PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nicky Santoro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Kealoha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kealoha comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Bush - Machine Head kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Santoro
vs
Kealoha

190 cm
19
245 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

190 cm
20
274 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Counter striker
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

WIN Nutritional

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nicky Santoro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rocky Kealoha!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Santoro drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Santoro throws a big right hand that misses.
Santoro working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Santoro working some strikes from top position.
Kealoha working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Santoro.
Kealoha trying to control the position.
Kealoha working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Santoro.
Kealoha preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Kealoha throws a big shot that misses.
Santoro staying out of range there.
Nice defenses there by Santoro.

Santoro is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Kealoha's half guard.
Kealoha is trying to maintain the position but Santoro is very close to passing his half guard.
Santoro thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kealoha's head.
Kealoha is looking for a sweep. Santoro is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kealoha regains full guard. Nicely done.
Kealoha utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kealoha is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kealoha throws a right and a left that Santoro avoids nicely.
Kealoha misses with a hook.
Santoro throws a head kick but Kealoha moves out of range.
Rocky Kealoha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kealoha looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kealoha throws out a loose jab but Santoro uses good head movement to avoid it.

Santoro darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Santoro content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Santoro seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Santoro 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 two minutes gone in the round.
Santoro throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kealoha is trying to stand up here but Santoro is controlling him well.
Santoro trying to control the action but Kealoha is working from the bottom.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Santoro connects with a nice short shot to Kealoha's temple.
Santoro works his foot free and advances to mount.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Santoro postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Kealoha looks a forlorn figure.
Santoro raining down shots from the mount!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kealoha is looking to improve his position but Santoro isn't that keen on the idea.
Santoro landing strikes, looking to finish!
Santoro is landing with some decent strikes but Kealoha is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santoro scoring with strikes but Kealoha is staying in there.
Santoro is in the full mount, landing strikes.

Kealoha is rocked!
Kealoha looks gassed!
Santoro loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Kealoha scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Santoro land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Santoro stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nicky Santoro!