PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cyrus Kalama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario taller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). taller has chosen your favorite song as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Mario taller will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Kalama
vs
taller

168 cm
21
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
19
176 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cyrus Kalama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mario taller!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kalama shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Kalama sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. taller defending well though.
taller is staying active underneath Kalama, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
taller looks like he's trying to stand up.
Kalama performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Kalama passes to full mount!

Kalama stands up from mount. Strange move.
Kalama throws a right and a left that both miss.
taller lands a nice hook to Kalama's body. Kalama takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
taller lands a jab to the nose.

Kalama looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
taller is trying to stand.
taller wants to stand back up but Kalama manages to pass into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
taller is pushing Kalama's head away, looking to escape. Kalama manages to hold on to the position though.
Kalama scores with a couple of short elbows.
Kalama trying to control the action but taller is working from the bottom.
Kalama is really struggling to control taller but he's trying to hold on to the position.
taller is trying to buck Kalama off.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kalama has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kalama is staying tight to taller's torso, preventing him from escaping.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
taller wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
taller scores with a decent looking hook.
Mario taller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Kalama gets the takedown into side control.
Kalama is breathing heavily.

Kalama is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but taller is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
taller is pushing Kalama's head away, looking to escape. Kalama manages to hold on to the position though.
taller takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
taller tries to escape but Kalama is in control.
Kalama could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Kalama wants to control but taller is keeping him busy.
taller is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kalama is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. taller knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
taller is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
taller tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
taller is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Kalama.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
taller is trying to stand back up.

taller is trying to defend against the choke here but Kalama has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Kalama Tightens the hold and taller taps out furiously! Kalama displays superior BJJ to win the fight.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Cyrus Kalama!