PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Al Bumin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Itamar Colaiuta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Al Bumin has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Bumin
vs
Colaiuta

178 cm
19
160 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

170 cm
21
165 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Al Bumin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Itamar Colaiuta!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Colaiuta moves in looking to clinch but Bumin pushes him off.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Colaiuta is defended easily by Bumin.
Colaiuta is looking to clinch.
Bumin slips a jab and a cross from Colaiuta.
Bumin scores with a nice right hand.
Colaiuta fails in his attempt to clinch.
Colaiuta fails with an attempt to clinch.
Colaiuta fails with the takedown.
Bumin stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bumin wants it to stay on the feet.
Al Bumin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Itamar Colaiuta.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Colaiuta looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Colaiuta fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bumin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Colaiuta is looking to clinch but Bumin is avoiding it.
Colaiuta tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bumin swivels and escapes.
Bumin is looking to clinch.
Colaiuta shoots for a takedown but Bumin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Colaiuta looks gassed!
Bumin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Colaiuta. That did some damage!
Colaiuta shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bumin sprawls well. Bumin wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Colaiuta gets slowly back to his feet.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bumin.
Colaiuta circles away from the clinch attempt.
Colaiuta looks to land a left hand but Bumin moved out of range nicely.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Colaiuta is defended easily by Bumin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bumin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bumin defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Colaiuta.
Bumin catches Colaiuta with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Colaiuta takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bumin tries to close the distance and clinch but Colaiuta swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bumin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bumin thows a body kick. Colaiuta tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Colaiuta walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bumin.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bumin, as that shot connected.
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!
Bumin throws a head kick that half lands.
Colaiuta tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bumin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Colaiuta thinking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bumin scores with a shot to the body.

Bumin feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bumin controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bumin stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Colaiuta tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bumin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bumin swats away the attempt to clinch by Colaiuta.
Colaiuta shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bumin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jab, jab by Bumin - just one landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Al Bumin dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Bumin lands with a shot to the body.
Colaiuta is trying desperately to land a takedown but Bumin is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Colaiuta.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bumin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bumin moves in looking to clinch but Colaiuta pushes him off.
Al Bumin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Colaiuta closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bumin counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Colaiuta is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Colaiuta misses with a takedown
and Bumin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Colaiuta gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bumin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bumin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Colaiuta looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Colaiuta is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bumin lands a with a good body shot.
Bumin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bumin scores with a push kick.
Bumin with a hook.
Bumin throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bumin lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Bumin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Colaiuta has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Bumin connects with a crisp jab.
Al Bumin is winning the standup battle so far.
Bumin's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Bumin duly obliges.
An inside leg kick lands from Bumin.
Colaiuta avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bumin is looking to wear down Colaiuta with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bumin connects with a high kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Colaiuta shoots and misses
and Bumin counters with a nice body kick.
Al Bumin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Itamar Colaiuta.
Bumin lands with a shot to the body.
Bumin throws a nice head kick!
The fight stays on the outside here - Bumin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bumin throws a nice head kick!

Bumin shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Colaiuta manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Bumin sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bumin is looking to stand up but Colaiuta won't let him.
Colaiuta looking for a sweep. Not yet Colaiuta, not yet.
Bumin wants to stand but Colaiuta is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bumin slips nicely into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Bumin decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Al Bumin dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Colaiuta moves in looking to clinch but Bumin pushes him off.
Bumin swats away the attempt to clinch by Colaiuta.
Colaiuta closes the distance but Bumin moves to the side
enabling Bumin to counter with a crisp jab.
A head kick by Colaiuta misses
and Bumin counters with a slapping leg kick.
Colaiuta doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bumin counters with a nice body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Colaiuta tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bumin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Colaiuta tries to clinch up but Bumin circles away and keeps his distance.
Colaiuta takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bumin shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Colaiuta but Colaiuta pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bumin lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bumin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Colaiuta looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Colaiuta clinches but Bumin breaks the clinch
and Bumin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Colaiuta tries to clinch but Bumin moves out of range.
Colaiuta keeps the fight on the outside.
Colaiuta throws a combination that misses
and Bumin counters with a low kick, right behind Colaiuta 's knee.
Colaiuta has his takedown stuffed
and Bumin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bumin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Colaiuta takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bumin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Colaiuta can do to turn this around?

That's two 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.
Bumin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bumin lands a high kick!
Bumin wants to clinch up but Colaiuta keeps it at a distance.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bumin.

Bumin fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Colaiuta sprawls well initially but Bumin persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

Bumin decides to return to a standing position.
Bumin tries to clinch up.
Bumin throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bumin lands a head kick!
Itamar Colaiuta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bumin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Colaiuta shoots and misses
and Bumin counters with a straight right hand.
Al Bumin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Itamar Colaiuta.
Bumin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Colaiuta at a distance.

Bumin gets the takedown into side control.
Bumin controlling the position from side mount.
Colaiuta is trying to control Bumin's posture but Bumin avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Al Bumin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Colaiuta throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.

And that's the end of the fight!
Al Bumin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bumin 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 30:25
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:25
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Al Bumin!