PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Clive Craven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kurt Kendall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Craven comes to the cage accompanied by Anthrax Island . Kendall has chosen Kool Moe Dee - I Go To Work as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Craven
vs
Kendall

190 cm
25
185 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

185 cm
23
190 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Hell's Kitchen Lab Corp

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Clive Craven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kurt Kendall!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, David Schapiro and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Craven throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kendall counters with a straight right hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kendall darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Craven moves out of range of the strikes.
Craven misses with a body shot.
Kendall moves out of range as Craven strikes.
Kendall cracks Craven with an open hand slap.
Craven connects with a single shot there.
Kendall takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Craven throws an off balance right hand
and Kendall counters with a nice low kick that buckles Craven's knee momentarily.
A jab from Kendall finds it's way through Craven's defenses.
Craven misses with a body shot.
Craven fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kendall manages to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Craven.
Craven misses with a hook

and Kendall decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Craven's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kendall decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Craven, up you get!
Craven swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kendall.
Craven misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kendall counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kendall throws a body punch but Craven moves out of range.
Clive Craven is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Craven lands with an overhand left.
A punch combination from Craven misses.
Craven scores with a jab. Kendall acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Craven throws an off balance right hand
and Kendall counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Craven throws a sloppy body shot
and Kendall counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Craven misses with a left hand
letting Kendall counter with a right hand.
Kendall looks to throw the jab but Craven is out of range.
Kendall thows a leg kick but Craven checks it
and Craven counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kendall moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Craven throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kendall counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kendall throws a jab but it's blocked by Craven.
Kendall misses with a body shot
and Craven counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Clive Craven seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Craven lands with a nice body punch.
Craven cracks a nice hook into Kendall's ribs.
Craven misses with an uppercut
and Kendall counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Craven ducks under a wild hook from Kendall.
Craven lands a nice looking body shot.
Craven rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kendall moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Craven throws a right hand that misses
and Kendall connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Craven throws an off balance right hand
and Kendall counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kendall misses with a hook
and Craven counters with a straight right hand.
Kendall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Craven.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Kendall.
Craven misses with a left hand
and Kendall counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Craven slips under a jab.
Kendall lands with a shot to the body.
Craven attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Craven takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Craven misses with a lunging right hand
and Kendall counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Kendall gets the takedown into side control.
Craven on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Craven tries to get out of the position.

Kendall working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Craven struggling a bit here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kendall decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Craven misses with a left hand
letting Kendall counter with a right hand.
Craven throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Craven ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jab from Kendall.
Kendall misses with a left hand
and Craven counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Craven rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Kendall counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kendall.
Kendall is trying to push Craven away but Craven has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Craven misses with a left hand
and Kendall counters with a straight right hand.
Craven misses with a body punch
letting Kendall counter with a right hand.
Kurt Kendall is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Craven has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kendall finds it's way round the side to connect with Craven's head.
Kendall throws an off balance right hand
letting Craven counter with a right hand.
Craven throws an off balance right hand

and Kendall moves into the clinch.
Kendall slowing the pace effectively.

Kendall breaks from the clinch.
Kendall throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Craven counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Craven misses with a double jab
and Kendall counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Craven misses with an uppercut

and Kendall counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kendall keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Craven's efforts to push away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kendall breaks the clinch.
Craven throws a right hand that misses
and Kendall counters with a left and a right that stings Craven.
Kendall jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Craven with a hook.
Craven wants to slow Kendall down by chopping away at his legs.
Craven throws a lazy uppercut
and Kendall counters with a stiff right hand.
Craven moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Craven rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kendall counters with a slapping leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kendall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Craven takes a swing at Kendall's ribcage but misses.
Craven lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kendall at a distance.
Craven wants to land a leg kick but Kendall is out of range.
Good exchange - Craven coming out on top.
Kendall misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Craven counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Craven throws a right hand that misses
and Kendall counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Craven misses with an uppercut
and Kendall counters with a straight right hand.
Craven takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Craven falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kendall counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Craven swings widly with a right hand

and Kendall counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kendall wants to stand but Craven is controlling his posture from full guard.

Kendall gets to his feet. Craven looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Craven tests Kendall's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Craven throws a poor cross that misses
and Kendall counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kendall moves in looking to clinch but Craven pushes him off.
Craven lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Craven throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kendall counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice uppercut there from Kendall.
Craven lands a glancing blow to the side of Kendall's head.
Kendall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Craven.
Kendall throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Craven throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Kendall counter with a right hand.
Kendall ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kendall wants to clinch.
Craven looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Craven throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Kendall counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Craven's guard now.
Craven knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kendall on the ground.

Kendall decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Craven, up you get!
A shot to the body from Craven misses
and Kendall counters with a big head kick but Craven shrugs it off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Craven misses with a hook
and Kendall counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kendall looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kendall throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Craven connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kendall waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Craven.
Good work by Craven as he checks the leg kick.
Kendall throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kurt Kendall showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Craven misses with a left hand
and Kendall counters with a one-two to the body.
Craven connects with a crisp jab.
Craven connects with a nice looking jab.
Craven avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Craven throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kendall sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Craven misses with a right hand

and Kendall decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Craven's guard.
Kendall wanted to stand there but Craven had control of the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Craven looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Kendall tries to stand but Craven is controlling from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Craven tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Craven keeping moving, preventing Kendall from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Kendall has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Craven is proving hard to escape from.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kendall wants to pass the guard but Craven is keeping the position.

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.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Craven misses with a jab to the body
enabling Kendall to counter with a crisp jab.
Kendall misses with a few strikes there.
Craven throws a sloppy body shot

and Kendall counters with a nice double leg into side control. Craven won't be happy with that.
Kendall tries to stand but Craven is controlling his head.

Kendall stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Clive Craven has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Craven misses with a left hand
and Kendall counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Craven throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Craven misses with an uppercut
and Kendall counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Craven throws a poor cross that misses

and Kendall moves into the clinch.

Craven pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Craven throws an off balance right hand

and Kendall counters with a nice double leg into side control. Craven won't be happy with that.

Kendall wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Craven, who protects the arm well.

Kendall decides to stand up, so the ref orders Craven to his feet.
Kendall is looking to clinch but Craven is avoiding it.
Craven getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kendall tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Craven manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kendall fails with the takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Craven throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kendall counters with a one-two to the body.
Craven misses with a jab to the body
and Kendall counters with a three punch combo that has Craven backing up. Craven nods at Kendall to acknowledge the strikes.
Kurt Kendall is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
No joy there for Kendall, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Craven fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kendall throws an overhand right that lands on Craven's shoulder, as Craven tries to avoid the shot.
An inside leg kick from Craven misses.
Kendall throws an off balance right hand
and Craven counters with a right hand to the body.
Kendall clobbers Craven with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kendall throws a series of punches but Craven moves out of range.
Craven misses with a right hand
and Kendall counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Craven rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Kendall counters with a nice double leg into guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kurt Kendall comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kendall has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kurt Kendall!