PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Kekoa (ranked 2229 p4p, 2572 weight class) and Jim Lingfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Jim Lingfield was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Kekoa
vs
Lingfield

178 cm
35
185
18 - 11 - 1

178 cm
22
175
2 - 0 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

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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 18 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Eddie Kekoa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jim Lingfield!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, John Mangel and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kekoa lands with a good body shot.
Lingfield shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kekoa defends it nicely.
Lingfield misses with a hook
enabling Kekoa to counter with a crisp jab.
Lingfield throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kekoa tried to counter with a leg kick but Lingfield avoided it.
Lingfield misses with a right hand
and Kekoa counters with a nice uppercut.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kekoa works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

Kekoa pulls guard.
Lingfield trying to control but Kekoa is working from the bottom.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Kekoa holds on and takes a little breather.
Kekoa bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lingfield's guard.

Lingfield wants to sweep here but Kekoa controlling him for the moment.
Kekoa content to stall in guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lingfield keeping full guard, as Kekoa tries to pass.
Kekoa controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Kekoa trying to control but Lingfield is working from the bottom.
Lingfield looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kekoa is one step ahead there.
Kekoa engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's two 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.
Lingfield keeping moving, preventing Kekoa from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lingfield trying to control the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kekoa takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

Kekoa instigates a clinch.
Kekoa tries to work over Lingfield's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kekoa lands an uppercut.
Kekoa scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lingfield is looking for a takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kekoa.
Nice body punch from Kekoa.
Kekoa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lingfield backwards.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kekoa.
Kekoa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kekoa just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lingfield's brow.
Kekoa scores with a shot to the side of Lingfield's head.

Lingfield breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kekoa lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A shot to the body from Lingfield misses
letting Kekoa counter with a right hand.
Lingfield takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

Lingfield changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kekoa looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kekoa is looking to regain half guard here but Lingfield keeps moving and retains side control.
Kekoa can't do much from the bottom here.
Kekoa is trying to work for a sweep but Lingfield has mounted him!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lingfield trying to control but Kekoa is having none of it.
Kekoa bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Kekoa trying to control the position from guard on top but Lingfield is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lingfield being controlled here, momentarily.
Kekoa stopping the sweep attempt from Lingfield.
Kekoa stays in close to Lingfield's body and controls the position.
Kekoa stands and throws Lingfield's legs to the side, diving into side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Eddie Kekoa dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Kekoa closes the distance and pushes Lingfield back into the cage.
Lingfield tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kekoa lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lingfield takes a shot to the head.

Kekoa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lingfield on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kekoa. Kekoa obviously looking to wear him down.

Kekoa looking to score a takedown here. Lingfield is defending well but Kekoa drives through and ends up in Lingfield's guard.
Kekoa slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kekoa trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kekoa sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lingfield keeping full guard, as Kekoa tries to pass.
Kekoa trying to control but Lingfield is working from the bottom.
Kekoa controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Lingfield wants to sweep here but Kekoa controlling him for the moment.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Lingfield swings for the body but Kekoa moves out of range.
Lingfield misses with an uppercut
and Kekoa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lingfield looks to land a combination but Kekoa avoids it well.
Kekoa moves away from the strike by Lingfield.
Kekoa moves into range and connects with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lingfield misses with an uppercut
and Kekoa counters with a straight right hand.
Lingfield takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

Kekoa gets the takedown into side control.

Kekoa is trying to get an arm triangle but Lingfield is defending well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Lingfield is trying to improve his position.
Kekoa scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Lingfield to see if he's OK.
Lingfield regains half guard.
Lingfield wants to get back to full guard.
Kekoa controlling the action here.
Kekoa tries to pass the half guard into mount. Lingfield knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kekoa sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Kekoa prevents Lingfield from improving his position.
Kekoa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lingfield can do to turn this around?
Kekoa trying to pass the guard but Lingfield defending well.
Lingfield desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Kekoa is pressing down on Lingfield's thigh, looking to free his foot. Lingfield is holding on for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kekoa missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lingfield is staying active underneath Kekoa, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Lingfield trying to get back to full guard but Kekoa takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!

Kekoa looking to secure an arm triangle but Lingfield defends it well.
Kekoa tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
Lingfield is trying to escape the mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kekoa trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Eddie Kekoa dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Kekoa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kekoa throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lingfield stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kekoa lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Eddie Kekoa is winning the standup battle so far.
Kekoa moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kekoa lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kekoa scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice body punch from Lingfield.

Lingfield changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kekoa looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kekoa is looking for a sweep.
Lingfield wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kekoa keeps working.
Kekoa sneaks back into half guard.
Kekoa tries to roll over but Lingfield keeps him under control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kekoa is working hard here to advance position.
Lingfield lands with a punch from half guard.
Kekoa is trying to get back to full guard.
Kekoa is refusing to be controlled, as Lingfield sits in half guard.
Kekoa is looking to control Lingfield's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kekoa avoid being mounted?
Jim Lingfield has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Eddie Kekoa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Kekoa blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lingfield.
Eddie Kekoa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kekoa is trying is best to control the position here.
Lingfield is trying to control. Kekoa wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Lingfield tries to pass to full mount but Kekoa defends it.
Lingfield stalling away here and it's allowed Kekoa to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Kekoa has control of Lingfield's left arm, preventing Lingfield from doing any damage.
Kekoa lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kekoa is fighting to break Lingfield's control of his arms but Lingfield is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Lingfield trying to control the position.
Kekoa is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lingfield is on top in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kekoa manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lingfield manages to get himself to full guard.

Kekoa controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Lingfield throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Kekoa is stalling in the full guard.

Lingfield is looking for a triangle but Kekoa pushes his legs off easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Lingfield is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kekoa defends well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eddie Kekoa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kekoa has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Chris Dean scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eddie Kekoa!
During a confident post fight interview, Eddie Kekoa thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.