PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Kekoa (ranked 2236 p4p, 3051 weight class) and Spurgu Nator (ranked 312 p4p, 399 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Kekoa
vs
Nator

178 cm
29
170
10 - 8 - 0

175 cm
28
180
12 - 13 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eddie Kekoa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Spurgu Nator!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nator misses with an uppercut. Kekoa saw that one coming.
Kekoa scores with a jab to the body.
Kekoa swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Nator counter with a right hand.
Nator ducks under a wild hook from Kekoa.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nator! But no joy.
Nator gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kekoa, as that shot connected.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kekoa. Nator does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kekoa moves away from the strike by Nator.
Kekoa was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nator takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Nator throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nator lands a slapping body shot.
Nator avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kekoa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kekoa has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Kekoa is looking to chop away at Nator's legs.
Nator connects with a looping right hand.
Kekoa lands a glancing blow to the side of Nator's head.
Nator misses with a two punch combination.
Spurgu Nator seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nator misses with a kick to the body
and Kekoa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nator throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kekoa.
Nator misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nator throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A little feinted left hand from Kekoa on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kekoa lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nator needs to keep his hands up - Kekoa had a free shot at his head there.
A cross from Kekoa lands.
Nator throws a combination. Kekoa tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Good standup being displayed there by Kekoa as he connects with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nator throws a sloppy head kick and Kekoa moves out of range easily.
Kekoa is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kekoa throws a hook but Nator blocks it.
Nator takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nator misses with a left hand
and Kekoa counters with a straight right hand.
Nator throws an off balance right hand
and Kekoa counters with a stiff right hand.
Kekoa scores with a nice right hand.
Nator misses the shot to the body.
Kekoa lands a nice looking body shot.
Kekoa swinging wildly here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kekoa lands a glancing blow to the side of Nator's head.
Nator will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kekoa was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice shot lands for Kekoa.
Kekoa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nator.
Nator misses with an uppercut
letting Kekoa counter with a right hand.
Kekoa connects with a nice looking jab.
Kekoa checks a leg kick nicely.
Kekoa scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nator in his tracks.
Kekoa digs a good body shot into Nator's ribs.
Kekoa closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Nator slips a straight right by Kekoa.
Nator misses with an uppercut
and Kekoa counters with a low kick, right behind Nator 's knee.
Kekoa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kekoa takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Nator looks to throw a body kick
and Kekoa counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kekoa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Nator.
Kekoa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nator misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kekoa lands the left hand.
Kekoa throws the left hand but Nator avoids the punch easily.
Nator walks into a left hand.
Nator darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nator has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kekoa throws a good cross that connects.
Kekoa looks to score with a jab to the body but Nator is just out of range.
Kekoa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nator was well out of range. Poor timing from Kekoa.
Nator uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kekoa.
Nator slips a straight right by Kekoa.
Nator misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Good shot there by Kekoa.
Nator uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kekoa.
Kekoa takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kekoa throws out a powerful jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Nator. Those never looked like landing.
Kekoa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nator manages to avoid it.
A big right from Nator misses.
Kekoa dips to his left and cracks Nator with an uppercut!
Kekoa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kekoa lands with a cross.
Kekoa scores with a sloppy right hand. Nator should have avoided that one.
Kekoa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nator throws a chopping leg kick but Kekoa manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nator just misses with a punch to the body.
Kekoa 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.
Nator looks to throw a body kick
letting Kekoa counter with a right hand.
Kekoa throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Nator on the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nator throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Nator doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A big left from Nator misses.
Nator wants to slow Kekoa down by chopping away at his legs.
Kekoa looks to land a left hand but Nator moved out of range nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Eddie Kekoa dominated that round.
That's time! Kekoa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Nator slips a straight right by Kekoa.
Kekoa misses with a left hand
and Nator counters with a left and a right that stings Kekoa.
Kekoa looks to land a left hand but Nator moved out of range nicely.
Spurgu Nator is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nator moves out of range as Kekoa strikes.
Kekoa is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nator falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kekoa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kekoa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nator moves away.
Nator lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kekoa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Nator might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Kekoa has got the better of the exchanges.
Kekoa looks to land a combination but Nator avoids it well.
Kekoa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kekoa walks into a straight right hand from Nator.
Kekoa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nator. Nator obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kekoa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kekoa throws a big shot that misses.
A low kick from Nator is predictable there
and Kekoa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nator throws a sloppy body shot
and Kekoa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kekoa moves out of range of the leg kick from Nator.
Kekoa keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nator looks to land a right hand but Kekoa moved out of range.
Kekoa misses with a two punch combination.
A cross from Kekoa lands.
Eddie Kekoa is winning the standup battle so far.
Kekoa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nator swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nator thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nator throws the kick towards the body but Kekoa avoids it.
Kekoa is looking to counter punch.
Kekoa sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Nator lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kekoa's sensitive parts.
Kekoa throws a body shot but no joy.
Nator misses with a double jab
and Kekoa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A low kick from Nator misses
and Kekoa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nator takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nator throws a poor cross that misses
and Nator takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nator ducks under a wild hook from Kekoa.
Nator connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nator takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nator pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nator throws a right hand that misses
and Kekoa counters with a good low kick that Nator was not able to check.
Nator throws a right hand that misses
and Nator takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nator scores with a leg kick.
Kekoa bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nator's head.
Kekoa scores with a nice right hand.
Nator bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kekoa's head.
Kekoa feints a jab promting Nator to slip. Kekoa then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Nator slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Kekoa throws a jab when Nator was well out of range.
Kekoa takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nator avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nator falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kekoa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nator misses with a body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kekoa scores with a decent looking hook.
Kekoa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A low kick from Nator misses
and Nator takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kekoa swings for the body but Nator moves out of range.
Nator appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Nator throws a leg kick that misses.
Nator throws a sloppy head kick and Kekoa moves out of range easily.
Nator throws a head kick that misses
enabling Kekoa to counter with a crisp jab.
Kekoa clobbers Nator with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kekoa cracks Nator with a good jab.
Kekoa connects with the punch.
Kekoa works the jab nicely.
Kekoa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kekoa throws a right and a left that both miss.
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!
Kekoa throws the left hand but Nator avoids the punch easily.
A little jabbing left from Nator on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kekoa connects with a leg kick.
Nator throws a wild body kick that Kekoa sees coming a mile off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nator lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kekoa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nator looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A swing and a miss from Nator.
Kekoa fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nator misses with a left hand
and Kekoa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Some bone on bone action there as Kekoa checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kekoa missing with a left hand there. Nator was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nator.
Kekoa thuds a left hand into Nator's body.
Kekoa fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kekoa takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kekoa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nator can do to turn this around?
A slapping leg kick lands for Kekoa.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nator avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nator throws a sloppy head kick and Kekoa moves out of range easily.
Kekoa swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Nator uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kekoa.
Kekoa takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Eddie Kekoa dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Kekoa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nator sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kekoa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kekoa cracks a nice hook into Nator's ribs.
Kekoa swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nator is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Nator lands with an uppercut that bounces Kekoa off the cage and back into range.
Kekoa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kekoa loads up on a big right hand but Nator slips the punch.
Nator keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A punch combination from Nator misses.
Kekoa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kekoa is looking to counter punch.
Kekoa throws the left hand but Nator avoids the punch easily.
Nator let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kekoa.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kekoa takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kekoa throws a jab when Nator was well out of range.
Kekoa needs to keep his hands up - Nator had a free shot at his head there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kekoa misses with a straight right.
A jab from Kekoa misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nator takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nator takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nator throws a hook to the side of Kekoa's head but Kekoa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nator's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nator fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kekoa manages to avoid it.
Nator throws a right hand that Kekoa ducks under and follows up with a left that Kekoa also avoids with ease.
Nator tries to work over Kekoa's front leg with a kick but Kekoa checks it.
Nator throws a chopping leg kick but Kekoa manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kekoa misses with a body shot.
Nator throws out a counter right but Kekoa avoids it with no problem.
Kekoa moves out of range of the strikes.
Kekoa is looking to slow Nator down with leg kicks.
Nator throws a sloppy head kick and Kekoa moves out of range easily.
Nator ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nator throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Kekoa to counter with a crisp jab.
Nator throws a leg kick
and Kekoa counters with a stiff right hand.
Nator walks into a straight right hand from Kekoa.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nator 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.
Spurgu Nator has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nator misses with a combination
and Kekoa counters with a nice uppercut.
Nator throws a leg kick which misses Kekoa's front leg but catches the back leg as Kekoa tries to avoid it.
Kekoa lunges at Nator with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nator's hand.
Kekoa checks a leg kick.
Kekoa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The fighters circling - Nator throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nator connects with a looping right hand.
Nator lands a nice shot to the body.
Nator throws a right hand that misses
enabling Kekoa to counter with a crisp jab.
Kekoa lands with a cross.
Kekoa checks the leg kick.
Nator walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kekoa checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nice shot lands for Kekoa.
Kekoa throws a looping overhand right but Nator ducks down to avoid it.
Nator walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kekoa moves away from the strike by Nator.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kekoa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nator.
Nator slips under a jab from Kekoa.
Kekoa just misses with a punch to the body.
Kekoa bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kekoa scores with a hook.
Nator misses with a low kick.
Kekoa lands the left hand.
Nator misses with a combination
and Kekoa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A left lands for Kekoa.
Nator 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.
Nator uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kekoa.
Kekoa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kekoa listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nator swinging wildly here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nator throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kekoa moves out of range of the leg kick from Nator.
Kekoa keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kekoa appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Nator tries to score with a low kick but Kekoa moves his leg out of the way.
Nice uppercut lands for Kekoa. That snapped Nator's head back.
A jab from Kekoa does it's job there.
Nator misses with a double jab
and Kekoa counters with a left to the body.
Nator takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kekoa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nator swings for the body but Kekoa moves out of range.
Kekoa feints and then cracks Nator's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Nator down.
Kekoa avoids a punch combination nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Kekoa on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kekoa lands with a right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eddie Kekoa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kekoa 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eddie Kekoa!
Eddie Kekoa decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.