PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Blake Justice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Woo Kidd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blake Justice is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Justice
vs
Kidd

190 cm
23
206 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

190 cm
29
200 lbs
8 - 17 - 0

Good wrestling
Decent elbows
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Blake Justice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Woo Kidd!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Ian Loll and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kidd misses the shot to the body.
Justice darts in looking for a takedown but Kidd gets double underhooks and turns Justice into the cage.
Kidd throws a right and a left that Justice avoids nicely.
A swing and a miss from Kidd.

Justice rushes Kidd and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kidd misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kidd wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Justice gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Justice pushing down on Kidd's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Kidd works his way to full guard. Good work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Justice pushing down on Kidd's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

Justice is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Kidd is just riding it out for now. Justice eventually gives up the hold.
Justice slows the pace down in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Justice trying to mount his opponent but Kidd defends it.
Justice landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Justice is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Kidd trying to control but Justice postures up.
Justice seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kidd does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kidd is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Justice is controlling the pace.
Kidd trying to hold on to Justice's head to control him but Justice postures 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.
Justice content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Justice working the head and body with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kidd is trying to control but can't.
Justice with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Justice is thwarting Kidd's attempts to control the position.
Justice wants to control but Kidd is keeping him busy.
Kidd trying to control from the bottom.
Kidd tries to roll over but Justice keeps him under control.
Still in half guard, Justice seems content to control.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kidd is looking to improve his position.
Justice is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

Kidd is defending against the submission attempts here by Justice.
Kidd is refusing to be controlled, as Justice sits in half guard.
Justice is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Kidd is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Justice is really struggling to control Kidd but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Kidd is looking to improve his position.
Kidd works his way to full guard. Good work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Justice pushes down on Kidd's leg and manages to get into half guard.

Justice is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Kidd has managed to free his arm - good work.
Kidd trying to control but Justice postures up.
Kidd wants to improve his position but Justice is controlling well.
Justice tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kidd knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Justice with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kidd makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kidd.
Kidd keeping moving, preventing Justice from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Blake Justice dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Kidd fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Justice on the side of the head.
Kidd cracks Justice with an open hand slap.
Kidd throws a sloppy body shot

and Justice decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kidd's guard.
Kidd controls Justice momentarily but Justice frees himself.
Kidd keeping moving, preventing Justice from controlling successfully.
Kidd wants to sweep but no luck.
Justice pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kidd is keeping the position for now.
Kidd is trying to keep Justice in close.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kidd looking for a sweep. Not yet Kidd, not yet.
Justice slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Justice landing strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Justice is looking to take a break and control but Kidd is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kidd is looking for a sweep.

Justice tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Kidd is looking to reverse the position.

Justice thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kidd is looking to reverse the position.
Justice grinds an elbow into Kidd's temple.
You can see the frustration on Kidd's face as Justice controls the position.
Kidd sneaks back into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justice not doing much here.
Kidd wants to improve his position but Justice is controlling well.
Justice working over Kidd with some ground and pound. Kidd looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Justice moves nicely into side control.
Justice working away.
Kidd is looking to regain half guard here but Justice keeps moving and retains side control.
Justice is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kidd can do to turn this around?
Justice lands a nice forearm strike.
Kidd struggling a bit here.
Justice controlling the position.
Justice lands some shots froms side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Justice thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
You can see the frustration on Kidd's face as Justice controls the position.
Justice has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Justice postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Justice works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Justice wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kidd keeps working.
Kidd wants to control but Justice postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kidd gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Kidd is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Justice tries to control but Kidd wriggling away.
Kidd is looking to get to half guard.
Justice content just to control the position here.
Kidd wants to hold on but Justice pushes him away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Justice lands a big shot there that rocks Kidd but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Kidd tries to reverse the position but Justice maintains control.
Kidd tries to lock up and control but Justice gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Blake Justice dominated that second 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.

Kidd lands a nice hook to Justice's body. Justice takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kidd swings for the body but Justice moves out of range.
Kidd misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kidd takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Kidd tries to keep at a distance but Justice has taken the fight into the clinch.
Justice tries to work over Kidd's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kidd tries to break the clinch but Justice is controlling the position.
Kidd blocks a body shot from Justice.
Justice misses with a punch to the body.
Kidd stops a takedown attempt from Justice.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Justice looking for a takedown.
Justice tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Justice jumps guard.
Kidd tries to free his leg and advance position but Justice is retaining full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kidd stopping the sweep attempt from Justice.

Justice looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kidd sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Justice seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Kidd pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Justice is keeping the position for now.
Blake Justice overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kidd is still trying to improve position.
Justice lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Justice engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justice lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kidd keeping moving, preventing Justice from controlling successfully.
Kidd pulls Justice in close to prevent any damage.
Kidd looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Justice looking to pass the guard.
Justice trying to control the position from guard on top but Kidd is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kidd is adopting a defensive guard.
Justice showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justice preventing the sweep.
Kidd not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kidd 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.
Justice stays in close to Kidd's body and controls the position.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Justice dives in and grabs Kidd's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kidd pushes down on Justice's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Blake Justice. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Justice shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

Justice moves into the clinch.
Kidd goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kidd on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Justice.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kidd on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Woo Kidd has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kidd is trying to break the clinch but Justice has him pressed against the cage.
Justice throws an elbow but it misses.
Kidd misses with a punch to the body.
Kidd takes a shot to the head.
Justice looking for a takedown.
Justice misses with a body punch.
Kidd wants to get back to striking at distance but Justice won't allow it.

Justice manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

Justice working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kidd doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kidd manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kidd's corner is telling him to maintain position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Blake Justice showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Justice, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Blake Justice!