PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ravi Pillay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kurt Kendall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pillay's entrance music is AC/DC - Thunderstruck. A fine choice. Kendall has chosen I Go To Work as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Pillay
vs
Kendall

190 cm
22
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
190 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ravi Pillay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kurt Kendall!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Lou da Vinci and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pillay tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kendall swivels and escapes.
Pillay throws a series of punches but Kendall moves out of range.
Pillay wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Horrible takedown by Pillay or perhaps it was just good defense by Kendall which made him look bad.
Pillay feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kendall's calf.
Horrible takedown by Pillay or perhaps it was just good defense by Kendall which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ravi Pillay. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kendall throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

It looks like Ravi Pillay has been cut.

Pillay has Kendall up against the cage in a clinch.

Kendall breaks from the clinch.

Kendall drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pillay throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Pillay seems a little lost for a moment, as Kendall dominates the positioning.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Kendall tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kendall scores with punches from side control.
Pillay tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kendall wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Kendall lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Pillay down.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pillay takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Kendall moves into full mount!
Kendall lands a big shot there that rocks Pillay but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Pillay tries to reverse the position but Kendall maintains control.
Kendall controlling from mount.
Pillay really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kendall can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pillay is looking to escape.
Kendall controlling from the full mount.
Pillay wants to hold on but Kendall pushes him away.
Kendall wants to control the pace but Pillay is squirming around nicely.

Kendall is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Pillay is surviving well by controlling Kendall's body position as best he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pillay throws some wild strikes from the bottom.
Pillay swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Pillay is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Pillay is breathing heavily.
Kendall blocks Pillay's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Kendall trying to control but Pillay is having none of it.
Pillay is in all sorts of trouble here.
Pillay is trying to stand up.
Kendall tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Pillay is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kendall scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Pillay?
Pillay tries to control Kendall's body but Kendall pushes him off. Pillay squirms to his side and now Kendall has his back!
Pillay trying to control the action but Kendall just sinks the hooks in.

Pillay showing good submission defense here.
Pillay rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Kendall seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Pillay does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kurt Kendall dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ravi Pillay's cut.
That's time! Pillay's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Kendall fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Pillay gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Pillay thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Kendall trying to control but Pillay is working from the bottom.
Pillay is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kendall is controlling him.
Kendall preventing the sweep.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kendall trying to control the position from guard on top but Pillay is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pillay keeping full guard, as Kendall tries to pass.

Kendall gets to his feet. Pillay looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Pillay listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

Pillay closes the distance and clinches.

Kendall pulls Pillay into guard.
Kendall is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Pillay wants to improve his position but Kendall is controlling well.
Pillay punching from the bottom.
Kendall looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kendall is tying to control. Pillay wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kendall tries to pass to full mount but Pillay defends it.
Pillay manages to get to full guard.

Kendall gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Kurt Kendall is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kendall wants to clinch.
Kendall will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pillay keeps the fight on the outside.
Pillay connects with the punch.
Pillay gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Kendall moves into the clinch.
Kendall fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ravi Pillay has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kurt Kendall.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Pillay works on Kendall's body with a couple of short punches.

Pillay breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pillay wants to clinch but Kendall slips to the side

and Kendall counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Pillay!
Kendall tries to control but Pillay wriggling away.
Kendall controlling the position easily from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kendall looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Kendall controlling his opponent.
Kendall cracks Pillay with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Pillay is in a horrible position here. Kendall smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Kendall takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Pillay keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kurt Kendall showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ravi Pillay's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Kendall shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Pillay is looking for a triangle here but Kendall uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Pillay tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Pillay is trying to get back to his feet but Kendall has full control of the position and if anything, Pillay has just worked his way into a worse spot.

Kendall looking for the choke from the back.
Kendall controls the action.
Pillay just trying to survive but Kendall is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pillay is trying to break free.
Pillay has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
The referee is taking a good look at Pillay as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Kendall!
Pillay tries to break free.

Kendall is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Pillay knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Pillay for a finish.
Pillay looking very determined here, making life difficult for Kendall.
Pillay covers up after that shot from Kendall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Pillay prevents Kendall from getting a body triangle.
You can see the frustration on Pillay's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Pillay trying to control the action but Kendall just sinks the hooks in.
Good control from Kendall.

Pillay is trying to defend against the choke here but Kendall has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Kendall Tightens the hold and Pillay taps out furiously! Kendall displays superior BJJ to win the fight.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Kurt Kendall!