PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Willy Do (ranked 2984 p4p, 348 weight class) and Kybeau Ren (ranked 4891 p4p, 478 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Do
vs
Ren

179 cm
25
177 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

187 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Willy Do!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kybeau Ren!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Atkins and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Do wants to clinch.
Ren wants to slow Do down by chopping away at his legs.
Do waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ren.
Ren feints the counter takedown.

Ren rushes Do and presses him up against the cage.
Ren avoids a wild elbow strike from Do.
Do is looking to control Ren's arms but Ren gets an underhook and turns him. Now Do has his back to the cage.
Do pushes off an throws an elbow but Ren leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Do is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Do.
Ren blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Do tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Do tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ren avoids it.
Do prevents the takedown attempt.
Ren leaning against his opponent.
Ren tries to pull guard but Do won't allow it.
Do misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Do on the inside.

Ren successfully pulls guard.
Ren controlling the position.
Do trying to control the position from guard on top but Ren is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ren is looking to sweep but instead, Do has passed into half guard.
Ren wants to control but Do is keeping busy.
Ren keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.

Ren actively working from the bottom here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ren looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ren wants to control but Do is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Do prevents Ren from improving his position.
Ren is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Do fails with an attempt to clinch.
Willy Do seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Ren clinches up with Do and pushes him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Do looking to stall.
Ren trying to land knees to the body.
Do trying to stall but Ren improves his position.
The referee calls for Do to work.
Ren on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Do definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ren blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Ren successfully pulls guard.
Do preventing the sweep.
Ren pulls Do in to control the position.
Ren wants to hit a switch here but Do passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Ren there!
Ren is squirming around, avoiding Do's attempts to control the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ren tries to lock up and control but Do gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ren can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ren is in all sorts of trouble here.
Ren is still trying to improve position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ren sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Willy Do will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Do takes a swing at Ren's ribcage but misses.
An inside leg kick from Ren misses.
Do tries to clinch but Ren is having none of it.
Do tries to clinch but Ren is having none of it.
Ren avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Do looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ren slips a straight right by Do.

Ren clinches up against the cage.
Ren tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ren is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Do gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ren blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ren tries to score a body lock takedown but Do shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Ren is trying to drag Do to the mat but Do just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Willy Do has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kybeau Ren.
Still in the clinch, Do scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ren fails to pull guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ren avoiding damage as Do throws knees to the body.
Do misses with some punches.
Do missing with knees to the body.
Do prevents Ren from breaking the clinch.
Ren is trying to pull guard but Do has him pressed against the cage.
Ren working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Do keeps control of Ren as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Do lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Do is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ren is keeping busy.
Do stalls.
Ren misses with a knee to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Do.
Ren looking to slow down the pace here.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ren takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Do is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ren can do to turn this around?
Do wants to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Do taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Do is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Do misses with a short punch on the inside.
Do throws a head punch that misses.
Do swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ren tries for a takedown but Do manages to get underhooks.
Do is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ren is defending well for now.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ren tries to break free but Do pushes him back against the cage.
Ren stalling in the clinch but Do improves position.
Ren changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Do fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Do tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ren manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Do swings for the body but Ren moves out of range.
Ren moves away from the strike by Do.
Ren avoids the body shot from Do.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Do slaps away a takedown attempt from Ren, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Do tries to clinch there but Ren circles away.
Do throws an overhand right that lands on Ren's shoulder, as Ren tries to avoid the shot.
Ren fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ren shoots for a double leg takedown but Do sprawls well. He's pushed Ren's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Do misses the target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Do looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ren is looking for the big counter here.
Do tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ren paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Do misses with a hook.
Ren flicks out a counter leg kick but Do steps away.
Do connects with a looping right hand.

It looks like Kybeau Ren has been cut.
Do tries to clinch there but Ren circles away.
Do cracks Ren with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Do is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kybeau Ren is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Do tries to clinch but Ren moves out of range.
Do is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Willy Do is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ren tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ren changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Do tries to avoid it but Ren manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Do to the ground. Do escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A counter left hand to the body from Do misses its target.
Do tries to close the distance and clinch but Ren swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Do throws a body shot but no joy.
Do tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ren misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Do tries to clinch up but Ren circles away and keeps his distance.
Ren tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Do fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ren misses with a low kick.
Do throws a poor cross that misses

and Ren counters by clinching up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ren is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Do prevents Ren from breaking the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Willy Do dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kybeau Ren's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Ren keeps the fight on the outside.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ren.
Do tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ren's elbow.
Ren is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Do misses with some punches.
Do stalling against the cage.
Ren tries to pull guard but Do won't allow it.
Ren has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Do after a bit of a struggle.
Willy Do has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kybeau Ren.
Do tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ren is looking for a takedown.
Ren blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Willy Do has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ren wants to take the fight to the mat but Do manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Do lands an elbow just above Ren 's eye.
Do lands an uppercut.
Do working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Do misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ren is looking for a takedown.
Ren takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Do trying to land knees to the body.
Do swings wildly with an uppercut but Ren uses good head movement to avoid it.
Do lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ren backwards.
Do has a couple of punches blocked by Ren.
Do lands a damaging elbow.
Ren blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Do misses with a punch on the inside.
Do lands a shoulder strike.
Ren tries to break the clinch but Do is controlling the position.
Do lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That has opened up Kybeau Ren's cut even more.
A head punch on the inside from Do fails to land.
Do lands a shoulder strike.
Do lands a nice knee to the body.
Ren dodges an elbow strike from Do.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ren working hard to break the clinch.
Do misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Do fails to land.
Do slowing the pace effectively.
Do works on Ren's body with a couple of short punches.

Ren jumps guard.
Do preventing the sweep.
Do is looking to stand up but Ren won't let him.
Do trying to control the position from guard on top but Ren is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ren wants to sweep here but Do controlling him for the moment.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Do tries to close the distance and clinch but Ren swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ren goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ren shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Do sprawls well. Do wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ren gets slowly back to his feet.
Do wants to clinch up but Ren keeps it at a distance.
Do wants to clinch.
Willy Do is winning the standup battle so far.

That's four 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.
Do tries to clinch there but Ren circles away.
Do wants to clinch up but Ren keeps it at a distance.
Do swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ren misses with a takedown attempt
and Do counters with a nice uppercut.
Ren misses with a takedown attempt
and Do counters with a straight right hand.
Do fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ren throws a big counter head kick but Do avoids it with no problem.
Do swings widly with a right hand
and Ren counters with a three punch combo that has Do backing up. Do nods at Ren to acknowledge the strikes.
Ren defending well as Do loads up on a big left hand.

Do rushes Ren and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ren has had enough of the clinch but Do keeps him there for the moment.
Do fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ren is trying to pull guard but Do has him pressed against the cage.
Kybeau Ren has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Willy Do is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Do lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ren.

And that's the end of the fight!
Willy Do showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Do, 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Willy Do!