PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iokua Mikala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mason Storm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Mikala
vs
Storm

195 cm
24
275 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

192 cm
24
275 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Good elbows
Solid chin

Fightworld Formula
Fightworld Formula

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Iokua Mikala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mason Storm!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mikala scores with a hook to the body. Storm takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mikala throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mikala tries a head kick but it misses.

Storm moves into the clinch.
Storm throws an elbow that misses.
Storm missing with knees to the body.
Mikala is stalling here.
Storm looking to throw knees to the head but Mikala is blocking nicely.
Mikala is trying to drag Storm to the mat but Storm just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Mikala wants to get back to striking at distance but Storm won't allow it.
Mikala tries to land knees in the clinch but Storm avoids the damage to the body.
Mikala has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Storm avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Mikala fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Iokua Mikala. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Storm is stalling here.
Mikala tries to score a body lock takedown but Storm shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Storm throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mikala tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Storm just stands there and leans against the cage.
Mikala jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Storm walks away with a smile on his face. Mikala gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Mikala keeps the fight on the outside.
Mikala misses with a head kick.
Storm tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Storm tries to clinch up.
Mikala connects with a solid leg kick.
Storm looks gassed!
Mikala lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mikala lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mikala looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jab from Mikala.

It looks like Mason Storm has been cut.
Mikala lands an overhand right.
Mikala lands a nice looking body kick.

Storm gets caught flat footed, as Mikala shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Mikala stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Storm swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Mikala thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Mikala is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Mikala drops back looking for a leg! Storm is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Storm manages to kick Mikala off! Mikala jumps back into Storm's guard.

Mikala thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mikala stops Storm from standing up.
Mikala is pushing down on Storm's leg trying to pass to half guard. Storm is fighting to maintain full guard but Mikala has managed to sneak the leg through.

Mikala gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Storm blocks a head kick by Mikala.
Mikala avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A head kick from Mikala lands but Storm takes it in his stride.
Mikala turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mikala thumps Storm with a low kick.
Mikala is looking to slow Storm down with leg kicks.
Mikala feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Storm's calf.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Storm takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mikala dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Storm. That did some damage!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mikala connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mason Storm is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mikala throws a leg kick which misses Storm's front leg but catches the back leg as Storm tries to avoid it.
Storm chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mikala can pounce on him.
Storm stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mikala.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mikala, right into the meat.
Storm stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mikala.
Mikala thumps Storm with a low kick.
Mikala dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Storm. That did some damage!
Mikala dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Storm. That did some damage!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mikala lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mikala throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Storm on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mikala. Mikala obviously looking to wear him down.
Mikala fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mikala.
Mason Storm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Storm on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mikala. Mikala obviously looking to wear him down.
Mikala lands with a kick to the temple. Storm shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Mikala feints and then cracks Storm's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Storm down.
A good leg kick by Mikala.
Mikala lands a nice leg kick that just misses Storm's sensitive parts.
Mikala chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mikala avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Storm tries to clinch up.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mikala.
Mikala looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mikala lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Mikala chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mikala, right into the meat.
Storm walks forward, straight into a front kick from Mikala.
Mikala scoring well with a low kick there.
Mikala cracks the inside of Storm's front leg.
Mikala lands a nice hook to Storm's body. Storm takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mikala.
Storm takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Mikala feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Storm's calf.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mikala goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Mikala throws a leg kick which misses Storm's front leg but catches the back leg as Storm tries to avoid it.
Storm stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Storm wants it to stay on the feet.
Mikala throws a nice outside leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Storm looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Iokua Mikala dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mason Storm's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A slapping leg kick lands for Mikala.
Mason Storm is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mikala throws a leg kick but Storm checks it.
Mikala circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mikala tries to score with a low kick but Storm moves his leg out of the way.
Storm waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mikala.
Mikala scores with a body shot.
Storm throws a leg kick but Mikala moved away.
Mikala cracks the inside of Storm's front leg.
Mikala feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Storm's calf.
Mikala turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mikala keeps the fight on the outside.
Storm takes a kick to the side of the head.
Mikala throws a head kick that half lands.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Storm takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mikala fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Storm.
Crunch! Mikala slams his shin into Storm's torso.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mikala. That's going to slow Storm down.
Mikala throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Storm's head.
Mikala connects with a solid leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mikala decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Mikala trying to mount his opponent but Storm defends it.

Mikala decides to return to a standing position.
Mikala showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Storm.
Mikala connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Storm tries to clinch but Mikala is having none of it.
Storm takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mikala scoring well with a low kick there.
Mikala throws a head kick that Storm semi-blocks.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mikala.
Mikala connects with a solid leg kick.
Mikala lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Good leg kick by Mikala there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

Mikala looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Mikala looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mikala is trying to control. Storm wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Mikala is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Mikala is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Storm can do to turn this around?
Storm is staying active underneath Mikala, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Mikala is really struggling to control Storm but he's trying to hold on to the position.

Mikala stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Mikala as he checks the leg kick.
Storm wants to clinch.
Mikala fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Storm is out of range.
Mikala lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Good leg kick by Mikala there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Storm throws a head kick but Mikala moves out of range.
Mikala scoring well with a low kick there.
Mikala lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mikala feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Storm's calf.
Iokua Mikala is winning the standup battle so far.
Mikala fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Storm.
Mikala scores with a head kick.
Storm takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Mikala looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mikala, right into the meat.
Mikala feints and then cracks Storm's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Storm down.
Mikala lands a nice hook to Storm's body. Storm takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Mikala throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Storm's head.
Mikala throws a nice outside leg kick.
Storm chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mikala can pounce on him.
Storm takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mikala looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mikala lands with a kick to the temple. Storm shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Mikala buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mikala shoots for a double leg takedown but Storm sprawls well. He's pushed Mikala's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mikala.
Mikala circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mikala throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mikala goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Mikala lands with a cross.
Mikala lands with a kick to the temple. Storm shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Storm stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mikala.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mikala scoring well with a low kick there.
Mikala throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mikala throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mikala with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Iokua Mikala dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mason Storm's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

A good leg kick by Mikala.
Storm blocks a leg kick.
Storm on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mikala. Mikala obviously looking to wear him down.
Storm's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Storm is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Storm moves in looking to clinch but Mikala pushes him off.
Mikala scores with a head kick.
Storm is looking to clinch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mikala.
Mikala lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mikala lands a nice leg kick that just misses Storm's sensitive parts.
A good leg kick by Mikala.
Mikala connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice body kick there by Mikala.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mikala lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Mikala moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

Mikala closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Storm to the mat! Storm manages to get full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mikala trying to control but Storm is working from the bottom.
Mikala pushing down on Storm's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mikala is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Mikala is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Storm sees it coming and defends easily.
Storm controlling the position for now.
Mikala keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Mikala works his foot free and advances to mount.
Mikala looking to control and managing it successfully.

Mikala stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Mason Storm has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mikala looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Storm on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mikala. Mikala obviously looking to wear him down.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Mikala - that will leave a mark!
Mikala bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Storm takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mikala.
Mikala cracks the inside of Storm's front leg.
Mikala looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mikala scoring well with a low kick there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mikala. That's going to slow Storm down.

Mikala changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Storm looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Mikala is working to tighten is grip on Storm's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Storm has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Mikala is really squeezing tight and eventually Storm passes out! Mikala breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Iokua Mikala!