PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kaimana Kalainawai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Duggan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kalainawai comes into the arena with Collie Buddz - She Gimme Love blaring out of the sound system. Duggan has chosen Bitch!!! Where you been as his entrance music. Jim Duggan struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 186.2lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Kalainawai
vs
Duggan

180 cm
29
195 lbs
22 - 9 - 0

190 cm
26
204 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kaimana Kalainawai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jim Duggan!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Illya Tyunina and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kalainawai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Duggan manages to avoid it.
Duggan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kalainawai.
Duggan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kalainawai circles away from the clinch attempt.
Duggan throws a low kick, looking for Kalainawai's leg but Kalainawai calmly moves out of range.
Kalainawai throws a shot to the body.
Good leg kick by Duggan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Duggan scores with a push kick.
Kaimana Kalainawai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Duggan moves out of range of the strikes.
Kalainawai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Duggan moves away.
Kalainawai throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Duggan counters with a three punch combo that has Kalainawai backing up. Kalainawai nods at Duggan to acknowledge the strikes.
Duggan moves out of range as Kalainawai strikes.
Kalainawai avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Duggan ducks under a wild hook from Kalainawai.
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!
Duggan connects with the punch.
Duggan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duggan has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A slapping leg kick lands for Duggan.
Kalainawai misses with a lunging right hand
letting Duggan counter with a right hand.
Kalainawai paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kalainawai is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Duggan's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kalainawai.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kalainawai just misses with a punch to the body.
Duggan fails to land the takedown.
Duggan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Duggan slips a jab from Kalainawai.
Kalainawai scores with a jab to the head.
Kaimana Kalainawai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kalainawai staying out of range there.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Duggan.
Kalainawai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Duggan was well out of range. Poor timing from Kalainawai.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duggan throws a leg kick but Kalainawai sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kalainawai misses with an uppercut
enabling Duggan to counter with a crisp jab.
Duggan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Duggan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kalainawai paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kalainawai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Duggan throws a head kick that misses.
A combination from Kalainawai does no damage.
Kalainawai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Duggan was well out of range. Poor timing from Kalainawai.
Kalainawai looks to throw the jab but Duggan is out of range.
Kalainawai just misses with a punch to the body.
A lazy left from Duggan finds it's target.
Kalainawai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Duggan.
Kalainawai misses with a hook
and Duggan counters with a good low kick that Kalainawai was not able to check.
Duggan moves in looking to clinch but Kalainawai pushes him off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duggan throws a shot from downtown. Kalainawai moves away and avoids it.
Kalainawai throws a right and a left that Duggan avoids nicely.
Kalainawai connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kalainawai lands a nice shot to the body.
Duggan misses with a wild body shot.
Nice cross by Duggan.
Duggan has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Duggan stalks Kalainawai and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kalainawai's face. Kalainawai staggers backwards, shaken.
Duggan defending well as Kalainawai loads up on a big left hand.
Kalainawai throws a nice looking combination but Duggan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kalainawai lands with a hook. Duggan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
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!
Kalainawai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Duggan tries to land a leg kick but Kalainawai saw it coming and moves away.
Duggan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duggan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kalainawai defends it nicely.
Kalainawai will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kalainawai works the jab nicely.
Duggan tries to clinch but Kalainawai moves away
and Kalainawai counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kalainawai throws the left hand but Duggan avoids the punch easily.
Kalainawai looks to land a left hand but Duggan moved out of range nicely.
Duggan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kalainawai thows a body shot but no joy.
Duggan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kalainawai.
Duggan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kalainawai.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kaimana Kalainawai dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Kalainawai looks to land a right hand but Duggan moved out of range.
Duggan throws a series of strikes that have Kalainawai backpedaling.
Duggan slips under a jab from Kalainawai.
Duggan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

Duggan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kalainawai misses with the head strike.
Kalainawai misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Duggan.
Duggan prevents Kalainawai from breaking the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kalainawai.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Duggan as Kalainawai tries to tie him up.
Duggan swings wildly with an uppercut but Kalainawai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kalainawai misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duggan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Duggan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Duggan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kalainawais head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kalainawai is trying to break free.
Duggan misses with the head strike.
Duggan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kalainawai working aggressively here.
Kalainawai lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Duggan working aggressively here.
Duggan throws a punch but it's blocked by Kalainawai.
Duggan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Duggan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kalainawai.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kalainawai.
Duggan misses with the head strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Duggan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kalainawai's elbow.

Kalainawai breaks from the clinch.
Kalainawai lands a right hook to the body.
Kalainawai blocks a low kick nicely.
Kalainawai avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kalainawai misses with a looping right.
Kalainawai throws a hook but Duggan avoids it easily.
Kalainawai throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Duggan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kalainawai swings for the body but Duggan moves out of range.
Kalainawai misses with a double jab
and Duggan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kalainawai has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Duggan tries to clinch but Kalainawai moves out of range.

Duggan closes the distance and clinches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duggan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kalainawai misses with a punch on the inside.
Duggan misses with the head strike.
Kalainawai is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kalainawai throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Duggans head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Duggan as Kalainawai tries to tie him up.
Kalainawai blocks a body shot from Duggan.
Kalainawai tries to circle away but Duggan has him pinned against the cage.
A short left from Kalainawai.
Kalainawai scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Duggan.
Kalainawai lands with a light punch inside.
Duggan lands with a short shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from Duggan.
Kalainawai lands an uppercut.
Kalainawai stalling against the cage.
Duggan working aggressively here.

Kalainawai breaks the clinch.
Duggan throws a series of punches but Kalainawai avoids them all with ease.

Duggan shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Duggan was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Kalainawai tries to reverse the position but Duggan maintains control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Duggan scoring with strikes but Kalainawai is staying in there.
Kalainawai keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Kaimana Kalainawai will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Duggan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jim Duggan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kalainawai misses with a hook.
Duggan throws a nice inside leg kick.

Duggan feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Duggan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kalainawai is trying to control the position but Duggan postures up.
Kalainawai manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Duggan manages to get himself to full guard.
Kalainawai wants to control from the top but Duggan keeps moving.
Kalainawai engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Kalainawai sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Duggan's guard.
Duggan won't allow Kalainawai to pass to mount.

Kalainawai 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.

Kalainawai is looking for a kimura but Duggan is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kalainawai to get the leverage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kalainawai is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Duggan sees it coming and defends easily.

Kalainawai is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Duggan still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Duggan has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Kalainawai is trying to control Duggan's posture but Duggan avoids it.
Kalainawai is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Duggan's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

Kalainawai actively working from the bottom here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalainawai is pressing down on Duggan's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Duggan wants to pass the guard but Kalainawai is keeping the position.

Kalainawai has an active guard here but Duggan has managed to pass into half guard.
Kaimana Kalainawai overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Kalainawai is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Duggan pulls his head out easily.
Kalainawai slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Kalainawai manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Kaimana Kalainawai is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalainawai controlling from mount.
Kalainawai wants to control the pace but Duggan is squirming around nicely.
Kalainawai is stalling here but it's allowed Duggan to get half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kalainawai thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kaimana Kalainawai showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kalainawai 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kaimana Kalainawai!
Kaimana Kalainawai made sure to mention his sponsor, Blitzkrieg Formula 5000 (95% Laundry) in his post fight interview.