PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tank Stilers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kanye Kuma Kenya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stilers comes to the cage accompanied by Promo. Kuma Kenya has chosen RUN this town as his entrance music. Kanye Kuma Kenya is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Stilers
vs
Kuma Kenya

175 cm
21
145 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

225 cm
29
150 lbs
11 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

knocKOut Brand Fight Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tank Stilers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kanye Kuma Kenya!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuma Kenya avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stilers throws a right hand that Kuma Kenya ducks under and follows up with a left that Kuma Kenya also avoids with ease.

Stilers looking to score a takedown here. Kuma Kenya is defending well but Stilers drives through and ends up in Kuma Kenya's guard.
Kuma Kenya avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Stilers postures up in Kuma Kenya's guard and throws a big left but Kuma Kenya blocks it.
Stilers throws a big right hand that misses.
Stilers trying to control but Kuma Kenya is working from the bottom.
Stilers throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kuma Kenya works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Stilers trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kuma Kenya wants to stand but Stilers is controlling the position.
Stilers in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kuma Kenya trying to keep a closed guard but Stilers is proving a slippery customer.
Stilers scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stilers postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kuma Kenya trying to control the position.
Kuma Kenya keeping moving, preventing Stilers from controlling successfully.
Stilers throwing strikes but missing.
Kuma Kenya working a defensive guard here.
Stilers in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kuma Kenya wants to get back to his feet but Stilers is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Stilers lands a couple of digs.
Stilers might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Stilers working some strikes from top position.
Kuma Kenya controls Stilers momentarily but Stilers frees himself.
Stilers wants to control from the top but Kuma Kenya keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stilers postures up and lands a big shot to Kuma Kenya's brow.
Stilers keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kuma Kenya's head.
Stilers postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kuma Kenya working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stilers.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kuma Kenya trying to control the position.
Kuma Kenya wants to stand up but Stilers is controlling him.
Stilers passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Stilers lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Kuma Kenya down.
The strikes coming from Stilers are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Kuma Kenya parries the strikes from Stilers easily there. Stilers is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Kuma Kenya to escape.
Kuma Kenya pushes Stilers away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Stilers gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Stilers scoring with punches from side control.
Kuma Kenya struggling a bit here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stilers creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Kuma Kenya sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Kuma Kenya takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Stilers creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Kuma Kenya sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Stilers working the ground and pound but Kuma Kenya is defending the strikes.
Kuma Kenya taking punishment in the form of punches.
Check out the look on Stilers's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!

Kuma Kenya is rocked!
Stilers working the ground and pound.
Kuma Kenya is still in real trouble! Can Stilers finish him?
Kuma Kenya manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Kuma Kenya is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Stilers is positioning himself well to prevent Kuma Kenya advancing to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kuma Kenya stops Stilers from getting back to his feet.
Kuma Kenya seems to have recovered his senses.
Kuma Kenya is trying to control. Stilers wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Kanye Kuma Kenya was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Stilers stalks Kuma Kenya and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kuma Kenya's face. Kuma Kenya staggers backwards, shaken.
Kanye Kuma Kenya is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stilers misses with a left hand
and Kuma Kenya counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kuma Kenya is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Stilers's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Stilers duly obliges.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Stilers is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Kuma Kenya's half guard.
Stilers sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kuma Kenya defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tank Stilers dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Stilers thows a body shot but no joy.
Kuma Kenya lands a jab to the head.
Stilers throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kuma Kenya's waist but Kuma Kenya gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Stilers off to one side.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kuma Kenya, as that shot connected.
Kuma Kenya swings for the body but Stilers moves out of range.
Stilers throws a lazy uppercut
and Kuma Kenya counters with a nice uppercut.

Kuma Kenya tries to keep at a distance but Stilers has taken the fight into the clinch.
Stilers controlling the action here for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuma Kenya misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stilers.
Stilers lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kuma Kenya backwards.

Stilers gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Stilers throwing shots but Kuma Kenya is blocking nicely.
Kuma Kenya regains full guard. Nicely done.
Stilers connects with a couple of short punches.
Stilers has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Stilers throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kuma Kenya works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tank Stilers overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kuma Kenya is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kuma Kenya is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Kuma Kenya working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stilers.
Stilers stands up over Kuma Kenya, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuma Kenya wants to get back to his feet but Stilers is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Stilers pushing down on Kuma Kenya's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stilers thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kuma Kenya trying to control here.
Stilers is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Stilers not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Stilers throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Stilers is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kuma Kenya wants to get back to his feet.
Nice strikes from Stilers there.
Kuma Kenya is looking to control Stilers's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kuma Kenya avoid being mounted?
Stilers thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stilers takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Stilers looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kuma Kenya with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kuma Kenya manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Stilers with a flurry of punches that miss.
Stilers with a flurry of punches that miss.
Stilers postures up in Kuma Kenya's guard and throws a big left but Kuma Kenya blocks it.
Kuma Kenya is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Stilers throws a big right hand that misses.
Stilers makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kuma Kenya is looking to stand up but Stilers isn't so interested in that idea.
Kuma Kenya keeping moving, preventing Stilers from controlling successfully.
Kuma Kenya is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Stilers content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kuma Kenya is trying to keep Stilers in close.
Kuma Kenya wants to get back to his feet but Stilers is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stilers landing with the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Stilers's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kuma Kenya wants to stand but Stilers is controlling the position.
Kuma Kenya is trying to control the position but Stilers postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stilers postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kuma Kenya trying to control the position.
Stilers distracts Kuma Kenya with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tank Stilers dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Kuma Kenya misses with an uppercut.
Stilers misses with an uppercut.

Stilers shoots in and gets a takedown into Kuma Kenya's guard.
Stilers prevents Kuma Kenya from getting back to his feet.
Stilers working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Stilers throwing strikes from guard but Kuma Kenya blocks nicely.
Kuma Kenya utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kuma Kenya is trying to keep Stilers in close.
Stilers working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Stilers thows a big elbow that misses.
Stilers is looking to work some ground and pound but Kuma Kenya has wrist control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuma Kenya not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Stilers engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Stilers working some strikes from top position.
Kuma Kenya wants to sweep but no luck.
Stilers is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Stilers postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kuma Kenya keeping moving, preventing Stilers from controlling successfully.
Stilers with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Stilers throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kuma Kenya works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Stilers postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Stilers trying to control the position from guard on top but Kuma Kenya is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stilers won't allow Kuma Kenya to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stilers missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Stilers throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kuma Kenya works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kuma Kenya is trying to keep Stilers in close.
Kuma Kenya preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stilers throws a big right hand that misses.
Kuma Kenya is trying to control the position from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Kanye Kuma Kenya.

Stilers gets a double leg takedown into Kuma Kenya's guard.
Stilers is in close to Kuma Kenya's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Stilers with a nice head shot there.
Stilers stands up over Kuma Kenya, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stilers postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Stilers with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Stilers content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Stilers sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kuma Kenya's guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Stilers lands a nice short elbow.
Kuma Kenya keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Stilers throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Stilers landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kuma Kenya pushes Stilers off looking to stand but Stilers dives back in and keeps control.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Stilers connects with a nice short shot to Kuma Kenya's temple.
Kuma Kenya is trying to stand back up but Stilers is controlling him
Stilers is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Stilers looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kuma Kenya with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kuma Kenya is looking to escape.
Kuma Kenya takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stilers throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stilers is looking to take a break and control but Kuma Kenya is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Kuma Kenya looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Stilers wants to pass the guard but Kuma Kenya is defending well.
Kuma Kenya is not content to let Stilers control the position.
Stilers thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kanye Kuma Kenya has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stilers sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kuma Kenya defending well though.
Stilers not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stilers throwing shots but Kuma Kenya is blocking nicely.
Stilers is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kuma Kenya can do to turn this around?
Stilers not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Stilers missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Stilers working the head and body with strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tank Stilers showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Stilers 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tank Stilers!