PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hector Linhares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kale Kummola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Linhares might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Los Sicarios, Sokol, Koras - A veces. Kummola has chosen Eternal Tears of Sorrow - Sakura No Rei as his entrance music. Hector Linhares is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Linhares
vs
Kummola

176 cm
30
154 lbs
24 - 10 - 1

168 cm
33
155 lbs
28 - 14 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
KO power

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Sun-Tzu

Perkele!

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 24 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Hector Linhares!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kale Kummola!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Paul Tew and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Linhares throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kummola takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kummola swings widly with a right hand
and Linhares counters with a nice uppercut.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kummola!
Good work by Linhares as he checks the leg kick.
Jab, jab by Kummola - just one landing.
Linhares takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kummola dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Linhares. That did some damage!
Linhares fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kummola is out of range.
Kummola connects with a looping right hand.
Kummola misses with a low kick.
It looked like Linhares wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kummola misses with a hook
letting Linhares counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Linhares misses with a body kick.
Linhares rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Kummola counter with a right hand.

Linhares gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Kummola trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Linhares keeping moving, preventing Kummola from controlling successfully.
Linhares 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.
Kummola throwing strikes from guard but Linhares blocks nicely.
Kummola preventing the sweep.
Linhares utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kummola throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Linhares works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kummola stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Linhares swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Linhares keeping moving, preventing Kummola from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kummola stopping the sweep attempt from Linhares.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Linhares bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kummola's guard.

Linhares stopping the sweep attempt from Kummola.
Kummola is trying to keep Linhares in close.

Kummola has his foot on Linhares's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Linhares works his way back into a safe position though.

Kummola throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Linhares trying to control the position from guard on top but Kummola is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kummola looking to control.
Kummola avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kummola stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Linhares.
Kummola throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Linhares counter with a right hand.
Linhares fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kummola has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Linhares buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kummola misses with an uppercut.
Kummola fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Linhares manages to avoid it.
Kummola throws a jab when Linhares was well out of range.
Linhares avoids the body shot from Kummola.
Linhares looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A low kick from Linhares is predictable there
and Kummola counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kummola throws an overhand right that lands on Linhares's shoulder, as Linhares tries to avoid the shot.
Kummola throws a hook but Linhares avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linhares misses with a hook.
Linhares moves out of range of the body kick from Kummola.
Kummola connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Linhares looks to throw the jab but Kummola is out of range.
A big left from Kummola misses.
Kummola bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kale Kummola seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kummola misses with an uppercut.
Linhares on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kummola. Kummola obviously looking to wear him down.
A head kick misses from Kummola.
Linhares misses with a straight right.
Linhares slips under a jab.
Linhares scores with the left hand. Kummola knows he should have avoided that one.
Kummola gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Linhares.
Kummola scores with a punch to the head.
Linhares on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kummola. Kummola obviously looking to wear him down.
Linhares is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kummola.
Kummola misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Kale Kummola will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Kummola throws a shot to the body.
Linhares lands a right hook to the body.
Kummola thows a left - swing and a miss!
Linhares gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Linhares looks to land a left hand but Kummola moved out of range nicely.
No luck for Kummola with that takedown attempt.
Kummola looks to land a combination. Linhares sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Linhares throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Linhares looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Linhares throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kummola looks to land a right hand but Linhares moved out of range.
Kummola throws a right hand that misses
and Linhares counters with a nice body shot.
Linhares lands a nice hook to Kummola's body. Kummola takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kale Kummola seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Linhares misses with a two punch combination.
Kummola tries a low kick but Linhares avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kummola shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Linhares pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Linhares lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kummola misses with an uppercut.
Kummola dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Linhares. That did some damage!
Kummola misses the body punch
and Linhares counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kummola tries to land a front kick but Linhares steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A jab lands there for Kummola.
Linhares throws a shot from downtown. Kummola moves away and avoids it.
Kummola feints a counter leg kick.
Kummola has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
A big right from Linhares misses.
Kummola tries to score with a low kick but Linhares moves his leg out of the way.
A good leg kick by Linhares.
Jab, jab by Linhares - just one landing.
Kummola scores with a shot to the body.
Kummola tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Linhares was well out of range. Poor timing from Kummola.
Kummola throws a head kick that Linhares semi-blocks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crunch! Linhares slams his shin into Kummola's torso.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linhares takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Linhares throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Linhares is looking to slow Kummola down with leg kicks.
Kummola waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Linhares.
Linhares ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kummola scores with a hook.
Linhares misses with a wild body shot.
Kummola slips a straight right by Linhares.
Kummola looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Linhares on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hector Linhares is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Linhares ducks under a wild hook from Kummola.
Linhares has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Linhares there as he acknowledges the shot.

Kummola fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Linhares to the ground. Kummola is now in Linhares's guard.
Kummola postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kummola with a nice head shot there.
Kummola stopping the sweep attempt from Linhares.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linhares wants to improve his position but instead Kummola has moved into half guard.
Linhares is not content to let Kummola control the position.
Linhares is trying to stand back up but Kummola is controlling him
Linhares is staying active underneath Kummola, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kummola stalling.
Linhares is holding on to half guard well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kummola lands with a punch from half guard.
Kummola passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Linhares!
Kummola trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Linhares is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kummola thowing shots but they're missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kale Kummola showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Linhares throws a jab but it's blocked by Kummola.
Kummola chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Linhares can pounce on him.
Linhares keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kummola.
As Kummola looks to move away, Linhares throws a big counter combo but Kummola just gets out of the way.
The fighters circling - Linhares throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kummola follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Linhares misses with a body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Linhares. Kummola does a little dance to reset his feet.
Linhares with a nice cross.

Kummola decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Kale Kummola has got the better of the ground game so far.
Linhares is trying to maintain the position but Kummola is very close to passing his half guard.
Linhares tries to get to full guard but Kummola has control of the leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Linhares moves into full guard.
Kummola looking to sit in guard and control but Linhares gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kummola controls Linhares momentarily but Linhares frees himself.
Linhares sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kummola's guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Linhares in particular looking to stall.
Linhares wants to control but Kummola is keeping him busy.
Linhares prevents Kummola from improving his position.

Kummola looking for submissions off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kummola is refusing to be controlled, as Linhares sits in half guard.
Kummola tries to roll over but Linhares keeps him under control.
Hector Linhares has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Linhares content to control rather than advance.
Linhares wants to control but Kummola is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linhares throwing shots but Kummola is blocking nicely.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Linhares seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A jab from Linhares misses.
A slow jab from Kummola misses its intended target.
Linhares misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kummola.
Linhares tries a low kick but Kummola avoids it.
And Kummola responds with a good body kick, but Linhares manages to step out the way in time.
A big left from Kummola misses.
Kummola jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Linhares tries a head kick but it misses.
Kummola's jab looks to have found its range, popping Linhares under the eye.
Kummola misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kummola scores with a nice head shot.
A big right from Kummola misses.
Kummola dodges the punch combination from Linhares.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kummola throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Linhares counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Linhares throws a looping overhand right but Kummola ducks down to avoid it.
Kummola looks to throw the jab but Linhares is out of range.
Jab, jab by Linhares - just one landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kummola blocks the body kick.

Kummola drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Kummola wants to lay and pray for a moment but Linhares keeps working.
Linhares tries to control but Kummola manages to take his back.
Kummola scores with punches from the back.

Kummola is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Linhares has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Hector Linhares.
I think Kummola has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kale Kummola!
Kale Kummola thanked the fans post fight for their support.