PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tuhoansun Naamas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Lumberjack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lumberjack has chosen Have you ever been Mellow? as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Naamas
vs
Lumberjack

163 cm
19
142 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

175 cm
22
145 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lumberjack throws a head kick but Naamas moves out of range.
Naamas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lumberjack was well out of range. Poor timing from Naamas.
Lumberjack looking to land some kicks to the body here.

Naamas scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Naamas misses with the ground and pound.
Naamas throws a strike aimed at the side of Lumberjack's head but Lumberjack avoids it well.
Naamas tries to score with some ground and pound. Lumberjack controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Lumberjack takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Naamas lands some shots froms side control.
Lumberjack misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Naamas wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lumberjack keeps working.
Naamas in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Lumberjack taking a bit of punishment here - Naamas scoring with strikes.
Naamas has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Naamas misses with the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The ground and pound from Naamas seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Naamas are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Lumberjack gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Lumberjack is trying to stand back up but Naamas is controlling him
Lumberjack is not content to let Naamas control the position.
Lumberjack desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Naamas throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lumberjack tries to roll over but Naamas keeps him under control.
Naamas winds up and cracks Lumberjack with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Naamas lands strikes from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naamas looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Lumberjack is trying to stand back up but Naamas is controlling him
Ground and pound from Naamas.
Lumberjack has hold of Naamas's hands but Naamas slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Lumberjack blocking the ground and pound attempt from Naamas.
Naamas is trying to control the action in half guard but Lumberjack is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Naamas lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Naamas prevents Lumberjack from standing back up.
Naamas throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lumberjack trying to control from the bottom.
Naamas throwing shots but Lumberjack is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naamas thows a huge punch but Lumberjack dodges it nicely.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Naamas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Naamas misses the shot to the body.

Naamas scores a takedown into full mount!
Naamas working the ground and pound effectively.
Naamas fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Naamas landing strikes from the mount and Lumberjack is in trouble!
Naamas lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Naamas cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Lumberjack is in a horrible position here. Naamas smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The referee warns Lumberjack that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Lumberjack looks gassed!
A nice elbow there by Naamas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naamas lands a big elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Naamas cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Naamas landing punches.
Naamas working Lumberjack over with strikes here.
Naamas scores with a couple of good head shots there.

Lumberjack is rocked!
Naamas putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Lumberjack is still in real trouble! Can Naamas finish him?
Naamas is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Lumberjack can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Lumberjack in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Naamas has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Lumberjack's face.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Naamas raining down shots from the mount!
The referee warns Lumberjack that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tuhoansun Naamas dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Lumberjack ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lumberjack seems to have recovered his senses.
Naamas slips under a jab.
Lumberjack throws a head kick but Naamas moves out of range.
Lumberjack scores with a nice strike.
Lumberjack closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Naamas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lumberjack was well out of range. Poor timing from Naamas.

Naamas shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Naamas showed some decent athleticism there.
Naamas scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Naamas takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Naamas missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Lumberjack kicks off Naamas and gets to his feet.
Lumberjack is breathing heavily.
Lumberjack misses with a head kick.
Lumberjack throws a right hand that Naamas ducks under and follows up with a left that Naamas also avoids with ease.
Kevin Lumberjack is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lumberjack misses with a low kick.
Naamas darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Naamas is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lumberjack gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Naamas to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Naamas trying to control but Lumberjack is working from the bottom.
Naamas stands up over Lumberjack, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Naamas scoring with punches to the head and body.
Naamas scoring with punches to the head and body.
Naamas working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lumberjack's head.
Naamas is working Lumberjack over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Naamas wants to control from the top but Lumberjack keeps moving.
Naamas scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naamas looking to pass the guard.
Naamas trying to control the position from guard on top but Lumberjack is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lumberjack can't keep his opponent in guard - Naamas advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Naamas thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lumberjack wants to improve his position but Naamas is controlling well.
Naamas looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Naamas trying to control from half guard but Lumberjack is working away.
Naamas working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lumberjack trying to control from the bottom.
Naamas landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Naamas thows a huge punch but Lumberjack dodges it nicely.
Lumberjack trying to control but Naamas postures up.
Naamas throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Naamas working the head and body with strikes.
Naamas working Lumberjack over with strikes.
Lumberjack keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Naamas is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Lumberjack reverses the position - he's now on top in Naamas's guard.
Naamas throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lumberjack stopping the sweep attempt from Naamas.
Tuhoansun Naamas overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Naamas is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Naamas is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Lumberjack is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Naamas looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Naamas trying to strike off his back.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Naamas checks the leg kick.
Lumberjack pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tuhoansun Naamas dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Naamas closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Naamas lands in his opponent's guard.
Naamas showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Naamas trying to control the position from guard on top but Lumberjack is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Naamas trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Naamas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lumberjack can do to turn this around?
Naamas throwing strikes but missing.
Naamas trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Lumberjack manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Naamas looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Naamas not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Lumberjack ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Naamas moves away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Naamas lands a nice hook to Lumberjack's body. Lumberjack takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lumberjack throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lumberjack takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Naamas shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Naamas chips away with some ground and pound.
Naamas wants to control from the top but Lumberjack keeps moving.
Naamas might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Naamas throws a strike but Lumberjack rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Naamas throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Lumberjack must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naamas wants to sweep but no luck.
Naamas keeping moving, preventing Lumberjack from controlling successfully.
Naamas wants to sweep but no luck.
Naamas is trying to keep Lumberjack in close.
Naamas is looking to sweep but instead, Lumberjack has passed into half guard.
Naamas is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Naamas throws a hook but Lumberjack blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Naamas scores a takedown into full mount!
Naamas fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Naamas fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Naamas landing strikes, looking to finish!
Naamas landing shots from mount.
Lumberjack is trying to stand up.
Naamas landing strikes, looking to finish!
Naamas landing strikes, looking to finish!
BOOM! Naamas connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Lumberjack tries to lock up and control but Naamas gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Lumberjack in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Lumberjack taking shots to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naamas landing strikes from the mount.
Naamas trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Naamas looking to finish Lumberjack with some ground and pound. This is bad for Lumberjack!
Lumberjack in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Naamas lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice elbow there by Naamas.
Naamas looking to control but Lumberjack is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Naamas lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Lumberjack hang on?
Kevin Lumberjack has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Naamas lands a big elbow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tuhoansun Naamas showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Naamas has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tuhoansun Naamas!