PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marshall Law (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tamiwe Kamanula (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Law might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to K.C.S.. Kamanula has chosen LL Cool J - Mama Said Knock You Out as his entrance music. Tamiwe Kamanula has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Marshall Law's chin.

Law
vs
Kamanula

179 cm
31
152 lbs
12 - 7 - 2

165 cm
37
156 lbs
24 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 12 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marshall Law!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tamiwe Kamanula!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Gregory Folan and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kamanula throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Law connects with a body shot.
Law scores with a jab to the head.
A head kick by Kamanula misses
letting Law counter with a right hand.
Law blocks a leg kick.
Kamanula tried to score with a low kick but Law checks it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Law.
Kamanula finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kamanula throws a head kick that misses.
Law dips to his left and cracks Kamanula with an uppercut!
Law chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kamanula throws a leg kick but Law moved away.
A clash of legs there as Law blocks the low kick.
Law fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kamanula takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A solid body kick from Kamanula.
Kamanula takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Law wants to slow Kamanula down by chopping away at his legs.
Kamanula keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Law fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kamanula manages to avoid it.
Kamanula pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Law jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Law lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kamanula moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Law tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kamanula manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Law is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Law thumps Kamanula with a low kick.
Law throws a low kick but Kamanula moves out of range easily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Law!
Kamanula misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kamanula throws a head kick but Law moves out of range.

Law gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Law tries to throw a body punch but Kamanula avoids it by throwing Law back against the cage.
Kamanula swings wildly with an uppercut but Law uses good head movement to avoid it.
Law blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Law presses Kamanula against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kamanula has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Law blocks a body shot from Kamanula.
Law lands a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Law.
Kamanula tries to break the clinch but Law is controlling the position.
Kamanula blocking some punches.
Law misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kamanula looking to throw knees to the head but Law is blocking nicely.
Law misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kamanula goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kamanula misses with the head strike.
Law keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kamanula's efforts to push away.
Kamanula misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Law.
Law lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kamanula backwards.
Kamanula has had enough of the clinch but Law keeps him there for the moment.
Kamanula has a couple of punches blocked by Law.
A nice right hand lands inside from Law.

Kamanula breaks the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Law throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kamanula's head.

It looks like Tamiwe Kamanula has been cut.
Law tests Kamanula's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Kamanula is rocked!
Law thuds a left hand into Kamanula's body.
Kamanula is still on wobbly legs! Can Law finish him?
Kamanula throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kamanula seems to have recovered his senses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Law.
Kamanula pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Law blocks the body kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Law darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Law is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Law scoring well with a low kick there.

Law closes the distance and clinches.
Law digs a right hand into Kamanula's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kamanula's gas tank.
Law lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kamanula swings wildly with an uppercut but Law uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kamanula goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Kamanula fails to land.
Kamanula blocks a body shot from Law.
Law tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Law swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kamanula is trying to break free.
Law blocks a body shot from Kamanula.
Kamanula blocks an uppercut.
Kamanula tries to land a knee to the head but Law blocks with his arms.
Kamanula tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Law avoids it.
Kamanula throws a head punch that misses.

Law breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kamanula takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kamanula throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kamanula avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
We've been told by Law's head coaches at Club Pain that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Law moves out of range of the leg kick from Kamanula.
Law lands with a thumping leg kick.
Law scores with a hook to the body. Kamanula takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Law takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Law takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Law scores with a body shot.

Law moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marshall Law dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tamiwe Kamanula's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Kamanula misses with a head kick.
Kamanula takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kamanula misses with a low kick as Law jumps back.
Law with a nice cross.
Law scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Law lands a slapping body shot.
Law works the jab nicely.
Kamanula looks to land a body kick but Law moved away.
Kamanula ducks right into an uppercut from Law.
Kamanula throws a solid leg kick but Law takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kamanula.
Law paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Law connects with a leg kick. Kamanula looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
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!
Law connects with a right hand. Kamanula shakes it off.
Kamanula throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Law counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Law cracks a nice hook into Kamanula's ribs.
Kamanula takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kamanula takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Law lands an overhand right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamanula tries to land a front kick but Law steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A head kick misses from Kamanula.
As Kamanula tries to get set, Law tries to push him back and clinch up but Kamanula manages to avoid the attempt.
Law tests Kamanula's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kamanula throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kamanula wants to slow Law down by chopping away at his legs.
Kamanula's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Law connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kamanula scrambles back to his feet.
Kamanula throws a low kick but Law avoids it.
Law blocks a head kick by Kamanula.
Kamanula on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kamanula throws a head kick that misses.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Law crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kamanula - the referee stops the clock and Law gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kamanula. Law manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Law moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kamanula throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Law connects with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice uppercut lands for Law. That snapped Kamanula's head back.
Kamanula looks for the body kick but Law saw that one coming.
Law swings for the body but Kamanula moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Law dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kamanula throws a sloppy head kick and Law moves out of range easily.
Kamanula tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kamanula is breathing heavily.
Law connects with a looping right hand.
Marshall Law is winning the standup battle so far.
Law cracks Kamanula with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Law cracks Kamanula with a hook to the temple - Kamanula is on wobbly legs here! Law swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Kamanula falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Law wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Marshall Law!
A relieved looking Marshall Law thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.