PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Titus Kahoohalphala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shananigan Lurendrejer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kahoohalphala might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Diablo Swing Orchestra - Ragdoll Physics. Lurendrejer has chosen Blunt - Reggae Da Nation as his entrance music. 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.

Kahoohalphala
vs
Lurendrejer

195 cm
25
215 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

190 cm
28
215 lbs
15 - 3 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Syndicate Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Titus Kahoohalphala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Shananigan Lurendrejer!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, John Mangel and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lurendrejer attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

Lurendrejer manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Kahoohalphala on his heels. He'll look to pass Kahoohalphala's guard now, I'm sure.
Lurendrejer in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kahoohalphala is on top in guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Lurendrejer is controlling Kahoohalphala's posture.
Lurendrejer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kahoohalphala.
Kahoohalphala throwing strikes but missing.
Kahoohalphala trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kahoohalphala wants to control from the top but Lurendrejer keeps moving.
Kahoohalphala passes into half guard.

Kahoohalphala is trying to work for a kimura but Lurendrejer is defending well.
Lurendrejer works his way to full guard. Good work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lurendrejer is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kahoohalphala missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kahoohalphala won't allow Lurendrejer to sweep him here.
Lurendrejer trying to control the position.
Kahoohalphala postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Lurendrejer is trying to control the position but Kahoohalphala postures up.
Kahoohalphala won't allow Lurendrejer to sweep him here.
Kahoohalphala with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kahoohalphala stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lurendrejer swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kahoohalphala advances position into side control!
Lurendrejer is looking for a sweep.
Kahoohalphala cracks Lurendrejer with a big elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Lurendrejer's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kahoohalphala working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Kahoohalphala grinds an elbow into Lurendrejer's temple.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lurendrejer is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Lurendrejer is not content to let Kahoohalphala control the position.
Kahoohalphala throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lurendrejer is doing well to control the position and prevent Kahoohalphala from advancing to side control.
Lurendrejer wants to improve his position but Kahoohalphala is controlling well.
Kahoohalphala scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kahoohalphala looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Kahoohalphala wants to take a breather but Lurendrejer is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lurendrejer trying to control here.
Lurendrejer is trying to get back to full guard.
Kahoohalphala thows a huge punch but Lurendrejer dodges it nicely.
Lurendrejer wants to control but Kahoohalphala is keeping busy.
Kahoohalphala uses his free foot to push down on Lurendrejer's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Lurendrejer.
Kahoohalphala working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Lurendrejer is trying desperately to improve position.
Kahoohalphala raining down shots from the mount!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lurendrejer is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kahoohalphala has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kahoohalphala putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Kahoohalphala throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Kahoohalphala putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

It looks like Shananigan Lurendrejer has been cut.
Kahoohalphala is in the full mount, landing strikes.

Lurendrejer is rocked!
A nice elbow there by Kahoohalphala.
Lurendrejer is still in real trouble! Can Kahoohalphala finish him?
Kahoohalphala lands a big elbow - Lurendrejer is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Lurendrejer is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Titus Kahoohalphala!
A very excited looking Titus Kahoohalphala made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.