PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kalana Kawaanui (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and TimeTo Tap (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Kawaanui
vs
Tap

194 cm
25
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
22
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kalana Kawaanui!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, TimeTo Tap!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Jeff Smith and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Tap. Kawaanui does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kawaanui misses with a takedown

and Tap counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Kawaanui is staying active underneath Tap, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kawaanui knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tap on the ground.
Tap is thwarting Kawaanui's attempts to control the position.
Kawaanui is trying to get back to full guard.
Kawaanui avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tap.

Tap 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.
Kawaanui trying to hold on to Tap's head to control him but Tap postures up.
Tap is keen to just control but Kawaanui is a slippery customer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tap looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kawaanui with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Kawaanui is defending against the submission attempts here by Tap.
Tap trying to control the action but Kawaanui is working from the bottom.

Tap is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kawaanui sees it coming and defends easily.
Tap landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tap is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Tap is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Tap has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tap not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Tap is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kawaanui defends it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kawaanui won't allow Tap to pass to mount.
Tap lands strikes from half guard.
Kawaanui is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tap moves into full mount! Kawaanui won't be happy about that!
Tap is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Kawaanui can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Kawaanui tries to hold on but Tap pushes him away.
Tap lands a nice shot to the head.
Tap with a couple of short strikes.
Kawaanui in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Kawaanui tries to hold on but Tap pushes him away.
Kawaanui is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tap scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Tap raining down hammerfists from mount.
Kawaanui is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Tap pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Tap can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kawaanui is looking to escape.

Tap has hold of Kawaanui's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Kawaanui manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Tap with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Tap trying to control but Kawaanui is having none of it.
Tap working the ground and pound effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tap lands a heavy elbow.
Tap controlling the position easily from mount.
Tap putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Tap scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Tap dominating with strikes here.
Tap scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tap wants to control the pace but Kawaanui is squirming around nicely.
Tap pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Tap fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Kawaanui sprawls well initially but Tap persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Kawaanui trying to hold on to Tap's head to control him but Tap postures up.
Tap is trying to control the action in half guard but Kawaanui is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Tap is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Tap keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Kawaanui wants to improve his position but Tap is controlling well.
Kawaanui tries to kick Tap off but Tap keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
TimeTo Tap has got the better of the ground game so far.

Tap seems to be working for a kimura but Kawaanui defends the submission attempt.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Tap lands a nice short elbow.
Kawaanui misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kawaanui is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Tap scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tap looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Tap not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tap works his way into side control.
Tap is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Tap trying to control the position but Kawaanui is working away.
Tap scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Kawaanui to see if he's OK.
Tap connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Kawaanui some visible discomfort.
Kawaanui takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Tap landing a few strikes.
Tap is working Kawaanui over with some ground and pound from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Tap in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Kawaanui is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). TimeTo Tap!