PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between James Howlett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doug Supreme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Doug Supreme acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Howlett
vs
Supreme

176 cm
25
168 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

186 cm
21
155 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, James Howlett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Doug Supreme!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Supreme gets a clinch.
Supreme lands a shoulder strike.
Supreme misses with some punches.
Supreme lands a shoulder strike.
A right hand to the body from Supreme.
Supreme keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Howlett's efforts to push away.

Howlett ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Howlett no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Howlett not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Howlett looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Howlett looking for subs off his back but Supreme has passed one foot through into half guard.

Howlett looking for submissions off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Howlett looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Supreme tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Howlett.
Supreme is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Supreme lands a nice looking kick to the body. Howlett takes a step back to recover.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Supreme tries to clinch but Howlett moves out of range.
Supreme is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Howlett avoids the head kick by Supreme.
Howlett slips a straight right by Supreme.
Supreme tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Howlett paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Howlett misses with an uppercut.
Howlett blocks a head kick by Supreme.
Howlett swings for the body but Supreme moves out of range.
Howlett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Howlett moves out of range as Supreme strikes.
Howlett misses with a wild combination.
Supreme keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Supreme tries to land a leg kick but Howlett saw it coming and moves away.
Supreme uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Supreme throws a head kick that misses.
Howlett lands a body shot.
Howlett tries to work over Supreme's front leg with a kick but Supreme checks it.
Supreme tries to clinch up.
Supreme scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Howlett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Supreme moves away.
Howlett slips under a jab.
Howlett slips under a jab from Supreme.
Supreme scores with a crisp jab that stopped Howlett in his tracks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Supreme doesn't manage to clinch there - Howlett circles away.
Howlett is trying hard to land a takedown here. Supreme sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Supreme throws a half hearted mid kick.
A head kick misses from Supreme.
Howlett jabs Supreme right on the nose. Supreme blinks but takes it well.
Supreme throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Howlett counters with a straight right hand.
Howlett swats away the attempt to clinch by Supreme.
Howlett lands a jab to Supreme's midsection.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A head kick misses from Supreme.
Supreme throws a sloppy head kick and Howlett moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Doug Supreme dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Howlett throws a left and a right that both miss
and Supreme counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Supreme looks to clinch
and Howlett counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Supreme slips a straight right by Howlett.
Supreme takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Howlett lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Supreme cracks Howlett with a good jab.
Howlett ducks under a wild hook from Supreme.
Supreme takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Supreme throws a predictable looking body shot
and Howlett counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Supreme throws an overhand right that lands on Howlett's shoulder, as Howlett tries to avoid the shot.
Supreme takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Supreme pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Howlett takes a swing at Supreme's ribcage but misses.
Howlett looks to land a right hand but Supreme moved out of range.
Howlett throws a hook to the side of Supreme's head but Supreme sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Howlett checks a leg kick nicely.
Supreme swings away with a body shot that misses
and Howlett counters with a stiff right hand.
Doug Supreme is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Supreme misses with a head kick.
Supreme is looking to clinch but Howlett is avoiding it.
Supreme connects with a high kick.

It looks like James Howlett has been cut.
Nice body punch from Howlett.
Supreme tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A jab from Howlett misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Supreme thows a body shot but no joy.
Supreme lands a nice hook to Howlett's body. Howlett takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Doug Supreme is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Howlett uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Supreme.
Supreme is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Supreme walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Howlett checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Supreme uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Howlett.
Supreme throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Howlett avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Supreme is looking to clinch.
Doug Supreme seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Supreme tries to bum rush Howlett with a series of wild strikes but Howlett uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Supreme circles away from the clinch attempt
and Supreme counters with a big head kick but Howlett shrugs it off.
Howlett blocks a head kick by Supreme.
Supreme jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Supreme misses with a combination
and Howlett counters with a left to the body.
Supreme takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Howlett lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Supreme tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick by Supreme misses
and Howlett counters with a straight right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Supreme misses.
Howlett misses with a body shot.
Howlett tries to land a leg kick but Supreme saw it coming and moves away.
Supreme throws a big shot that misses.
Supreme throws a low kick but Howlett avoids it.
Howlett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Howlett uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Supreme.
Howlett connects with a good right hand that stumbles Supreme. Supreme circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Supreme looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Supreme misses with a few strikes there.
Howlett takes a swing at Supreme's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Doug Supreme will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on James Howlett's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Howlett throws a quick inside leg kick.
Howlett misses with a hook to the body
and Supreme counters with a stiff right hand.
Supreme throws a leg kick
and Howlett counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Supreme uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Howlett.
Supreme tries to close the distance and clinch but Howlett swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Supreme throws a jab but it's blocked by Howlett.
Howlett throws a jab but it's blocked by Supreme.
Supreme misses with a body punch
and Howlett counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A head kick misses from Supreme.
Howlett connects with a good right hand that stumbles Supreme. Supreme circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Supreme throws a jab when Howlett was well out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Howlett.
Supreme throws a head kick that misses.
Supreme misses with a straight right.
Howlett circles away from the clinch attempt.
Howlett displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Supreme throws out the jab.
Howlett lands a glancing blow to the side of Supreme's head.
Supreme moves in looking to clinch but Howlett pushes him off.
Howlett moves away from the strike by Supreme.
Supreme throws a predictable looking body shot
and Howlett counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Howlett avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Howlett listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Supreme misses with a body shot
and Howlett counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Howlett works over Supreme's head and body with a nice combination.
Supreme misses with a straight left.

Howlett shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Supreme napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Howlett is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Supreme has escaped the position, nice work there.
Supreme regains half guard, as Howlett was trying to land strikes.
Supreme wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Howlett seems to be working for a kimura but Supreme defends the submission attempt.
Howlett moves into full mount! Supreme won't be happy about that!
Howlett unloads with some shots from mount but Supreme bucks and avoids them well.
Supreme is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Howlett takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Supreme is trying to stand up.
James Howlett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A nice elbow there by Howlett.

Howlett is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Howlett!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). James Howlett!