PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kelemi Kakuno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Castle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kakuno
vs
Castle

181 cm
20
165 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

178 cm
22
165 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Great low kicks
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kelemi Kakuno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Max Castle!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castle throws a combination that misses
and Kakuno counters with a straight right hand.
Castle throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kakuno cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Castle falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kakuno cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Castle falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kakuno counters with a straight right hand.
Castle misses with a combination
and Kakuno counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Castle closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Kakuno to counter with a crisp jab.
Castle wants to clinch but Kakuno slips to the side
and Kakuno counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Castle tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kakuno counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Castle doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kakuno counters with a stiff right hand.
Castle misses with a double jab
and Kakuno connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kakuno scoring well with a low kick there.
Castle falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kakuno counters with a left to the body.
Castle looks gassed!
Kakuno with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Castle wants to clinch but Kakuno slips to the side
and Kakuno counters with a straight right hand.
Castle throws a combination that misses
and Kakuno counters with a nice body kick.
Kakuno comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kakuno lands a head shot.
Kakuno lands a high kick!
Kakuno connects with a high kick.
Kakuno scores with a jab to the head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kakuno. That's going to slow Castle down.
Good exchange - Kakuno coming out on top.
Kakuno throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kakuno connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Castle's hands.
Kakuno's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Kakuno duly obliges.
Kakuno connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kakuno lands a jab to the nose.
Kakuno is looking to slow Castle down with leg kicks.
Kakuno connects with an inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Kakuno drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kakuno lands a couple of digs.
Kakuno is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kakuno is pushing down on Castle's leg trying to pass to half guard. Castle is fighting to maintain full guard but Kakuno has managed to sneak the leg through.
Kakuno seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kakuno has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Castle taking shots to the head.
Kakuno landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kakuno landing strikes, looking to finish!
Kakuno landing shots from mount.
Kakuno breaks from Castle's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Castle takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Castle taking shots to the head.

Castle is rocked!
Kakuno fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Kakuno landing strikes, looking to finish!
Castle is still in real trouble! Can Kakuno finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kakuno looking to finish Castle with some ground and pound. This is bad for Castle!
Kakuno working the ground and pound effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kakuno with the ground and pound from mount.
Kakuno postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Castle looks a forlorn figure.
Castle seems to have recovered his senses.
Kakuno landing strikes from the mount.
Kakuno unloading with bombs!
Kakuno is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Castle can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kakuno takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Kakuno landing punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kelemi Kakuno dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Kakuno throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Castle throws a sloppy head kick
and Kakuno counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

Kakuno clinches.
Castle wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kakuno has him pressed against the cage.
Castle is trying to break free.
Kakuno lands a body shot in the clinch.
Castle tries to break free but Kakuno pushes him back against the cage.
Kakuno is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Castle can do to turn this around?
Kakuno has Castle pressed against the cage, preventing Castle from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A bit of stalling here from Kakuno.

Kakuno turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Kakuno just content to control the position.
Kakuno in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Castle is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Castle is being controlled here.
Kakuno scoring with punches and elbows.
Kakuno is putting a hurting on Castle here, landing some big shots from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kakuno advances nicely into full mount.
Kakuno cracks Castle with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Kakuno punishing his opponent with strikes.
Kakuno has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Castle's face.
Kakuno with shots to the head and body - Castle looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kakuno cracks Castle with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Castle takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Kakuno scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Castle is bucking up trying to escape but Kakuno cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kakuno in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Kakuno has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Castle's face.
Kakuno landing strikes, looking to finish!
Castle is in a horrible position here. Kakuno smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Kakuno sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kakuno with shots to the head and body - Castle looks very uncomfortable down there.
Kakuno scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Kakuno controlling from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kakuno seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Castle for as long as he can get away with.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kakuno cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Kakuno postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Castle looks a forlorn figure.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kakuno lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Castle hang on?
Kakuno landing strikes from the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kelemi Kakuno dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. 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.

Castle takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kakuno stalks Castle and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Castle's face. Castle staggers backwards, shaken.
Castle misses with a combination
and Kakuno makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Castle takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kakuno ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kakuno connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Castle's hands.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Castle crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kakuno - the referee stops the clock and Castle gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kakuno. Castle manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Castle throws a combination that misses
and Kakuno counters with a good, hard body kick but Castle shrugs it off.
Kakuno scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kakuno fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A left lands for Kakuno.
The crowd cheers as Kakuno lands an impressive looking overhand right. Castle doesn't seem phased though.
Kakuno lands a really nice looking cross but Castle seems unphased.
Kakuno thuds his shin into the meat of Castle's side.
Kakuno lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kakuno fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Castle's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Castle falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kakuno counters with a good, hard body kick but Castle shrugs it off.
Castle takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kakuno scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Max Castle is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kakuno lands with a hook. Castle tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kakuno cracks a nice hook into Castle's ribs.
Kakuno dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kakuno getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kakuno scores with a kick to the body.
Castle sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.

Kakuno feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Kakuno is standing up over Castle. Castle looks to escape but Kakuno dives into side control.
Kakuno landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Kakuno just content to control the position.
Kakuno lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Castle down.
Kelemi Kakuno is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kakuno content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Castle tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kelemi Kakuno showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kakuno has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:24
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:24
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kelemi Kakuno!