PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Hades (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lu Kuan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hades's entrance music is Bon Jovi: Wanted Dead Or Alive. A fine choice. Lu Kuan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hades
vs
Kuan

191 cm
33
210 lbs
16 - 13 - 1

194 cm
28
205 lbs
10 - 5 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Sam Hades!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Lu Kuan!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Damien Edna and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hades scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kuan throws a sloppy head kick and Hades moves out of range easily.
Kuan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hades fails with a takedown attempt.
Kuan scores with a three punch combo!

It looks like Sam Hades has been cut.
A bone on bone clash there as Hades blocks the leg kick.
Hades definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hades motions for Kuan to come forward. Hades throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hades 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 Kuan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kuan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Hades steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kuan. That one must have hurt.
Kuan throws a head kick that misses.
Hades displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

It looks like Lu Kuan has been cut.
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!
Hades slips under a jab from Kuan.
Kuan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kuan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hades throws a low kick, looking for Kuan's leg but Kuan calmly moves out of range.
Kuan is looking to land body kicks.
Kuan looks to land a left hand but Hades moved out of range nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jab, jab by Hades - just one landing.
Kuan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kuan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hades sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kuan throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Hades to counter with a crisp jab.
Kuan swings for the body but Hades moves out of range.
Hades blocks a head kick by Kuan.
Hades slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kuan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hades throws out the jab.
Kuan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kuan throws a head kick but Hades moves out of range.
Kuan misses with the combination.
Kuan is looking to clinch.
Hades throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kuan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kuan blocks a leg kick.
Kuan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kuan takes one on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hades looks to land a combination but Kuan avoids it well.
Hades lands with a shot to the body.
Hades misses with a lunging right hand
and Kuan counters with a nice body kick.
Hades lands with an overhand left.
Hades attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kuan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hades throws an overhand right that lands on Kuan's shoulder, as Kuan tries to avoid the shot.
Kuan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hades moves away from the strike by Kuan.
Hades is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kuan.
Kuan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sam Hades seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hades swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hades connects with a crisp jab.
Kuan is looking to land body kicks.
Kuan misses with a left hand
and Hades counters with a three punch combo that has Kuan backing up. Kuan nods at Hades to acknowledge the strikes.
Hades is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hades rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kuan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hades darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lu Kuan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kuan tries to work over Hades's front leg with a kick but Hades checks it.
Hades lands an overhand right.
Kuan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kuan slips under a jab.
Kuan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hades takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Kuan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hades.
Kuan scoring well with a low kick there.
Hades shoots in for a double leg but Kuan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kuan on the wrong end of a nice 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!
Kuan tries a head kick but it misses.
Hades misses with a looping left.
Kuan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hades scores with a hook to the body. Kuan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hades tries to clinch but Kuan is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Kuan.
Hades swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hades misses with a looping right.
Hades scores with a one two! Kuan had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
An inside leg kick from Hades misses.
Hades clobbers Kuan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hades will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hades tries a low kick but Kuan avoids it.
Hades checks a leg kick nicely.
Kuan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hades's sensitive parts.
Hades waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kuan.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kuan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hades.
Hades waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kuan.
Kuan throws a right and a left that Hades avoids nicely.
Hades throws a head kick that misses
and Kuan counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sam Hades 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!

Kuan throws a head kick that half lands.
Hades throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kuan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hades scores with a punch to the head.
Sam Hades is winning the standup battle so far.
Kuan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hades.
Kuan throws a push kick but Hades slaps the foot to one side.
Kuan moves out of range of the strikes.
Lu Kuan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kuan throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hades.
Kuan ducks under a wild hook from Hades.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hades, as that shot connected.
Kuan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hades.
Hades paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hades lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hades steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kuan.
Hades walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kuan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
An inside leg kick from Hades misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A head kick misses from Kuan.
Kuan misses with a straight left.
Kuan takes one to the side of the head.
Hades throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hades punishes Kuan's body with a nice straight punch.
A punch lands to the side of Kuan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hades looks to score with a jab to the body but Kuan is just out of range.
Kuan has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hades lands a nice shot that snaps Kuan's head back.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Kuan might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Hades has got the better of the exchanges.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kuan. Hades does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice defenses there by Kuan.
Kuan moves out of range as Hades strikes.
Kuan throws a sloppy head kick and Hades moves out of range easily.
Good work by Kuan as he checks the leg kick.
Hades throws a jab but it's blocked by Kuan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hades finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kuan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hades.
Hades fails to land with a series of punches.
Hades takes a swing at Kuan's ribcage but misses.
Hades throws a sloppy head kick
letting Kuan counter with a right hand.
Hades fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hades is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kuan can do to turn this around?
Kuan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hades works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kuan with a nice cross.
A big right from Kuan misses.
Kuan looks to land a body kick but Hades moved away.
A head kick misses from Kuan.
Kuan throws a hook to the side of Hades's head but Hades sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kuan.

Hades is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuan takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Oh Hades is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Look low, kick high! Kuan uses the oldest trick in the book to send Hades tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Kuan is absolutely delighted - when Hades wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Lu Kuan!
Lu Kuan seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.