PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kimo Kanoa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thor Omega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Kanoa
vs
Omega

183 cm
24
180 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

195 cm
23
185 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Firebird Designs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kimo Kanoa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thor Omega!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Gwen Towbar and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kanoa thows a leg kick but Omega checks it
and Omega counters with a stiff right hand.
Kanoa cracks Omega with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kanoa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kanoa throws a combination that misses
and Omega makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A leg kick checked by Kanoa.
Kanoa throws a series of punches but Omega moves out of range.
Kanoa throws a sloppy body shot
and Omega counters with a nice leg kick.
Omega ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kanoa moves away.
Omega misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Omega darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanoa missing with a left hand there. Omega was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Omega looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kanoa is fending him off so far but Omega persists. Nope, Kanoa circles away and we're back to standing.
Kanoa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Omega.
Omega throws a body punch but Kanoa moves out of range.
Kanoa moves out of range as Omega throws a body kick.
Omega misses with a lunging right hand
and Kanoa counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kanoa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Omega.
Omega slips a straight right by Kanoa.
Kanoa takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

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.
Omega ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kanoa connects with the punch.
Kanoa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Omega uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kanoa.
Omega ducks under a wild hook from Kanoa.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kanoa.
Kanoa slips under a jab.
Kanoa swings widly with a right hand
and Omega connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Omega stuns Kanoa with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Omega displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kanoa throws out the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Omega needs to keep his hands up - Kanoa had a free shot at his head there.
Omega doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Omega missing with a left hand there. Kanoa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kimo Kanoa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Omega fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kanoa is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Kanoa slips under a jab.
Kanoa throws an overhand right that lands on Omega's shoulder, as Omega tries to avoid the shot.
Omega moves out of range of the strikes.
Omega misses the jab.
Omega on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Omega throws the kick towards the body but Kanoa avoids it.
Kanoa is looking to land body kicks.
Kimo Kanoa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Good work by Kanoa as he checks the leg kick.
Kanoa pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Omega back to the cage. Kanoa follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Omega staying out of range there.
Omega throws a lazy uppercut
and Kanoa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Omega ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kanoa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kanoa throws a series of punches but Omega avoids them all with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thor Omega dominated that round.
That's time! Kanoa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Omega lands with a right hand.
Kanoa swings widly with a right hand
and Omega counters with a big head kick but Kanoa shrugs it off.
Kanoa throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Omega checks a leg kick.
Omega chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kanoa misses with an uppercut
and Omega counters with a stiff right hand.
Kanoa misses with a looping left.
Kanoa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Omega moves away.
Omega throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kanoa slips a jab from Omega.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Omega misses with a hook. Kanoa ducked under it nicely.
Kanoa misses with a shot to the body
and Omega counters with a nice uppercut.
Omega lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kanoa circles away quickly and effectively.
Omega just misses with a punch to the body.
Omega throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kanoa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Omega throws a right hand that misses
enabling Kanoa to counter with a crisp jab.
Omega misses with a double jab
and Kanoa counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Omega misses with a lunging right hand
and Kanoa makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kanoa jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Crunch! Omega slams his shin into Kanoa's torso.
Sloppy strikes from Kanoa. Those never looked like landing.
Omega swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kanoa scores with a jab to the jaw.
Omega swings for the body but Kanoa moves out of range.
Omega misses the shot to the body.
Omega thows a body shot but no joy.
Kanoa throws a right and a left that Omega avoids nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanoa misses with a double jab

and Omega counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Omega is fighting to break Kanoa's control of his arms but Kanoa is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Kanoa has a closed guard, preventing Omega from standing up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kanoa scores with a decent looking hook.
Kanoa throws a lazy uppercut
and Omega counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Omega lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Omega throws a quick inside leg kick.
Omega moves out of range of the leg kick from Kanoa.
Omega uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kanoa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thor Omega showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Omega scores with a head kick. Kanoa tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Nice body punch from Omega.
Omega lands a slapping body shot.
Omega misses with an uppercut
and Kanoa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Omega is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kanoa swings for the body but Omega moves out of range.
Kanoa throws a right hand that misses
and Omega counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Omega ducks under a wild hook from Kanoa.
Omega cracks Kanoa with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Omega throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanoa throws an off balance right hand
letting Omega counter with a right hand.
Omega misses with an uppercut
and Kanoa counters with a slapping leg kick.
Omega scores with a head kick. Kanoa tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Omega shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kanoa as he jumps to the side.
Kanoa misses with a low kick.
Omega thows a body shot but no joy.
Omega cracks Kanoa with a right hand to the side of the head.
Omega throws a right hand that misses
and Kanoa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Omega staying out of range there.
Kanoa just misses with a punch to the body.
Kanoa misses with an uppercut
and Omega counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Omega lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kanoa will feel that in the morning.
Kanoa takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kanoa throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kanoa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Omega is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Omega tries to work over Kanoa's front leg with a kick but Kanoa checks it.
Kanoa misses with a looping left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Omega scores with a hook to the body. Kanoa takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kanoa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Omega moves away.
Kanoa misses with a low kick.
Omega throws a right hand that Kanoa ducks under and follows up with a left that Kanoa also avoids with ease.
Kanoa throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Omega to counter with a crisp jab.
Omega bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kanoa's head backwards.
Kanoa walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Omega pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Omega fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kanoa manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Kanoa.
Kanoa throws a good cross that connects.
Omega wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kanoa throws a nice looking combination but Omega bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kanoa walks into a straight right hand from Omega.
Omega misses with a hook
and Kanoa counters with a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Omega defending well as Kanoa loads up on a big left hand.
Omega is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Kanoa lands with a hook. Omega tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thor Omega really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Omega fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kanoa scores with a body shot.
Kanoa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Omega.
Kanoa misses with a hook
and Omega counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kanoa thows a body shot but no joy.
Omega takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Omega thows a body shot but no joy.
Thor Omega seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kanoa throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Omega counter with a right hand.
Omega with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kanoa counters with a straight right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Omega ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Omega with a jab.
Kanoa lands a head shot.
Kanoa throws a leg kick that misses.
Kanoa looks to land a right hand but Omega moved out of range.
Kanoa takes a swing at Omega's ribcage but misses.
Kanoa displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Omega.
Kanoa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Omega.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kanoa lands a nice shot that snaps Omega's head back.
Omega has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Omega throws a sloppy head kick
and Kanoa counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kanoa throws a push kick but Omega slaps the foot to one side.
Kanoa lands a jab to the nose.
Kanoa swings away with a body shot that misses
and Omega counters with a three punch combo that has Kanoa backing up. Kanoa nods at Omega to acknowledge the strikes.
Omega scores with a jab to the body.
Kanoa misses with a series of wild punches.
Omega throws a sloppy head kick
and Kanoa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Omega lands with an overhand left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Omega. Kanoa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kanoa fails to land with a series of punches.
A solid leg kick lands there for Omega.
A shot to the liver by Kanoa. Beautiful body shot.
Kanoa looks to land a combination but Omega avoids it well.
Omega fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kanoa looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Omega throws a poor cross that misses
and Kanoa counters with a low kick, right behind Omega 's knee.
Kanoa throws a lazy body kick
and Omega counters with a right hand to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Omega lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kanoa will feel that in the morning.
Omega throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kanoa counters with a thumping low kick.
Omega misses with a looping right.
Omega connects with a crisp jab.
Kanoa uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Omega tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kanoa is able to avoid easily.
Omega connects with a single shot there.
Omega ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thor Omega dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Omega throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Kanoa counter with a right hand.
Omega misses the body punch
and Kanoa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kanoa misses with a jab to the body
and Omega counters with a solid body kick.
Omega's corner calls for a 1-2. Omega obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kanoa throws a lazy uppercut
and Kanoa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Omega thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kanoa if he has to take too many more of those.
Kanoa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Omega.
Omega throws a sloppy body shot
and Kanoa counters with a straight right hand.
Omega throws a lazy uppercut
and Kanoa counters with a straight right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanoa keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kanoa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Omega works the jab nicely.
Kanoa throws a good cross that connects.
Kanoa scores with a jab to the jaw.
Omega scores with a leg kick.
Omega thows a body shot but no joy.
Omega misses with an uppercut
and Kanoa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kanoa misses with a right hand
and Omega counters with a straight right hand.
Kanoa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kanoa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kanoa lands a glancing blow to the side of Omega's head.
Omega misses with a right hand
and Kanoa counters with a nice uppercut.
Kanoa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kanoa misses with a hook to the body
and Omega counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kanoa gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kanoa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kimo Kanoa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Omega misses with a takedown attempt - Kanoa sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kanoa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kanoa misses the body punch
and Omega counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Omega misses with a hook
and Kanoa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kanoa feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Omega's calf.
Kanoa takes a jab right on the kisser.
Omega avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Omega throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thor Omega is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kanoa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Omega is looking to land body kicks.
Omega jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Omega scores with a shot to the body.
Kanoa scores with a decent looking hook.
Kanoa throws a low kick but it's checked well by Omega.

And that's the end of the fight!
Thor Omega comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Omega has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 45:50
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 45:50
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thor Omega!