PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kenny Worner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Knowshon Zavier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kenny Worner has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Worner
vs
Zavier

225 cm
31
161 lbs
8 - 21 - 0

176 cm
26
169 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 8 - 21 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kenny Worner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Knowshon Zavier!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Chad Campbell and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Worner misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Worner tries to clinch
and Zavier counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Worner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zavier manages to avoid it.
Worner rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zavier moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Worner really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Zavier feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Worners jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Zavier ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Zavier.
Worner gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Zavier counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zavier connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

Worner is rocked!
Worner gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Zavier counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Oh Worner is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Worner has his takedown stuffed
and Zavier counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Worner seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenny Worner. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zavier connects with a leg kick. Worner looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A low kick from Worner is predictable there
and Zavier counters with a low kick, right behind Worner 's knee.
Zavier with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Zavier keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Worner shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

It looks like Kenny Worner has been cut.
A solid body kick from Zavier.
Worner has his takedown stuffed
and Zavier makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Worner tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zavier lands with a nice body punch.
Worner looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Worner gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Zavier counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kenny Worner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zavier blocks a head kick by Worner.
Worner doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Zavier counters with a stiff right hand.
Worner is breathing heavily.
Zavier circles away from the clinch attempt
and Zavier counters with a thumping low kick.
Worner gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Zavier counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Knowshon Zavier is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zavier scores with a nice body kick.
Worner doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Zavier makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Zavier rushes Worner and presses him up against the cage.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Worner. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zavier.
Zavier lands with a left to the head.
Worner tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Zavier softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zavier creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Zavier.
Worner has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Zavier is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Zavier lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Worner or not.
Knees to the body from Zavier.
Zavier has Worner pushed against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Zavier.
Zavier controlling the action here for a moment.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zavier.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zavier.
Zavier lands a hook that snaps the head of Worner backwards.
Zavier is struggling to control the position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zavier.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Zavier takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A right hand to the body from Zavier.
Zavier stalls.
Zavier working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Worner is trying to break the clinch but Zavier is controlling him.
A short uppercut from Zavier.
Zavier landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Knowshon Zavier dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kenny Worner's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Worner wants to clinch
and Zavier counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Worner shoots and misses

and Zavier counters with a crisp right hand that drops Worner! Zavier lets Worner back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zavier lands a nice looking kick to the body. Worner takes a step back to recover.
Worner with a lazy takedown attempt
and Zavier counters with a low kick, right behind Worner 's knee.
Kenny Worner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zavier lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Worner falls backwards - clearly groggy! Zavier dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Knowshon Zavier!