PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Liha Rekka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jjjj Hhhhh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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!

Rekka
vs
Hhhhh

202 cm
19
220 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

225 cm
25
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Liha Rekka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jjjj Hhhhh!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Josh West and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rekka lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hhhhh avoids the head kick by Rekka.

Rekka rushes Hhhhh and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hhhhh wants to break free but Rekka has control.
Rekka connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hhhhh's face.
Rekka crunches a lovely knee into Hhhhh's ribcage.
Rekka stalling.
Rekka throws an elbow that misses.
Rekka scores with a knee to the head.
Rekka effectively controlling the action here.
Hhhhh wants to break free but Rekka has control.
Rekka is pushing Hhhhh up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Rekka landing knees to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Liha Rekka.
Rekka cracks the inside of Hhhhh's front leg.
Rekka throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hhhhh is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Rekka closes the distance and pushes Hhhhh back into the cage.
Knees to the body from Rekka.
Rekka crunches a lovely knee into Hhhhh's ribcage.
Hhhhh tries to break the clinch but Rekka is controlling the position.
Hhhhh wants to break free but Rekka has control.
Rekka landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rekka.
Hhhhh looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rekka lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rekka connects with a knee to the head.
Rekka scores with a knee to the head.
Rekka connects with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rekka.
Rekka lands a knee to the head.
Hhhhh is looking to break free of the clinch but Rekka has double underhooks.
Rekka connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hhhhh's face.
Rekka connects with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rekka slows down the pace here.
Rekka unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rekka scores with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rekka obliges.
Rekka scores with a knee to the head.
Rekka is stalling here.
Rekka comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rekka with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rekka using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rekka stalling against the cage.
Rekka connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hhhhh's face.
Rekka tries a body shot but Hhhhh blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rekka taking a breather.
Rekka connects with a knee to the head.
Hhhhh being controlled against the cage.
Rekka with a knee to the head.
Hhhhh wants to break the clinch but can't.
Rekka landing knees to the head.
Hhhhh is looking to break free of the clinch but Rekka has double underhooks.
Rekka throws a punch but it's blocked by Hhhhh.
Rekka scores with a knee to the head.
Rekka connects with a knee to the head.
Rekka effectively controlling the action here.
A knee to the head by Rekka.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rekka has Hhhhh pushed against the cage.
Rekka keeps control of Hhhhh as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rekka connects with a knee to the head.
Rekka landing knees to the head.
Rekka lands a knee to the head.
Rekka is pushing Hhhhh up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Rekka working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rekka utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rekka lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rekka landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rekka unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hhhhh lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rekka lands a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Rekka has closed the distance and engaged Hhhhh in a clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rekka.
Rekka lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A knee to the head by Rekka.
Hhhhh takes a knee right on the jaw!

Hhhhh is rocked!
Rekka working the clinch nicely. Hhhhh is working for position but Rekka cracks him with a big knee to the head! Hhhhh crumples up against the cage and Rekka lands two more shots before the ref can save Hhhhh! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Liha Rekka!