PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mick Drury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mo Kendo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Drury
vs
Kendo

183 cm
27
178 lbs
10 - 11 - 0

189 cm
26
185 lbs
5 - 5 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Determined

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 10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mick Drury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mo Kendo!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kendo closes the distance and pushes Drury back into the cage.
Come on Kendo - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

Kendo decides to pull guard.
Drury passes into half guard.
Kendo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Drury.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kendo manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Drury wants to control from the top but Kendo keeps moving.

Kendo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Drury doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Drury manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Drury wants to control from the top but Kendo keeps moving.

Drury got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kendo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Drury has managed to get both his arms back between Kendo's legs - danger averted.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Kendo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Drury pushing down on Kendo's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Drury looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kendo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kendo wants to get back to full guard.

Kendo is defending against the submission attempts here by Drury.
Kendo trying to control but Drury postures up.
Kendo is looking for a sweep. Drury is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Drury is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Drury not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Drury is looking to take a break and control but Kendo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Drury is pressing down on Kendo's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kendo is holding on for now.

That's two 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.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Drury is looking to take a break and control but Kendo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Drury stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Drury wants it to stay on the feet.
Drury misses with a wild combination.
Drury shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kendo as he jumps to the side.
Drury pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Drury cracks a nice hook into Kendo's ribs.
Drury tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kendo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Drury connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kendo's hands.
Kendo defending well as Drury loads up on a big left hand.
Kendo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Drury swivels and escapes.
Drury thuds a left hand into Kendo's body.
Drury fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kendo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

Drury has managed to clinch.
Kendo prevents the takedown attempt.
Drury tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kendo smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mick Drury. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drury throws a jab when Kendo was well out of range.
Drury connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kendo's hands.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kendo is defended easily by Drury.
Drury connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Drury looks to clinch
and Kendo counters with a right hand to the body.
Mick Drury seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drury connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kendo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Drury but Drury pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kendo looks gassed!

Drury drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Drury wants to control from the top but Kendo keeps moving.
Drury pushes down on Kendo's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Kendo wants to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drury seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kendo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Drury is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Kendo!
Drury landing punches.
Drury landing strikes from the mount.
Kendo is bucking up trying to escape but Drury cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Kendo is working to get back to half guard.
Drury with good strikes from the mount here!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Drury landing strikes, looking to finish!
Kendo really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Kendo wants to hold on but Drury pushes him away.
Kendo in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice elbow there by Drury.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drury with a couple of short strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mick Drury dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Kendo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

Kendo gets a clinch.
Kendo tries to stall but Drury uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Come on Kendo - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Drury goes for a takedown attempt but Kendo pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kendo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Drury tries to avoid it but Kendo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Drury to the ground. Drury escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Drury takes a swing at Kendo's ribcage but misses.
Drury circles away from the clinch attempt.
Drury throws a shot to the body.
Kendo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Left hook, right uppercut from Drury.
Drury scores with a jab to the body.
Drury uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kendo.
Kendo is breathing heavily.
Kendo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Drury scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

Drury closes the distance and pushes Kendo back into the cage.

Kendo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Drury there.
Kendo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kendo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Drury paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Drury throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Drury stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Drury wants it to stay on the feet.
Drury lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Drury shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kendo as he avoids it easily.
Kendo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Drury cracks a nice hook into Kendo's ribs.
Kendo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Drury dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Drury shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Drury wants to pass to mount but Kendo is defending the position.
Drury wants to control but Kendo is keeping him busy.
Drury is really struggling to control Kendo but he's trying to hold on to the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kendo is trying to control but can't.
Drury working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Drury throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Drury trying to control from half guard but Kendo is working away.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kendo fails with a takedown attempt.
Mick Drury has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mo Kendo.
Some wild striking there from Drury.
Kendo misses with a leg kick.
Kendo takes one to the side of the head.
Drury stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Drury throws a predictable looking body shot

and Kendo counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Drury!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Drury is in all sorts of trouble here.
Drury is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Drury defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Kendo.
Drury keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Kendo misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Drury sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Kendo is pressing down on Drury's thigh, looking to free his foot. Drury is holding on for now.
Drury missing with punches from the bottom.
Drury lands one or two decent shots to the body here. Although from his own half guard, he's not going to be causing too much damage.
Kendo blocks the strikes from Drury.
Kendo trying to control from half guard but Drury is working away.

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.

Kendo is looking for a kimura but Drury is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kendo to get the leverage.
Drury 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.
Drury missing with punches from the bottom.
Drury is not content to let Kendo control the position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Drury lands with a hook. Kendo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Drury moves in looking to clinch but Kendo pushes him off.
Kendo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kendo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Drury connects with a body shot.
Drury tests Kendo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kendo moves forwards but Drury connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A punch combination from Drury misses.
Kendo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kendo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Drury.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mick Drury dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Kendo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Mo Kendo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Drury misses the jab.
Drury looks to land a combination. Kendo sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

Kendo drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Mick Drury overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Drury lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Kendo!
Drury fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

Drury has control of Kendo's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Kendo regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Drury tries to control but Kendo wriggling away.
Kendo is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Drury postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Kendo looks a forlorn figure.
Kendo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kendo slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Drury sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kendo defending well though.

Kendo actively working from the bottom here.
Drury lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Drury wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kendo keeps working.
Drury working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Drury is thwarting Kendo's attempts to control the position.
Drury throwing shots but Kendo is blocking nicely.
Kendo is looking to control Drury's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kendo avoid being mounted?
Drury throwing shots but Kendo is blocking nicely.

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.
Kendo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kendo trying to control but Drury postures up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Drury with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Some wild striking there from Drury.
Drury throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kendo sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Drury moves into the clinch successfully.
Drury avoiding damage as Kendo throws knees to the body.
Drury letting Kendo take a breather here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Drury is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kendo prevents the takedown attempt.
Kendo is trying to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drury wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mick Drury. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Drury jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kendo walks away with a smile on his face. Drury gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Kendo closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Drury slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Kendo wants to control from the top but Drury keeps moving.
Drury tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Drury is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kendo trying to control but Drury is working from the bottom.
Drury is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Kendo drops back looking for a leg! Drury is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Drury manages to kick Kendo off! Kendo jumps back into Drury's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kendo thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

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

Drury fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Kendo sprawls well initially but Drury persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Drury seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Drury passes the guard and advances to mount!
Drury with good strikes from the mount here!
Mo Kendo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Drury tries to control but Kendo wriggling away.
Kendo is trying to escape the mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mick Drury showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Drury, 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mick Drury!