PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Mahalo Waina (ranked 4877 p4p, 4716 weight class) and Bruno Berinjela (ranked 458 p4p, 446 weight class). Berinjela has chosen “Yoda” by Weird Al as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Waina
vs
Berinjela

196 cm
18
242
0 - 0 - 0

225 cm
18
289
0 - 0 - 0

Great elbows
Cardio machine

Great elbows
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mahalo Waina!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bruno Berinjela!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Paul Tew and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Waina closes the distance looking to clinch
and Berinjela counters with a solid body kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Berinjela - that will leave a mark!
Berinjela connects with a good right hand that stumbles Waina. Waina circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Waina throws a lazy uppercut
and Berinjela counters with a head kick.
Waina misses with a looping left.
Berinjela blocks a head kick by Waina.
Berinjela lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Waina misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Berinjela counters with a one-two to the body.
Waina chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Berinjela can pounce on him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Waina throws a head kick but Berinjela moves out of range.
Waina walks forward, straight into a front kick from Berinjela.
Waina on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Waina looks to clinch
and Berinjela counters with a nice body kick.
Berinjela throws a nice inside leg kick.
Waina misses with a jab to the body
and Berinjela counters with a big head kick but Waina shrugs it off.
Waina tries to clinch but Berinjela is having none of it.
Berinjela looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Berinjela.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Berinjela slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

Berinjela closes the distance and clinches.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Waina just misses with a elbow thrown towards Berinjela's brow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Berinjela.

It looks like Mahalo Waina has been cut.
Waina pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Waina swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Berinjela blocks an uppercut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Berinjela.
Waina misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Berinjela.
Waina trying to land knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Waina looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Berinjela is looking to control Waina's arms but Waina gets an underhook and turns him. Now Berinjela has his back to the cage.
Waina throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Berinjela lands an uppercut.
Berinjela lands a left hand.
Waina misses with a knee to the head.
Berinjela comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Berinjela dodges an elbow strike from Waina.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berinjela managing to block the knees to the body from Waina.
Berinjela lands a damaging elbow.
Waina tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Berinjela avoids it.
Berinjela is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Waina is keeping busy.
Waina takes an elbow to the temple.
Waina tries to land knees in the clinch but Berinjela avoids the damage to the body.
Waina throws an elbow that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Berinjela.
Berinjela lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Waina backwards.
Waina pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Berinjela is leaning against Waina and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Berinjela.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A right hook to the body lands for Berinjela.
Berinjela avoiding damage as Waina throws knees to the body.
Waina missing with knees to the body.
Berinjela managing to block the knees to the body from Waina.
Berinjela lands a nice elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waina throws an elbow that misses.
Berinjela lands a right hand that snaps the head of Waina backwards.
Berinjela is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Berinjela lands a nice elbow.
Berinjela comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Waina is rocked!
Berinjela lands a damaging elbow.
Oh Waina is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Berinjela lands a damaging elbow.
Berinjela has control of Waina and unloads with a rapid fire barage of elbows, sending Waina crashing to the mat! Waina looks in big trouble - I don't think he's going to beat the count! He hasn't! The referee has reached 10 and this fight is all over! Berinjela looks delighted, as well he should.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Elbows). Bruno Berinjela!
During a confident post fight interview, Bruno Berinjela thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
The defeated Mahalo Waina had this to say: 'A hui hou'.