PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Salvatore Assante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaleki Oliweli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Assante's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Lose Yourself. Oliweli comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Chant & E Ala E kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Salvatore Assante had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Assante
vs
Oliweli

185 cm
28
217 lbs
23 - 8 - 0

194 cm
31
213 lbs
19 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 23 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Salvatore Assante!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kaleki Oliweli!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Assante gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Assante can't find room to land a body shot as Oliweli controls the action.
Assante digs a right hand underneath Oliweli's ribcage. Oliweli let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Assante misses with a hook from the clinch.
Assante misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Oliweli.
Assante goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Assante.

It looks like Kaleki Oliweli has been cut.
Assante misses with a hook from the clinch.
Assante misses with some punches.
Oliweli tries to stall but Assante uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Assante lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Assante misses with a short punch on the inside.
Assante lands a shoulder strike.
Oliweli blocks an uppercut.
Assante throws a punch but it's blocked by Oliweli.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Assante throws a punch but it's blocked by Oliweli.
Oliweli controlling the action here for a moment.
Assante swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Assante struggles to land a body shot inside as Oliweli controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Assante.
A body shot lands from Assante.
Assante softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Assante working aggressively here.
Assante misses with some punches.
Assante tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Oliweli's elbow.
Assante doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Assante fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Assante swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliweli trying to stall but Assante improves his position.
Assante softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Assante lands with a short shot to the head.
Assante lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Oliweli blocks an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Assante scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short left from Assante.
Oliweli blocking some punches.
Assante working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Assante misses with some punches.
Oliweli is struggling to control the position.
Assante swings wildly with an uppercut but Oliweli uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice left hand lands by Assante.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assante lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Assante swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Assante working aggressively here.
Assante tries a body shot but Oliweli blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Assante fails to land.
Oliweli's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Oliweli continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Oliweli prevents a body shot from Assante.
Assante tries to work over Oliweli's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A body shot lands from Assante.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Assante fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Oliweli takes a shot to the head.
Assante scores with a shoulder strike.
A frustrated look appears on Oliweli's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Assante lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Oliweli is trying to break the clinch but Assante is controlling him.
Oliweli blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Assante.
Assante tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Oliweli's elbow.
Assante tries to work over Oliweli's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Oliweli blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Assante misses with a body punch.
Assante struggles to land a body shot inside as Oliweli controls his hands.
Assante tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Oliweli's elbow.
Oliweli prevents a body shot from Assante.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Salvatore Assante dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kaleki Oliweli's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Oliweli misses with an uppercut
and Assante counters with a nice leg kick.
Assante throws a sloppy head kick and Oliweli moves out of range easily.

Assante gets a clinch.
Assante goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Assante scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Assante.
Assante misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Assante misses with a punch to the body.
Assante throws a punch but it's blocked by Oliweli.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Assante.
Assante lands with a left to the head.
Assante goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Oliweli blocking some punches.
Assante misses with a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Assante throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Oliweli.
Assante misses with a hook to the ribs.
Oliweli blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Assante lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Salvatore Assante has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Oliweli wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Assante is working Oliweli over against the cage.
Assante tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Oliweli's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Oliweli.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Assante.
Oliweli has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Assante throws a head punch that misses.
Oliweli prevents a body shot from Assante.
Assante throws a head punch that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assante misses with a hook from the clinch.
Assante scores with a nice hook to the head.
Assante fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Oliweli looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Assante gets through Oliweli's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Assante misses with a punch on the inside.
Assante has a couple of punches blocked by Oliweli.
Assante working aggressively here.
Assante fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Assante gets through Oliweli's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Oliweli's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Assante darts in trying to clinch
and Oliweli counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assante moves out of range as Oliweli strikes.
Assante jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Assante uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Oliweli.

Assante rushes Oliweli and presses him up against the cage.
Assante lands a left hand that snaps the head of Oliweli backwards.
Assante can't find room to land a body shot as Oliweli controls the action.
Assante misses with a punch on the inside.
Oliweli manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Oliweli wants to get back to striking at distance but Assante won't allow it.
Assante misses with a punch on the inside.
Assante struggles to land a body shot inside as Oliweli controls his hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Assante misses with a short punch on the inside.
Assante pushes Oliweli back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oliweli blocks a body shot from Assante.
Oliweli is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Assante is keeping busy.
Assante lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short uppercut from Assante.
Assante misses with the head strike.
Assante misses with the head strike.
Assante lands a right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oliweli prevents a body shot from Assante.
Assante goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Assante can't find room to land a body shot as Oliweli controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Salvatore Assante dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kaleki Oliweli's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Oliweli swings for the body but Assante moves out of range.
Salvatore Assante seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oliweli connects with a good right hand that stumbles Assante. Assante circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Assante looks to score with a jab to the body but Oliweli is just out of range.
Oliweli avoids the head kick by Assante.
Assante swinging wildly here.
Oliweli throws a right and a left that both miss.
Assante comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A big left from Oliweli misses.
Assante is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Oliweli can do to turn this around?
Oliweli misses with an uppercut
and Assante counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Oliweli takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Assante tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Assante with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Assante scoring well with a low kick there.
Oliweli takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Oliweli jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Assante is looking to clinch.
An inside leg kick from Assante misses.
Assante is looking to slow Oliweli down with leg kicks.
A decent looking cross lands there for Oliweli.
Oliweli lands a nice shot that snaps Assante's head back.
Oliweli with a nice cross.
Assante keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Oliweli.
Assante is looking to clinch but Oliweli is avoiding it.
Assante throws a sloppy head kick
and Oliweli counters with a stiff right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliweli misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Assante.
Oliweli fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Assante manages to avoid it.
Salvatore Assante is winning the standup battle so far.
Oliweli lands a jab to the nose.
Oliweli thows a left - swing and a miss!
Oliweli takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
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!
Assante keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Assante misses with a looping right.

Assante moves into the clinch successfully.
Oliweli blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Oliweli blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Assante lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Salvatore Assante is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A nice left hand lands by Assante.
Kaleki Oliweli has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That has opened up Kaleki Oliweli's cut even more.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliweli has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Assante struggles to land a body shot inside as Oliweli controls his hands.
A hook to the body from Assante.
Oliweli wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Assante has him pressed against the cage.
Assante lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Assante misses with the head strike.
Oliweli looking to stall.
Oliweli misses with a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliweli controlling the action here for a moment.
Assante misses with a short punch on the inside.
Oliweli blocks a punch to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oliweli is trying to force a seperation but Assante has the dominant position.
A head punch on the inside from Assante fails to land.
Oliweli working hard to break the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Salvatore Assante showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Assante has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Salvatore Assante!