PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Haiki Masatupo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacob Bone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jacob Bone has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Masatupo
vs
Bone

180 cm
23
160 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

170 cm
23
165 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Likes ground

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Haiki Masatupo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jacob Bone!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masatupo stuffs the takedown.
Masatupo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bone has a takedown stuffed.
Haiki Masatupo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jacob Bone.
Masatupo doesn't manage to clinch there - Bone circles away.
Masatupo throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Bone slips a jab and a cross from Masatupo.
Bone fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Masatupo is out of range.
Masatupo tries to clinch but Bone is having none of it.
Masatupo doesn't manage to clinch there - Bone circles away.
Masatupo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Masatupo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Masatupo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bone circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bone avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Masatupo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Masatupo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bone swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Masatupo tries to close the distance and clinch but Bone swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bone takes one on the button.
Masatupo tries to clinch but Bone moves out of range.
Haiki Masatupo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Masatupo tries to clinch there but Bone circles away.
Masatupo moves in looking to clinch but Bone pushes him off.
Masatupo tries to clinch but Bone is having none of it.
Bone shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Masatupo pinned against the cage. Masatupo gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Masatupo tries to clinch but Bone is having none of it.
Masatupo wants to clinch up but Bone keeps it at a distance.
Masatupo tries to clinch there but Bone circles away.
Bone keeps the fight on the outside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bone fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Masatupo tries to close the distance and clinch but Bone swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Masatupo doesn't manage to clinch there - Bone circles away.
Masatupo tries to clinch up but Bone circles away and keeps his distance.
Bone will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Masatupo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bone misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Masatupo.
Masatupo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bone is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Masatupo pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Masatupo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bone's face.
Bone looks gassed!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Bone wants to break the clinch but can't.

Masatupo breaks the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Masatupo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Masatupo tries to clinch but Bone is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masatupo tries a head kick but it misses.
Bone avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Masatupo is looking to clinch.
Masatupo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bone paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bone swats away the attempt to clinch by Masatupo.
Bone throws a series of punches but Masatupo avoids them all with ease.
Haiki Masatupo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Masatupo fails in his attempt to clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bone.
Bone keeps the fight on the outside.
Masatupo tries to clinch there but Bone circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Masatupo drops Bone with a beautiful combination! Bone stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Masatupo is looking for the KO!

Bone is rocked!

It looks like Jacob Bone has been cut.
Bone is trying desperately to land a takedown but Masatupo is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Bone.
Masatupo wants to clinch.
Bone walks straight into a right hand from Masatupo - that's dropped him! Masatupo jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Bone from any more punishment! Bone complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Haiki Masatupo!