PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mac Fuller Jnr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kekoa Kawai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kawai is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Ace of Spades. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Fuller Jnr
vs
Kawai

180 cm
24
155 lbs
11 - 9 - 0

170 cm
21
146 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mac Fuller Jnr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kekoa Kawai!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Felipe Paraventi and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Kawai misses.
Kawai fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fuller Jnr looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

Kawai closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kawai lands in his opponent's guard.
Kawai controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Fuller Jnr is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kawai pushing down on Fuller Jnr's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Fuller Jnr is looking for a sweep. Kawai is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kawai is pressing down on Fuller Jnr's thigh, looking to free his foot. Fuller Jnr is holding on for now.
Fuller Jnr is refusing to be controlled, as Kawai sits in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kawai sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Fuller Jnr defending well though.
Kawai moves into full mount! Fuller Jnr won't be happy about that!
Fuller Jnr takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Kawai controlling from mount.
Kawai has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Fuller Jnr's face.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kawai trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Fuller Jnr is trying to escape the mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kawai sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Kawai lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Fuller Jnr hang on?
Kawai lands with some strikes.
Kawai lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Kawai putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Fuller Jnr tries to hold on but Kawai postures up.
Kawai content just to control the position here.
Kawai pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

Fuller Jnr is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawai drops a big elbow. That's hurt Fuller Jnr! More shots from Kawai and the ref steps in! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kekoa Kawai!