PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Holy Jenova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jenova's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Pink Floyd - Money. Williams is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by UFC: Closer to the Edge (Jared Leto). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Jenova
vs
Williams

225 cm
25
285 lbs
10 - 0 - 0

193 cm
33
275 lbs
25 - 9 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Holy Jenova!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Simon Williams!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jenova throws a big shot that misses.
Sloppy strikes from Jenova. Those never looked like landing.
Williams misses with an uppercut. Jenova saw that one coming.
Williams wants to land a leg kick but Jenova is out of range.
Jenova pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Williams swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jenova bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Williams slips under a jab from Jenova.
A jab lands there for Williams.

It looks like Holy Jenova has been cut.
Jenova throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jenova keeps Williams at a distance using the push kick.
Williams lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams throws a leg kick
and Jenova counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Williams is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Williams cracks Jenova with a good jab.
Jenova tries to close the distance and clinch up but Williams swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenova tries to clinch but Williams moves out of range.
Williams throws a nice looking combination but Jenova bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jenova wants to clinch up but Williams keeps it at a distance.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jenova checks a leg kick.
Williams looks to land a left hand but Jenova moved out of range nicely.
Jenova lands with a hook. Williams tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Williams misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Williams tries to work over Jenova's front leg with a kick but Jenova checks it.
Williams tries to work over Jenova's front leg with a kick but Jenova checks it.
Williams pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jenova swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jenova tries to close the distance and clinch up but Williams swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jenova really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Williams is looking to chop away at Jenova's legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenova throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Williams counters with a lovely straight right hand!
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!

Williams gets tackled into the cage by Jenova. Jenova maintains the clinch.
Jenova tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jenova tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jenova misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jenova misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from Williams.
Williams tries a body shot but Jenova blocks it.
Jenova misses with a hook to the ribs.
Williams working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jenova can't find room to land a body shot as Williams controls the action.
Jenova swings wildly with an uppercut but Williams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Williams looking to slow down the pace here.
Williams misses with a knee strike.
Williams controlling the action here for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenova tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Williams's elbow.
Jenova misses with the head strike.
Jenova misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jenova misses with some punches.
Jenova lands with a short shot to the head.
Williams tries to circle away but Jenova has him pinned against the cage.
A short right from Jenova on the inside.
Williams tries to break free but Jenova pushes him back against the cage.
Jenova keeps control of Williams as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jenova tries to work over Williams's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jenova struggles to land a body shot inside as Williams controls his hands.
Jenova lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Williams is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jenova is keeping busy.
Williams lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
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!

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jenova fails with an attempt to clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jenova.
Holy Jenova seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jenova moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Williams tries to work over Jenova's front leg with a kick but Jenova checks it.
Some bone on bone action there as Jenova checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A clash of legs there as Williams blocks the low kick.
Williams misses with an uppercut
and Jenova cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Williams staying out of range there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Williams with a jab.
Williams looks to throw a body kick
letting Jenova counter with a right hand.
Williams scores with a leg kick.
Williams scoring well with a low kick there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Simon Williams will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Holy Jenova's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Oooooh!!! Williams has knocked Jenova down with a huge combo! Williams steps away and waves a wobbly Jenova back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Jenova is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jenova cracks Williams with a right hand to the side of the head.
Oh Jenova is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jenova tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Williams lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jenova seems to have got his legs back now.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jenova.
Jenova dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Williams does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Jenova tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jenova misses with a two punch combination.
Williams misses with a leg kick.
Jenova checks the leg kick.
Williams throws a sloppy head kick
and Jenova cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Williams misses with an attempted mid kick.
A good leg kick by Williams.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A chopping leg kick lands by Williams.
Jenova throws a lazy body kick
and Williams counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Jenova throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice body kick from Williams.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Williams connects with a leg kick. Jenova looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Williams connects with a leg kick. Jenova looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jenova.
Williams tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Jenova is able to avoid easily.
Williams misses with a low kick.
Williams throws a lazy right hand but Jenova sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Williams lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenova uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Williams.
Jenova swings for the body but Williams moves out of range.
Williams misses with an uppercut. Jenova saw that one coming.
Williams throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nice defenses there by Jenova.
Williams missing with a left hand there. Jenova was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jenova is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Williams thumps Jenova with a low kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Jenova blocks the leg kick.
Williams circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jenova thuds his right hand into Williams's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jenova misses with a body shot.
Williams throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams looks to throw the jab but Jenova is out of range.
Jenova fails in his attempt to clinch.
Williams takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Jenova - that will leave a mark!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Williams, right into the meat.
Jenova is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Williams chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A low kick from Williams is predictable there
and Jenova counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jenova lands a jab to the nose.
A nice leg kick lands there from Williams.
Williams bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jenova. Jenova obviously looking to wear him down.
That kick from Williams tenderised Jenova's leg. Jenova is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Williams finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Jenova steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Williams. That one must have hurt.
Jenova is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Williams.
Jenova moves out of range of the body kick from Williams.
Williams throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jenova throws a left and a right that both miss
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Jenova walks into a jab.

Holy Jenova's cut is getting worse.

Williams cracks Jenova with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Williams has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Jenova to stand back up!
Williams lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jenova's sensitive parts.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Williams lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Williams is looking to slow Jenova down with leg kicks.
Jenova has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Williams.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Simon Williams showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Holy Jenova's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Williams lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Jenova falls backwards - clearly groggy! Williams dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Simon Williams!