PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Noah Cold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hideya Kaayi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Noah Cold could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Hideya Kaayi's chin.

Cold
vs
Kaayi

185 cm
19
193 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

182 cm
25
193 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

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Excellent boxer
Very quick

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Noah Cold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hideya Kaayi!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Patrick Alders and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cold comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kaayi tries to clinch up.
Cold misses with a body shot.
A right-left combo lands from Cold.

It looks like Hideya Kaayi has been cut.
Cold takes a head kick and keeps coming.

It looks like Noah Cold has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cold throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kaayi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kaayi looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

Nice combo by Cold! Oh, that's hurt him - Kaayi falls to the canvas and Cold follows him into side control.

Kaayi is rocked!
Cold working the ground and pound but Kaayi is defending the strikes.
Kaayi is still in real trouble! Can Cold finish him?
Kaayi manages to work his way to half guard, despite Cold's best efforts.

Cold is working for a submission of some sort.
Kaayi seems to have recovered his senses.
Cold controlling the action here.
Cold works his way into full mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaayi blocking the ground and pound.
Cold tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Cold throwing strikes here but Kaayi is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Cold content just to control the position here.
Kaayi trying desperately to get to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cold lands a heavy elbow.
Kaayi wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Cold.
Cold throwing strikes here but Kaayi is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Kaayi is wriggling around trying to escape.
Cold controlling the pace for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kaayi is bucking up trying to escape but Cold cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cold looking to finish Kaayi with some ground and pound. This is bad for Kaayi!
Kaayi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cold controlling the pace for now.
Cold wants to control the pace but Kaayi is squirming around nicely.
Cold looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Kaayi really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Cold takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaayi is working to get back to half guard.
Cold throws some wild stikes that Kaayi manages to avoid easily.
Cold throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Cold throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Kaayi is looking to improve his position but Cold isn't that keen on the idea.
Cold with the ground and pound from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cold throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Cold scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Kaayi?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Noah Cold dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Cold lands a jab to Kaayi's midsection.
Cold scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cold lands with a nice body punch.
Kaayi throws a combination that misses
and Cold counters with a one-two to the body.
Cold throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kaayi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cold lands with a big left! Kaayi is wobbled badly! Cold comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Kaayi to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Noah Cold!
A relieved looking Noah Cold thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Hideya Kaayi was interviewed post fight and said 'Battle Lost but the War continues Team Goroshi - Aplha-Male Supplements'.