PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kelii Hale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Master Yoda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yoda comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Star Wars Theme kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Hale
vs
Yoda

165 cm
19
142 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

170 cm
19
145 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Crashforce Voodoo Labs

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kelii Hale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Master Yoda!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hale misses with a two punch combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hale looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yoda changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hale tries to avoid it but Yoda manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hale to the ground. Hale escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hale throws a body punch but Yoda moves out of range.
Yoda lunges at Hale with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hale's hand.
Yoda's corner calls for a 1-2. Yoda obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Yoda circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hale tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hale is looking to slow Yoda down with leg kicks.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hale looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hale is looking to clinch.

Hale moves into the clinch.
Yoda tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hale just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hale misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hale tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hale has Yoda pressed against the cage, preventing Yoda from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Stalling in the clinch from Hale.
Yoda wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hale throws a knee to the head but misses.
Yoda on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Yoda's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yoda lands a two punch combo.
Hale finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hale moves in looking to clinch but Yoda pushes him off.
Hale takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kelii Hale is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hale fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hale tries to clinch up.
Hale throws a body punch but Yoda moves out of range.
Yoda ducks under a wild hook from Hale.
Hale takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Yoda fails to land with a series of punches.
Yoda connects with a right hand. Hale shakes it off.
Yoda swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yoda uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hale.
Hale moves in looking to clinch but Yoda pushes him off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hale moves in looking to clinch but Yoda pushes him off.
A punch combination from Yoda misses.
Yoda thows a body shot but no joy.
Yoda looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kelii Hale has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Master Yoda.
Yoda misses with a takedown attempt - Hale sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hale throws a sloppy head kick and Yoda moves out of range easily.
Hale showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Yoda.
Yoda throws a body punch but Hale moves out of range.
Yoda misses with a double jab
and Hale finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.

Hale clinches up against the cage.
Yoda blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yoda is looking to break free of the clinch but Hale has double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoda tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hale just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hale tries to land knees in the clinch but Yoda avoids the damage to the body.
Yoda misses with a punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hale tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yoda avoids it.
Hale slows down the pace here.
Hale is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hale obliges.
Yoda wants to break free but Hale has control.
Hale is working Yoda over against the cage.

Yoda breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Yoda ducks right into an uppercut from Hale.
Yoda shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hale sprawls well. Hale wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Yoda gets slowly back to his feet.
Yoda looks gassed!
A punch combination from Hale misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoda closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Hale is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Hale pushes Yoda up against the cage in a clinch.
Hale stalling in the clinch.
Hale looking to throw knees to the head but Yoda is blocking nicely.
Hale is leaning against Yoda and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Yoda scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from Yoda on the inside.
Hale crunches a lovely knee into Yoda's ribcage.
Yoda is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hale.
Yoda letting Hale take a breather here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kelii Hale dominated that round.
That's time! Hale's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

The fight stays on the outside here - Hale looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yoda shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hale counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Yoda throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hale tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yoda swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jab, jab by Hale - just one landing.
Yoda chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hale can pounce on him.
Hale tries to clinch but Yoda moves out of range.
Hale blocks a jab.
Hale showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Yoda.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yoda circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yoda misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hale falls off balance throwing a combination
and Yoda counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hale scores with a nice head shot.
Hale tries to clinch but Yoda moves out of range.
Hale has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Hale lands a jab-cross combination.
Hale clinches but Yoda breaks the clinch
and Yoda counters with a stiff right hand.

Hale takes the fight into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Hale fails to land.
Hale crunches a lovely knee into Yoda's ribcage.
Yoda is breathing heavily.
Yoda blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hale with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hale lands an elbow inside.
Hale lands an elbow inside that Yoda shrugs off.
Yoda avoiding damage as Hale throws knees to the body.
Yoda avoiding damage as Hale throws knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Hale takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hale using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Yoda has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hale lands a hook that snaps the head of Yoda backwards.
Hale throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Yoda blocks it with crossed arms.
Hale scores a nice knee to the body.
Hale lands an elbow that stopped Yoda in his tracks for a moment.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hale throws an elbow but misses.
Hale has Yoda pushed against the cage.
Yoda blocks an uppercut.
Hale misses with a knee to the head.
Hale is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Yoda has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hale avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hale stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Yoda fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kelii Hale has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Master Yoda.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hale looking to throw knees to the head but Yoda is blocking nicely.
Hale is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Yoda can't break the clinch.
Yoda blocks an elbow strike from Hale.
Hale tries to land knees in the clinch but Yoda avoids the damage to the body.
Hale dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hale.
Hale stalling in the clinch.

Yoda pulls guard successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yoda wants to sweep but no luck.

Yoda is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yoda working a defensive guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hale trying to stand up but can't free himself from Yoda's guard.
Hale stopping the sweep attempt from Yoda.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kelii Hale dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Yoda scores with a jab.
Hale looks for the body kick but Yoda saw that one coming.
Yoda comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Yoda misses with a wild body shot.
Yoda misses with a wild combination.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Yoda.
Hale tries to clinch but Yoda is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hale looks to land a combination but Yoda avoids it well.
Yoda misses with a body shot.
Yoda takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Yoda misses with a takedown
and Hale counters with a nice body kick.
Yoda takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hale uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hale misses with a hook. Yoda ducked under it nicely.
Hale throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Hale connects with a solid leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hale.
Hale thows a body shot but no joy.
Hale wants to clinch
and Yoda counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hale digs a good hook to Yoda's body.
Kelii Hale is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hale is looking to clinch.
Hale throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Yoda on the side of the head.
Hale wants to clinch up but Yoda keeps it at a distance.
Hale pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kelii Hale is winning the standup battle so far.
Hale wants to clinch.
Kelii Hale is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hale wants to clinch up but Yoda keeps it at a distance.

Hale has taken the fight to the clinch.
Yoda lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hale prevents Yoda from breaking the clinch.
Hale can't find room to land a body shot as Yoda controls the action.
Yoda is trying to break the clinch but Hale has him pressed against the cage.
Yoda avoiding damage as Hale throws knees to the body.
Master Yoda has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Yoda.
Yoda working hard to break the clinch.
Yoda is trying to force a seperation but Hale has the dominant position.
Yoda jumps guard but Hale stands there with Yoda around his waist. Yoda gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kelii Hale has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Master Yoda.
Hale with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Yoda is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hale taking a breather.
Yoda misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hale working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hale prevents a body shot from Yoda.
Hale tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Yoda throws a punch but it's blocked by Hale.
Hale unloads a knee to the mid-section. Yoda lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kelii Hale showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hale, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kelii Hale!