PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ikaika Konani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason The Hammer Fist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Konani
vs
The Hammer Fist

183 cm
18
191 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
22
187 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ikaika Konani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason The Hammer Fist!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Hammer Fist fails to land the takedown.

Konani closes the distance and clinches.
Konani drops to a knee looking for a takedown but The Hammer Fist gets the underhooks and prevents it.
The Hammer Fist jumps guard but Konani stands there with The Hammer Fist around his waist. The Hammer Fist gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Konani avoiding damage.
A body shot lands from Konani.

Konani breaks from the clinch.
Konani with a hook.
The Hammer Fist looks gassed!
Konani dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on The Hammer Fist. That did some damage!
Konani scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Konani misses with the combination.
The Hammer Fist keeps the fight on the outside.

Konani has The Hammer Fist up against the cage in a clinch.
The Hammer Fist stops a takedown attempt from Konani.
Konani taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The Hammer Fist drops down looking for an ankle pick but Konani pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ikaika Konani has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason The Hammer Fist.

Konani changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. The Hammer Fist looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Konani postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Konani controls the position.
Konani advances to mount.
The Hammer Fist is working to get back to half guard.
The Hammer Fist is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Konani wants to take The Hammer Fist's back but he can't do it this time.
Konani sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Konani looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The Hammer Fist tries to reverse the position but Konani maintains control.
Konani with a couple of short strikes.
The Hammer Fist is in a horrible position here. Konani smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Konani tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Konani has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Konani is trying to take his opponent's back.
Konani postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. The Hammer Fist looks a forlorn figure.
Konani controlling his opponent.

That's four 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 stands the fighters back up. Ikaika Konani just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Konani shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has The Hammer Fist pinned against the cage. The Hammer Fist gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Konani closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Konani can't get the takedown.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Konani.
Konani tries to pull guard but The Hammer Fist won't allow it.

Konani escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Konani tries to clinch up.
Konani fails with an attempt to clinch.

The Hammer Fist fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Konani, pushing him back against the cage.

Konani breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Konani moves into the clinch successfully.

Konani wants the takedown. The Hammer Fist is fighting it off but Konani persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in The Hammer Fist's guard against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Hammer Fist keeping full guard, as Konani tries to pass.
Konani is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ikaika Konani dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Konani fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. The Hammer Fist sprawls well initially but Konani persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Konani with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Ikaika Konani just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
The Hammer Fist shoots in but no luck this time.
The Hammer Fist is breathing heavily.
The Hammer Fist shoots in and drives through. Konani sprawls well.
Konani chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Konani misses with a wild combination.

Konani scores with a takedown into The Hammer Fist's guard.

Konani gets to his feet. The Hammer Fist looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
A leg kick checked by The Hammer Fist.
The Hammer Fist with a lazy takedown attempt

and Konani counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Ikaika Konani has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason The Hammer Fist.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Konani sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Konani gets to his feet - The Hammer Fist follows without any prompting.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Hammer Fist tries to clinch up but Konani circles away and keeps his distance.

Konani shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Konani trying to control the pace.

Konani decides to stand and escape the position.
A big right from Konani misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Konani fails with a takedown attempt.
The Hammer Fist on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

Konani closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
You can see the frustration on The Hammer Fist's face as Konani controls the position.
The Hammer Fist is trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Konani stands up and beckons The Hammer Fist to his feet.
Ikaika Konani is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Konani.
The Hammer Fist is trying to escape the position but Konani is controlling the position.
The Hammer Fist is looking to regain half guard here but Konani keeps moving and retains side control.

Konani decides to stand up, so the ref orders The Hammer Fist to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Konani takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The Hammer Fist doesn't manage to clinch there - Konani circles away.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Konani lands an elbow inside that The Hammer Fist shrugs off.

Konani has dropped down and is working for a takedown. The Hammer Fist is trying to keep an underhook but Konani manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Konani is thwarting The Hammer Fist's attempts to control the position.
Konani is taking a breather. The Hammer Fist says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Konani decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ikaika Konani dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

The Hammer Fist on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Konani. Konani obviously looking to wear him down.

Konani closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Konani lands a nice knee to the body.

Konani jumps into guard, dragging The Hammer Fist to the mat.
The Hammer Fist trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Konani is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Konani stalling.
The Hammer Fist is looking for a sweep. Konani is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Konani is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Konani wants to pass to mount but The Hammer Fist is defending the position.
Konani not doing much here.
Ikaika Konani overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The Hammer Fist takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Konani sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. The Hammer Fist defending well though.
Konani content to control rather than advance.
Konani wants to pass the guard but The Hammer Fist is defending well.
Konani perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Konani's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Ikaika Konani just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Konani has The Hammer Fist up against the cage in a clinch.
Konani stalling the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Konani lands a damaging elbow.

Konani breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Konani misses with a body shot
and The Hammer Fist counters with a right hand to the body.
Konani misses with an attempted mid kick.
Konani avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The Hammer Fist tries to clinch but Konani moves out of range.
The Hammer Fist blocks a head kick by Konani.
The Hammer Fist dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Konani bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Konani fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Konani fails with a takedown attempt.

Konani gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Konani has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. The Hammer Fist is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Konani turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Konani connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused The Hammer Fist some visible discomfort.

Konani stands up and beckons The Hammer Fist to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Konani fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. The Hammer Fist sprawls well initially but Konani persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Konani stalling.
The Hammer Fist wants to get back to full guard.
Konani content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The Hammer Fist tries to get to full guard but Konani has control of the leg.
Konani is controlling the pace.
Konani is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

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

Konani is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so The Hammer Fist is just riding it out for now. Konani eventually gives up the hold.
The Hammer Fist wants to control but Konani is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Konani sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Jason The Hammer Fist has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Konani decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ikaika Konani showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Konani 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:26
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:26
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ikaika Konani!