PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arne Kjolby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felix Cena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kjolby comes into the arena with Killing in the name of... blaring out of the sound system. Cena has chosen The Champ is Here as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kjolby
vs
Cena

225 cm
27
280 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

185 cm
25
250 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arne Kjolby!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Felix Cena!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kjolby throws a body punch but Cena moves out of range.
Kjolby moves away from the strike by Cena.

Cena feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cena postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cena has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cena is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kjolby utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cena is looking to work some ground and pound but Kjolby has wrist control.
Cena is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Cena working his ground and pound in the gym.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cena postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kjolby 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.
Cena throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kjolby will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Cena trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cena postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cena throwing strikes from guard but Kjolby blocks nicely.
Cena postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kjolby trying to control the position here.
Cena throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cena throwing strikes but missing.
Cena throwing strikes from guard but Kjolby blocks nicely.
Cena landing some decent shots from guard.
Cena wants to pass the guard but Kjolby is keeping the position.
Cena throws a big right hand that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cena with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kjolby working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cena.
Cena stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kjolby swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cena stands up over Kjolby, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Cena postures up in Kjolby's guard and throws a big left but Kjolby blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kjolby pulls Cena in to control the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cena postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cena working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Cena throwing strikes from guard but Kjolby blocks nicely.
Cena trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kjolby avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cena missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cena throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kjolby works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kjolby looking for a sweep. Not yet Kjolby, not yet.
Kjolby lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Cena!
Cena sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

Cena manages to escape and get back to his feet!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kjolby takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kjolby is looking to clinch.

Cena closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Kjolby's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kjolby manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Kjolby looking to control but Cena is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kjolby controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Felix Cena dominated that round.
That's time! Kjolby's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Cena misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A slow jab from Kjolby misses its intended target.
Kjolby misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cena.
Sloppy strikes from Kjolby. Those never looked like landing.
Kjolby really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Cena misses with a hook.
Cena tries to bum rush Kjolby with a series of wild strikes but Kjolby uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kjolby keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cena.
Kjolby takes a swing at Cena's ribcage but misses.
Kjolby tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cena keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Cena throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kjolby connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kjolby uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cena.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kjolby looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kjolby fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kjolby digs a good body shot into Cena's ribs.
Felix Cena is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kjolby keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cena.

Cena closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Cena lands in his opponent's guard.
Kjolby keeping full guard, as Cena tries to pass.
Cena postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cena stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kjolby swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cena working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cena pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kjolby is keeping the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cena throws a strike but Kjolby rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kjolby seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Felix Cena has got the better of the ground game so far.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Arne Kjolby.
Nice defenses there by Kjolby.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Cena. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Cena.
Cena misses with a straight right.
A cross from Kjolby lands.
Cena throws a jab when Kjolby was well out of range.
Cena scores with a jab to the body.
Cena loads up on a big right hand but Kjolby slips the punch.
Kjolby tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cena manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kjolby moves out of range of the strikes.
Cena swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cena defending well as Kjolby loads up on a big left hand.
Jab by Cena.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kjolby throws a series of punches but Cena moves out of range.
Kjolby misses with the combination.
Kjolby defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cena.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Cena drops Kjolby with a beautiful combination! Kjolby stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Cena is looking for the KO!
Kjolby lands a glancing blow to the side of Cena's head.
Cena throws out a loose jab but Kjolby uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kjolby moves in looking to clinch but Cena pushes him off.
We've been told by Kjolby's head coaches at Beauty School that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Cena lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kjolby circles away quickly and effectively.
Cena connects with a jab.
Cena swings widly with a right hand

and Kjolby counters by clinching up.

Cena breaks the clinch.
Kjolby lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kjolby connects with a single shot there.
Cena misses with an uppercut.
Cena shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kjolby but Kjolby pushes him off and we're back to square one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Felix Cena 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.

A swing and a miss from Cena.
Cena defending well as Kjolby loads up on a big left hand.
Kjolby lands a jab-cross combination.
Cena thumps Kjolby with a low kick.
Cena might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Kjolby thuds his right hand into Cena's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nice uppercut lands for Cena. That snapped Kjolby's head back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kjolby throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cena makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kjolby avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big left from Cena misses.
Felix Cena seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kjolby scores with a hook.
Nice straight punches there by Kjolby. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kjolby.

Cena lands a left and a right that send Kjolby crashing to the mat, dazed. Cena thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Kjolby is rocked!
Kjolby takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Felix Cena seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cena darts in looking for a takedown but Kjolby gets double underhooks and turns Cena into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cena tries to circle away but Kjolby has him pinned against the cage.
Kjolby tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cena's elbow.
Kjolby tries to work over Cena's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cena blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kjolby swings wildly with an uppercut but Cena uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kjolby throws a punch but it's blocked by Cena.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cena.
Kjolby is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Cena wants to break free but Kjolby has control.

Cena manages to break the clinch.
Kjolby throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cena.

Cena drops Kjolby with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Kjolby looks back up at him and smiles so Cena waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kjolby looks to land a left hand but Cena moved out of range nicely.

Kjolby has closed the distance and engaged Cena in a clinch.
Kjolby has a couple of punches blocked by Cena.
Cena has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kjolby misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cena is trying to break free.
Kjolby working aggressively here.
Kjolby lands a hook that snaps the head of Cena backwards.
Kjolby misses with some punches.
Kjolby misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kjolby tries to throw a body punch but Cena avoids it by throwing Kjolby back against the cage.
Cena blocks an uppercut.
Kjolby has a couple of punches blocked by Cena.
Kjolby tries to throw a body punch but Cena avoids it by throwing Kjolby back against the cage.
Kjolby misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cena prevents a body shot from Kjolby.
Cena scores with a nice hook to the head.

Cena breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cena uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kjolby.
Cena fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kjolby slips under a jab.
Cena throws a hook but Kjolby blocks it.
Cena is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kjolby.
Cena misses with a left hand
and Kjolby counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cena thinking.
Kjolby misses with a double jab
and Cena cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kjolby scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Cena throws a jab but it's blocked by Kjolby.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
A jab from Cena misses.
Kjolby swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kjolby tries to clinch up but Cena circles away and keeps his distance.
Cena slips under a jab.
Cena throws out a loose jab but Kjolby uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cena misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cena tries for a takedown but Kjolby sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Arne Kjolby has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Felix Cena.
Cena drops his hands momentarily and Kjolby takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kjolby is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kjolby jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kjolby scores with a sloppy right hand. Cena should have avoided that one.
Cena fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A right-left combo lands from Kjolby.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Felix Cena really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Cena jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cena misses with a combination
and Kjolby counters with a nice uppercut.
Cena throws a lazy right hand but Kjolby sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kjolby slips a straight right by Cena.
Cena rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kjolby counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cena thinking.
Cena throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kjolby.

Kjolby gets a clinch.
Kjolby scores with a hook to the body.
Kjolby working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kjolby lands a nice uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kjolby.
Kjolby goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cena is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Kjolby lands a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cena blocks a body shot from Kjolby.
Kjolby scores with a shot to the side of Cena's head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kjolby creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kjolby can't find room to land a body shot as Cena controls the action.
Kjolby lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kjolby goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kjolby swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Arne Kjolby has scored more points in the clinch so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kjolby.
Kjolby working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cena blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kjolby throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kjolby lands with a left to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kjolby goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cena is trying to break the clinch but Kjolby has him pressed against the cage.
Kjolby misses with some punches.
Cena misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cena is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kjolby misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cena misses with a punch on the inside.
Cena tries to break free but Kjolby pushes him back against the cage.
Kjolby misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kjolby keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cena's efforts to push away.
Kjolby working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cena blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kjolby doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kjolby lands a left hand.
Cena looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cena is trying to force a seperation but Kjolby has the dominant position.
Kjolby misses with a punch to the body.
Cena misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kjolby lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kjolby.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot in the inside from Kjolby.
A head punch on the inside from Kjolby fails to land.
Kjolby lands a body shot.
Kjolby tries a body shot but Cena blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kjolby lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kjolby tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cena's elbow.
A short right from Kjolby.
Kjolby lands with a short shot to the head.
Kjolby lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kjolby swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kjolby tries a body shot but Cena blocks it.
Kjolby misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Kjolby fails to land.
Kjolby misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kjolby tries to work over Cena's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kjolby throws a head punch that misses.

Cena manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arne Kjolby had his way with Felix Cena in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Kjolby lands an overhand right.
Kjolby scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kjolby wants to clinch.
Cena misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cena takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Cena misses with a straight left.
Cena throws a nice looking combination but Kjolby bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Cena looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Kjolby is looking for a sweep. Cena is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cena throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Kjolby to regain full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cena working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cena is looking to work some ground and pound but Kjolby has wrist control.
Cena postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kjolby preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cena throwing strikes from guard but Kjolby blocks nicely.
Kjolby keeping full guard, as Cena tries to pass.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kjolby is on top in guard.
Cena not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Arne Kjolby has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

Felix Cena has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Kjolby falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cena counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kjolby!
Kjolby staying out of range there.
Cena throws an overhand right that lands on Kjolby's shoulder, as Kjolby tries to avoid the shot.
Kjolby thows a left - swing and a miss!
Left hook, right uppercut from Cena.
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!
Kjolby tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cena swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cena misses with a two punch combination.
Kjolby throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kjolby swings away with a body shot that misses
and Cena counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cena misses with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Cena.
Kjolby is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Kjolby tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cena manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cena throws a right and a left that Kjolby avoids nicely.
Kjolby connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cena momentarily.
Kjolby 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.
Cena throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kjolby sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kjolby pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kjolby slips under a jab from Cena.
Cena misses with a low kick.
Cena looks to land a left hand but Kjolby moved out of range nicely.
Kjolby avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kjolby throws a shot from downtown. Cena moves away and avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kjolby uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cena.
Kjolby tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cena swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kjolby comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cena is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kjolby throws a right hand that misses
and Cena counters with a nice uppercut.
Cena moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Kjolby pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A cross from Kjolby lands.
Kjolby throws a poor cross that misses
and Cena counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kjolby throws a predictable looking body shot
and Cena counters with a left to the body.
Cena shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kjolby pinned against the cage. Kjolby gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Felix Cena is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Cena misses the shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Felix Cena.
I think Cena has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 46:48
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 46:48
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 46:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Felix Cena!
Felix Cena is the new heavyweight champion!
Felix Cena took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'I've got nothing to say but "THE CHAMP IS BACK"!'.