kai.
Kai will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A jab from Kai misses.
Kai scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kai misses with a body shot.
Kai tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but White paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kai misses with a body kick.
Kai throws out a leg kick but White moves out of range and Kai only half commits.
Toshihiro Kai seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kai misses with a jab to the body
and White counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kai misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kai wants to clinch.
Toshihiro Kai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White tries to move into range but Kai moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kai goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A punch lands to the side of White 's head but he takes it in his stride.
White jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big left from White misses.
Nice uppercut there from Kai.
Kai looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kai fails with an attempt to clinch.
White throws a poor cross that misses
and Kai counters with a stiff right hand.
Kai throws a sloppy body shot
and White cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

White looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Kai is trying to stand back up but White is controlling him
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kai is breathing heavily.

White seems to be looking for submissions.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

White is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Kai is just riding it out for now. White eventually gives up the hold.

White is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

White is looking for a kimura but Kai is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for White to get the leverage.
White tries to pass to full mount but Kai defends it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

White is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kai has managed to free his arm - good work.
Kai gets full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
White trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Toshihiro Kai will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! White's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Kai thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on White if he has to take too many more of those.
Kai tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. White manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kai throws a lazy right hand but White sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kai darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A jab from Kai misses.
A telegraphed right hand from White misses the target.
Kai misses with an uppercut. White saw that one coming.
Kai steps to the side to avoid the strikes from White.
White throws a jab but it's blocked by Kai.
White shoots in for a takedown but Kai shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A telegraphed right hand from White misses the target.
White swats away the attempt to clinch by Kai.
Kai is looking to clinch but White is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kai lands with a nice combination. White backs away looking to recover.
Kai scores with a nice head shot.
Kai lands a glancing blow to the side of White's head.

Kai clinches up with White and pushes him back against the cage.
Kai throws a punch but it's blocked by White.
Kai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
White goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kai prevents it.
Kai lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kai working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kai.
Kai tries a body shot but White blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kai tries to work over White's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kai throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Whites head.
Toshihiro Kai is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
White jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kai walks away with a smile on his face. White gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Freddy White. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice uppercut there from Kai.
Kai throws a head kick that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
White lands with a kick to the temple. Kai shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A telegraphed right hand from White misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kai. White does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kai avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
White looks to score with a jab to the body but Kai is just out of range.
Kai throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kai misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kai is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
White slips under a jab from Kai.
Kai moves out of range of the strikes.
Freddy White has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
White dodges the punch combination from Kai.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kai 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 White has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from White and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kai takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kai tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. White manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
White keeps the fight on the outside.
A swing and a miss from White.
White is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kai closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kai gets underhooks to prevent White's takedown attempt.
Kai misses with a hook to the ribs.
White tries for a takedown. No joy.
White has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kai avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kai blocking some punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Toshihiro Kai comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kai winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29

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