PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Al Bumin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Caluha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Caluha comes into a darkened arena with his song building. #1 kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Bumin
vs
Caluha

178 cm
18
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

176 cm
22
159 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Al Bumin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mike Caluha!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bumin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Caluha avoids a punch combination nicely.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Caluha.
Caluha throws an elbow but Bumin slips to the side and avoids it well.
Caluha lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Bumin down.
Bumin taking a bit of punishment here - Caluha scoring with strikes.
Caluha looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Bumin is avoiding damage well.
Caluha looks up at the clock and then as Bumin takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Caluha smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Caluha working the ground and pound but Bumin is defending the strikes.
Caluha working the head and body with strikes.
Caluha cracks Bumin with a big right hand but Bumin just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Bumin is working to avoid the ground and pound but Caluha connects with a decent elbow.
Caluha works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bumin is trying to buck Caluha off.
Caluha looks up at the clock and then as Bumin takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Caluha smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Caluha cracks Bumin with a big elbow.
Caluha cracks Bumin with a big elbow.
Bumin taking a bit of punishment here - Caluha scoring with strikes.
Bumin is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Caluha is controlling him well.
Caluha is working Bumin over with some ground and pound from side control.
Caluha scores with a couple of short elbows.
Bumin is working to avoid the ground and pound but Caluha connects with a decent elbow.
Bumin takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Bumin wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caluha works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Caluha lands a nice forearm strike.
Caluha misses with the ground and pound.
Bumin is working to avoid the ground and pound but Caluha connects with a decent elbow.
Caluha looks gassed!
Caluha working the ground and pound but Bumin is defending the strikes.
Bumin wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Caluha working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Caluha working the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bumin managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Caluha.
Caluha throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Bumin wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The strikes coming from Caluha are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Caluha looks up at the clock and then as Bumin takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Caluha smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Caluha in side control, throwing shots but Bumin defends.
Caluha lands a nice forearm strike.
Bumin wants to get back to his feet.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A combination from Bumin does no damage.

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.
Bumin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bumin misses with a two punch combination.
Bumin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Caluha feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Caluha lands a couple of elbows.

Caluha thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Caluha working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Caluha stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bumin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Caluha accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Caluha dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Bumin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bumin misses with a series of wild punches.
Bumin misses with a series of wild punches.
Al Bumin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bumin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Caluha darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Ground and pound from Caluha.
Caluha is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice strikes from Caluha there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Caluha thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ground and pound from Caluha.
Mike Caluha has got the better of the ground game so far.
Caluha scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Caluha winds up and cracks Bumin with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Caluha has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bumin tries to kick Caluha off but Caluha keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Ground and pound from Caluha.
Caluha landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bumin tries to kick Caluha off but Caluha keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Caluha is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bumin is trying to stand back up but Caluha is controlling him

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caluha working the head and body with strikes.
Bumin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Caluha.
Caluha scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Caluha not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Caluha not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Caluha not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Caluha lands strikes from half guard.
Caluha not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Caluha thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bumin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bumin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

Caluha shoots in and bounces Bumin off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Caluha throws a big right hand that misses.
Caluha in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Caluha throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bumin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Caluha throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bumin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Caluha throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bumin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Caluha postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bumin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Caluha trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bumin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Caluha moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Caluha closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Caluha is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Caluha throwing shots but Bumin is blocking nicely.
Caluha wants to take a breather but Bumin is having none of it.
Bumin on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Caluha thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bumin's head.
Caluha throwing shots but Bumin is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Caluha showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Bumin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Caluha circles away quickly and effectively.
Bumin misses with a few strikes there.
Bumin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bumin throws a series of punches but Caluha avoids them all with ease.

Caluha gets the takedown into side control.
Caluha lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Bumin taking a bit of punishment here - Caluha scoring with strikes.
Caluha landing strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Caluha scoring with punches from side control.
Caluha scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Bumin to see if he's OK.
Bumin is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Bumin is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Caluha is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Bumin knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Bumin takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Caluha advances nicely into full mount.
Caluha thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Caluha unloads with some shots from mount but Bumin bucks and avoids them well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caluha postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Bumin looks a forlorn figure.
Caluha throwing strikes here but Bumin is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Bumin avoids a series of strikes thrown by Caluha.
Caluha punching from mount but Bumin doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Bumin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Caluha on the ground.
Bumin wants to get back to his feet.
Caluha cracks Bumin with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Caluha breaks from Bumin's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The referee warns Bumin that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caluha punishing his opponent with strikes.
Caluha looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Caluha working the ground and pound effectively.
Caluha with shots to the head and body - Bumin looks very uncomfortable down there.
Bumin is bucking up trying to escape but Caluha cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Caluha misses with a head shot.
A nice elbow there by Caluha.
Caluha cracks Bumin with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Caluha has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Caluha working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Bumin looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Caluha! Submission of the night perhaps?

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Mike Caluha!