PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Edward Kenway (ranked 25312 p4p, 25605 weight class) and Jack Villian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack Villian will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Kenway
vs
Villian

183 cm
25
190
1 - 3 - 0

185 cm
24
185
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Edward Kenway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jack Villian!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Francis DeMontford and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kenway lands with a nice body kick.

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

Kenway ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Kenway no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Kenway wants to sweep here but Villian controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kenway looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

Villian got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kenway has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Villian has managed to get both his arms back between Kenway's legs - danger averted.
Kenway lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kenway content to stall in guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Villian escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kenway gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kenway throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Villian is trying to hold Kenway in close to prevent damage but Kenway has managed to pass into half guard.
Kenway throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kenway missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kenway thows a huge punch but Villian dodges it nicely.
Kenway throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kenway is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Kenway missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Kenway in particular looking to stall.
Kenway passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Villian!
Kenway unloads with some shots from mount but Villian bucks and avoids them well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenway thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Kenway throwing strikes here but Villian is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Kenway sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Villian is looking to get to half guard.

Kenway with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Kenway controlling his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenway looking to ground and pound but Villian is blocking nicely.
Kenway tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Kenway throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Villian because Kenway loaded up on that one.
Kenway content just to control the position here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kenway 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.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Edward Kenway dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Villian looks for a takedown but Kenway sprawls well.

Villian rushes Kenway and presses him up against the cage.

Kenway jumps guard and drags Villian to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Kenway looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kenway manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Villian manages to get himself to full guard.

We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kenway controls from within his opponent's guard.
Kenway is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Villian can do to turn this around?

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

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kenway moves into the clinch successfully.
Kenway blocking some punches.

Kenway manages to break the clinch.
Kenway punishes Villian's body with a nice straight punch.
Kenway goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kenway throws a right and a left that both miss.
Villian wants to clinch.
Villian swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Villian gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kenway counters with a nice uppercut.
Villian is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kenway clinches with his opponent.
Kenway dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Villian gets underhooks to prevent Kenway's takedown attempt.

Kenway breaks the clinch.

Kenway drives through and clinches with Villian against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Villian swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Kenway manages to break the clinch.
Kenway lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Villian leaves Kenway with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenway looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Villian is fending him off so far but Kenway persists. Nope, Villian circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edward Kenway. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Villian shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kenway but Kenway pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Edward Kenway is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Villian throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kenway.
Kenway throws a series of punches but Villian moves out of range.
Villian throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kenway moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kenway fails to land the takedown.
Villian feints a counter leg kick.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Villian is trying to pull guard but Kenway has him pressed against the cage.

Kenway's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sloppy strikes from Kenway. Those never looked like landing.
Danga de danga de dang - Kenway scores with a four punch combination!
Villian fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kenway avoids it really well and circles away.
Kenway throws a quick counter head kick but Villian was just out of range.
Kenway lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

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

Kenway breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Edward Kenway dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Kenway fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kenway shoots in but Villian avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Villian now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Villian misses with a takedown
and Kenway counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Kenway forces Villian back against the cage and clinches.

Kenway gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Villian wants to stand back up but Kenway manages to pass into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Kenway tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kenway has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Villian is trying to work for a sweep but Kenway has mounted him!
Villian takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenway takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

Kenway is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Villian has managed to escape the submission attempt.

Kenway working for a submission but Villian is keeping him at bay.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Villian wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Kenway.
Kenway tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

Kenway working for a guillotine from mount but Villian is in no mood to give up.

Kenway has control of Villian's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Villian regains control of the situation pretty easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenway content just to control the position here.
Kenway unloads with some shots from mount but Villian bucks and avoids them well.

Kenway looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
The referee warns Villian that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Kenway content just to control the position here.
Edward Kenway overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Kenway working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Kenway controlling the pace for now.
Jack Villian has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Edward Kenway is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kenway mounts Villian! Really nice guard pass there!

And that's the end of the fight!
Edward Kenway showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Chris Dean scores the fight 30:26
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 30:26
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edward Kenway!
After the fight, Edward Kenway was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.