PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Israel Kamakawiwo Ole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and One Love (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kamakawiwo Ole's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Somewhere over the Rainbow. 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.

Kamakawiwo Ole
vs
Love

189 cm
19
300 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

206 cm
19
278 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Israel Kamakawiwo Ole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, One Love!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Winston Alpacca and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Love throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kamakawiwo Ole.
Kamakawiwo Ole seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Love pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A little feinted left hand from Kamakawiwo Ole on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kamakawiwo Ole lands with a nice body punch.
Love throws a hook but Kamakawiwo Ole avoids it easily.
Kamakawiwo Ole is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Love scores with a three punch combo!

It looks like Israel Kamakawiwo Ole has been cut.
A telegraphed right hand from Kamakawiwo Ole misses the target.
Love scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Kamakawiwo Ole throws a looping overhand right but Love ducks down to avoid it.
A slow jab from Kamakawiwo Ole misses its intended target.
Love doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kamakawiwo Ole lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Love misses with a lunging right hand
and Kamakawiwo Ole makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Love slips under a jab from Kamakawiwo Ole.
Kamakawiwo Ole tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Love was well out of range. Poor timing from Kamakawiwo Ole.
Kamakawiwo Ole thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kamakawiwo Ole sets himself, and Love steps forward looking for the clinch! Kamakawiwo Ole avoids it this time.
A looping hook to the body misses from Love. Kamakawiwo Ole does a little dance to reset his feet.
Israel Kamakawiwo Ole seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Love darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamakawiwo Ole walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Love looks to score with a jab to the body but Kamakawiwo Ole is just out of range.
Kamakawiwo Ole lands a nice shot to the body.
Love misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kamakawiwo Ole.
Kamakawiwo Ole uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Love.
Kamakawiwo Ole staying out of range there.
Love slips a straight right by Kamakawiwo Ole.
Kamakawiwo Ole misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Love counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kamakawiwo Ole swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Love.
Love tries to clinch but Kamakawiwo Ole is having none of it.
Kamakawiwo Ole throws a jab when Love was well out of range.
Kamakawiwo Ole misses the shot to the body.
Love has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Nice defenses there by Love.
Love wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kamakawiwo Ole uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Love.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamakawiwo Ole swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kamakawiwo Ole tests Love's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kamakawiwo Ole swats away the attempt to clinch by Love.
Love displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kamakawiwo Ole throws out the jab.
Love looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Love staying out of range there.
Love steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kamakawiwo Ole.
Kamakawiwo Ole lands a right hook to the body.
Kamakawiwo Ole tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kamakawiwo Ole rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Love cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Love fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kamakawiwo Ole was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Love uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kamakawiwo Ole.
Kamakawiwo Ole misses with a left hand
and Love cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kamakawiwo Ole throws a body shot but no joy.
Kamakawiwo Ole missing with a left hand there. Love was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Love misses with a straight left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kamakawiwo Ole blocks a jab.
Kamakawiwo Ole misses with a right hand
and Love counters with a one-two to the body.
Love dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kamakawiwo Ole tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Love was well out of range. Poor timing from Kamakawiwo Ole.
A telegraphed right hand from Kamakawiwo Ole misses the target.
Kamakawiwo Ole walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kamakawiwo Ole misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Love.
Kamakawiwo Ole scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kamakawiwo Ole is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Love's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Love ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kamakawiwo Ole moves away.
Love lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kamakawiwo Ole circles away quickly and effectively.
Kamakawiwo Ole takes a swing at Love's ribcage but misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Love.
Kamakawiwo Ole avoids the body shot from Love.
Love on the wrong end of a nice jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kamakawiwo Ole ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamakawiwo Ole misses with a right hand
and Love counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A jab lands there for Kamakawiwo Ole.
Love takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Love tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kamakawiwo Ole throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kamakawiwo Ole throws a sloppy head kick and Love moves out of range easily.
Love scores with a one two! Kamakawiwo Ole had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Love swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kamakawiwo Ole.
Love staying out of range there.
Love is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Kamakawiwo Ole had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Kamakawiwo Ole tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Love was well out of range. Poor timing from Kamakawiwo Ole.
Donk. Love catches Kamakawiwo Ole right on the button with a cross.
Love digs a good body shot into Kamakawiwo Ole's ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kamakawiwo Ole uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Love has time to react.
Love is looking to clinch.
The fighters circling - Love throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but One Love will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Israel Kamakawiwo Ole's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Kamakawiwo Ole misses the body punch
and Kamakawiwo Ole takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kamakawiwo Ole misses with a body shot.
Love tries to counter with a clinch but Kamakawiwo Ole shakes him off and moves away.
Kamakawiwo Ole throws a big shot that misses.
Love tries to counter by closing the distance.
Love has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kamakawiwo Ole with a nice cross.
Kamakawiwo Ole misses with a hook. Love ducked under it nicely.
One Love is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kamakawiwo Ole throws a hook but Love blocks it.
Kamakawiwo Ole loads up on a big right hand but Love slips the punch.
Kamakawiwo Ole throws a poor cross that misses
and Love cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Love is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Kamakawiwo Ole throws a shot from downtown. Love moves away and avoids it.
Kamakawiwo Ole with a jab.
Kamakawiwo Ole takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Love pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kamakawiwo Ole back to the cage. Love follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Love misses with an uppercut
and Kamakawiwo Ole counters with a right hand to the body.
Love gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Love looks to land a combination but Kamakawiwo Ole avoids it well.
Kamakawiwo Ole just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Love misses with a jab to the body
and Kamakawiwo Ole counters with a stiff right hand.
Love takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kamakawiwo Ole waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Love.
Kamakawiwo Ole misses with a wild body shot.
Love keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Love throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kamakawiwo Ole swings for the body but Love moves out of range.
Kamakawiwo Ole misses the jab.
Love scores with a hook to the body. Kamakawiwo Ole takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kamakawiwo Ole scores with a one two! Love had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

It looks like One Love has been cut.
Kamakawiwo Ole on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nice body punch from Love.
A combination from Love does no damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Love wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Love staying out of range there.
Kamakawiwo Ole throws out a loose jab but Love uses good head movement to avoid it.
It seemed like Love was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kamakawiwo Ole digs a good body shot into Love's ribs.
Kamakawiwo Ole uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Love.
Kamakawiwo Ole throws out a loose jab but Love uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kamakawiwo Ole is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Love.
Kamakawiwo Ole blocks a head kick by Love.
Kamakawiwo Ole thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kamakawiwo Ole throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Love misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kamakawiwo Ole misses with a hook.
A punch lands to the side of Kamakawiwo Ole 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kamakawiwo Ole throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Love looks to land a right hand but Kamakawiwo Ole moved out of range.
Kamakawiwo Ole throws a body shot but no joy.
Love moves out of range as Kamakawiwo Ole strikes.
It seemed like Love was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kamakawiwo Ole bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Love takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kamakawiwo Ole misses the shot to the body.
Kamakawiwo Ole lands a nice hook to Love's body. Love takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Love is breathing heavily.
A slow jab from Love misses its intended target.
Kamakawiwo Ole avoids the body shot from Love.
Kamakawiwo Ole throws a head kick but Love moves out of range.
Love was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Love lands a nice shot that snaps Kamakawiwo Ole's head back.
Kamakawiwo Ole looks to score with a jab to the body but Love is just out of range.
Kamakawiwo Ole misses with a looping right.
Love tries to bum rush Kamakawiwo Ole with a series of wild strikes but Kamakawiwo Ole uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kamakawiwo Ole swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Love is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Love drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Love misses with a wild combination.
Kamakawiwo Ole was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kamakawiwo Ole looks to land a left hand but Love moved out of range nicely.
Kamakawiwo Ole swings for the body but Love moves out of range.
Israel Kamakawiwo Ole is winning the standup battle so far.
Love ducks under a wild hook from Kamakawiwo Ole.
Kamakawiwo Ole misses with a hook to the body
and Love counters with a nice uppercut.
Love misses with a straight right.
Kamakawiwo Ole dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kamakawiwo Ole walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Love keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kamakawiwo Ole.
The fight stays on the outside here - Love looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
An attempted straight right counter from Kamakawiwo Ole misses the target.
A big left from Love misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Israel Kamakawiwo Ole dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Kamakawiwo Ole fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kamakawiwo Ole tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Love was well out of range. Poor timing from Kamakawiwo Ole.
Love misses with a few strikes there.
Kamakawiwo Ole misses with a wild body shot.
Love throws a leg kick but Kamakawiwo Ole checks it.
Kamakawiwo Ole slips a jab from Love.
Kamakawiwo Ole ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Love moves away.
A head kick from Kamakawiwo Ole lands but Love takes it in his stride.
A big right from Kamakawiwo Ole misses.
Kamakawiwo Ole misses with a body shot.
Love wants to counter with a clinch but Kamakawiwo Ole pushes him away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Love lands a slapping body shot.
Love tries to clinch but Kamakawiwo Ole is having none of it.
Kamakawiwo Ole throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kamakawiwo Ole swings for the body but Love moves out of range.
Love swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kamakawiwo Ole.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kamakawiwo Ole defending well as Love loads up on a big left hand.
Kamakawiwo Ole misses with a straight right.
Love misses with a looping right.
Kamakawiwo Ole throws a hook but Love blocks it.
Kamakawiwo Ole throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kamakawiwo Ole jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kamakawiwo Ole ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Love moves away.
A big left from Kamakawiwo Ole misses.
Kamakawiwo Ole keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kamakawiwo Ole pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Love cracks Kamakawiwo Ole with a good jab.
Love lands a glancing blow to the side of Kamakawiwo Ole's head.
Love throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kamakawiwo Ole counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kamakawiwo Ole misses with a few strikes there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Kamakawiwo Ole.
Love misses with an uppercut. Kamakawiwo Ole saw that one coming.
Kamakawiwo Ole pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Love wants to clinch up but Kamakawiwo Ole keeps it at a distance.
Love blocks a head kick by Kamakawiwo Ole.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kamakawiwo Ole throws a looping overhand right but Love ducks down to avoid it.
Love connects with a right hand. Kamakawiwo Ole shakes it off.
Love lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kamakawiwo Ole circles away quickly and effectively.
A little feinted left hand from Kamakawiwo Ole on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Love showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kamakawiwo Ole.
A little jabbing left from Love on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kamakawiwo Ole looks to score with a jab to the body but Love is just out of range.
Love let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Love moves in looking to clinch but Kamakawiwo Ole pushes him off.
Love throws a series of punches but Kamakawiwo Ole avoids them all with ease.
Kamakawiwo Ole looks to land a right hand but Love moved out of range.
Love is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Love looks to score with a jab to the body but Kamakawiwo Ole is just out of range.
It looked like Kamakawiwo Ole wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Love throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kamakawiwo Ole counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Love takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Love walks into a jab.
Kamakawiwo Ole misses with a body shot.
Kamakawiwo Ole lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Love uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kamakawiwo Ole.
Kamakawiwo Ole connects with a nice looking jab.
Love takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Love throws a chopping leg kick but Kamakawiwo Ole manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kamakawiwo Ole is looking to counter punch.
Love tries to bum rush Kamakawiwo Ole with a series of wild strikes but Kamakawiwo Ole uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Love scores with a jab to the jaw.
Love drops his hands momentarily and Kamakawiwo Ole takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kamakawiwo Ole misses with a wild combination.
Love uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kamakawiwo Ole.
As Kamakawiwo Ole backs off Love throws a huge counter combo but Kamakawiwo Ole manages to avoid it all.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Love is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Love throws a hook to the side of Kamakawiwo Ole's head but Kamakawiwo Ole sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Love has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The fighters circling - Kamakawiwo Ole throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kamakawiwo Ole throws the left hand but Love avoids the punch easily.
Love unleashes a big counter combination but Kamakawiwo Ole bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Kamakawiwo Ole throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kamakawiwo Ole throws a hook to the side of Love's head but Love sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Love moves out of range as Kamakawiwo Ole strikes.
Love ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Love avoids the body shot from Kamakawiwo Ole.
Kamakawiwo Ole throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Love looks to throw the jab but Kamakawiwo Ole is out of range.
Kamakawiwo Ole misses with a lunging right hand
and Love counters with a left and a right that stings Kamakawiwo Ole.

And that's the end of the fight!
Israel Kamakawiwo Ole showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kamakawiwo Ole has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 29:28
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Israel Kamakawiwo Ole!
An out of breath Israel Kamakawiwo Ole thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.