PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Snuka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and L Rhoe Tayona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jimmy Snuka has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Snuka
vs
Rhoe Tayona

187 cm
20
170 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

173 cm
19
170 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jimmy Snuka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, L Rhoe Tayona!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Snuka clinches up with Tayona and pushes him back against the cage.
Tayona on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tayona changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Snuka fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Tayona shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Snuka napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Tayona is looking to take a break and control but Snuka is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tayona looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Snuka is avoiding damage well.
Tayona just content to control the position.
Tayona working the ground and pound.
Tayona just content to control the position.
Snuka takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tayona moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tayona trying to control the position but Snuka is working away.
Snuka on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Snuka tries to get out of the position.
Snuka is trying to buck Tayona off.
Tayona trying to control the position but Snuka is working away.
Tayona advances to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Tayona controlling the position easily from mount.
Snuka wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Snuka taking shots to the head.
Tayona unloading with bombs!
Tayona putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Tayona can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Snuka is looking to escape.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tayona lands a big shot there that rocks Snuka but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tayona content just to control the position here.
Snuka is trying to stand.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Tayona cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Tayona lands with some strikes.
Snuka is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Snuka is bucking up trying to escape but Tayona cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Tayona controlling from the full mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tayona in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Snuka wants to try and get back to his feet.
Tayona working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Tayona takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Snuka takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Tayona lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Tayona trying to control but Snuka is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

L Rhoe Tayona dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Tayona closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Tayona passes the guard and advances to mount!
Tayona content just to control the position here.

Despite being in the dominant position, L Rhoe Tayona just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Tayona drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Snuka is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Tayona is controlling him well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tayona working the head and body with strikes.
Tayona happy to just control the position for now.
Tayona working the ground and pound.
Tayona has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tayona landing a few strikes.
Snuka is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Tayona is controlling him well.
Tayona connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Snuka some visible discomfort.
L Rhoe Tayona has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tayona prevents Snuka from escaping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snuka is not content to let Tayona control the position.
Tayona scores with a couple of short elbows.
Tayona tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Snuka knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tayona on the ground.
Tayona has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Tayona is landing with some decent strikes but Snuka is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Tayona landing shots from mount.
Tayona dominating with strikes here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tayona with good strikes from the mount here!
Tayona breaks from Snuka's wrist control and lands an elbow.

Snuka is rocked!
Tayona looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Snuka covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). L Rhoe Tayona!