PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Larone Stewart (ranked 6071 p4p, 278 weight class) and Liam Hoohuli (ranked 6126 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.

Stewart
vs
Hoohuli

180 cm
20
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

167 cm
20
142 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Larone Stewart !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Liam Hoohuli!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Roger Salmon and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoohuli connects with a high kick.
Hoohuli lands a nice looking kick to the body. Stewart takes a step back to recover.
Hoohuli defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Stewart .
Hoohuli throws a counter combo.
Hoohuli fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hoohuli lands a nice looking kick to the body. Stewart takes a step back to recover.
Stewart avoids the head kick by Hoohuli.
Hoohuli tries to clinch but Stewart is having none of it.
Hoohuli swinging wildly here.
Hoohuli lands a leg kick that knocks Stewart off balance momentarily.
Stewart swats away the attempt to clinch by Hoohuli.
Hoohuli wants to land a leg kick but Stewart is out of range.
Stewart stuffs the takedown attempt from Hoohuli. Hoohuli gets slowly back to his feet.
Hoohuli thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Stewart if he has to take too many more of those.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoohuli pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hoohuli looks for the body kick but Stewart saw that one coming.
Hoohuli fails in his attempt to clinch.

Hoohuli gets caught flat footed, as Stewart shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Hoohuli is looking to stand back up but Stewart counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Hoohuli.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

Hoohuli has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Stewart is working away from the top position though.

Hoohuli makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Hoohuli tries to score a power double leg takedown but Stewart sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hoohuli somewhat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Stewart closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hoohuli to the mat! Hoohuli manages to get full guard.
Stewart really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stewart lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Stewart sitting in guard here, content to control.
Hoohuli really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Stewart . If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Stewart wants to stand but Hoohuli has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Stewart looking to pass the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stewart lands a couple of elbows.
Hoohuli tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hoohuli is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Stewart is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Hoohuli tries to score a power double leg takedown but Stewart sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hoohuli somewhat.
Larone Stewart has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Liam Hoohuli.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Stewart closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Stewart content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Hoohuli is looking for a sweep.
Stewart controls the position.
Hoohuli is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Stewart 's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Hoohuli is trying to maintain the position but Stewart is very close to passing his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Liam Hoohuli dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Thud! ouch! good body kick from Hoohuli - that will leave a mark!
Stewart fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hoohuli avoids it really well and circles away.

Stewart moves into the clinch.
Stewart is looking for a takedown.
Stewart can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Larone Stewart . That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stewart stalling.
Stewart managing to block the knees to the body from Hoohuli.

Stewart lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Hoohuli wants to improve his position but Stewart is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoohuli trying to hold on to Stewart 's head to control him but Stewart postures up.
Stewart prevents Hoohuli from standing back up.
Hoohuli is looking to control Stewart 's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hoohuli avoid being mounted?
Stewart stops Hoohuli from getting back to his feet.
Stewart takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Stewart takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Stewart controlling the action here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Stewart slips a nice elbow through Hoohuli's hands, connecting with Hoohuli's forehead.
Stewart will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hoohuli is trying to stand up here but Stewart is controlling him well.
Hoohuli is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Stewart scores with a couple of nice shots.

Stewart stands up from half guard.
Hoohuli misses with a kick to the body.
Stewart checks a leg kick nicely.

Stewart shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Stewart was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Hoohuli on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stewart lands an elbow.
Hoohuli tries to bench press Stewart off him but Stewart keeps the position.
Hoohuli is breathing heavily.
You can see the frustration on Hoohuli's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hoohuli being controlled for a moment.
Stewart 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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Stewart prevents Hoohuli from escaping the position.
Stewart gets to mount! Hoohuli was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Larone Stewart overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Stewart tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hoohuli takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Larone Stewart dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Hoohuli shoots for a takedown but Stewart saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hoohuli throws a body kick, spinning off balance

and Stewart counters with a single leg into guard. Hoohuli didn't expect that.

Hoohuli has his feet on Stewart 's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Hoohuli lands a nice looking body kick.

Stewart drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Stewart is standing up over Hoohuli. Hoohuli looks to escape but Stewart dives into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Stewart thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Hoohuli is trying to escape the position but Stewart is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Stewart decides to stand up, so the ref orders Hoohuli to his feet.
Hoohuli takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hoohuli pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Liam Hoohuli seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Stewart moves into the clinch.

Hoohuli escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Stewart closes the distance and clinches.
Hoohuli can't break the clinch.
Hoohuli has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hoohuli has had enough of the clinch but Stewart keeps him there for the moment.

Stewart pulls guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hoohuli avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hoohuli tries to stand but Stewart is controlling from the bottom.
Stewart utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Stewart lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Stewart with a flurry of punches that miss.
Stewart won't allow Hoohuli to sweep him here.
Stewart controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stewart is in close to Hoohuli's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Stewart slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Hoohuli has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Stewart has passed into side control.
Stewart wants to stand but Hoohuli has his arm trapped.
Stewart has knee on belly and moves into mount.
BOOM! Stewart connects with a massive shot to the dome!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stewart landing shots from mount.
Stewart controlling the pace for now.
Stewart scoring with strikes but Hoohuli is staying in there.
Stewart controlling the pace for now.
Hoohuli takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Liam Hoohuli has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stewart lands a heavy elbow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Larone Stewart showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Stewart has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight for Larone Stewart !
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight for Larone Stewart !
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight for Larone Stewart !

Larone Stewart wins by unanimous decision!