PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tom Torture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaleimalulani Jkh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kaleimalulani Jkh has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Torture
vs
Jkh

190 cm
25
196 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

225 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tom Torture!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kaleimalulani Jkh!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jkh stuffs the takedown.
Jkh stuffs the takedown.
Torture shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Torture. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Torture throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jkh swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
No luck for Torture with that takedown attempt.

Torture shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Jkh avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jkh can't keep his opponent in guard - Torture advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

Torture is working for a kimura but Jkh is defending it quite comfortably.
Torture moves into full mount! Jkh won't be happy about that!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Torture looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Torture throws some wild stikes that Jkh manages to avoid easily.
Torture controlling the position easily from mount.

Torture has control of Jkh's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Jkh regains control of the situation pretty easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torture controlling from the full mount.
Torture thowing shots but they're missing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Torture content just to control the position here.

Torture is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Nice sprawl there from Jkh as Torture shoots in.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Torture.

Torture decides to stand back up.
Kaleimalulani Jkh is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Torture looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jkh is fending him off so far but Torture persists. Nope, Jkh circles away and we're back to standing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Torture closes the distance and clinches up with Jkh, looking for a takedown. Torture pushes Jkh against the cage but Jkh circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tom Torture seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Torture fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Jkh to the ground. Torture is now in Jkh's guard.
Jkh looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Torture is pushing down on Jkh's leg trying to pass to half guard. Jkh is fighting to maintain full guard but Torture has managed to sneak the leg through.
Jkh is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Torture looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Torture missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Torture uses his free foot to push down on Jkh's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Jkh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tom Torture dominated that 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.

Jkh leaves Torture with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Jkh gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Torture to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Torture pushing down on Jkh's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Torture thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jkh's head.
Torture has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

Torture is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Jkh is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Jkh flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Torture anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Jkh and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Torture slips an arm under Jkh chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Torture has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Torture is squeezing on Jkh like an anaconda would it's prey. Jkh fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Tom Torture!
Tom Torture decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.