PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kelii Hale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kabouter Pinnemuts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kelii Hale has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hale
vs
Pinnemuts

165 cm
21
142 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

165 cm
23
139 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kelii Hale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kabouter Pinnemuts!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hale is looking to clinch.
Hale wants to clinch.
Pinnemuts avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Hale gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A shot in the inside from Pinnemuts.
Pinnemuts scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hale lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Kabouter Pinnemuts has been cut.
Hale using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pinnemuts has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pinnemuts on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hale throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hale.
Hale unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hale tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pinnemuts avoids it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hale creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pinnemuts tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pinnemuts makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pinnemuts is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hale blocking some punches.
Pinnemuts has had enough of the clinch but Hale keeps him there for the moment.
Hale lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pinnemuts.
Pinnemuts misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hale is working Pinnemuts over against the cage.
Hale scores with a knee to the head.
Pinnemuts lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hale tries a knee to the head but Pinnemuts blocks it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pinnemuts as Hale tries to tie him up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hale scores a nice knee to the body.
Hale lands a damaging elbow.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Pinnemuts makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pinnemuts wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pinnemuts blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hale connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pinnemuts's face.
Hale with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pinnemuts is trying to maintain a safe position but Hale gets an underhook and turns Pinnemuts into the cage.

Pinnemuts turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Pinnemuts trying to control the action but Hale is working from the bottom.

Hale bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!

Pinnemuts moves into the clinch successfully.
Pinnemuts lands an uppercut.
Pinnemuts softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pinnemuts blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stalling in the clinch from Hale.
Hale scores with a shot to the side of Pinnemuts's head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pinnemuts as Hale tries to tie him up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinnemuts wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hale has him pressed against the cage.
Hale is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pinnemuts is defending well for now.
Hale putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pinnemuts in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Pinnemuts throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hales head.
Hale putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pinnemuts in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hale trying to control the position but instead, Pinnemuts has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hale into the cage.
Hale blocking some punches.

Pinnemuts pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hale moves in looking to clinch but Pinnemuts pushes him off.
Hale moves in looking to clinch but Pinnemuts pushes him off.
Pinnemuts blocks a head kick by Hale.
Hale walks into a stiff left hand from Pinnemuts.
Pinnemuts misses with a series of wild punches.
Pinnemuts throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Pinnemuts lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pinnemuts blocks a jab.

Hale has managed to clinch.
Hale missing with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Pinnemuts.
Hale is breathing heavily.
Pinnemuts takes a knee right on the jaw!
Pinnemuts is looking to break free of the clinch but Hale has double underhooks.
Hale looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Pinnemuts lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pinnemuts tries to break free but Hale pushes him back against the cage.
Hale misses with an elbow strike.
Nice elbow from Hale.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hale.
Hale's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hale throws a head punch that misses.
Pinnemuts working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hale misses with a knee to the head.
Pinnemuts has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pinnemuts tries to break the clinch but Hale is controlling the position.
Hale pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hale looking to slow down the pace here.
Hale lands an elbow that stopped Pinnemuts in his tracks for a moment.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pinnemuts.
Pinnemuts lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hale lands an elbow just above Pinnemuts 's eye.
Pinnemuts managing to block the knees to the body from Hale.
Pinnemuts is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pinnemuts.
A nice left hand lands by Pinnemuts.
Hale tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pinnemuts avoids it.
Pinnemuts tries to break free but Hale pushes him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Pinnemuts tries for a takedown. No joy.
Hale working Pinnemuts over with knees to the body.
Hale slows down the pace here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A short right from Pinnemuts.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hale.
Hale with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hale trying to land knees to the body.
Pinnemuts has Hale pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hale manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Pinnemuts wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hale creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pinnemuts's defenses.
Hale misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pinnemuts lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pinnemuts lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pinnemuts working aggressively here.
Hale tries to land knees in the clinch but Pinnemuts avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hale comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Pinnemuts is trying to break free.
Hale misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pinnemuts.
Hale is pressed up against the cage. Pinnemuts has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hale down to the mat. Hale avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kelii Hale has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kabouter Pinnemuts.
Pinnemuts digs a good hook to Hale's body.

Pinnemuts darts in and clinches Hale up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Kabouter Pinnemuts will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kabouter Pinnemuts's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Pinnemuts circles away from the clinch attempt
and Pinnemuts counters with a slapping leg kick.
Pinnemuts tries to clinch there but Hale circles away.
Hale tries to clinch there but Pinnemuts circles away.
Pinnemuts tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hale paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pinnemuts avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pinnemuts stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Pinnemuts swats away the attempt to clinch by Hale.
Pinnemuts throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hale wants to clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hale shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kabouter Pinnemuts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hale tries to clinch there but Pinnemuts circles away.
Hale displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Pinnemuts lands with a hook. Hale tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hale wants to clinch up but Pinnemuts keeps it at a distance.

Pinnemuts moves into the clinch.
Hale is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pinnemuts is defending well for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hale blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pinnemuts has had enough of the clinch but Hale keeps him there for the moment.
Pinnemuts is struggling to control the position.
Pinnemuts lands a shoulder strike.
Pinnemuts has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hale lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pinnemuts backwards.
Pinnemuts lands with a short shot to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pinnemuts as Hale tries to tie him up.
Maybe Hale would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Pinnemuts working aggressively here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Hale crunches a lovely knee into Pinnemuts's ribcage.
Pinnemuts is trying to break the clinch but Hale is controlling him.
Pinnemuts avoiding damage as Hale throws knees to the body.
Hale tries to stall but Pinnemuts uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hale tries to throw a body punch but Pinnemuts avoids it by throwing Hale back against the cage.
Pinnemuts wants to break free but Hale has control.
Hale is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Pinnemuts wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hale has him pressed against the cage.
Pinnemuts wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hale is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

That's two 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.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kelii Hale.
Hale has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Pinnemuts moves into the clinch.
Hale comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hale stops a takedown attempt from Pinnemuts.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Pinnemuts wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hale has him pressed against the cage.
Hale tries to stall but Pinnemuts uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Pinnemuts scores with a shoulder strike.
Hale landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hale tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pinnemuts misses with the head strike.
Hale lands an elbow inside that Pinnemuts shrugs off.
Pinnemuts lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hale or not.
Hale lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Pinnemuts cracks Hale with a nice body shot.
Pinnemuts avoids a wild elbow strike from Hale.
Hale wants to stall.
Pinnemuts tries to circle away but Hale has him pinned against the cage.
Pinnemuts working hard to break the clinch.

Pinnemuts turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Hale is trying to control Pinnemuts's posture but Pinnemuts avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hale is looking for a sweep.
Check out the look on Pinnemuts's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Pinnemuts tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hale is trying to get back to half guard.
Hale is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Pinnemuts asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Pinnemuts jabs at Hale's body.
Hale tries to clinch
and Pinnemuts counters with a nice uppercut.
Hale takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

Hale clinches with his opponent.
Hale lands a knee to the head.
Hale putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pinnemuts in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Pinnemuts on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hale taking a breather.
Hale is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pinnemuts is defending well for now.
Hale dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Pinnemuts lands a shot to the body.
Kelii Hale has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Pinnemuts breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pinnemuts scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hale doesn't seem bothered though.
Pinnemuts throws a one two combo.

Pinnemuts clinches up with Hale and pushes him back against the cage.
Pinnemuts lands a shoulder strike.
Pinnemuts has a couple of punches blocked by Hale.
A frustrated look appears on Pinnemuts's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pinnemuts misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pinnemuts wants to stall.
Hale misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kabouter Pinnemuts showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kabouter Pinnemuts's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Hale tries to clinch but Pinnemuts moves out of range.
Pinnemuts with a hook.

Pinnemuts closes the distance and clinches.
Hale is looking to control Pinnemuts's arms but Pinnemuts gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hale has his back to the cage.
A hook to the body from Pinnemuts.
Pinnemuts lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pinnemuts makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Hale.
Hale digs a right hand into Pinnemuts's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pinnemuts's gas tank.
Pinnemuts wants to break free but Hale has control.
Hale taking a breather.
Pinnemuts on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hale is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pinnemuts is defending well for now.
Pinnemuts lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hale backwards.
Pinnemuts is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hale struggles to land a body shot inside as Pinnemuts controls his hands.
Pinnemuts avoiding damage as Hale throws knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hale misses with a knee to the head.
Pinnemuts working aggressively here.
Hale tries to land a knee to the head but Pinnemuts blocks with his arms.
Hale works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Pinnemuts is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Pinnemuts avoiding damage as Hale throws knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinnemuts lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pinnemuts makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pinnemuts misses with a punch on the inside.
Hale putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pinnemuts in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Pinnemuts tries to circle away but Hale has him pinned against the cage.
A hook to the body from Pinnemuts.
Pinnemuts lands a right hand.
Pinnemuts working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hale lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hale stalling in the clinch but Pinnemuts improves position.
Hale misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hale lands a nice shot to the body.
Hale tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Pinnemuts scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pinnemuts works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hale creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Pinnemuts - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Hale connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pinnemuts's face.
Hale letting Pinnemuts take a breather here.

Pinnemuts breaks from the clinch.
Pinnemuts jabs Hale right on the nose. Hale blinks but takes it well.
Hale takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kelii Hale has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hale clinches but Pinnemuts breaks the clinch
and Pinnemuts counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hale tries to clinch up
and Pinnemuts counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Pinnemuts darts in and clinches Hale up against the cage.
Pinnemuts avoiding damage as Hale throws knees to the body.
Pinnemuts presses Hale against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Pinnemuts lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pinnemuts lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hale misses with a knee to the head.
Nice body punch from Pinnemuts.
Pinnemuts lands with a light punch inside.
A hook to the body from Pinnemuts.
Pinnemuts lands a right hand.
Pinnemuts tries to circle away but Hale has him pinned against the cage.
Hale with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pinnemuts is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pinnemuts lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hale is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pinnemuts is defending well for now.
Nice body punch from Pinnemuts - that landed with a thud.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pinnemuts creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hale throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinnemuts lands with a right to the head.
Pinnemuts can't break the clinch.
Pinnemuts on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pinnemuts drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pinnemuts is trying to break the clinch but Hale has him pressed against the cage.

Pinnemuts's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pinnemuts digs a good hook to Hale's body.
Hale lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pinnemuts circles away quickly and effectively.

Pinnemuts pushes Hale up against the cage in a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Pinnemuts leaning against his opponent.
Pinnemuts on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pinnemuts works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

Pinnemuts pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hale tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pinnemuts lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hale is looking to clinch.
Pinnemuts stuns Hale with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hale looks to clinch
and Pinnemuts counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pinnemuts jabs at Hale's body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hale tries to clinch up.
Hale looks to score with a jab to the body but Pinnemuts is just out of range.

Pinnemuts drives through and clinches with Hale against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pinnemuts creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hale prevents a takedown attempt there.
Knees to the body from Hale.
A body shot lands from Hale.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hale.
Pinnemuts swings wildly with an uppercut but Hale uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hale landing knees to the body.
Pinnemuts blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kabouter Pinnemuts is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pinnemuts is working Hale over against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Hale fails to land.
Pinnemuts wants to get back to striking at distance but Hale won't allow it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pinnemuts.
A bit of stalling here from Hale.
Hale connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pinnemuts's face.
Pinnemuts holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Pinnemuts is leaning against Hale and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Pinnemuts lands a body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kabouter Pinnemuts comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pinnemuts has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kabouter Pinnemuts!