PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vamp Yre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JJ Kamahawe Ole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). JJ Kamahawe Ole will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Yre
vs
Kamahawe Ole

180 cm
21
180 lbs
2 - 7 - 0

189 cm
25
192 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vamp Yre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, JJ Kamahawe Ole!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kamahawe Ole tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Yre manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Yre closes the distance and pushes Kamahawe Ole back into the cage.
Yre wants to break free but Kamahawe Ole has control.

Yre breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sloppy strikes from Yre. Those never looked like landing.
Horrible takedown by Kamahawe Ole or perhaps it was just good defense by Yre which made him look bad.

Yre has taken the fight to the clinch.

Yre's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Yre moves into the clinch.
Yre is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yre tries a body shot but Kamahawe Ole blocks it.
Kamahawe Ole is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Yre escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vamp Yre is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yre lands with a straight right. Kamahawe Ole didn't see that one coming.
Yre rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kamahawe Ole moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Yre darts in and clinches Kamahawe Ole up against the cage.

Kamahawe Ole manages to break the clinch.
Kamahawe Ole will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kamahawe Ole tries to clinch up but Yre circles away and keeps his distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yre is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Yre misses with a right hand
and Kamahawe Ole counters with a three punch combo that has Yre backing up. Yre nods at Kamahawe Ole to acknowledge the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yre looks to land a combination but Kamahawe Ole avoids it well.
Yre is breathing heavily.

Yre gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kamahawe Ole fails to pull guard.

Yre pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yre swinging wildly here.

Yre has closed the distance and engaged Kamahawe Ole in a clinch.
Kamahawe Ole is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kamahawe Ole blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yre 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.

Yre moves into range and clinches up with Kamahawe Ole.

Yre's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yre tries to bum rush Kamahawe Ole with a series of wild strikes but Kamahawe Ole uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kamahawe Ole tests Yre's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Kamahawe Ole instigates a clinch.

Yre breaks the clinch.
Kamahawe Ole scores with a crisp jab that stopped Yre in his tracks.

Yre takes the fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kamahawe Ole is trying to break the clinch but Yre is controlling him.
Kamahawe Ole keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Yre's efforts to push away.
Kamahawe Ole fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Vamp Yre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of JJ Kamahawe Ole.
Kamahawe Ole working hard to break the clinch.
Kamahawe Ole prevents a body shot from Yre.
Kamahawe Ole wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kamahawe Ole jumps guard but Yre stands there with Kamahawe Ole around his waist. Kamahawe Ole gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kamahawe Ole is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Yre to keep the fight standing.
Yre wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Vamp Yre will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Kamahawe Ole moves out of range of the leg kick from Yre.
Kamahawe Ole lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice shot by Kamahawe Ole.
Vamp Yre is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yre showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kamahawe Ole.
Yre throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Kamahawe Ole tries to keep at a distance but Yre has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kamahawe Ole lands with a short shot to the head.

Yre is rocked!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Kamahawe Ole's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Oh Yre is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Yre clinches up against the cage.
Yre takes a shot to the head.

Kamahawe Ole breaks from the clinch.

Yre has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

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

Yre forces Kamahawe Ole back against the cage and clinches.
Kamahawe Ole wants to break free but Yre has control.

Kamahawe Ole's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kamahawe Ole lands a big right hook! Yre looks hurt but is still standing! Kamahawe Ole lands a left jab and another right hook! This time Yre falls down and Kamahawe Ole dives in with a huge hammer fist! Yre's eyes roll back! The referee calls for the bell and Kamahawe Ole runs up the cage to celebrate with his fans!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). JJ Kamahawe Ole!
After the fight, JJ Kamahawe Ole was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.