PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Honolulu Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elie Sounamana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes to the ring accompanied by Descending by Lamb of God. Honolulu Jones could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Elie Sounamana's chin.

Jones
vs
Elie Sounamana

190 cm
25
195 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

188 cm
20
195 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Excellent MT
Big right hand

Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Sully's Bar & Grill

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Honolulu Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Elie Sounamana!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Josh West and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones tries to clinch up.
Jones definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sounamana moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Sounamana catches Jones with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jones takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jones throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sounamana avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sounamana lands a nice hook to Jones's body. Jones takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sounamana darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Sounamana throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sounamana.
Sounamana throws a series of punches but Jones moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sounamana chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sounamana avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sounamana only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sounamana moves away.

Jones darts in and clinches Sounamana up against the ropes.
Jones misses with the head strike.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Sounamana uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones misses with a body punch.
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Sounamana.
Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Sounamana controls the action.
Sounamana blocking some punches.
A short right from Sounamana.
Sounamana cracks Jones with a nice body shot.
Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
Sounamana wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sounamana.
Jones tries a body shot but Sounamana blocks it.
Jones misses with some punches.
A short body shot lands from Sounamana as the two fighters clinch.
Sounamana is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Jones tries to work over Sounamana's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sounamana lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Jones misses with some punches.
Sounamana looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sounamana throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sounamana's elbow.
Jones working aggressively here.
Jones misses with some punches.
Sounamana lands a left hand.
A short right from Sounamana on the inside.
Sounamana tries to throw a body punch but Jones avoids it by throwing Sounamana back against the ropes.
Sounamana tries to break free but Jones pushes him back against the ropes.
Sounamana tries to break free but Jones pushes him back against the ropes.
Sounamana misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short uppercut from Sounamana.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sounamana misses with some punches.
Sounamana tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.
Sounamana misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Elie Sounamana dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Jones needs to keep his hands up - Sounamana had a free shot at his head there.
Jones wants to clinch
and Sounamana counters with a series of strikes. Jones will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jones takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sounamana fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jones is out of range.

Sounamana lands with a right, followed by a left to the temple and Jones goes down! The ref sends Sounamana to a neutral corner so he can begin the count. 3,4,5,6 and Jones is back to his feet. He seems a little groggy but the referee thinks he's OK to continue, so we're back to the action!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Jones takes the fight into the clinch.
Sounamana tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones's elbow.
Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Sounamana controls the action.
Jones misses with the head strike.
Sounamana blocking some punches.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sounamana lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Sounamana misses with the head strike.
Sounamana wants to break the clinch but can't.
A right hand to the body from Sounamana.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sounamana is trying to break the clinch but Jones has him pressed against the ropes.
Sounamana lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Sounamana controls the action.
Elie Sounamana seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sounamana throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
Jones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sounamana's elbow.
Jones works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sounamana takes a shot to the head.
Jones's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A right hook to the body lands for Jones.
Jones makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jones softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Sounamana swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot in the inside from Sounamana.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Jones creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've been informed that Sounamana has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
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!
Sounamana is trying to break the clinch but Jones is controlling him.
Jones struggles to land a body shot inside as Sounamana controls his hands.
Jones prevents a body shot from Sounamana.
Sounamana goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sounamana swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones struggles to land a body shot inside as Sounamana controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sounamana.
Jones lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sounamana backwards.
Sounamana tries to break the clinch but Jones is controlling the position.

Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sounamana looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Elie Sounamana is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sounamana lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones misses the jab.
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Elie Sounamana takes that one, thanks to the knockdown.
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!

Jones drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

Jones closes the distance and clinches.
Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Sounamana controls the action.
Jones tries to throw a body punch but Sounamana avoids it by throwing Jones back against the ropes.
Sounamana's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jones lands with a light punch inside.
Jones misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jones blocking some punches.
Sounamana can't break the clinch.
Sounamana misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jones scores with a shot to the side of Sounamana's head.
Sounamana lands with a right to the head.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Sounamana uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sounamana wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jones has him pressed against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones struggles to land a body shot inside as Sounamana controls his hands.
Sounamana lands an uppercut.
Sounamana lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jones blocking some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jones.

Sounamana's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sounamana keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sounamana swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
Honolulu Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Jones moves into the clinch.
Sounamana tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Sounamana.
Jones struggles to land a body shot inside as Sounamana controls his hands.
Jones lands with a right to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sounamana blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sounamana has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A short body shot lands from Jones as the two fighters clinch.
Sounamana tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sounamana is trying to break the clinch but Jones is controlling him.
Jones blocks a body shot from Sounamana.
Sounamana lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sounamana working hard to break the clinch.
Jones working aggressively here.
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!
A short uppercut from Jones.
Jones gets through Sounamana's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Elie Sounamana is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sounamana scores with a hook to the body.
Jones prevents a body shot from Sounamana.
Honolulu Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jones struggles to land a body shot inside as Sounamana controls his hands.
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Sounamana.

And that's the end of the fight!
Honolulu Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sounamana 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 27:29
Judge Josh West scores the fight 27:29
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 27:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elie Sounamana!
Elie Sounamana managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Sully's Bar & Grill, into his post fight interview.
In defeat, Honolulu Jones stepped up to the mic, saying 'Chaka brah.'.