PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kelemi Kakuno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Machuchin Dillon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Machuchin Dillon told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Kakuno
vs
Dillon

181 cm
21
165 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

172 cm
25
163 lbs
11 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 3 - 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 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Machuchin Dillon!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dillon fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kakuno misses with a low kick.
Kakuno misses with a hook.
Kakuno misses with a lunging right hand
and Dillon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kakuno throws a combination that misses
and Dillon counters with a stiff right hand.
Kakuno misses with a right hand
and Dillon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dillon misses with a double jab

and Kakuno counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Kakuno has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Kakuno misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillon's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kakuno unloads with some shots from mount but Dillon bucks and avoids them well.
Poor strikes thrown by Kakuno there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Kakuno working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Kakuno pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kakuno misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Poor strikes thrown by Kakuno there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Kakuno looking to finish with strikes here!
Dillon squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Kakuno scoring with strikes but Dillon is staying in there.
Kakuno lands with some strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kakuno punishing his opponent with strikes.
Kakuno looking to finish with strikes here!
Dillon is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Kakuno dominating with strikes here.
Dillon wants to try and get back to his feet.
Kakuno looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kakuno won't let Dillon get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Kakuno 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.
Kakuno throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Dillon because Kakuno loaded up on that one.
Kakuno connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Kakuno lands a heavy elbow.
Kakuno punching from mount but Dillon doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Kakuno throwing strikes here but Dillon is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kakuno looking to land elbow strikes but Dillon uses the position to regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kelemi Kakuno dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

A punch lands to the side of Kakuno 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A telegraphed right hand from Dillon misses the target.
Dillon misses with a right hand
enabling Kakuno to counter with a crisp jab.
Kakuno misses with a looping left.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kakuno, as that shot connected.
Kakuno is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dillon.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A lazy body kick from Kakuno
and Dillon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dillon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kakuno.
Kakuno tries to score a power double leg takedown but Dillon sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kakuno somewhat.
Kakuno misses with a shot to the body
letting Dillon counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kakuno misses with a lunging right hand
and Dillon counters with a straight right hand.
Kakuno throws a body kick the misses
and Dillon counters with a straight right hand.
Dillon blocks a head kick by Kakuno.
Kakuno with a nice cross.
Kakuno misses with a low kick.
Kakuno misses with a right hand
and Dillon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dillon shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Dillon scores with a nice body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kakuno looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dillon scores with the left hand. Kakuno knows he should have avoided that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kakuno misses with a kick to the body
and Dillon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kakuno thuds a left hand into Dillon's body.
Dillon blocks the body kick.
Kakuno scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dillon misses with an uppercut
and Kakuno counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dillon thinking.
Dillon misses with a lunging right hand
and Kakuno connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A lazy body kick from Kakuno
and Dillon counters with a nice leg kick.
Kakuno tries to land a front kick but Dillon steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dillon thows a leg kick but Kakuno checks it
and Kakuno counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Some bone on bone action there as Kakuno checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kakuno just misses with a punch to the body.
Dillon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kakuno moves forwards but Dillon connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kakuno looks for the body kick but Dillon saw that one coming.
Kakuno misses with a right hand
and Dillon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kakuno's corner calls for a 1-2. Kakuno obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kakuno looks to throw a body kick
and Dillon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kakuno swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kakuno tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dillon swivels and escapes.
Kakuno fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Some wild striking there from Kakuno.

That's four 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.
Kakuno swings widly with a right hand
letting Dillon counter with a right hand.
Dillon misses with a left hand
and Kakuno counters with a nice uppercut.
Kakuno misses with a wild combination.
Kakuno tries for a takedown but Dillon sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kelemi Kakuno. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kakuno throws a lazy head kick
and Kakuno takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kakuno fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kakuno throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dillon shoots in and drives through. Kakuno sprawls well.
Jab, jab by Kakuno - just one landing.
Dillon lands with a hook. Kakuno tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Machuchin Dillon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Kakuno slips a jab and a cross from Dillon.
Kakuno rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dillon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dillon misses with a hook. Kakuno ducked under it nicely.
Dillon throws out a loose jab but Kakuno uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kakuno ducks right into an uppercut from Dillon.
Dillon throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kakuno counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Dillon is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Kakuno lands a nice looking kick to the body. Dillon takes a step back to recover.
Dillon misses with an uppercut

and Kakuno counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Kakuno working over Dillon with some ground and pound. Dillon looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kakuno trying to mount his opponent but Dillon defends it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillon is trying to stand.
Kakuno throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dillon avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kakuno.
Kakuno thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Dillon to regain full guard.
Kakuno missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kakuno trying to control but Dillon is working from the bottom.

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 referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Kakuno postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dillon wants to stand up but Kakuno is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Kelemi Kakuno.
Dillon has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dillon there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kakuno connects with a solid leg kick.
Dillon misses with a double jab.
Kakuno misses with a wild body shot.
Dillon misses with a takedown attempt
and Kakuno counters with a nice uppercut.
Kakuno throws a body kick the misses
and Dillon counters with a stiff right hand.
Kakuno lands with a nice combination. Dillon backs away looking to recover.
Dillon throws an off balance right hand
and Kakuno counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Dillon is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Kelemi Kakuno seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A good leg kick by Kakuno.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dillon fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kakuno.
A left lands for Kakuno.
Kakuno tries to close the distance and clinch but Dillon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dillon throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Kakuno counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kakuno.
Kakuno wants to control from the top but Dillon keeps moving.
Kakuno throws and elbow that misses. Dillon uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kakuno's guard. Nice move by Dillon!

And that's the end of the fight!
Kelemi Kakuno showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kakuno has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

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