PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Don Cheadle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenny Powers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cheadle's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Intergalactic Rock. The key to victory for Don Cheadle has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Cheadle
vs
Powers

185 cm
25
260 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

191 cm
22
275 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Experienced

Mary Jane's Medicinal's!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Don Cheadle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kenny Powers!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cheadle fails with a takedown attempt.
Cheadle tries to clinch there but Powers circles away.
Powers circles away from the clinch attempt.

Cheadle gets a clinch.
Cheadle lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.

Cheadle turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Powers looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cheadle trying to control the position but Powers is working away.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Powers is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

Cheadle has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Powers avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cheadle wants to clinch.
Powers avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Powers shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Cheadle controlling Powers's posture.
Powers loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cheadle manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Powers manages to get himself to full guard.
Cheadle trying to control the position from guard on top but Powers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cheadle stays in close to Powers's body and controls the position.
Powers keeping moving, preventing Cheadle from controlling successfully.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Don Cheadle just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Cheadle tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cheadle scores with a shot to the body.
Cheadle shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Powers defends it nicely.
Powers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cheadle was well out of range. Poor timing from Powers.
Powers should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Cheadle tries to clinch but Powers moves out of range.
Powers changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cheadle tries to avoid it but Powers manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cheadle to the ground. Cheadle escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Cheadle tries to clinch up.
Cheadle wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheadle moves in looking to clinch but Powers pushes him off.
Powers avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cheadle doesn't manage to clinch there - Powers circles away.

Cheadle clinches.
Powers prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Don Cheadle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head punch on the inside from Cheadle fails to land.
Powers drops down looking for an ankle pick but Cheadle pulls his leg out and moves away.

Powers scores with a takedown into Cheadle's guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Powers with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Powers trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Powers is looking to work some ground and pound but Cheadle has wrist control.
Powers trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Powers landing with the ground and pound.
Cheadle looking to control.
Cheadle is really struggling to control Powers but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Powers trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Powers loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Powers jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cheadle tries to clinch up but Powers circles away and keeps his distance.
Cheadle bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Cheadle gets a clinch.
Cheadle lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Cheadle lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Cheadle in particular looking to stall.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cheadle has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Cheadle tries to clinch up.
Cheadle is looking to clinch but Powers is avoiding it.
Powers gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Powers keeps the fight on the outside.

Powers shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Powers was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Powers with the ground and pound from mount.
Cheadle regains half guard.
Cheadle tries to roll over but Powers keeps him under control.
Powers working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Powers not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Powers missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Cheadle wants to improve his position but Powers is controlling well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheadle trying to control from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Powers thows a huge punch but Cheadle dodges it nicely.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Cheadle is looking to clinch.
Powers misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Cheadle counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cheadle tries to close the distance and clinch but Powers swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Cheadle clinches.
Powers drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Cheadle gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Cheadle throws a punch but it's blocked by Powers.
Cheadle swings wildly with an uppercut but Powers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Powers has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Cheadle avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Good body shot from Cheadle.
Powers blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cheadle lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Cheadle has clasped his hands together around Powers's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Cheadle trying to control the action but Powers is working from the bottom.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powers is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Cheadle has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Cheadle wants to control but Powers is keeping him busy.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Powers can do anything to dispel that myth.
The referee asks Cheadle politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Cheadle prefers to stall for the moment though.
Powers is not content to let Cheadle control the position.
Powers is trying to buck Cheadle off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheadle wants to control but Powers is keeping him busy.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Cheadle misses with a takedown

and Powers counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Cheadle keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Cheadle is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Powers scores with a couple of nice shots.
Powers lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Cheadle trying to control here.
Cheadle is pressing down on Powers's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Powers stands up over Cheadle, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Powers tries to free his leg and advance position but Cheadle is retaining full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cheadle is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Powers stands up over Cheadle, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Powers throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Powers scoring with some ground and pound.
Kenny Powers has got the better of the ground game so far.
Powers thows a big elbow that misses.
Cheadle looking for a sweep. Not yet Cheadle, not yet.
Cheadle working a defensive guard here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Powers misses with a takedown

and Cheadle counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Powers's guard now.
Don Cheadle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenny Powers.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cheadle trying to control the position from guard on top but Powers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Powers wants to stand up but Cheadle is controlling him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cheadle trying to control but Powers is working from the bottom.
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 Don Cheadle will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Cheadle avoids the body shot from Powers.
Cheadle tries to close the distance and clinch up but Powers swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cheadle fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cheadle shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Powers counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Powers working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Cheadle gets full guard.
Powers working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Powers trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cheadle trying to keep a closed guard but Powers is proving a slippery customer.
Powers missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cheadle looking for a sweep. Not yet Cheadle, not yet.
Powers lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Cheadle is trying to keep Powers in close.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Powers throws a series of punches but Cheadle moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Powers keeps the fight on the outside.
Powers shoots in for a takedown but Cheadle shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Cheadle staying out of range there.
Cheadle wants to clinch

and Powers decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Cheadle's guard.
Cheadle is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Powers with a nice head shot there.
Powers postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Powers lands a couple of elbows.
Cheadle looking to hit a scissor sweep but Powers is one step ahead there.
Cheadle controls Powers momentarily but Powers frees himself.
Powers with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cheadle wants to get back to his feet but Powers is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Powers misses with an uppercut. Cheadle saw that one coming.
Cheadle avoids a punch combination nicely.
Powers misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cheadle darts in trying to clinch

and Powers counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Powers throws a big right hand that misses.
Cheadle preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Powers is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Powers postures up.
Cheadle tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Powers's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheadle trying to keep a closed guard but Powers is proving a slippery customer.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A swing and a miss from Powers.
Cheadle takes a swing at Powers's ribcage but misses.
Cheadle doesn't manage to clinch there - Powers circles away.

Powers is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Cheadle's half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Powers lands a nice short elbow.
Powers throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cheadle gets back to full guard.
Powers won't allow Cheadle to get back to his feet.
Cheadle utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Powers prevents Cheadle from getting back to his feet.
Powers preventing the sweep.
Powers throwing strikes from guard but Cheadle blocks nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Cheadle tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Powers counters with a nice double leg into side control. Cheadle won't be happy with that.
Powers working away.
Powers working the head with strikes.
Powers cracks Cheadle with a big right hand but Cheadle just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Powers looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Cheadle is avoiding damage well.
Cheadle taking punishment in the form of punches.
Powers working the ground and pound but Cheadle is defending the strikes.
Cheadle manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Cheadle moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Powers postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Cheadle tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cheadle pulls Powers in to control the position.
Powers landing some decent shots from guard.
Kenny Powers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Don Cheadle is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cheadle controls Powers momentarily but Powers frees himself.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kenny Powers comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cheadle has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Don Cheadle!