PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Edward Kenway (ranked 44 p4p, 7 weight class) and Taran Chula (ranked 200 p4p, 26 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Kenway
vs
Chula

175 cm
38
163 lbs
40 - 13 - 4

175 cm
33
155 lbs
22 - 11 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 40 - 13 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, Edward Kenway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Taran Chula!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chula gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kenway.
Kenway misses with a shot to the body
and Chula makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Kenway really felt that one!
Kenway takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kenway with a nice cross.
Chula moves forwards but Kenway connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kenway lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Chula scores with a three punch combo!

It looks like Edward Kenway has been cut.
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!
Chula gets off balance looking for a body kick
enabling Kenway to counter with a crisp jab.
Kenway cracks Chula with a good jab.
Both fighters circling a little - Kenway finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A combination from Kenway does no damage.
Chula tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kenway swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kenway connects with a body shot.
Chula scores with a head kick.
Kenway has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Kenway swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Chula to counter with a crisp jab.
Chula throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Chula checks a leg kick nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenway fails to land with a series of punches.
Chula misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chula throws a jab when Kenway was well out of range.
Chula blocks the body kick.
Chula was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Chula misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chula throws a head kick that misses.
A left lands for Chula.
Kenway throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kenway thows a leg kick but Chula checks it
and Chula counters with a left and a right that stings Kenway.
Chula has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Chula moves out of range as Kenway throws a body kick.
Chula was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Chula throws a quick inside leg kick.
Chula misses with a hook. Kenway ducked under it nicely.
Chula takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kenway tries to land a front kick but Chula steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kenway tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Chula is able to avoid easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chula stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kenway.
Chula with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Chula misses with the body kick
and Kenway counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kenway throws a head kick that misses.
Kenway connects with a nice looking jab.
Chula walks into a stiff left hand from Kenway.
Kenway misses with a wild body shot.
Chula throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Chula throws a head kick but Kenway moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chula. Kenway does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chula. Kenway does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kenway, right into the meat.
Chula avoids the body shot from Kenway.
Kenway just misses with a punch to the body.
A head kick misses from Chula.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenway swings and misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kenway misses with a left hand
and Chula counters with a nice uppercut.
Kenway just misses with a punch to the body.
Kenway misses with a low kick.
Kenway ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chula moves away.
Kenway tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Chula throws a head kick but Kenway moves out of range.
Kenway is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Chula lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kenway misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Chula misses.
Kenway throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kenway fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Chula swinging wildly here.
Kenway scores with a nice right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenway looks to throw the jab but Chula is out of range.
Kenway throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Chula's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chula lands a head kick!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kenway.
Chula scores with a hook to the body. Kenway takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Chula misses with a wild body shot.
Kenway looks to score with a jab to the body but Chula is just out of range.
Chula scores with a hook to the body. Kenway takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kenway misses the shot to the body.
Kenway lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
That kick from Kenway tenderised Chula's leg. Chula is trying to keep his angry face on.
Chula scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Edward Kenway seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chula lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Taran Chula will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Edward Kenway's cut.
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 combination from Kenway does no damage.
Chula throws a wild body kick that Kenway sees coming a mile off.
Chula throws an off balance right hand
and Kenway counters with a nice body shot.
Kenway looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Chula scores with a leg kick.
Chula misses with a leg kick.
Kenway scores with a hook.
Kenway misses with a body shot.
Kenway misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chula.
Kenway avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Chula checks a leg kick.
Taran Chula seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kenway lands a lovely overhand right.

Kenway rushes Chula and presses him up against the cage.
Chula tries a body shot but Kenway blocks it.
Kenway scores with a hook to the body.
Chula lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kenway.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenway working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Chula lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kenway or not.
A short left from Chula.
Kenway scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Kenway breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chula takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A looping hook to the body misses from Kenway. Chula does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kenway takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Chula moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Chula lands a jab to Kenway's midsection.
Kenway fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Chula listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kenway is looking to wear down Chula with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
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!
Kenway fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Chula.

Chula forces Kenway back against the cage and clinches.
Chula tries to work over Kenway's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kenway struggles to land a body shot inside as Chula controls his hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chula.
Kenway misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chula can't find room to land a body shot as Kenway controls the action.
Kenway tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chula's elbow.
Chula lands a shoulder strike.
Chula stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kenway swings wildly with an uppercut but Chula uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chula misses with a punch to the body.
Kenway misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kenway.
Kenway tries a body shot but Chula blocks it.
Kenway digs a right hand underneath Chula's ribcage. Chula let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kenway doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chula lands with a light punch inside.
Chula goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kenway tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Chula breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kenway bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenway throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Chula showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kenway.
Kenway tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kenway looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Chula does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kenway swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A combination from Chula does no damage.
Chula throws a jab but it's blocked by Kenway.
Chula misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Chula takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chula takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Chula throws an overhand right that lands on Kenway's shoulder, as Kenway tries to avoid the shot.
Kenway throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kenway lunges at Chula with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Chula's hand.
Chula has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kenway.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chula ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Chula tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kenway is able to avoid easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Chula checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kenway throws an overhand right that lands on Chula's shoulder, as Chula tries to avoid the shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chula slips a jab from Kenway.
Chula tries to counter by closing the distance.
Kenway explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Kenway throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Chula cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chula connects with a right hand. Kenway shakes it off.
Chula stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kenway.
Kenway throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kenway swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As Kenway backs off Chula throws a huge counter combo but Kenway manages to avoid it all.
A lazy left from Kenway finds it's target.
Kenway throws a lazy uppercut
and Chula counters with a good, hard body kick but Kenway shrugs it off.
Chula avoids a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Edward Kenway will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Edward Kenway's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Kenway sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Chula checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kenway ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chula moves away.
Kenway throws a head kick that misses.
Chula will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kenway fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chula's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kenway feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Chulas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kenway digs a good body shot into Chula's ribs.
Kenway pivots, looking for a leg kick but Chula is out of range and Kenway settles back down.
A punch lands to the side of Chula 's head but he takes it in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chula lunges at Kenway with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kenway's hand.
Kenway throws a head kick but Chula moves out of range.
Kenway connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Some bone on bone action there as Kenway checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kenway jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Kenway checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kenway thinks about countering with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chula cracks Kenway with a good jab.
Chula misses with a hook. Kenway ducked under it nicely.
Chula takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Chula avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chula misses with a straight left.
Kenway throws a body shot but no joy.
Chula lands an overhand right.
Kenway lands with a nice body punch.
Kenway avoids the body shot from Chula.
Kenway dips to his left and cracks Chula with an uppercut!
Chula misses with a body kick.
Jab, jab by Chula - just one landing.
Kenway ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Chula moves out of range of the strikes.
Chula looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kenway keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kenway tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Chula manages to circle out of the way.
Chula takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kenway feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Chulas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kenway with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kenway tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Chula counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice shot lands for Kenway.
Chula looks to score with a jab to the body but Kenway is just out of range.
Kenway scores with a head kick. Chula tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Kenway lands a nice hook to Chula's body. Chula takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kenway misses the shot to the body.
Chula unleashes a big counter combination but Kenway bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Jab by Kenway.
Kenway tries to clinch up but Chula circles away and keeps his distance.
Chula tries to score with a low kick but Kenway moves his leg out of the way.
Chula looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenway is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Chula thows a body kick. Kenway tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Kenway ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chula moves away.
Chula tests Kenway's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Chula takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Chula throws a quick inside leg kick.
Chula throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Chula throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chula scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kenway misses the shot to the body.
Kenway lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kenway swinging wildly here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chula avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kenway tries to clinch there but Chula circles away.
Kenway keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from Chula misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kenway throws a leg kick but Chula sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kenway throws a leg kick
and Chula counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kenway. Chula does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chula lands with a straight right. Kenway didn't see that one coming.
Chula misses with a low kick.
It looked like Kenway wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Donk. Kenway catches Chula right on the button with a cross.
Chula fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kenway has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kenway fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kenway buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kenway looks to land a left hand but Chula moved out of range nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Edward Kenway.
Well Kenway 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28

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