PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kaimana Kalainawai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex McGuinness (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kalainawai comes to the cage accompanied by Collie Buddz - She Gimme Love. McGuinness comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Pearl Jam - Even Flow kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Kaimana Kalainawai has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Kalainawai
vs
McGuinness

180 cm
20
195 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

185 cm
20
190 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kaimana Kalainawai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Alex McGuinness!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGuinness doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kalainawai lunges at McGuinness with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by McGuinness's hand.
Kalainawai blocks a head kick by McGuinness.
Kalainawai dips to his left and cracks McGuinness with an uppercut!
Kalainawai scores with a one two! McGuinness had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Kalainawai stuffs the takedown attempt from McGuinness. McGuinness gets slowly back to his feet.
Kalainawai connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
McGuinness is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kalainawai sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kalainawai lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Kalainawai scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
McGuinness takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nice takedown defense from Kalainawai. No joy for McGuinness on that attempt.
Kaimana Kalainawai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex McGuinness.
Good standup being displayed there by Kalainawai as he connects with a hook.

Kalainawai shoots in and bounces McGuinness off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGuinness is looking to stand up but Kalainawai isn't so interested in that idea.
Kalainawai looking to pass the guard.
Kalainawai works a leg free and moves into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGuinness keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
McGuinness on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Kalainawai is looking to advance position but McGuinness won't allow it.

Kalainawai has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can McGuinness defend it? Kalainawai steps over the head and cranks it - McGuinness is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Kalainawai!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kaimana Kalainawai!