PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Israel Kamakawiwo Ole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bam Margera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kamakawiwo Ole's entrance music is Somewhere over the Rainbow / What a Wonderful World. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Margera's choice of entrance music: Clutch - The Regulator. This should be fireworks!

Kamakawiwo Ole
vs
Margera

179 cm
27
160 lbs
13 - 2 - 0

180 cm
29
160 lbs
23 - 13 - 1

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Israel Kamakawiwo Ole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Bam Margera!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Yves DeLean and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Margera with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kamakawiwo Ole takes one to the side of the head.
Margera just misses with a punch to the body.
Kamakawiwo Ole scores with a jab to the head.
Nice defenses there by Kamakawiwo Ole.
Kamakawiwo Ole throws a hook but Margera avoids it easily.
Margera fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kamakawiwo Ole misses with a shot to the body
and Margera counters with a nice uppercut.
Kamakawiwo Ole jabs Margera to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Margera tries to score with a low kick but Kamakawiwo Ole moves his leg out of the way.

Kamakawiwo Ole closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Margera to the mat! Margera manages to get full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kamakawiwo Ole throwing strikes from guard but Margera blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kamakawiwo Ole accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kamakawiwo Ole working some strikes from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kamakawiwo Ole trying to control but Margera is working from the bottom.
Margera working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kamakawiwo Ole.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Margera is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Kamakawiwo Ole wants to pass the guard but Margera is keeping the position.
Kamakawiwo Ole scoring with punches to the head and body.
Margera working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kamakawiwo Ole.
Margera looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kamakawiwo Ole throws a strike but Margera rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Kamakawiwo Ole bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Margera's guard.

Margera preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kamakawiwo Ole working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Margera is trying to control the position but Kamakawiwo Ole postures up.
Kamakawiwo Ole 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.
Kamakawiwo Ole missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kamakawiwo Ole trying to move into half guard but instead Margera has managed to sweep!

Kamakawiwo Ole looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Margera passes into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Margera prevents Kamakawiwo Ole from improving his position.
Kamakawiwo Ole gets full guard.
Margera works over Kamakawiwo Ole with some ground and pound from guard.
Margera passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kamakawiwo Ole on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Kamakawiwo Ole tries to improve position but can't.
Margera tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Kamakawiwo Ole is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Margera works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Kamakawiwo Ole tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Margera trying to control the position but Kamakawiwo Ole is working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamakawiwo Ole is trying to get back to half guard.
Margera trying to control the position but Kamakawiwo Ole is working away.
Kamakawiwo Ole is looking for a sweep.
Kamakawiwo Ole is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Bam Margera will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Kamakawiwo Ole staying out of range there.
Kamakawiwo Ole scores with a nice strike.
Bam Margera is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jab, jab by Margera - just one landing.
Kamakawiwo Ole throws a wild body kick that Margera sees coming a mile off.
Margera defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kamakawiwo Ole.
Margera steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Kamakawiwo Ole.
Kamakawiwo Ole lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Margera just misses with a punch to the body.
Kamakawiwo Ole throws a looping overhand right but Margera ducks down to avoid it.
Margera only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Kamakawiwo Ole chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Margera can pounce on him.
Margera loads up on a big right hand but Kamakawiwo Ole slips the punch.
Israel Kamakawiwo Ole seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kamakawiwo Ole staying out of range there.
Kamakawiwo Ole takes a swing at Margera's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kamakawiwo Ole looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Margera pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kamakawiwo Ole drops down looking for a counter takedown but Margera sprawls and moves away.
Kamakawiwo Ole fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Margera manages to avoid it.
Kamakawiwo Ole steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Margera. That one must have hurt.

Margera moves into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kamakawiwo Ole tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Margera's elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamakawiwo Ole blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Margera on the inside.
Kamakawiwo Ole lands a right hand.
Kamakawiwo Ole misses with a body punch.
Kamakawiwo Ole is looking to control Margera's arms but Margera gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kamakawiwo Ole has his back to the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Margera fails to land.
Margera using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kamakawiwo Ole has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Margera misses with the head strike.
Kamakawiwo Ole jumps guard but Margera turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Kamakawiwo Ole wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Margera has him pressed against the cage.
Margera lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kamakawiwo Ole backwards.
Margera misses with the head strike.
Kamakawiwo Ole creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Margera misses with a short punch on the inside.
Margera lands a hook to the side of the head.
Margera swings wildly with an uppercut but Kamakawiwo Ole uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kamakawiwo Ole blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Margera as Kamakawiwo Ole tries to tie him up.
Margera misses with the head strike.
Margera throws a head punch that misses.
Margera misses with a hook from the clinch.
Margera lands a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Margera.
Margera has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kamakawiwo Ole takes a shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamakawiwo Ole misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Margera.
Kamakawiwo Ole blocks an uppercut.

Kamakawiwo Ole breaks the clinch.
Margera tries to clinch but Kamakawiwo Ole moves out of range.
Margera takes one to the chin there.
Margera is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Margera scores with a body shot.

Margera gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Kamakawiwo Ole to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Kamakawiwo Ole won't allow Margera to sweep him here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Margera is still trying to improve position.
Kamakawiwo Ole throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Margera works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kamakawiwo Ole looking to sit in guard and control but Margera gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

We've been hearing good reports from Kamakawiwo Ole's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Margera preventing the sweep.

Kamakawiwo Ole looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Margera is sitting in close to Kamakawiwo Ole's body. Kamakawiwo Ole has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Margera is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Margera is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Kamakawiwo Ole.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Israel Kamakawiwo Ole!
Israel Kamakawiwo Ole seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.