PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kunta Kinde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pearl Bazooka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Kinde
vs
Bazooka

195 cm
22
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

225 cm
18
300 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Intelligent

Good wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kunta Kinde!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Pearl Bazooka!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bazooka feints and as Kinde raises his hands in defense, Bazooka changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kinde lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Bazooka!
Kinde scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Poor strikes thrown by Kinde there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

Kinde is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Bazooka has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Bazooka is wriggling around trying to escape.
The referee warns Bazooka that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
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!
Bazooka tries to lock up and control but Kinde gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

Kinde has hold of Bazooka's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Bazooka manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Kinde landing strikes from the mount.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Bazooka tries to hold on but Kinde postures up.
Kinde lands a big elbow.
Bazooka can't escape the position.
Bazooka is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Bazooka tries to hold on but Kinde pushes him away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bazooka really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Bazooka really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kinde. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kinde avoids the attempt from Bazooka to control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bazooka can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bazooka is looking to improve his position but Kinde isn't that keen on the idea.
Bazooka wants to hold on but Kinde pushes him away.
Bazooka is wriggling around trying to escape.
Kinde has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Bazooka's face.
Bazooka is desperately trying to improve his position but Kinde has a good base and remains in mount.
Kinde raining down shots from the mount!
Bazooka tries to hold on but Kinde postures up.
Kinde scoring with strikes but Bazooka is staying in there.

Kinde is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Bazooka is surviving well by controlling Kinde's body position as best he can.
Kinde is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Bazooka can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bazooka keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Bazooka tries to lock up and control but Kinde gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

Kinde looking to secure an arm triangle but Bazooka defends it well.
Kinde working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Bazooka can't escape the position.
Bazooka wants to hold on but Kinde pushes him away.

Kinde looking to secure an arm triangle but Bazooka defends it well.

Kinde looking for a guillotine from mount but Bazooka is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kinde is breathing heavily.

Kinde is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Bazooka is surviving well by controlling Kinde's body position as best he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bazooka tries to lock up and control but Kinde gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bazooka is wriggling around trying to escape.

Kinde has hold of Bazooka's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Bazooka manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Bazooka is trying desperately to improve position.
Kinde has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kinde lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Bazooka hang on?
Bazooka tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kinde breaks from Bazooka's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Bazooka is trying to escape the mount.
Bazooka wants to control but Kinde is having none of it.
Bazooka manages to regain half guard. Good work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kinde slips a nice elbow through Bazooka's hands, connecting with Bazooka's forehead.
Bazooka keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.

Kinde looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Kinde is pressing down on Bazooka's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bazooka is holding on for now.
Bazooka wants to get back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bazooka gets back to full guard.

Kinde thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Bazooka tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kunta Kinde dominated that round.
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.

A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kinde.
Kinde shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bazooka as he avoids it easily.
Kinde shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kunta Kinde. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Bazooka decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Bazooka performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Kinde lands with a few short shots to the body.
Bazooka is nestled in close to Kinde, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Kinde is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bazooka not doing much here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kinde might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Bazooka missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bazooka is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bazooka stalling.
Let's hope that Bazooka has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Bazooka drops an elbow to the side of Kinde's head.
Bazooka controlling the action here.

Despite being in the dominant position, Pearl Bazooka just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Bazooka scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Sloppy strikes there by Bazooka.
Bazooka controls the position from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bazooka landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Kinde throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Kinde manages to get back to half guard.
Kinde flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Bazooka is nestled in close to Kinde, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

Kinde actively working from the bottom here.
Kinde is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bazooka's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bazooka's back!
Bazooka rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bazooka is pressing down on Kinde's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Kinde is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bazooka is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Bazooka wants to sweep but no luck.
Bazooka controls Kinde momentarily but Kinde frees himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bazooka has control of Kinde's left arm, preventing Kinde from doing any damage.
Kinde trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kinde makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bazooka looking for a sweep. Not yet Bazooka, not yet.
Bazooka wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

Kinde is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Bazooka looking for a sweep. Not yet Bazooka, not yet.
Kinde thows a big elbow that misses.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kinde shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bazooka as he avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kinde tries for a takedown but Bazooka sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Bazooka changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kinde looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Bazooka scoring with punches and elbows.
Bazooka is working Kinde over with some ground and pound from side control.
Bazooka lands an elbow.
You can see the frustration on Kinde's face as Bazooka controls the position.
Bazooka trying to control the position but Kinde is working away.
Kinde is looking to regain half guard here but Bazooka keeps moving and retains side control.
Bazooka trying to control the position but Kinde is working away.
Bazooka controlling the position from side mount.
Kinde could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kinde tries to buck Bazooka off but Bazooka is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pearl Bazooka showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Bazooka closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Bazooka lands in his opponent's guard.

Kinde escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bazooka gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Kinde throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bazooka is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Bazooka pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kinde is keeping the position for now.
Bazooka landing some decent shots from guard.
Bazooka forces his way into half guard.

Kinde actively working from the bottom here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bazooka lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bazooka controlling the action here.
Bazooka works his way into side control.
Kinde is looking to reverse the position.
Bazooka lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Kinde tries to bench press Bazooka off him but Bazooka keeps the position.
Bazooka happy to just control the position for now.
Bazooka cracks Kinde with a big right hand but Kinde just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The referee asks Bazooka politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Bazooka prefers to stall for the moment though.
Kinde sneaks back into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kinde gets back to full guard.

Bazooka avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bazooka looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Bazooka sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kinde's guard.
Bazooka thows a huge punch but Kinde dodges it nicely.

Kinde actively working from the bottom here.
Bazooka content to control rather than advance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bazooka working over Kinde with some ground and pound. Kinde looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bazooka lands a nice short elbow.
Kinde manages to get to full guard.
Bazooka is stalling in the full guard.
Bazooka pushes down on Kinde's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Ground and pound from Bazooka.

Kinde is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Bazooka pulls his head out easily.
Bazooka lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bazooka connects with a nice short shot to Kinde's temple.

Kinde actively working from the bottom here.
Bazooka seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Bazooka trying to pass the guard but Kinde defending well.

Kinde is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Bazooka pulls his head out easily.
Kinde is looking to improve his position.
Bazooka performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pearl Bazooka comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bazooka 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pearl Bazooka!