PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Charly Wingate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bud Kenden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Wingate
vs
Kenden

180 cm
18
182 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

178 cm
23
182 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Global MMA Gear

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 Montreal, Charly Wingate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bud Kenden!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Wingate scores a takedown into full mount!
Wingate thowing shots but they're missing.
Wingate thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Kenden takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Wingate unloads with some shots from mount but Kenden bucks and avoids them well.
Kenden holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Wingate tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Wingate throwing strikes here but Kenden is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Wingate punching from mount but Kenden doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Kenden wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Wingate.
You get the feeling that Kenden really doesn't like being in this position too much.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wingate punching from mount but Kenden doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Wingate working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Kenden blocking the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wingate throwing strikes here but Kenden is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Poor strikes thrown by Wingate there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Wingate throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Wingate misses with a head shot.
Wingate breaks from Kenden's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Wingate landing punches.
Wingate thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Wingate lands a heavy elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wingate with shots to the head and body - Kenden looks very uncomfortable down there.
Wingate thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Kenden is trying to stand.
Wingate punching from mount but Kenden doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Wingate thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Wingate thowing shots but they're missing.
Wingate is landing with some decent strikes but Kenden is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Kenden holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Wingate tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Wingate thowing shots but they're missing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wingate looking to finish with strikes here!
Wingate lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Kenden hang on?
Wingate throws some wild stikes that Kenden manages to avoid easily.
Wingate lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Kenden hang on?
Wingate 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.
Kenden is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Wingate 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.
Wingate with good strikes from the mount here!
BOOM! Wingate connects with a massive shot to the dome!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wingate looking to finish Kenden with some ground and pound. This is bad for Kenden!
Wingate throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Kenden because Wingate loaded up on that one.
Wingate is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Wingate is breathing heavily.
Wingate throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Wingate landing punches.
Wingate thowing shots but they're missing.
Wingate throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Wingate looking to ground and pound but Kenden is blocking nicely.
Wingate working Kenden over with strikes here.
Wingate punishing his opponent with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charly Wingate dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Kenden throws a right and a left that both miss.

Wingate looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Wingate seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kenden taking some punishment here, with Wingate in his half guard.
Wingate missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kenden looks like he's trying to stand up.
Wingate missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Wingate missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Wingate takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Wingate throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wingate working over Kenden with some ground and pound. Kenden looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenden avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Wingate.
Kenden looks like he's trying to stand up.
Kenden really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wingate. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wingate lands with a punch from half guard.
Wingate missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Wingate winds up and cracks Kenden with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Wingate working the head and body with strikes.
Wingate thows a huge punch but Kenden dodges it nicely.
Kenden blocking the ground and pound attempt from Wingate.
Wingate is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kenden is trying to stand back up but Wingate is controlling him

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wingate missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Wingate not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Wingate throwing shots but Kenden is blocking nicely.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Wingate connects with a nice short shot to Kenden's temple.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kenden looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kenden throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kenden leaves Wingate with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kenden throws a right and a left that Wingate avoids nicely.
Wingate shoots in and drives through. Kenden sprawls well.
A combination from Kenden does no damage.
A nice combination there by Kenden.
Kenden fails to land with a series of punches.
Wingate swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wingate fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kenden manages to avoid it.

Wingate shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Wingate throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kenden is trying to stand.
Wingate throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Charly Wingate overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wingate thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kenden's head.
Wingate sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kenden defending well though.
Wingate throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kenden on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Kenden tries to kick Wingate off but Wingate keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kenden misses with a series of wild punches.

Wingate closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Wingate lands in his opponent's guard.
Wingate missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wingate missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kenden wants to stand and escape but Wingate is having none of it.
Wingate trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kenden wants to stand but Wingate is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charly Wingate dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Kenden uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wingate.
Kenden throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wingate.
Charly Wingate is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kenden misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wingate thows a body kick. Kenden tries to catch it but that hurt him.

Wingate closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Wingate lands in his opponent's guard.
Wingate is looking to work some ground and pound but Kenden has wrist control.
Kenden preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wingate is looking to work some ground and pound but Kenden has wrist control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wingate with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kenden working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wingate.
Wingate slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wingate landing strikes.
Kenden avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Wingate.
Wingate throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Wingate throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Wingate creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Wingate 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.
Kenden is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Kenden taking punishment in the form of punches.

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.
Kenden avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Wingate.
Kenden regains half guard, as Wingate was trying to land strikes.
Wingate drops an elbow to the side of Kenden's head.
Kenden is looking to escape.
Wingate 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.
Wingate throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Wingate sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kenden defending well though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wingate looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kenden has hold of Wingate's hands but Wingate slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Wingate throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Wingate missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Wingate sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kenden defending well though.
Wingate throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Wingate is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kenden lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wingate dives in and grabs Kenden's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kenden pushes down on Wingate's head and hops out.
Wingate shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kenden as he avoids it easily.
Kenden stalks Wingate and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Wingate's face. Wingate staggers backwards, shaken.
Kenden doesn't manage to clinch there - Wingate circles away.
Wingate walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wingate misses with a takedown attempt - Kenden sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charly Wingate. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wingate misses with a double jab
and Kenden counters with a straight right hand.
Wingate slips a jab and a cross from Kenden.
Kenden slaps away a takedown attempt from Wingate, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Wingate dodges the punch combination from Kenden.
Kenden will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wingate swings for the body but Kenden moves out of range.
Kenden blocks a low kick nicely.
Wingate misses with a double jab
and Kenden cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Wingate shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Kenden napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Bud Kenden has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kenden tries to strike from the bottom but misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Charly Wingate showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wingate, 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:26
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:26
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charly Wingate!