PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between JJ Kamahawe Ole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zak Houk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). JJ Kamahawe Ole is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Kamahawe Ole
vs
Houk

189 cm
25
192 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

195 cm
25
185 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite 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 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, JJ Kamahawe Ole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Zak Houk!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kamahawe Ole cracks a nice hook into Houk's ribs.

Houk fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kamahawe Ole, pushing him back against the cage.
Houk keeps control of Kamahawe Ole as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kamahawe Ole tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Houk just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kamahawe Ole tries to pull guard but Houk holds him up against the cage and eventually Kamahawe Ole drops back down to his feet.
Houk wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Houk is trying to force a seperation but Kamahawe Ole has the dominant position.
Houk softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Houk leaning against his opponent.
Houk wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Kamahawe Ole breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Houk has taken the fight to the clinch.
Houk can't get the takedown.
Houk lands a body shot in the clinch.
Houk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kamahawe Ole is trying to pull guard but Houk has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for JJ Kamahawe Ole. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Houk changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kamahawe Ole fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Houk closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Houk pulls guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Kamahawe Ole is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Houk looking to control but Kamahawe Ole passes into half guard.

Kamahawe Ole stands up out of the half guard.
Zak Houk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A left and a right from Kamahawe Ole both land. Nice combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Houk is looking to land body kicks.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Houk is defended easily by Kamahawe Ole.

Houk closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Houk is trying to break free.
Kamahawe Ole prevents a takedown attempt there.
Houk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kamahawe Ole's elbow.

Kamahawe Ole breaks from the clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Houk creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamahawe Ole tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Kamahawe Ole pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Houk is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kamahawe Ole throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Houk counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kamahawe Ole won't be happy with that.
Houk is looking to take a break and control but Kamahawe Ole is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Houk is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kamahawe Ole has escaped the position, nice work there.

Houk is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kamahawe Ole is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Kamahawe Ole explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Zak Houk will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Houk swings wildly with an uppercut but Kamahawe Ole uses good head movement to avoid it.
Houk has Kamahawe Ole pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kamahawe Ole manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Kamahawe Ole breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kamahawe Ole tries to clinch but Houk moves out of range.
Houk shoots in looking for a takedown but Kamahawe Ole manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Houk's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kamahawe Ole works over Houk's head and body with a nice combination.

Kamahawe Ole tries to keep at a distance but Houk has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Houk tries for a takedown but Kamahawe Ole manages to get underhooks.
JJ Kamahawe Ole has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zak Houk.
Kamahawe Ole jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Houk walks away with a smile on his face. Kamahawe Ole gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Houk shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kamahawe Ole connects with a right hand. Houk shakes it off.
Kamahawe Ole looks to land a combination but Houk avoids it well.
Houk misses with a few strikes there.
Nice takedown defense from Houk. No joy for Kamahawe Ole on that attempt.

Houk closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Kamahawe Ole drags the fight down to the ground.
Houk must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Houk with a flurry of punches that miss.
Houk looking to sit in guard and control but Kamahawe Ole gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kamahawe Ole pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Houk is keeping the position for now.
Kamahawe Ole is working hard here to advance position.

Kamahawe Ole stands and steps away. Houk gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Houk has closed the distance and engaged Kamahawe Ole in a clinch.
Kamahawe Ole is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Houk to keep the fight standing.

Houk manages to pull guard.
Kamahawe Ole stays in close to Houk's body and controls the position.

Kamahawe Ole stands up and waves to Houk to follow him.
Kamahawe Ole fails to land with a series of punches.
Kamahawe Ole throws a series of punches but Houk avoids them all with ease.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kamahawe Ole looks to land a combination but Houk avoids it well.
Houk misses with the combination.
Kamahawe Ole checks a leg kick.

Houk has taken the fight to the clinch.
Houk throws an elbow but it misses.
Houk wants a takedown but no success here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Houk has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kamahawe Ole after a bit of a struggle.

Kamahawe Ole jumps into guard, dragging Houk to the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

JJ Kamahawe Ole 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. This is the final round!

Houk clinches up with Kamahawe Ole and pushes him back against the cage.
Houk can't get the takedown.
Houk can't get the takedown.

Kamahawe Ole manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Kamahawe Ole is pulling down on Houk's head to control his posture.
Kamahawe Ole keeping moving, preventing Houk from controlling successfully.
Houk missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Houk stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kamahawe Ole swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Houk drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Kamahawe Ole manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Houk has Kamahawe Ole in his guard.
Houk takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kamahawe Ole stands up and waves to Houk to follow him.

Houk gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Kamahawe Ole escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Houk clinches up with Kamahawe Ole and pushes him back against the cage.
Houk is trying to break the clinch but Kamahawe Ole has him pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Houk wants to take the fight to the mat but Kamahawe Ole manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
JJ Kamahawe Ole has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zak Houk.

Houk pulls Kamahawe Ole into guard.
Kamahawe Ole passes Houk's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Houk wants to get back to his feet.

Kamahawe Ole maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Houk could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Kamahawe Ole has cracked it and Houk is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Kamahawe Ole!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). JJ Kamahawe Ole!
In his post fight interview, JJ Kamahawe Ole started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.