PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sylvio Casamayor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Haoa Kamakanuiloa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kamakanuiloa has chosen Hawaiian Night Marchers as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Casamayor
vs
Kamakanuiloa

165 cm
20
273 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

196 cm
23
278 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sylvio Casamayor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Haoa Kamakanuiloa!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Casamayor misses with a body shot.
Kamakanuiloa shoots for a takedown but Casamayor saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Casamayor thows a left - swing and a miss!
Casamayor waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kamakanuiloa.
Kamakanuiloa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Casamayor swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice takedown defense from Casamayor. No joy for Kamakanuiloa on that attempt.
Casamayor throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Casamayor misses with a hook. Kamakanuiloa ducked under it nicely.
Casamayor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kamakanuiloa looks for a takedown but Casamayor sprawls well.
Sylvio Casamayor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Haoa Kamakanuiloa.
Casamayor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Casamayor throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kamakanuiloa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Casamayor really is a fat lump.

Kamakanuiloa drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Kamakanuiloa trying to control the action but Casamayor is working from the bottom.
Casamayor defending against the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Casamayor is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Kamakanuiloa's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Kamakanuiloa is trying to control the action in half guard but Casamayor is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kamakanuiloa prevents Casamayor from improving his position.
Kamakanuiloa really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Casamayor. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Casamayor has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kamakanuiloa is working away from the top position though.
Casamayor manages to get to full guard.
Casamayor wants to stand but Kamakanuiloa is controlling the position.
Casamayor might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Casamayor keeping full guard, as Kamakanuiloa tries to pass.
Kamakanuiloa wants to stand but Casamayor has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kamakanuiloa looking to sit in guard and control but Casamayor gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kamakanuiloa controls Casamayor momentarily but Casamayor frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Casamayor scoring with punches to the head and body.
Casamayor wants to control from the top but Kamakanuiloa keeps moving.
Casamayor wants to stand but Kamakanuiloa has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Casamayor thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Casamayor trying to control the position from guard on top but Kamakanuiloa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Casamayor postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Casamayor wants to pass the guard but Kamakanuiloa is keeping the position.
Kamakanuiloa trying to control the position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Casamayor displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kamakanuiloa.
Horrible takedown by Kamakanuiloa or perhaps it was just good defense by Casamayor which made him look bad.
Kamakanuiloa looks gassed!
Casamayor throws a hook to the side of Kamakanuiloa's head but Kamakanuiloa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kamakanuiloa fails with a takedown attempt.
Kamakanuiloa tries to close the distance and clinch but Casamayor swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Casamayor throws a shot to the body.
Kamakanuiloa with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Casamayor to score with a decent uppercut.

It looks like Haoa Kamakanuiloa has been cut.
Sylvio Casamayor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice shot lands for Casamayor.
A big left from Casamayor misses.
Casamayor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Casamayor swings for the body but Kamakanuiloa moves out of range.
Casamayor swings for the body but Kamakanuiloa moves out of range.
Kamakanuiloa slips under a jab from Casamayor.
Nice defenses there by Kamakanuiloa.
Kamakanuiloa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kamakanuiloa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Casamayor.
Kamakanuiloa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Casamayor scores with a punch to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sylvio Casamayor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Haoa Kamakanuiloa's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Kamakanuiloa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Casamayor.
Casamayor throws out a loose jab but Kamakanuiloa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Casamayor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
No luck for Kamakanuiloa with that takedown attempt.
Casamayor displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kamakanuiloa.
Casamayor cracks a nice hook into Kamakanuiloa's ribs.
Casamayor lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Casamayor misses with a straight right.
Haoa Kamakanuiloa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kamakanuiloa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Horrible takedown by Kamakanuiloa or perhaps it was just good defense by Casamayor which made him look bad.
Sylvio Casamayor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Haoa Kamakanuiloa.
Kamakanuiloa is breathing heavily.
Kamakanuiloa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Casamayor.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamakanuiloa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Casamayor listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That has opened up Haoa Kamakanuiloa's cut even more.
Casamayor misses with a wild combination.
Sylvio Casamayor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Casamayor jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

The cut above Haoa Kamakanuiloa's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A swing and a miss from Casamayor.
Kamakanuiloa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kamakanuiloa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Casamayor.
Kamakanuiloa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Casamayor throws out the jab.
Kamakanuiloa takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kamakanuiloa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Casamayor.
Sylvio Casamayor is winning the standup battle so far.
Casamayor throws out a loose jab but Kamakanuiloa uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Casamayor misses.
A combination from Casamayor does no damage.
Kamakanuiloa closes this distance looking for a takedown but Casamayor circles away.
Casamayor misses with a wild body shot.
Casamayor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kamakanuiloa misses with a wild body shot.
Casamayor throws a hook but Kamakanuiloa avoids it easily.
Casamayor lands with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Casamayor finds it's way through Kamakanuiloa's defenses.

Haoa Kamakanuiloa's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Casamayor slaps away a takedown attempt from Kamakanuiloa, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Casamayor takes a swing at Kamakanuiloa's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Casamayor misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Casamayor throws a jab when Kamakanuiloa was well out of range.
Kamakanuiloa gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Casamayor.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Haoa Kamakanuiloa's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Sylvio Casamayor!