PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jumbo Mills (ranked 3590 p4p, 5133 weight class) and Kainalu Kekoa (ranked 434 p4p, 539 weight class). Jumbo Mills has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Mills
vs
Kekoa

170 cm
26
265
3 - 5 - 0

195 cm
26
250
2 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

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 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jumbo Mills!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kainalu Kekoa!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Winston Alpacca and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kekoa misses with a looping right.
A little feinted left hand from Mills on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kekoa misses with a left hand
and Mills counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mills really is a fat lump.
Kekoa lands a really nice looking cross but Mills seems unphased.

It looks like Jumbo Mills has been cut.

Kekoa moves into the clinch.
Kekoa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kekoa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kekoa.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Kekoa gets through Mills's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kekoa looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kekoa slowing the pace effectively.
Mills blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Kekoa fails to land.
Kekoa leaning against his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mills lands with a light punch inside.
Mills wants to get back to striking at distance but Kekoa won't allow it.
Mills wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mills swings wildly with an uppercut but Kekoa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kekoa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kekoa stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Mills takes a shot to the head.
Kekoa has a couple of punches blocked by Mills.
A frustrated look appears on Mills's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kekoa has Mills pressed against the cage.
Mills tries a body shot but Kekoa blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kekoa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kekoa tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kekoa.
Mills has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kekoa working aggressively here.
Kekoa misses with a punch on the inside.
Mills has had enough of the clinch but Kekoa keeps him there for the moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mills.
Kekoa's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Kekoa working aggressively here.
Mills blocks an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Kekoa fails to land.
Kekoa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kekoa throws a punch but it's blocked by Mills.
Kekoa swings wildly with an uppercut but Mills uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kekoa.
A bit of stalling here from Kekoa.

Mills's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kekoa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mills throws out the jab.
Kekoa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mills swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kekoa misses with a straight left.
Good shot there by Kekoa.
Mills just misses with a punch to the body.
Kekoa throws a jab but it's blocked by Mills.
Nice cross by Kekoa.
Kekoa takes one on the chin but seems OK.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kekoa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mills misses with a looping left.
Kekoa looks like he wants to counter punch here.

Kekoa sends Mills crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Kekoa is motioning to the referee to let Mills up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
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 rushes Mills and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mills blocks an uppercut.
Kekoa displaying some good clinch control by pressing Mills up against the cage.
Kekoa lands a nice uppercut.
Kekoa lands a right hand.
Kekoa has a couple of punches blocked by Mills.
Kekoa working aggressively here.
Kekoa has Mills pressed against the cage, preventing Mills from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kekoa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kainalu Kekoa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jumbo Mills's cut.
That's time! Mills's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

The crowd cheers as Mills lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kekoa doesn't seem phased though.

Kekoa clinches up with Mills and pushes him back against the cage.
Mills blocking some punches.
Kekoa misses with the head strike.
Kekoa working aggressively here.
Kekoa lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Jumbo Mills's cut is getting worse.
Kekoa throws a punch but it's blocked by Mills.
Kekoa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kekoa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kekoa throws a punch but it's blocked by Mills.
Kekoa throws a punch but it's blocked by Mills.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kekoa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kekoa swings wildly with an uppercut but Mills uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kekoa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kekoa keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mills's efforts to push away.
Kekoa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kekoa leaning against his opponent.
Mills tries to break free but Kekoa pushes him back against the cage.
Mills is trying to force a seperation but Kekoa has the dominant position.
Kekoa working aggressively here.
Kekoa throws a head punch that misses.
Mills fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mills takes a shot to the head.
Kekoa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kekoa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mills backwards.
Kainalu Kekoa seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kekoa misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Kekoa.

Jumbo Mills's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Kekoa working aggressively here.
Mills scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kekoa will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Mills up against the cage.
Kekoa throws a punch but it's blocked by Mills.
Mills tries to break the clinch but Kekoa is controlling the position.
Kekoa dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kekoa stalling the fight.
Kekoa continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Kekoa misses with a punch on the inside.
Kekoa pushes Mills back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kekoa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kekoa swings wildly with an uppercut but Mills uses good head movement to avoid it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kekoa takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kekoa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mills blocking some punches.
Mills blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mills.
Kekoa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kekoa misses with a punch on the inside.
Kekoa pressing his opponent against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kekoa.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kekoa swings wildly with an uppercut but Mills uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kekoa is pushing Mills up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kekoa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kekoa misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from Kekoa.
Kekoa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kekoa lands a left hand.
Kekoa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kainalu Kekoa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jumbo Mills's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Kekoa ducks under a wild hook from Mills.
Kekoa takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

Kekoa fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mills, pushing him back against the cage.
Kekoa throws a head punch that misses.
Kekoa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kekoa working aggressively here.
Mills blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Kekoa.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kekoa takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kekoa taking a breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stalling in the clinch from Kekoa.
Kekoa receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Kekoa lands an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kekoa has a couple of punches blocked by Mills.
Kekoa has Mills pressed against the cage, preventing Mills from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mills.
A head punch on the inside from Kekoa fails to land.
Jumbo Mills has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kekoa leaning his opponent against the cage.
Kekoa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Jeez, Jumbo Mills's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Kekoa misses with a punch on the inside.
Kekoa is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Mills being controlled against the cage.
Mills blocking some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kekoa slows down the pace here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kainalu Kekoa.
Kekoa connects with a jab.
Kekoa ducks under a wild hook from Mills.
Kekoa walks into a jab.
Kainalu Kekoa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kekoa ducks under a wild hook from Mills.
Mills's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kekoa under the eye.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Kekoa clinches up with Mills and pushes him back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kekoa's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Kekoa gets through Mills's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kekoa has a couple of punches blocked by Mills.
Kekoa lands with a short punch from the clinch.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jumbo Mills's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kainalu Kekoa!