PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tane Huia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and TJ Kaczmarek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Huia
vs
Kaczmarek

181 cm
23
175 lbs
5 - 9 - 0

182 cm
22
176 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tane Huia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, TJ Kaczmarek!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Micheangelo Fripello and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huia lands with an overhand left.
Huia misses with an uppercut.
Huia throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kaczmarek.
Kaczmarek on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The fighters circling - Huia throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kaczmarek looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kaczmarek thuds a left hand into Huia's body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kaczmarek.
Huia avoids a punch combination nicely.
It looked like Huia was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kaczmarek.
Good standup being displayed there by Huia as he connects with a hook.
Tane Huia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Huia falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kaczmarek counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kaczmarek thumps Huia with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kaczmarek fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

Huia takes the fight into the clinch.
Huia lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kaczmarek swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kaczmarek.

Kaczmarek manages to break the clinch.
A good leg kick by Kaczmarek.
Huia throws a right hand that Kaczmarek ducks under and follows up with a left that Kaczmarek also avoids with ease.
Huia walks into a straight right hand from Kaczmarek.
Kaczmarek dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Huia. That did some damage!
Huia lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Kaczmarek tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Huia was well out of range. Poor timing from Kaczmarek.
Kaczmarek moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Huia misses with a two punch combination.
Huia wants to clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Huia throws a right and a left that both miss.
Huia walks into a jab.
Huia misses with a hook
and Kaczmarek counters with a straight right hand.

It looks like Tane Huia has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaczmarek lands a nice looking body shot.
Kaczmarek 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.
Kaczmarek digs a good body shot into Huia's ribs.
Kaczmarek misses with a hook to the body
and Huia counters with a straight right hand.
Huia throws a hook but Kaczmarek avoids it easily.
Kaczmarek is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Huia rather than just go for the knockout.
Kaczmarek lands a nice shot to the body.
Huia looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Huia throws a poor cross that misses
and Kaczmarek counters with a nice leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Kaczmarek.
Kaczmarek digs a good hook to Huia's body.
Jab, jab by Kaczmarek - just one landing.
Kaczmarek displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Huia throws out the jab.
Kaczmarek's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Huia connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kaczmarek scrambles back to his feet.
Kaczmarek misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Huia.
Kaczmarek sizes up Huia with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

Huia is rocked!
Huia misses with a hook to the body
and Kaczmarek counters with a crisp right that sends Huia to the canvas! Kaczmarek follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). TJ Kaczmarek!