PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Duke Kahanamoku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Ricardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Kahanamoku
vs
Ricardo

189 cm
22
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
19
154 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Duke Kahanamoku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Juan Ricardo!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ricardo tries to clinch up but Kahanamoku circles away and keeps his distance.
Kahanamoku throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ricardo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kahanamoku swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kahanamoku looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kahanamoku lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ricardo takes a step back to recover.
Ricardo takes a kick to the side of the head.
Kahanamoku fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ricardo manages to avoid it.
A head kick from Kahanamoku lands but Ricardo takes it in his stride.
Kahanamoku lands a head kick. Ricardo smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ricardo tries to close the distance and clinch but Kahanamoku swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kahanamoku lands a head kick!
Kahanamoku misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ricardo.
Kahanamoku throws a head kick that Ricardo semi-blocks.
Ricardo takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A nice leg kick lands there from Kahanamoku.
Ricardo tries to clinch there but Kahanamoku circles away.
Duke Kahanamoku seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kahanamoku throws a nice head kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ricardo takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ricardo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kahanamoku lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kahanamoku connects with a high kick.
Kahanamoku throws a head kick that half lands.
Ricardo looks gassed!
Kahanamoku misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ricardo.
Kahanamoku turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kahanamoku.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kahanamoku explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Kahanamoku lands with a slapping head kick.
Ricardo takes a kick to the side of the head.
Kahanamoku misses with a body shot.
Kahanamoku really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kahanamoku lands a head kick. Ricardo smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Kahanamoku lands with a nice body kick.
Ricardo takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Kahanamoku scores with a kick to the body.
Kahanamoku is looking to wear down Ricardo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kahanamoku lands a head kick!
Kahanamoku throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ricardo's head.
Kahanamoku throws a nice head kick!
Kahanamoku throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kahanamoku lands a high kick!
Kahanamoku lands a nice looking body kick.
Kahanamoku throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kahanamoku scores with a head kick.
Kahanamoku lands a front kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kahanamoku.
Ricardo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kahanamoku can pounce on him.
Kahanamoku throws a head kick that half lands.
Kahanamoku goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kahanamoku lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kahanamoku throws a lazy right hand but Ricardo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kahanamoku dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kahanamoku misses with an uppercut.
A solid body kick from Kahanamoku.
Kahanamoku lands a head kick!
Ricardo wants to clinch up but Kahanamoku keeps it at a distance.
Kahanamoku feints and then cracks Ricardo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ricardo down.
Ricardo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kahanamoku scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Kahanamoku finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Kahanamoku just misses with a punch to the body.
Ricardo takes a kick to the side of the head.
Kahanamoku lands a nice shot that snaps Ricardo's head back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kahanamoku tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ricardo was well out of range. Poor timing from Kahanamoku.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kahanamoku. Ricardo shrugs it off though.
Kahanamoku lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Kahanamoku throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ricardo's head.
Ricardo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kahanamoku fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ricardo.
Ricardo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Kahanamoku throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Ricardo.
Ricardo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Both fighters circling a little - Kahanamoku finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kahanamoku.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ricardo takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Kahanamoku throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Kahanamoku throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Duke Kahanamoku dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Ricardo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kahanamoku connects with a solid leg kick.
Kahanamoku throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ricardo's head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kahanamoku, right into the meat.
Ricardo has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kahanamoku.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kahanamoku.
Kahanamoku misses with a looping right.
Kahanamoku is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ricardo can do to turn this around?
Ricardo takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ricardo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kahanamoku throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kahanamoku lands a high kick!
Kahanamoku fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ricardo.
Kahanamoku misses with a wild body shot.
Ricardo takes a kick to the side of the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kahanamoku connects with a high kick.
Duke Kahanamoku is winning the standup battle so far.
Kahanamoku throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick from Kahanamoku lands but Ricardo takes it in his stride.
Kahanamoku lands a front kick.
Kahanamoku tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ricardo was well out of range. Poor timing from Kahanamoku.
Kahanamoku throws a head kick that Ricardo semi-blocks.
Ricardo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kahanamoku thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Ricardo if he has to take too many more of those.
Kahanamoku throws a head kick that half lands.
Kahanamoku throws a shot from downtown. Ricardo moves away and avoids it.
Ricardo steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kahanamoku. That one must have hurt.
Kahanamoku lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ricardo's sensitive parts.
Ricardo on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kahanamoku lands a front kick.
Ricardo takes a kick to the side of the head.
Kahanamoku lands with a nice body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kahanamoku misses with a body shot.
Kahanamoku throws a nice head kick!
Ricardo tries to clinch up but Kahanamoku circles away and keeps his distance.
Kahanamoku tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ricardo was well out of range. Poor timing from Kahanamoku.
Kahanamoku lands a high kick!
Kahanamoku tries to score with a low kick but Ricardo moves his leg out of the way.
Kahanamoku throws a body kick that misses.
Kahanamoku swats away the attempt to clinch by Ricardo.

Ricardo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ricardo managing to block the knees to the body from Kahanamoku.
Kahanamoku wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ricardo throws a head punch that misses.
Ricardo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ricardo has Kahanamoku pressed against the cage, preventing Kahanamoku from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ricardo prevents a body shot from Kahanamoku.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ricardo managing to block the knees to the body from Kahanamoku.
Ricardo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A frustrated look appears on Kahanamoku's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ricardo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ricardo prevents Kahanamoku from breaking the clinch.
Kahanamoku wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ricardo has him pressed against the cage.

Ricardo ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Ricardo no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Kahanamoku working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kahanamoku has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kahanamoku trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ricardo wants to stand up but Kahanamoku is controlling him.
Ricardo is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Kahanamoku throwing strikes but missing.
Kahanamoku's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Kahanamoku throwing strikes but missing.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kahanamoku thows a body kick. Ricardo tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Kahanamoku buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ricardo slips a straight right by Kahanamoku.
Kahanamoku throws a leg kick which misses Ricardo's front leg but catches the back leg as Ricardo tries to avoid it.
Ricardo takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Kahanamoku throws a head kick that half lands.
Kahanamoku scores with a head kick.
Kahanamoku lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ricardo will feel that in the morning.
Kahanamoku dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ricardo. That did some damage!
Kahanamoku lands a high kick!
Kahanamoku throws a head kick but Ricardo moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Duke Kahanamoku dominated that second round.
That's time! Kahanamoku's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Kahanamoku looks for the body kick but Ricardo saw that one coming.
A solid body kick from Kahanamoku.
Nice cross by Kahanamoku.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kahanamoku.
Kahanamoku looks to score with a jab to the body but Ricardo is just out of range.
Kahanamoku misses with a wild body shot.
Kahanamoku throws a nice head kick!
Ricardo moves in looking to clinch but Kahanamoku pushes him off.
Kahanamoku swats away the attempt to clinch by Ricardo.
Ricardo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kahanamoku, right into the meat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ricardo tries to clinch but Kahanamoku is having none of it.
Kahanamoku scores with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kahanamoku throws a head kick that Ricardo semi-blocks.
Kahanamoku throws an overhand right that lands on Ricardo's shoulder, as Ricardo tries to avoid the shot.
Kahanamoku lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ricardo's sensitive parts.
Kahanamoku throws a nice inside leg kick.
Juan Ricardo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick from Kahanamoku lands but Ricardo takes it in his stride.
Kahanamoku scores with a head kick.
Ricardo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kahanamoku fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ricardo manages to avoid it.
Kahanamoku throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ricardo's head.
Ricardo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kahanamoku lands with a slapping head kick.
Kahanamoku fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ricardo manages to avoid it.
Kahanamoku fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ricardo manages to avoid it.
Kahanamoku misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Kahanamoku.
Kahanamoku throws a head kick that half lands.
Kahanamoku pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ricardo blocks a head kick by Kahanamoku.
Kahanamoku looks to score with a jab to the body but Ricardo is just out of range.
Kahanamoku avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kahanamoku lands with a thumping leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kahanamoku.
Kahanamoku throws a sloppy head kick and Ricardo moves out of range easily.

Ricardo moves into the clinch successfully.
Kahanamoku gets underhooks to prevent Ricardo's takedown attempt.
Kahanamoku blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kahanamoku blocks an uppercut.
Ricardo gets through Kahanamoku's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ricardo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kahanamoku blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kahanamoku has had enough of the clinch but Ricardo keeps him there for the moment.
Ricardo misses with the head strike.
Ricardo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kahanamoku misses with an elbow strike.
Kahanamoku looking to slow down the pace here.
Ricardo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kahanamoku is trying to break the clinch but Ricardo is controlling him.
Ricardo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kahanamoku tries to stall but Ricardo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ricardo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ricardo lands with a right to the head.
Kahanamoku tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ricardo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kahanamoku is trying to stall.
Kahanamoku blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kahanamoku is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ricardo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kahanamoku backwards.
Kahanamoku trying to stall but Ricardo improves his position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ricardo.
Kahanamoku looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ricardo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ricardo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kahanamoku blocking some punches.
Ricardo misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kahanamoku.
A head punch on the inside from Ricardo fails to land.
Kahanamoku throws an elbow but it misses.
Kahanamoku is trying to break the clinch but Ricardo is controlling him.
Ricardo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ricardo avoiding damage as Kahanamoku throws knees to the body.
Kahanamoku gets underhooks to prevent Ricardo's takedown attempt.
Ricardo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kahanamoku.
Ricardo has a couple of punches blocked by Kahanamoku.
Ricardo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kahanamoku backwards.
Ricardo throws a head punch that misses.
Kahanamoku tries to break free but Ricardo pushes him back against the cage.
Kahanamoku struggles to land a body shot inside as Ricardo controls his hands.

Ricardo has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Kahanamoku uses from the top position.
Ricardo is looking to stand up but Kahanamoku isn't so interested in that idea.
Kahanamoku is pushing down on Ricardo's leg trying to pass to half guard. Ricardo is fighting to maintain full guard but Kahanamoku has managed to sneak the leg through.
Ricardo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Juan Ricardo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ricardo can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kahanamoku missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Duke Kahanamoku showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kahanamoku, 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 30:26
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Duke Kahanamoku!