PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lewis Kinsey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronald Cheekbreaker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lewis Kinsey could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ronald Cheekbreaker's chin.

Kinsey
vs
Cheekbreaker

190 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
18
200 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lewis Kinsey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ronald Cheekbreaker!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Alec Ball and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kinsey closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cheekbreaker circles away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kinsey, right into the meat.
Kinsey wants to clinch.
Kinsey throws a series of punches but Cheekbreaker moves out of range.

Kinsey instigates a clinch.

Kinsey breaks the clinch.
Cheekbreaker blocks a head kick by Kinsey.
Kinsey shoots for a takedown but Cheekbreaker saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kinsey misses with a looping right.
Kinsey tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kinsey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cheekbreaker moves away.
Cheekbreaker swings for the body but Kinsey moves out of range.
Cheekbreaker throws a nice looking combination but Kinsey bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kinsey shoots in for a double leg but Cheekbreaker sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lewis Kinsey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cheekbreaker throws a right and a left that Kinsey avoids nicely.

Kinsey rushes Cheekbreaker and presses him up against the cage.
Kinsey with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kinsey is working for takedown but Cheekbreaker is calmly controlling the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheekbreaker is looking to break free of the clinch but Kinsey has double underhooks.
Kinsey pushes off an throws an elbow but Cheekbreaker leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

Kinsey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Kinsey closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Cheekbreaker to the mat! Cheekbreaker manages to get full guard.
Cheekbreaker throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Cheekbreaker throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Kinsey is looking to work some ground and pound but Cheekbreaker has wrist control.
Kinsey working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

Kinsey decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Cheekbreaker, up you get!
Kinsey is breathing heavily.

Kinsey darts in and clinches Cheekbreaker up against the cage.
Kinsey keeps control of Cheekbreaker as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kinsey lands a damaging elbow.

Kinsey pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Kinsey closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cheekbreaker blocks an elbow strike from Kinsey.
Cheekbreaker tries to break the clinch but Kinsey is controlling the position.
Cheekbreaker has Kinsey pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kinsey manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kinsey tries for a takedown but Cheekbreaker manages to get underhooks.
Cheekbreaker trying to land knees to the body.
Kinsey has Cheekbreaker pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Cheekbreaker manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kinsey misses with an elbow strike.
Cheekbreaker jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kinsey walks away with a smile on his face. Cheekbreaker gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Cheekbreaker scores with a nice strike.

Kinsey darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cheekbreaker trying to control here.

Kinsey decides to stand up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheekbreaker is looking to clinch.
Cheekbreaker shoots in and drives through. Kinsey sprawls well.

Kinsey has closed the distance and engaged Cheekbreaker in a clinch.
The is referee keeping an eye on Kinsey - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

Kinsey breaks from the clinch.
Cheekbreaker wants to clinch up but Kinsey keeps it at a distance.

Kinsey instigates a clinch.

Kinsey works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Kinsey pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cheekbreaker is keeping the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kinsey gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Kinsey moves into the clinch.
Kinsey prevents Cheekbreaker from breaking the clinch.

Kinsey has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Cheekbreaker is trying to keep an underhook but Kinsey manages to get the takedown into half guard.

Kinsey stands up from half guard.
Kinsey fails in his attempt to clinch.

Cheekbreaker moves into range and clinches up with Kinsey.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kinsey can't break the clinch.
Kinsey holding his opponent close, against the cage.

Cheekbreaker breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lewis Kinsey dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Kinsey checks the leg kick.
Cheekbreaker scores with a body shot.
Kinsey shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cheekbreaker as he avoids it easily.
Cheekbreaker fails with the takedown

and Kinsey counters with a nice double leg into side control. Cheekbreaker won't be happy with that.
Kinsey passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Cheekbreaker!
Kinsey landing strikes, looking to finish!
Kinsey controlling the pace for now.
Cheekbreaker is trying to escape the mount.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kinsey with shots to the head and body - Cheekbreaker looks very uncomfortable down there.
Kinsey content just to control the position here.
Kinsey lands a nice shot to the head.
Lewis Kinsey overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cheekbreaker is in a horrible position here. Kinsey smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Kinsey with good strikes from the mount here!

That's two 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.
Kinsey working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Kinsey unloading with bombs!
Kinsey lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Kinsey controlling from mount.
Kinsey 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.
Kinsey working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kinsey is going olschool here, as he tries to force Cheekbreaker to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Cheekbreaker shrugs it off.
Kinsey misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Kinsey looking to control but Cheekbreaker is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kinsey controlling the pace for now.
Kinsey with the ground and pound from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kinsey breaks from Cheekbreaker's wrist control and lands an elbow.

Kinsey goes for an armbar but Cheekbreaker turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Cheekbreaker.
Kinsey looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cheekbreaker is one step ahead there.
Cheekbreaker passes into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Kinsey makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lewis Kinsey dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Kinsey blocks a head kick by Cheekbreaker.
Cheekbreaker throws a right and a left that both miss.

Kinsey has managed to clinch.
Kinsey drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cheekbreaker unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kinsey lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cheekbreaker keeps control of Kinsey as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kinsey tries a knee to the head but Cheekbreaker blocks it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cheekbreaker.
Kinsey lands an elbow just above Cheekbreaker 's eye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kinsey avoiding damage as Cheekbreaker throws knees to the body.
Kinsey prevents Cheekbreaker from breaking the clinch.
Kinsey has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Cheekbreaker is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Kinsey keeps control of Cheekbreaker as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Kinsey breaks from the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kinsey scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheekbreaker blocks a head kick by Kinsey.

Kinsey clinches up with Cheekbreaker and pushes him back against the cage.

Kinsey breaks the clinch.
Cheekbreaker avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kinsey tries to close the distance and clinch but Cheekbreaker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kinsey tries to move into range but Cheekbreaker moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kinsey swats away the attempt to clinch by Cheekbreaker.
Cheekbreaker wants to clinch up but Kinsey keeps it at a distance.
Kinsey pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Kinsey has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cheekbreaker with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cheekbreaker is looking to break free of the clinch but Kinsey has double underhooks.
A left hand lands to the body for Kinsey.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kinsey gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Kinsey wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cheekbreaker has him pressed against the cage.

Cheekbreaker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Kinsey gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Cheekbreaker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kinsey throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cheekbreaker throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

Kinsey closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kinsey lands in his opponent's guard.
Kinsey forces his way into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kinsey wants to pass to mount but Cheekbreaker is defending the position.
Cheekbreaker wants to get back to his feet.
Kinsey is taking a breather. Cheekbreaker 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.

Kinsey seems to be working for a kimura but Cheekbreaker defends the submission attempt.
Kinsey working over Cheekbreaker with some ground and pound. Cheekbreaker looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

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.
Cheekbreaker manages to get to full guard.
Kinsey won't allow Cheekbreaker to get back to his feet.
Kinsey is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Ronald Cheekbreaker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lewis Kinsey is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Cheekbreaker looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lewis Kinsey showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kinsey, 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lewis Kinsey!