PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nem Sis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Niacisse Kenmoghn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Sis might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Tsunami. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Sis
vs
Kenmoghn

178 cm
30
180 lbs
17 - 7 - 0

186 cm
31
179 lbs
18 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nem Sis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Niacisse Kenmoghn!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kenmoghn lands a jab-cross combination.
Sis misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kenmoghn with the counter takedown but Sis avoids it easily.
Kenmoghn shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sis but Sis pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A punch combination from Kenmoghn misses.
Kenmoghn takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Kenmoghn lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sis misses with a jab, cross combination.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sis.
Nice uppercut lands for Sis. That snapped Kenmoghn's head back.
Sis misses with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kenmoghn scores with a nice right hand.
Sis shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kenmoghn as he avoids it easily.
Kenmoghn swings widly with a right hand

and Sis counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sis.
Sis won't allow Kenmoghn to sweep him here.
Sis is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kenmoghn pulls Sis in close to his closed guard and prevents Sis from doing any damage or advancing position.
Sis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kenmoghn swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kenmoghn wants to stand up but Sis is controlling him.
Sis pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kenmoghn is keeping the position for now.
Kenmoghn is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kenmoghn tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kenmoghn works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sis tries to free his leg and advance position but Kenmoghn is retaining full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sis working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kenmoghn looking for a sweep. Not yet Kenmoghn, not yet.
Sis stops Kenmoghn from standing up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Sis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sis trying to control but Kenmoghn is working from the bottom.
Kenmoghn tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kenmoghn is looking to stand up but Sis isn't so interested in that idea.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sis. Kenmoghn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kenmoghn scores with a jab to the body.
Sis ducks under a wild hook from Kenmoghn.
Kenmoghn feints a jab promting Sis to slip. Kenmoghn then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Sis slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Sis fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kenmoghn checks it well.
Sis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Kenmoghn misses.
Sis misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kenmoghn blocks a jab.
Kenmoghn with the counter takedown but Sis avoids it easily.
Sis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kenmoghn.
Sis wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Sis lands with a shot to the body.

Kenmoghn drives through and clinches with Sis against the cage.
Kenmoghn looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenmoghn wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sis has him pressed against the cage.
Kenmoghn goes for a takedown in the clinch but Sis prevents it.
Kenmoghn has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sis avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Nem Sis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Niacisse Kenmoghn.
Sis stalling the fight.
Kenmoghn is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Sis is defending well.
Kenmoghn wants to break free but Sis has control.
Kenmoghn drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sis pulls his leg out and moves away.

Sis drives through with a takedown into Kenmoghn's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Kenmoghn wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Sis manages to pass to side control.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sis performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sis is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sis is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Kenmoghn wants to get back to full guard.
Sis moves into full mount! Kenmoghn won't be happy about that!
Kenmoghn regains half guard.
Sis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kenmoghn keeps working.
Sis is pressing down on Kenmoghn's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kenmoghn is holding on for now.
Sis sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kenmoghn defending well though.
Sis has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Sis is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kenmoghn is trying to stand back up but Sis is controlling him
Kenmoghn gets back to full guard.
Kenmoghn wants to get back to his feet but Sis is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nem Sis dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Kenmoghn tries to clinch but Sis is having none of it.
Sis changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.

Sis scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Sis lands a few punches from side control.

Sis is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kenmoghn has escaped the position, nice work there.
Kenmoghn wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

Sis looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Kenmoghn is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Nem Sis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Sis working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Sis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kenmoghn can do to turn this around?
Kenmoghn is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenmoghn wants to get back to his feet.
Sis grinds an elbow into Kenmoghn's temple.
Sis lands a few punches from side control.
Sis throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Kenmoghn is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Sis has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Sis in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Sis lands some shots froms side control.
Sis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kenmoghn keeps working.
Kenmoghn wants to control but Sis postures up.
Kenmoghn takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenmoghn is trying to buck Sis off.
Kenmoghn takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Sis lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Kenmoghn down.
Kenmoghn is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Sis connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Kenmoghn some visible discomfort.
Kenmoghn wants to control but Sis postures up.
The ground and pound from Sis seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Sis tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Kenmoghn is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Sis is chipping away with strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kenmoghn is trying to improve his position.

Sis is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kenmoghn knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenmoghn is not content to let Sis control the position.
Kenmoghn takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Sis is looking to take a break and control but Kenmoghn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sis lands a few punches from side control.
Kenmoghn on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Sis lands some shots froms side control.
Sis moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Kenmoghn is trying to get back to half guard.
Kenmoghn is not content to let Sis control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenmoghn is looking to regain half guard here but Sis keeps moving and retains side control.
Sis controls the position.
Sis wants to control but Kenmoghn is keeping him busy.
You can see the frustration on Kenmoghn's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kenmoghn tries to buck Sis off but Sis is having none of it.
Kenmoghn wants to control but Sis postures up.
Kenmoghn is being controlled here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kenmoghn tries to improve position but can't.
Kenmoghn is working to avoid the ground and pound but Sis connects with a decent elbow.
Kenmoghn is not content to let Sis control the position.

Sis tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nem Sis dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

A lazy left from Sis finds it's target.
Kenmoghn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kenmoghn connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Niacisse Kenmoghn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kenmoghn misses with a double jab

so Sis counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Sis distracts Kenmoghn with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sis trying to control but Kenmoghn is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sis passes into half guard.
Kenmoghn trying to control from the bottom.
Sis is taking a breather. Kenmoghn says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kenmoghn pushes Sis off and gets back to his feet.
Kenmoghn tries to clinch up.
Kenmoghn tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sis counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kenmoghn connects with a nice looking jab.
Kenmoghn tries to clinch up but Sis circles away and keeps his distance.
Kenmoghn lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kenmoghn.
Kenmoghn fails to land the takedown.
Sis scores with a head kick. Kenmoghn tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Nem Sis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sis rushes Kenmoghn and presses him up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Still in the clinch, Sis scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sis gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kenmoghn.
Nem Sis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Niacisse Kenmoghn.
Kenmoghn has had enough of the clinch but Sis keeps him there for the moment.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Sis - that landed with a thud.
Sis lands a body punch in the clinch.
Niacisse Kenmoghn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kenmoghn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sis cracks Kenmoghn with a nice body shot.
A shot in the inside from Sis.
Sis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sis lands with a right to the head.
Kenmoghn goes for a takedown attempt but Sis pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Sis lands with a slapping head kick.

Kenmoghn is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenmoghn fails with a takedown attempt.
Kenmoghn throws a lazy right hand but Sis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd cheers as Sis lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kenmoghn doesn't seem phased though.
Sis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kenmoghn throws out the jab.
Sis drops down looking for a counter takedown but Kenmoghn sprawls and moves away.
Kenmoghn 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.
Sis throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kenmoghn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sis tries to counter by clinching up but Kenmoghn breaks away and moves out of range.
Sis with a nice cross.
Kenmoghn shoots in and drives through. Sis sprawls well.
Sis clobbers Kenmoghn with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sis cracks Kenmoghn with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sis lands a front kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sis, as that shot connected.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenmoghn looks to land a right hand but Sis moved out of range.
Kenmoghn needs to keep his hands up - Sis had a free shot at his head there.
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!
Kenmoghn walks into a left hand.

Sis shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sis showed some decent athleticism there.
Sis working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Sis missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sis wants to control but Kenmoghn is keeping him busy.
Kenmoghn is looking to escape.

Kenmoghn looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sis working Kenmoghn over with strikes.
Ground and pound from Sis.
Sis takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

Kenmoghn is defending against the submission attempts here by Sis.
Sis is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Kenmoghn!

And that's the end of the fight!
Nem Sis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sis 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nem Sis!
After winning the bout, Nem Sis thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.