PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Amana Kelekolio (ranked 3690 p4p, 417 weight class) and Kedson Linhares (ranked 4504 p4p, 480 weight class). Kedson Linhares has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Kelekolio
vs
Linhares

191 cm
25
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

205 cm
25
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Amana Kelekolio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kedson Linhares!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Konstantin Menshow and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Linhares dodges an elbow strike from Kelekolio.
Kelekolio lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Linhares looking to slow down the pace here.
Kelekolio lands with a left to the head.
Kelekolio lands a left hand.
Linhares fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kelekolio lands a shot to the body.
Kelekolio trying to land knees to the body.
Linhares tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kelekolio smiles and moves away.

Kelekolio clinches up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Linhares is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kelekolio to keep the fight standing.
A knee to the head by Kelekolio.
Linhares tries to circle away but Kelekolio has him pinned against the cage.
Kelekolio misses with a knee strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelekolio works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kelekolio gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Linhares tries for a takedown. No joy.
Amana Kelekolio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kedson Linhares.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kelekolio.
Linhares managing to block the knees to the body from Kelekolio.
Kelekolio goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kelekolio lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Linhares backwards.
Linhares takes an elbow to the temple.
Kelekolio unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kelekolio trying to land knees to the body.
Kelekolio lands an elbow inside.
Kelekolio lands a shot to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kelekolio.

Linhares is rocked!
Linhares looks winded!
Clinched against the cage, Kelekolio lands a big elbow that drops Linhares! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Linhares is complaining that he's OK but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Amana Kelekolio!