PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Retsu Kaioh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Professor Subzero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Kaioh
vs
Subzero

192 cm
42
265 lbs
32 - 20 - 0

215 cm
32
267 lbs
10 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

SP Ultimate Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 20 - 0, fighting out of London, Retsu Kaioh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Professor Subzero!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Dillan Fox and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Subzero lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Kaioh blocks the leg kick.
Kaioh tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Subzero feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kaioh's calf.
Subzero finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Subzero tries to work over Kaioh's front leg with a kick but Kaioh checks it.
Subzero misses with a head kick.
Kaioh pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kaioh takes a swing at Subzero's ribcage but misses.
Subzero wants to counter the offense by Kaioh and move into the clinch position.
We've been informed that Subzero has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Subzero tries a head kick but it misses.
It looked like Kaioh was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Subzero wants to slow Kaioh down by chopping away at his legs.
Kaioh fires out a quick counter leg kick but Subzero just manages to avoid it.
Subzero misses with a low kick as Kaioh jumps back.
Subzero moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kaioh stalks Subzero and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Subzero's face. Subzero staggers backwards, shaken.
A clash of legs there as Kaioh blocks the low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Subzero throws a leg kick but Kaioh sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Subzero feints and then cracks Kaioh's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kaioh down.
Professor Subzero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kaioh pivots, looking for a leg kick but Subzero is out of range and Kaioh settles back down.
Subzero wants to slow Kaioh down by chopping away at his legs.
Kaioh throws a hook but Subzero blocks it.
Kaioh checks a leg kick nicely.
Subzero dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kaioh. That did some damage!
Subzero checks a leg kick.
Kaioh takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Subzero blocks a head kick by Kaioh.
Kaioh throws a half hearted mid kick.
Subzero throws a head kick that misses.
Kaioh was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Subzero fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kaioh checks it well.
Kaioh keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Subzero moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kaioh looks for the body kick but Subzero saw that one coming.
Subzero lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Subzero misses with a kick to the body
and Kaioh cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Subzero throws a front kick that sends Kaioh stumbling back into the cage.
Kaioh sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kaioh checks a low kick from Subzero.
Subzero thumps Kaioh with a low kick.
Kaioh throws a solid leg kick but Subzero takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kaioh.
Subzero tries a quick counter leg kick but Kaioh is wise to it.
Kaioh lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Subzero tries to work over Kaioh's front leg with a kick but Kaioh checks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Subzero there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Subzero throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Subzero 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 Kaioh has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kaioh and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kaioh lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Subzero throws a front kick aimed at Kaioh's knee but Kaioh avoids it well.
Kaioh was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Subzero avoids a punch combination nicely.
Subzero throws out a leg kick but Kaioh moves out of range and Subzero only half commits.
Subzero connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kaioh throws a head kick that misses.
Kaioh misses with a straight left.
Subzero walks into a left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Subzero throws a half hearted mid kick.
A head kick misses from Subzero.
Subzero throws a body punch but Kaioh moves out of range.
Subzero with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kaioh misses with an uppercut.
Kaioh pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Subzero throws a front kick aimed at Kaioh's knee but Kaioh avoids it well.
Subzero throws a head kick but Kaioh moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Subzero tries to land a body kick
and Kaioh counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Subzero looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A leg kick checked by Kaioh.
Kaioh lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Subzero circles away quickly and effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Professor Subzero dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Kaioh throws a sloppy head kick and Subzero moves out of range easily.
Subzero avoids the head kick by Kaioh.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Kaioh might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Kaioh throws a shot from downtown. Subzero moves away and avoids it.
Subzero tries a head kick but it misses.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Subzero in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Subzero throws a poor cross that misses
and Kaioh counters with a thumping low kick.
Subzero lands a high kick!
Subzero throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kaioh.
Kaioh blocks a head kick by Subzero.
Kaioh throws a looping overhand right but Subzero ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Subzero uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kaioh.
Subzero tries to counter with a clinch but Kaioh shakes him off and moves away.
Kaioh throws an overhand right that lands on Subzero's shoulder, as Subzero tries to avoid the shot.
Kaioh blocks a head kick by Subzero.
Kaioh misses with a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaioh throws a jab but it's blocked by Subzero.
Subzero throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kaioh avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kaioh looks to land a left hand but Subzero moved out of range nicely.
Kaioh misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Kaioh misses the target.
Subzero throws a leg kick that misses.
Kaioh is looking to counter with a body kick.
Subzero misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kaioh throws a leg kick but Subzero sees it coming and moves out of range.
Subzero wants to counter with a clinch but Kaioh pushes him away.
Subzero throws a sloppy head kick and Kaioh moves out of range easily.
Subzero misses with a body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Subzero.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Subzero checks a low kick from Kaioh.
Subzero throws a leg kick that misses.
Subzero fakes the leg kick and cracks Kaioh in the body.
Professor Subzero seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Subzero fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kaioh checks it well.
Subzero is looking to chop away at Kaioh's legs.
Subzero throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Kaioh counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kaioh looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Subzero tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kaioh is able to avoid easily.
Subzero takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kaioh is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kaioh is looking to chop away at Subzero's legs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Subzero on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Subzero throws a head kick that misses.
Kaioh swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kaioh throws a jab when Subzero was well out of range.
Kaioh throws a front kick aimed at Subzero's knee but Subzero avoids it well.
Subzero steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kaioh.
Subzero throws a head kick that misses.
Subzero throws a low kick but Kaioh avoids it.
Kaioh scores with a punch to the head.
Kaioh goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

It looks like Professor Subzero has been cut.
Subzero throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kaioh counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Subzero steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kaioh.
Kaioh on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Subzero. Subzero obviously looking to wear him down.
Subzero thows a leg kick but Kaioh checks it
and Kaioh counters with a body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaioh misses with a wild body shot.
Subzero throws a chopping leg kick but Kaioh manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
It looked like Kaioh wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kaioh blocks a leg kick.
A big left from Kaioh misses.
Subzero connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kaioh moves out of range of the body kick from Subzero.
Subzero misses with a body shot.
Kaioh tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Subzero swats away the attempt to clinch by Kaioh.
Kaioh's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Kaioh misses with an uppercut.
Kaioh checks a leg kick nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Retsu Kaioh dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Professor Subzero'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. This is the final round!

Subzero uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kaioh.
Subzero scores with a leg kick.
Subzero uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kaioh.
Subzero ducks under a wild hook from Kaioh.
Subzero feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kaioh's calf.
Subzero keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kaioh.
Kaioh takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Subzero throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Subzero feints and then cracks Kaioh's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kaioh down.
A head kick by Subzero misses
and Kaioh finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Subzero.
A slapping body kick lands there for Subzero.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Subzero throws out a leg kick but Kaioh moves out of range and Subzero only half commits.
Kaioh avoids the head kick by Subzero.
Subzero throws a low kick but Kaioh moves out of range easily.
Kaioh pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Subzero back to the cage. Kaioh follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Subzero scoring well with a low kick there.
Subzero tries to work over Kaioh's front leg with a kick but Kaioh checks it.
Kaioh takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A low kick from Subzero is predictable there
and Kaioh counters with an inside leg kick.
Subzero throws a head kick that misses.
Subzero takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kaioh avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Subzero. Kaioh shrugs it off though.
Subzero throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Kaioh counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Subzero misses with a leg kick
and Kaioh counters with an outside leg kick.
Subzero looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Subzero throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kaioh misses with a low kick.
Subzero is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Kaioh tries a head kick but it misses.
Subzero tries a head kick but it misses.
Subzero just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromKaioh.
Subzero checks a low kick from Kaioh.
Subzero defending well as Kaioh loads up on a big left hand.
Kaioh scores with a head kick.
Subzero throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kaioh counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kaioh throws a right and a left that Subzero avoids nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Subzero will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Subzero with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Subzero scoring well with a low kick there.
Kaioh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Subzero misses with a low kick.
Subzero throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kaioh throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kaioh tries a head kick but it misses.
Subzero follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Kaioh lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Subzero feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kaioh's calf.
Kaioh plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Kaioh blocks a head kick by Subzero.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Subzero tries to score with a low kick but Kaioh moves his leg out of the way.
Subzero throws a body kick that misses
and Kaioh counters with a left and a right that stings Subzero.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Subzero attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Subzero throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Subzero does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Subzero misses with a body kick.
A shot to the liver by Subzero. Beautiful body shot.
Kaioh throws a right and a left that Subzero avoids nicely.
A bone on bone clash there as Kaioh blocks the leg kick.
Kaioh throws a quick counter head kick but Subzero was just out of range.
Subzero plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Kaioh throws a jab but it's blocked by Subzero.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Retsu Kaioh.
Well Kaioh 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Retsu Kaioh!
A victorious Retsu Kaioh thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.