PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ashida Kai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boner Patrol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kai comes to the ring accompanied by Die Antwoord - "Fish Paste". Patrol comes into a darkened arena with his song building. monster - Kanye West kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The key to victory for Ashida Kai has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Kai
vs
Patrol

187 cm
25
186 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

183 cm
32
177 lbs
18 - 9 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Great elbows
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ashida Kai!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Boner Patrol!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Paul Gruel and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patrol checks a leg kick.
Kai connects with a solid leg kick.
Ashida Kai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Patrol checks a leg kick nicely.

Patrol closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Patrol working the ground and pound but Kai is defending the strikes.
The strikes coming from Patrol are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Patrol working away.
Kai seems a little lost for a moment, as Patrol dominates the positioning.

Patrol working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Patrol throws a strike aimed at the side of Kai's head but Kai avoids it well.
Patrol working the head with strikes.
Patrol staying calm.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patrol lands an elbow.
Patrol working the body and head with strikes.
Kai parries the strikes from Patrol easily there. Patrol is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Kai to escape.
Patrol tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.

Patrol is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kai is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Kai stops Patrol from passing to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kai gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Patrol throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Patrol thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Patrol not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Patrol looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kai with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Patrol thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kai's head.
Patrol sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kai defending well though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Patrol thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kai's head.

Patrol is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kai defends it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patrol missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Patrol is nestled in close to Kai, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Patrol looks to land a strike but Kai avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Kai preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Patrol got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kai has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Patrol has managed to get both his arms back between Kai's legs - danger averted.
Patrol wants to pass the guard but Kai is keeping the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Patrol accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Patrol is looking to work some ground and pound but Kai has wrist control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patrol pushes down on Kai's leg and manages to get into half guard.

Patrol is looking for a kimura here.

Patrol seems to be looking for submissions.

Patrol is looking for a kimura here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Patrol missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Boner Patrol dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Kai misses with the combination.
Kai throws a head kick that misses.

Patrol scores a takedown into full mount!
Patrol scoring with strikes but Kai is staying in there.
Kai holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Patrol tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Patrol lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Kai hang on?

Kai is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Patrol drops a big elbow. That's hurt Kai! More shots from Patrol and the ref steps in! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Boner Patrol!
Boner Patrol is the new welterweight champion!
Boner Patrol was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.