PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Steve Willdoit (ranked 5782 p4p, 24848 weight class) and Brendan Rowen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brendan Rowen looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Willdoit
vs
Rowen

200 cm
25
168
0 - 1 - 0

179 cm
19
164
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Steve Willdoit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brendan Rowen!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Steve Smith and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rowen tries a head kick but it misses.
Willdoit blocks the body kick.
Rowen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Willdoit as he jumps to the side.
Willdoit scores with a leg kick.
Rowen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Willdoit can pounce on him.
Willdoit throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rowen tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Willdoit defends well and Rowen ends up having to push Willdoit into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Rowen moves in looking to clinch but Willdoit pushes him off.
Rowen closes the distance and clinches up with Willdoit, looking for a takedown. Rowen pushes Willdoit against the cage but Willdoit circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Steve Willdoit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brendan Rowen.
Rowen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rowen looks winded!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Willdoit checks the leg kick nicely there.
Brendan Rowen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Willdoit throws a quick inside leg kick.
Willdoit fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Willdoit fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rowen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Willdoit.
Rowen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Willdoit. Willdoit obviously looking to wear him down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rowen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Willdoit.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Willdoit looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A slapping leg kick lands for Willdoit.
Rowen has a takedown stuffed.
A chopping leg kick lands by Willdoit.
Good leg kick by Willdoit.
Willdoit really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Willdoit misses with a low kick.
Rowen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Willdoit swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Good leg kick by Willdoit.
A low kick lands for Willdoit.
Rowen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Willdoit looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Rowen misses with an attempted mid kick.
That kick from Willdoit tenderised Rowen's leg. Rowen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rowen doesn't manage to clinch there - Willdoit circles away.
Rowen shoots in and drives through. Willdoit sprawls well.
Willdoit lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Willdoit. Rowen shrugs it off though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Willdoit swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Steve Willdoit is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Willdoit fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rowen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Willdoit avoids the head kick by Rowen.
Willdoit lets loose with a powerful body kick. Rowen will feel that in the morning.
Willdoit connects with an inside leg kick.
Rowen shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Willdoit sprawls well. Willdoit wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rowen gets slowly back to his feet.
Willdoit throws a leg kick but Rowen checks it.
Rowen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Willdoit fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rowen tries to score a power double leg takedown but Willdoit sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rowen somewhat.
Willdoit scores with a kick to the body.
Rowen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Willdoit can pounce on him.
Rowen fails with a takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Willdoit tenderised Rowen's leg. Rowen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Rowen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Willdoit's waist but Willdoit gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rowen off to one side.
A leg kick checked by Rowen.
Rowen checks a leg kick nicely.
Willdoit tried to score with a low kick but Rowen checks it.
Rowen feints a counter leg kick.
Willdoit with the inside leg kick.
Rowen throws a leg kick but Willdoit sees it coming and moves out of range.
Rowen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rowen checks a low kick from Willdoit.
Willdoit moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rowen closes the distance and clinches up with Willdoit, looking for a takedown. Rowen pushes Willdoit against the cage but Willdoit circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
We've been informed that Rowen has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Rowen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Willdoit attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Willdoit wants to slow Rowen down by chopping away at his legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Willdoit looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Rowen takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Willdoit throws a leg kick but Rowen sees it coming and moves out of range.
Willdoit blocks a head kick by Rowen.
Rowen wants to clinch.
Rowen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Willdoit swivels and escapes.
Willdoit half committed to a counter leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice leg kick lands there from Willdoit.
Willdoit throws a leg kick which misses Rowen's front leg but catches the back leg as Rowen tries to avoid it.
Willdoit connects with a leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Willdoit.
Willdoit avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rowen takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Willdoit scores with a spinning back kick!
Willdoit scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Willdoit throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Steve Willdoit dominated that round.
That's time! Willdoit's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Willdoit lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Willdoit dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rowen. That did some damage!
Willdoit is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rowen can do to turn this around?
Rowen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Willdoit but Willdoit pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Rowen has a takedown stuffed.
Willdoit throws a low kick, looking for Rowen's leg but Rowen calmly moves out of range.
Willdoit fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Willdoit scores with a push kick.
Rowen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Steve Willdoit is winning the standup battle so far.
Willdoit with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Willdoit feints and then cracks Rowen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rowen down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rowen checks a leg kick.
Rowen shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Willdoit sprawls well. Willdoit wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rowen gets slowly back to his feet.
Willdoit appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Steve Willdoit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brendan Rowen.
Rowen is breathing heavily.
Willdoit lands a leg kick that knocks Rowen off balance momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Willdoit throws a front kick aimed at Rowen's knee but Rowen avoids it well.
Rowen tries to clinch up
and Willdoit makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Willdoit keeps the fight on the outside.
Horrible takedown attempt by Rowen or perhaps it was just good defense by Willdoit, which made it look bad.

Rowen moves into the clinch successfully.
Willdoit misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rowen.
Willdoit controlling the action here for a moment.

Rowen manages to break the clinch.
Willdoit avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
And Willdoit counters with a quick kick to the body but Rowen blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rowen fails with the takedown
and Willdoit counters with a thumping low kick.
Willdoit delivers a nice body kick.
Willdoit feints and then cracks Rowen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rowen down.
Willdoit throws a solid leg kick but Rowen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Willdoit.
Rowen checks the leg kick.
Rowen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Willdoit moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromRowen.
Willdoit lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Willdoit connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rowen checks a low kick from Willdoit.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Willdoit throws a quick inside leg kick.
Brendan Rowen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Willdoit throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Willdoit lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rowen's sensitive parts.
Rowen shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Willdoit defends it nicely.
Willdoit thumps Rowen with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willdoit connects with a leg kick.
Rowen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Willdoit. Willdoit obviously looking to wear him down.
Rowen throws a wild body kick that Willdoit sees coming a mile off.
A nice leg kick from Willdoit, right into the meat of the thigh.
Crunch! Willdoit slams his shin into Rowen's torso.
Willdoit lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rowen's sensitive parts.
Rowen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Willdoit tries to avoid it but Rowen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Willdoit to the ground. Willdoit escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rowen shoots in looking for a takedown. Willdoit tries to sprawl out of it but Rowen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Willdoit manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Willdoit with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rowen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Willdoit.
Rowen misses with a takedown attempt
and Willdoit counters with a two punch combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Willdoit dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rowen. That did some damage!
A nice leg kick from Willdoit, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Willdoit with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Willdoit throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rowen.
Willdoit lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A solid body kick from Willdoit.
Willdoit throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Willdoit lands a slapping body shot.
Willdoit wants to land a leg kick but Rowen is out of range.
Willdoit moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rowen is trying hard to land a takedown here. Willdoit sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Willdoit half committed to a counter leg kick.
Willdoit misses with a low kick.
Willdoit throws a leg kick but Rowen moved away.
Rowen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Willdoit manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Willdoit fires out a quick counter leg kick but Rowen just manages to avoid it.
Willdoit lands with a nice body kick.
Rowen is trying desperately to land a takedown but Willdoit is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Rowen.
A solid body kick from Willdoit.
Rowen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Willdoit.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Steve Willdoit dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Rowen steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Willdoit. That one must have hurt.
Willdoit avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Rowen on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Willdoit throws a leg kick but Rowen moved away.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Willdoit.
Willdoit fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rowen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Rowen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Willdoit paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rowen is defended easily by Willdoit.
Willdoit lands with a kick to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rowen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Willdoit but Willdoit pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Willdoit is looking to counter with a body kick.
Willdoit throws a leg kick which misses Rowen's front leg but catches the back leg as Rowen tries to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Willdoit.
Rowen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A solid body kick from Willdoit.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Willdoit. Rowen shrugs it off though.
Willdoit with the inside leg kick.
Willdoit swats away the attempt to clinch by Rowen.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Willdoit. Rowen shrugs it off though.
Rowen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Willdoit avoids it really well and circles away.
Steve Willdoit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brendan Rowen.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Willdoit.
Rowen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Willdoit explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Willdoit tries a low kick but Rowen avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Willdoit lands with a kick to the ribs.
Rowen walks forward, straight into a front kick from Willdoit.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Willdoit lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Willdoit throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Rowen has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Willdoit.
Willdoit scores with a kick to the midsection.
Willdoit tried to score with a low kick but Rowen checks it.
Rowen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Willdoit feints and then cracks Rowen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rowen down.
Willdoit lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Rowen shoots in for a takedown but Willdoit shows good takedown defense.
Willdoit feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Willdoit with the inside leg kick.
Willdoit scoring well with a low kick there.
Rowen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rowen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Willdoit connects with a solid leg kick.
Rowen misses with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rowen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Willdoit.
Willdoit lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That kick from Willdoit tenderised Rowen's leg. Rowen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Willdoit moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rowen.
Rowen walks forward, straight into a front kick from Willdoit.
Rowen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Willdoit avoids it really well and circles away.
Willdoit is looking to slow Rowen down with leg kicks.
Willdoit scores with a nice body kick.
Rowen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Willdoit can pounce on him.
Willdoit throws a wild body kick that Rowen sees coming a mile off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rowen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rowen on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Willdoit takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rowen fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rowen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Willdoit fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rowen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Rowen tries a head kick but it misses.
Willdoit lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rowen is looking to clinch but Willdoit is avoiding it.
Rowen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Willdoit can pounce on him.
Willdoit delivers a nice body kick.
Willdoit avoids a kick to the body.
Willdoit looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Willdoit. Rowen shrugs it off though.
Brendan Rowen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Steve Willdoit is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Willdoit thumps Rowen with a low kick.
Willdoit thuds his shin into the meat of Rowen's side.

And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Willdoit showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Willdoit, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:24
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:25
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Willdoit!
An out of breath Steve Willdoit thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.