PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charles Dip (ranked 6422 p4p, 5331 weight class) and Tiki Kamealoha (ranked 611 p4p, 550 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Dip
vs
Kamealoha

190 cm
18
208
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
18
215
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charles Dip!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tiki Kamealoha!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Darius Henderson and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kamealoha shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dip but Dip pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Dip gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Kamealoha to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Dip keeping moving, preventing Kamealoha from controlling successfully.
Kamealoha controlling from the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kamealoha throwing strikes but missing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamealoha wants to stand but Dip is controlling his posture from full guard.
Kamealoha looking to sit in guard and control but Dip gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Kamealoha bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dip's guard.

Kamealoha tries to free his leg and advance position but Dip is retaining full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamealoha won't allow Dip to get back to his feet.
Kamealoha not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Kamealoha tries to free his leg and advance position but Dip is retaining full guard.
Kamealoha is still trying to improve position.
Kamealoha wants to control from the top but Dip keeps moving.
Kamealoha stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dip swivels though and keeps the 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.
Kamealoha sitting in guard here, content to control.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Dip with a lazy takedown attempt

and Kamealoha counters by moving into the clinch.
Kamealoha fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kamealoha slows down the pace here.
Kamealoha stalling the fight.
Kamealoha receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Dip has had enough of the clinch but Kamealoha keeps him there for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Kamealoha wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kamealoha looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kamealoha tries for a takedown. No joy.
Charles Dip has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tiki Kamealoha.
Kamealoha is trying to force a seperation but Dip has the dominant position.
Dip blocks an elbow strike.
Kamealoha throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dip keeps control of Kamealoha as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kamealoha has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Dip is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Kamealoha tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dip just stands there and leans against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tiki Kamealoha dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Dip looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kamealoha is fending him off so far but Dip persists. Nope, Kamealoha circles away and we're back to standing.
Dip has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kamealoha misses with a takedown attempt - Dip sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Kamealoha instigates a clinch.
Kamealoha drops down looking for an ankle pick but Dip pulls his leg out and moves away.
A head kick by Dip - that's a beauty! Kamealoha is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Dip can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Charles Dip!