PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chief Bull (ranked 3745 p4p, 386 weight class) and Lei Makana (ranked 2862 p4p, 309 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bull
vs
Makana

173 cm
29
154 lbs
11 - 12 - 0

172 cm
29
160 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very quick

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chief Bull!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lei Makana!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Makana takes one to the side of the head.

Makana shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Makana was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Makana looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Bull tries to improve position but can't.
Bull is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Makana's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Makana wants to control but Bull is keeping him busy.

Bull actively working from the bottom here.

Makana seems to be looking for submissions.
Bull wants to get back to full guard but Makana has passed into side control.
Makana lands a nice forearm strike.
Bull manages to get back to half guard.
Bull gets back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bull throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Makana trying to control but Bull is working from the bottom.

Bull is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Bull throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Bull working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Makana has passed into half guard!
Makana wants to control but Bull is keeping him busy.
Makana is controlling the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bull looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Bull is trying to get back to full guard.
Makana throwing shots but Bull is blocking nicely.

Bull looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Makana seems to be working for a kimura but Bull defends the submission attempt.
Bull is not content to let Makana control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bull looking for submissions off his back.

Bull actively working from the bottom here.
Makana wants to control but Bull is keeping him busy.

Makana seems to be looking for submissions.

Bull looking for submissions off his back.

Bull looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Bull actively working from the bottom here.

Bull looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Makana is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Bull has managed to free his arm - good work.

Bull actively working from the bottom here.
Makana sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bull defending well though.

Makana is working for a submission of some sort.

Makana is working for a kimura but Bull is defending it quite comfortably.

That's five minutes gone in the round.

Bull looking for submissions off his back.

Bull actively working from the bottom here.
Makana is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

Makana is working for a kimura but Bull is defending it quite comfortably.
Makana missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Makana thows a huge punch but Bull dodges it nicely.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Bull looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Bull actively working from the bottom here.

Bull looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Makana is keen to just control but Bull is a slippery customer.

Bull looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Bull has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Makana escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Makana!
Makana tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Bull gets back to half guard.

Bull is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Makana pulls his head out easily.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.

Bull is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Makana pulls his head out easily.
Makana wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bull keeps working.
Makana prevents Bull from improving his position.
Makana seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bull does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Bull looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Makana pushes past his half guard into mount!
Makana connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Makana is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.

Makana working for a submission but Bull is keeping him at bay.

Makana looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Bull looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Bull wants to escape the position.

Makana is looking for the choke from the back position but Bull is controlling his hands well.
Bull is in bad spot here.
Bull looking very determined here, making life difficult for Makana.
Makana controlling well, preventing Bull from escaping the position.

Makana is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Bull has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Makana has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Bull taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Makana doesn't care though - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Lei Makana!
Lei Makana seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.