PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Spete Pasanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kamehameha Kalua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pasanen's entrance music is Rolling Stones - Paint it black. A fine choice. Kalua has chosen Summer In The City by St. Lunatics as his entrance music. Spete Pasanen has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Pasanen
vs
Kalua

204 cm
24
244 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

193 cm
24
240 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

OMON Colours

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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Spete Pasanen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kamehameha Kalua!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pasanen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kalua.

Pasanen moves into the clinch.
A hook to the body from Pasanen.
Pasanen lands a nice uppercut.
Kalua keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pasanen's efforts to push away.
Pasanen managing to block the knees to the body from Kalua.
Kalua throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Pasanen fails to pull guard.
Kalua throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pasanen blocks it with crossed arms.
Kalua is leaning against Pasanen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kalua missing with knees to the body.
Pasanen dodges an elbow strike from Kalua.
Pasanen misses with a short punch on the inside.

Pasanen jumps guard and drags Kalua to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Kalua won't allow Pasanen to get back to his feet.
Kalua stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pasanen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kalua working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Pasanen looking to control.
Pasanen pulls Kalua in close to prevent any damage.
Kalua won't allow Pasanen to get back to his feet.
Pasanen looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pasanen is on top in guard.
Kalua tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Kalua is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Pasanen trying to control but Kalua is working from the bottom.
Pasanen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kalua works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Pasanen trying to control the position from guard on top but Kalua is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pasanen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Kalua working for a triangle but Pasanen defends it easily.

Kalua manages to escape and get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Pasanen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pasanen can't find room to land a body shot as Kalua controls the action.
Pasanen working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Pasanen - that landed with a thud.
Kalua lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kalua tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Kalua fails to land.
Pasanen blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Pasanen decides to pull guard.
Kalua must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pasanen is on top in guard.
Pasanen cracks Kalua with a solid left hand.
Kalua keeping moving, preventing Pasanen from controlling successfully.
Pasanen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pasanen throwing strikes but missing.
Pasanen wants to control from the top but Kalua keeps moving.
Pasanen postures up in Kalua's guard and throws a big left but Kalua blocks it.
Pasanen sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A combination from Kalua does no damage.
Kalua throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pasanen dodges the punch combination from Kalua.
Kalua lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pasanen at a distance.
No joy there for Kalua, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kalua uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pasanen.
Kalua throws a right and a left that both miss.

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.
Kalua circles away from the clinch attempt.

Pasanen gets a takedown into half guard.
Pasanen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Pasanen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Pasanen performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Kalua is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kalua manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pasanen stopping the sweep attempt from Kalua.
Pasanen slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Spete Pasanen dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Kalua lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A jab from Pasanen misses.
Kalua ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pasanen moves away.
Kalua misses with a two punch combination.
Pasanen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Pasanen instigates a clinch.
Kalua trying to land knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Pasanen.
Pasanen works on Kalua's body with a couple of short punches.
Pasanen lands a nice shot to the body.

Pasanen jumps guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pasanen is on top in guard.
Kalua keeping moving, preventing Pasanen from controlling successfully.
Kalua is breathing heavily.
Pasanen content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Pasanen is working Kalua over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalua utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pasanen will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kalua keeping moving, preventing Pasanen from controlling successfully.
Pasanen is really struggling to control Kalua but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Pasanen is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Kalua is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

Kalua is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Pasanen defends well.
Pasanen has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Pasanen trying to control the position from guard on top but Kalua is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pasanen stopping the sweep attempt from Kalua.

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.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kalua swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pasanen throws a series of strikes that have Kalua backpedaling.
Pasanen tries to close the distance and clinch but Kalua swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kalua!
Kalua connects with a right hand. Pasanen shakes it off.
Kamehameha Kalua is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pasanen scores with a jab to the head.

It looks like Kamehameha Kalua has been cut.
Pasanen misses with a hook.
Pasanen throws an overhand right that lands on Kalua's shoulder, as Kalua tries to avoid the shot.
A cross from Pasanen lands.

Pasanen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Kalua is leaning against Pasanen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kalua scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kalua keeps control of Pasanen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pasanen lands a nice shot to the body.
Pasanen is trying to maintain a safe position but Kalua gets an underhook and turns Pasanen into the ropes.
A short uppercut from Pasanen.
Kalua tries to throw a body punch but Pasanen avoids it by throwing Kalua back against the cage.
Kalua lands a shot to the body.
Pasanen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pasanen is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

Kalua breaks from the clinch.
Pasanen scores with a sloppy right hand. Kalua should have avoided that one.
Pasanen is looking to clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kalua throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pasanen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pasanen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pasanen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Pasanen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kalua circles away quickly and effectively.
Pasanen misses with the combination.
Pasanen dodges the punch combination from Kalua.
Kalua throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pasanen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kalua throws a jab when Pasanen was well out of range.
Kalua works Pasanen's body with a nice hook.
Pasanen lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kalua backs up against the ropes.
A telegraphed right hand from Pasanen misses the target.
Kalua keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pasanen misses with a wild combination.
Pasanen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kalua moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Pasanen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pasanen takes one on the button.
Kalua throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pasanen.
Pasanen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pasanen misses with a jab to the body
and Kalua counters with a one-two to the body.
Kalua is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Pasanen rather than just go for the knockout.
Kalua throws a right and a left that Pasanen avoids nicely.
Pasanen tries to close the distance and clinch but Kalua swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kamehameha Kalua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Pasanen decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Pasanen is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kalua defends it well.
Pasanen passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Kalua!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kalua can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Spete Pasanen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kamehameha Kalua's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Pasanen looks to land a right hand but Kalua moved out of range.
Kalua fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Pasanen is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Pasanen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kalua.
Pasanen tries to close the distance and clinch but Kalua swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kalua rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pasanen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kalua looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pasanen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kalua lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Pasanen throws a shot to the body.
Kalua is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Pasanen.
Pasanen with a jab.
Pasanen is looking to clinch but Kalua is avoiding it.
A jab from Pasanen misses.
Kalua moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Pasanen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kalua circles away.
Kalua misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pasanen misses with a takedown attempt
and Kalua counters with a series of strikes. Pasanen will be more careful next time no doubt.
Pasanen ducks under a wild hook from Kalua.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pasanen tries to clinch there but Kalua circles away.
Kalua looks to land a combination but Pasanen avoids it well.
Kalua tries to bum rush Pasanen with a series of wild strikes but Pasanen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalua will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kamehameha Kalua is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kalua lands a right hook to the body.
Kalua keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pasanen.

Pasanen has managed to clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kalua is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pasanen is defending well for now.
Pasanen tries to throw a body punch but Kalua avoids it by throwing Pasanen back against the cage.
Kalua scores with a shot to the side of Pasanen's head.
A body shot lands from Kalua.
Pasanen misses with a hook from the clinch.

Pasanen drags the fight down to the ground.
Kalua works over Pasanen with some ground and pound from guard.
Pasanen keeping moving, preventing Kalua from controlling successfully.
Pasanen wants to stand but Kalua is controlling the position.
Kalua trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kalua works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Kalua is working for a submission of some sort.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pasanen trying to hold on to Kalua's head to control him but Kalua postures up.
Pasanen is trying to stand up here but Kalua is controlling him well.
Pasanen wants to control but Kalua is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Kalua is working for a kimura but Pasanen is defending it quite comfortably.
Kalua not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Pasanen works his way to full guard. Good work.
Kalua with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalua postures up in Pasanen's guard and throws a big left but Pasanen blocks it.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kalua ducks under a wild hook from Pasanen.
Kalua misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A slow jab from Kalua misses its intended target.
Pasanen blocks a head kick by Kalua.
Pasanen dodges the punch combination from Kalua.
Pasanen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kalua.
Pasanen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kalua.
Pasanen shoots in but Kalua avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Spete Pasanen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kalua swats away the attempt to clinch by Pasanen.
Pasanen takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Pasanen lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kalua looks to land a combination but Pasanen avoids it well.
Pasanen misses with a hook.
Pasanen misses with a kick to the body.
Pasanen stalks Kalua and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kalua's face. Kalua staggers backwards, shaken.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalua lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Pasanen misses with an uppercut.
Pasanen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kalua lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kalua lands a knee to the head.
Pasanen avoiding damage as Kalua throws knees to the body.
Kalua misses with a knee strike.
Pasanen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kalua working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kalua tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kamehameha Kalua has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Kalua is fighting off a takedown attempt but Pasanen is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Kalua to the mat. Kalua regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Pasanen passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Spete Pasanen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Spete Pasanen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pasanen lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Kalua down.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kalua is looking for a sweep.
Pasanen scoring with punches from side control.
Pasanen working the body and head with strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kamehameha Kalua.
Well Pasanen 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 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Spete Pasanen!