PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bane Kekoa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruno Daniel (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.

Kekoa
vs
Daniel

181 cm
24
162 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

174 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kekoa scores with a nice right hand.
Kekoa lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kekoa.
Kekoa lands an overhand right.
Kekoa misses with a double jab.
Kekoa listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Daniel fails with a takedown attempt.
Bane Kekoa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kekoa moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Kekoa lands a nice looking body shot.
Daniel on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kekoa misses with the combination.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Daniel.
Daniel shoots in but Kekoa avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bane Kekoa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruno Daniel.
Daniel shoots in but Kekoa avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kekoa connects with a jab.
Kekoa keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kekoa throws a combination. Daniel tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Kekoa tests Daniel's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kekoa misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kekoa scores with a hook to the body. Daniel takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Daniel looks gassed!
Kekoa misses with a few strikes there.
Daniel is trying desperately to land a takedown but Kekoa is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Daniel.
Nice uppercut lands for Kekoa. That snapped Daniel's head back.
Daniel takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kekoa lands a nice shot that snaps Daniel's head back.
Kekoa misses with a wild combination.
Daniel on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kekoa throws a series of strikes that have Daniel backpedaling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kekoa fails to land with a series of punches.
Kekoa fails to land with a series of punches.
Kekoa throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Daniel stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kekoa is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kekoa stalks Daniel and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Daniel's face. Daniel staggers backwards, shaken.
Kekoa scores with a jab. Daniel acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kekoa throws a series of punches but Daniel avoids them all with ease.
Kekoa scores with a jab.
Kekoa swinging wildly here.
Kekoa with a jab.
Kekoa misses with the combination.
Kekoa lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kekoa is working the combinations to good effect here.
Daniel avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kekoa throws a one two combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kekoa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Daniel showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kekoa.
No joy there for Kekoa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kekoa throws a nice looking combination but Daniel bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kekoa throws a one two combo.
Kekoa lands with a nice combination. Daniel backs away looking to recover.
A punch lands to the side of Daniel 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kekoa moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Kekoa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Daniel circles away quickly and effectively.
Daniel has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kekoa scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kekoa misses with a wild combination.
Nice uppercut there from Kekoa.
Daniel has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Some wild striking there from Kekoa.
A punch lands to the side of Daniel 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kekoa is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Kekoa lands with a nice combination. Daniel backs away looking to recover.
Kekoa jabs Daniel right on the nose. Daniel blinks but takes it well.
Kekoa lands a two punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kekoa scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Daniel has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kekoa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kekoa misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bane Kekoa dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Kekoa misses with the combination.
Kekoa moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Kekoa displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Daniel.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Daniel might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Kekoa has got the better of the exchanges.
Kekoa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kekoa scores with a nice right hand.
Daniel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kekoa.
Kekoa throws a series of punches but Daniel moves out of range.
Daniel closes the distance and clinches up with Kekoa, looking for a takedown. Daniel pushes Kekoa against the cage but Kekoa circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Daniel shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bane Kekoa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruno Daniel.
Kekoa lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Kekoa displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kekoa lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Daniel is breathing heavily.
Kekoa works Daniel's body with a nice hook.
Kekoa closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Nice straight punches there by Kekoa. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kekoa.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kekoa.
Kekoa throws a nice looking combination but Daniel bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kekoa scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kekoa tries to bum rush Daniel with a series of wild strikes but Daniel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Danga de danga de dang - Kekoa scores with a four punch combination!
Kekoa fails to land with a series of punches.
Kekoa fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice uppercut lands for Kekoa. That snapped Daniel's head back.
Kekoa throws a series of punches but Daniel avoids them all with ease.
Bane Kekoa is winning the standup battle so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kekoa lands a jab to the head.
Kekoa throws a series of punches but Daniel avoids them all with ease.
Kekoa fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Daniel is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kekoa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Daniel.
Kekoa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kekoa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kekoa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Daniel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Daniel shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kekoa defends it nicely.
Kekoa jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bane Kekoa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kekoa scores with a punch to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kekoa scores with a nice head shot.
Bane Kekoa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice shot by Kekoa.
Kekoa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Daniel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kekoa misses with a few strikes there.
Kekoa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kekoa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kekoa swinging wildly here.
Daniel shoots in but no luck this time.
Kekoa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Daniel.
Kekoa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kekoa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kekoa stuffs the takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Daniel showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kekoa.
Daniel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Daniel dodges the punch combination from Kekoa.
Daniel shoots for a double leg takedown but Kekoa sprawls well. He's pushed Daniel's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Daniel dives in and grabs Kekoa's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kekoa pushes down on Daniel's head and hops out.
Kekoa jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Daniel shoots in but Kekoa avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kekoa throws a nice looking combination but Daniel bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kekoa throws a nice looking combination but Daniel bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Daniel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kekoa throws out the jab.
No joy there for Kekoa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Daniel shoots for a takedown but Kekoa saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kekoa connects with a good right hand that stumbles Daniel. Daniel circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kekoa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kekoa looks to land a combination but Daniel avoids it well.
Daniel shoots in and drives through. Kekoa sprawls well.
Kekoa misses with a two punch combination.
Kekoa displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kekoa misses with a wild combination.

Daniel closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Kekoa did well to prevent Daniel getting side control.
Kekoa is trying to stand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniel wants to control but Kekoa is keeping him busy.
Kekoa is trying to escape back to his feet but Daniel uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Kekoa is not content to let Daniel control the position.
Kekoa is trying to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Daniel is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kekoa is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Daniel laying and praying for a moment but Kekoa takes advantage and regains half guard.
Kekoa is trying to stand up here but Daniel is controlling him well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kekoa is trying to escape back to his feet but Daniel uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Kekoa is trying to get back to his feet.
Daniel wants to control but Kekoa is keeping him busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kekoa is looking to get back to his feet here but Daniel is keeping cool and he's managed to take Kekoa's back.
Daniel missing with punches from the back.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bruno Daniel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kekoa has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bane Kekoa!