PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nahele Kale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Jones (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.

Kale
vs
Jones

170 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Prefers ground

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nahele Kale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rick Jones!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kale looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones wants to get back to full guard.
Kale is thwarting Jones's attempts to control the position.
Kale scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Jones is looking to control Kale's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jones avoid being mounted?
Jones is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Jones looking for submissions off his back.
Jones keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jones trying to control here.
Jones is trying to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Jones fails with the takedown

and Kale counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kale.

Jones has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Kale should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Jones has tightened it up now! Kale should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Rick Jones!