PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Kane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kekoa Tama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Tama's choice of entrance music: Ready For War by Daizer The One. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kane
vs
Tama

200 cm
22
275 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

195 cm
23
269 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Kane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kekoa Tama!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tama doesn't manage to clinch there - Kane circles away.
Tama fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kane keeps the fight on the outside.

Kane looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kane wants to stand but Tama is controlling his posture from full guard.
Kane looking to pass the guard.
Kane wants to stand but Tama is controlling his posture from full guard.
Tama trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Tama is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane being controlled here momentarily.
Tama trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Horrible takedown by Kane or perhaps it was just good defense by Tama which made him look bad.

Tama darts in and clinches Kane up against the cage.

Tama pulls guard.
Kane has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Tama is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kane with a nice head shot there.
Tama manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Tama lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tama looking to control but Kane is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kane tries to hold on but Tama postures up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tama dominating with strikes here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tama working the ground and pound effectively.
Tama scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Kane?
Kane on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kane tries to get out of the position.
A nice elbow there by Tama.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tama breaks from Kane's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Tama working Kane over with strikes here.
Kane is breathing heavily.
Tama trying to control but Kane is having none of it.
Kane tries to reverse the position but Tama maintains control.
Tama scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Kane?
Kane is wriggling around trying to escape.
Tama working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Tama has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kane regains half guard.
Tama misses with a head shot. Kane uses the momentum to regain guard.
Tama in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tama throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tama with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tama makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Tama throws a big right hand that misses.
Tama loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tama is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Tama trying to control the position from guard on top but Kane is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kane trying to control the position.
Tama looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kekoa Tama dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Tama feints and as Kane raises his hands in defense, Tama changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Tama won't allow Kane to get back to his feet.
Kane working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tama.

Tama gets to his feet - Kane follows without any prompting.
Kane avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Kane gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tama scores with a nice hook to the head.

Tama decides to pull guard.

Tama working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kane doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kane manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kane pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tama is keeping the position for now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane trying to control the position from guard on top but Tama is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tama looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kane is one step ahead there.
Tama is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Tama throwing shots but Kane is blocking nicely.
Tama throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kane is looking to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Tama missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Tama lands strikes from half guard.
Tama sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kane defending well though.
Kane pushes Tama off looking to stand but Tama dives back in and keeps control.
Tama working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Tama wants to take a breather but Kane is having none of it.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Tama fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tama looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Tama shoots for a takedown but Kane saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
David Kane has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kekoa Tama.

Kane closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tama tries to roll over but Kane keeps him under control.
Kane blocks the strikes from Tama.
Tama trying to hold on to Kane's head to control him but Kane postures up.
Kane content to control rather than advance.

Kane wants to work for an arm triangle but Tama is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Tama gets full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tama throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Tama manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kane manages to get himself to full guard.
Kane keeping moving, preventing Tama from controlling successfully.
Kane has his hands on Tama's head, controlling the position.
Kane is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kane controls Tama momentarily but Tama frees himself.

Tama stands up and waves to Kane to follow him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kekoa Tama showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Tama shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Kane counters with a shoot takedown. Tama fights it but they end up in guard.
Kane tries to free his leg and advance position but Tama is retaining full guard.
Tama is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Tama is tying to control. Kane wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kane trying to hold on to Tama's head to control him but Tama postures up.
Kane is trying to get back to full guard.
Kane knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tama on the ground.
Kane is trying to control but can't.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kane is trying to stand up here but Tama is controlling him well.
Still in half guard, Tama seems content to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tama seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kane does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kane throws a strike from the bottom that misses.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Horrible takedown by Tama or perhaps it was just good defense by Kane which made him look bad.
Kane bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tama misses with a takedown attempt

and Kane counters with a shoot takedown. Tama fights it but they end up in guard.
David Kane has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kekoa Tama.
Tama trying to strike off his back.
Tama will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Kane is looking to work some ground and pound but Tama has wrist control.

Tama looking for a guillotine here but Kane defends easily.
Kane thows a big elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kane slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Tama.
Kekoa Tama has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tama is refusing to be controlled, as Kane sits in half guard.
Tama manages to get to full guard.
Kekoa Tama is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tama trying to control the position.

Tama had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Kane is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Tama Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Kane's back instead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kane defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
I really don't envy Kane right now.
Tama is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Tama gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Tama gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Tama apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Kane shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tama but Tama pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nice sprawl there from Kane as Tama shoots in.
Tama moves in looking to clinch but Kane pushes him off.

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.
Kane stuffs the takedown.
Nice sprawl there from Kane as Tama shoots in.
Tama tries to clinch but Kane moves out of range.
Kekoa Tama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice sprawl there from Kane as Tama shoots in.
Nice sprawl there from Tama as Kane shoots in.
Tama shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kane pinned against the cage. Kane gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tama throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kane shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tama but Tama pushes him off and we're back to square one.
David Kane is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tama doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Kane counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Tama's guard now.
Tama not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
David Kane has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tama tries to strike from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
David Kane showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tama has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29

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