PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tamiwe Kamanula (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrion Lannister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kamanula's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, LL Cool J - Mama Said Knock You Out. The key to victory for Tamiwe Kamanula has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Kamanula
vs
Lannister

165 cm
32
165 lbs
16 - 7 - 0

165 cm
30
145 lbs
11 - 10 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

AnonymouS
Spartan Nutrition

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 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tamiwe Kamanula!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyrion Lannister!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lannister scores with a jab. Kamanula acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kamanula explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Kamanula defending well as Lannister loads up on a big left hand.
Kamanula dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lannister. That did some damage!
Kamanula looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kamanula misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kamanula thuds his shin into the meat of Lannister's side.
Lannister tries to land a front kick but Kamanula steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lannister tries to bum rush Kamanula with a series of wild strikes but Kamanula uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kamanula thuds his shin into the meat of Lannister's side.
Lannister misses with a right hand
and Kamanula counters with a thumping low kick.
Kamanula tries a head kick but it misses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kamanula ducks under a wild hook from Lannister.
Kamanula moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kamanula lands a head kick. Lannister smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Lannister changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kamanula tries to avoid it but Lannister manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kamanula to the ground. Kamanula escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kamanula fakes the leg kick and cracks Lannister in the body.
Lannister avoids a kick to the body.
Kamanula throws a head kick but Lannister moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamanula throws a leg kick which misses Lannister's front leg but catches the back leg as Lannister tries to avoid it.

Lannister gets a takedown into half guard.

Lannister is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Kamanula doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Lannister.
Still in half guard, Lannister seems content to control.
Kamanula on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kamanula tries to get out of the position.
Kamanula is trying to stand up here but Lannister is controlling him well.
Kamanula wants to improve his position but Lannister is controlling well.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kamanula manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lannister advances position into side control!
Sloppy strikes there by Lannister.
Kamanula dodges the ground and pound from Lannister.

Lannister is trying to get an arm triangle but Kamanula is defending well.
Lannister scores with a couple of short elbows.

Lannister tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Lannister has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lannister lands an elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamanula parries the strikes from Lannister easily there. Lannister is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Kamanula to escape.
Kamanula is trying to buck Lannister off.
Kamanula is looking for a sweep.
Lannister throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Lannister works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Kamanula is trying to buck Lannister off.
Kamanula trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Lannister wants to control but Kamanula is keeping him busy.
Kamanula parries the strikes from Lannister easily there. Lannister is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Kamanula to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamanula defending against the ground and pound.
Kamanula knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lannister on the ground.
Lannister connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Kamanula some visible discomfort.
Lannister has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lannister landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Lannister trying to control the position but Kamanula is working away.
Lannister is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Kamanula will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Lannister cracks Kamanula with a big elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Lannister is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kamanula has escaped the position, nice work there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lannister working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Tyrion Lannister will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Kamanula lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lannister's sensitive parts.
Lannister throws a jab when Kamanula was well out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kamanula.

Lannister changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kamanula looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Lannister working away.
Kamanula is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Lannister off and has taken his back!
Lannister trying to control the position but Kamanula manages to sink in the hooks.
Kamanula is riding his opponent, not letting Lannister buck him off.
Lannister is in bad spot here.
Lannister trying to control the hands but Kamanula breaks the grip.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lannister tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Lannister is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamanula tries to control but Lannister wriggling away.
Lannister is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kamanula can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lannister is looking to escape.
Lannister really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Lannister has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Kamanula tries to control but Lannister wriggling away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lannister sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Lannister regains full guard. Nicely done.
Kamanula slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Kamanula stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lannister swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kamanula stopping the sweep attempt from Lannister.
Kamanula stays in close to Lannister's body and controls the position.
Kamanula wants to stand but Lannister is controlling his posture from full guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lannister has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Lannister dips to his left and cracks Kamanula with an uppercut!
Lannister shoots in and drives through. Kamanula sprawls well.
Kamanula looks to land a body kick but Lannister moved away.
Jab from Lannister.
Lannister misses with a head kick.
Kamanula looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kamanula lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Tamiwe Kamanula is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kamanula dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lannister. That did some damage!
Lannister throws a nice looking combination but Kamanula bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kamanula throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lannister's head.
Tamiwe Kamanula is winning the standup battle so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamanula plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crunch! Kamanula slams his shin into Lannister's torso.
Kamanula scores with a head kick. Lannister tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Lannister misses with a takedown attempt
and Kamanula counters with a one-two to the body.
Kamanula's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Kamanula misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lannister lands with a nice body punch.
Lannister ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kamanula moves away.
Kamanula throws a quick counter head kick but Lannister was just out of range.
Jab, jab by Lannister - just one landing.
Kamanula moves forwards but Lannister connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lannister looks to land a combination but Kamanula avoids it well.
Lannister misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Tamiwe Kamanula has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyrion Lannister.
Kamanula lands a leg kick that knocks Lannister off balance momentarily.
Lannister checks a leg kick nicely.
A low kick from Kamanula is predictable there

and Lannister counters with a single leg into guard. Kamanula didn't expect that.

Kamanula uses the cage to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tamiwe Kamanula dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Kamanula takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tyrion Lannister is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kamanula's corner calls for a 1-2. Kamanula obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kamanula throws a head kick but Lannister moves out of range.
Kamanula lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A head kick misses from Kamanula.
Lannister has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kamanula.
Kamanula misses with a body kick.
Lannister is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Kamanula ducks under a wild hook from Lannister.
Lannister's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lannister has a takedown stuffed.
Lannister goes for a double leg but Kamanula avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Kamanula continues to drive forward.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lannister jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kamanula feints and then cracks Lannister's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lannister down.
Kamanula throws a body kick that misses.
Kamanula throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lannister.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kamanula fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lannister has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamanula swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kamanula tries to land a body kick
and Lannister counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lannister swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kamanula makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kamanula throws a head kick that half lands.

Lannister is rocked!
Kamanula moves forwards but Lannister connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lannister is still on wobbly legs! Can Kamanula finish him?
Nice body kick from Kamanula.
Whack! Kamanula lands a heavy head kick that drops Lannister. The ref tackles Kamanula to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Lannister was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Tamiwe Kamanula!
A relieved looking Tamiwe Kamanula thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.