PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between SamuelKMainaaupo Kamuela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harold Sklu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sklu has chosen Lay Me Down as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Kamuela
vs
Sklu

170 cm
23
158 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

165 cm
18
160 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

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, SamuelKMainaaupo Kamuela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Harold Sklu!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Paul Gruel and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kamuela moves in looking to clinch but Sklu pushes him off.
Kamuela tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sklu throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kamuela.
Kamuela looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kamuela takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kamuela tries a head kick but it misses.
Sklu misses with a straight left.

Kamuela clinches up with Sklu and pushes him back against the cage.
Sklu wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kamuela has him pressed against the cage.
Sklu should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Kamuela keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sklu's efforts to push away.
Sklu is trying to force a seperation but Kamuela has the dominant position.
Kamuela tries to pull guard but Sklu forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Sklu keeps control of Kamuela as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sklu wants to break free but Kamuela has control.
Kamuela keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sklu's efforts to push away.
Kamuela is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kamuela jumps guard but Sklu turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Sklu is trying to break the clinch but Kamuela has him pressed against the cage.
Kamuela lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kamuela fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for SamuelKMainaaupo Kamuela. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kamuela wants to get back to striking at distance but Sklu won't allow it.

Sklu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kamuela fails with the takedown.
Kamuela fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sklu misses with a double jab.
Kamuela takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sklu scores with a hook.
Sklu misses with a straight left.
Sklu throws a nice looking combination but Kamuela bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sklu scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Kamuela throws a sloppy head kick and Sklu moves out of range easily.
Sklu's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Sklu duly obliges.
Kamuela fails with a takedown attempt.
Kamuela misses with a left hand
and Sklu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sklu takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Sklu throws a series of punches but Kamuela moves out of range.
A punch combination from Sklu misses.
A combination from Sklu does no damage.
SamuelKMainaaupo Kamuela seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sklu looks gassed!
Sklu misses the shot to the body.
Kamuela fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kamuela fails to land the takedown.
Kamuela throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamuela fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sklu displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kamuela.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kamuela.
Sklu lands with a hook. Kamuela tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kamuela misses the shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sklu looks to land a combination but Kamuela avoids it well.
A solid body kick from Sklu.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Harold Sklu will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Kamuela displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Kamuela misses with a wild combination.
Kamuela is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sklu sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kamuela does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kamuela changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sklu tries to avoid it but Kamuela manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sklu to the ground. Sklu escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kamuela dodges the punch combination from Sklu.
Left hook, right uppercut from Sklu.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kamuela looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Sklu misses the target.

Kamuela pushes Sklu up against the cage in a clinch.
Kamuela wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kamuela keeps control of Sklu as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kamuela prevents Sklu from breaking the clinch.
Sklu is trying to force a seperation but Kamuela has the dominant position.
Kamuela goes for a takedown attempt but Sklu pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for SamuelKMainaaupo Kamuela. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kamuela fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sklu misses with a wild combination.
Sklu tests Kamuela's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kamuela fails with a takedown attempt.
Kamuela shoots in looking for a takedown but Sklu manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kamuela's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kamuela wants to clinch.
Kamuela fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kamuela closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kamuela stalling the fight.
Sklu wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sklu working hard to break the clinch.

Sklu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kamuela shoots in looking for a takedown. Sklu tries to sprawl out of it but Kamuela keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sklu manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sklu throws a right hand that Kamuela ducks under and follows up with a left that Kamuela also avoids with ease.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamuela fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
No joy there for Sklu, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That kick from Sklu tenderised Kamuela's leg. Kamuela is trying to keep his angry face on.
Sklu connects with an inside leg kick.
Kamuela is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sklu sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Some wild striking there from Sklu.

Kamuela shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Sklu is trying to defend but Kamuela finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that SamuelKMainaaupo Kamuela will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Sklu throws out a loose jab but Kamuela uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kamuela fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sklu avoids it really well and circles away.
Kamuela swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sklu fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kamuela.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sklu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sklu is trying to break free.
Sklu can't break the clinch.
Kamuela leaning against his opponent.
Kamuela fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for SamuelKMainaaupo Kamuela. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sklu is trying to force a seperation but Kamuela has the dominant position.
Kamuela keeps control of Sklu as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sklu is trying to break the clinch but Kamuela is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamuela avoiding damage.
Kamuela tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sklu avoids it.

Sklu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kamuela throws a head kick but Sklu moves out of range.
Kamuela throws a low kick but Sklu moves out of range easily.
SamuelKMainaaupo Kamuela is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Kamuela has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kamuela is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sklu is defending well against a takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sklu wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sklu tries to circle away but Kamuela has him pinned against the cage.
Kamuela is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Sklu gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kamuela keeps control of Sklu as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kamuela fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sklu tries to break the clinch but Kamuela is controlling the position.
Sklu has had enough of the clinch but Kamuela keeps him there for the moment.
Kamuela tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kamuela displaying some good clinch control by pressing Sklu up against the cage.
Sklu is looking to break free of the clinch but Kamuela has double underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamuela is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kamuela is trying to break the clinch but Sklu is controlling him.
Sklu is trying to push Kamuela away but Kamuela has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kamuela tries for a takedown but Sklu manages to get underhooks.
Kamuela looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sklu is trying to force a seperation but Kamuela has the dominant position.
Sklu wants to get back to striking at distance but Kamuela won't allow it.

Sklu breaks from the clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kamuela.
Kamuela has a takedown stuffed.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to SamuelKMainaaupo Kamuela.
I think Kamuela 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 29:29
Judge Josh West scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... SamuelKMainaaupo Kamuela!