PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mark Kendell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Vetun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Kendell
vs
Vetun

200 cm
25
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
183 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Kendell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Roger Vetun!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Glass and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kendell closes the distance and pushes Vetun back into the cage.
Vetun fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kendell wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Vetun has him pressed against the cage.
Kendell drops down looking for an ankle pick but Vetun pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kendell shoots in for a double leg but Vetun sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vetun looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vetun stuffs the takedown attempt from Kendell. Kendell gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Kendell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vetun shoots in but no luck this time.
No luck for Vetun with that takedown attempt.

Kendell darts in and clinches Vetun up against the cage.
Vetun has Kendell pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kendell manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kendell stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kendell tries to land knees in the clinch but Vetun avoids the damage to the body.
Kendell has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Vetun is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Kendell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vetun.
Kendell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Vetun is trying to pull guard but Kendell has him pressed against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kendell throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vetun is trying to pull guard but Kendell turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kendell missing with knees to the body.

Vetun gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Kendell wants to sweep but no luck.
Vetun trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kendell is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Vetun trying to control but Kendell postures up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vetun avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kendell.
Kendell keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Kendell passes to side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kendell looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Vetun is letting Kendell control him for a moment.

Kendell is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Vetun knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vetun is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Kendell off and has taken his back!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kendell surviving as best he can, preventing damage.
Kendell is keeping busy.
Vetun is working the ground and pound. Can Kendell escape?
Kendell breaks Vetun's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Kendell is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kendell throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Kendell dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Kendell wants to clinch.

Kendell moves into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Kendell.
Vetun jumps guard but Kendell turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

Kendell drags the fight down to the ground.
Kendell is pulling down on Vetun's head to control his posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Kendell scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Kendell really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kendell swats away the attempt to clinch by Vetun.
Kendell circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kendell shoots in but Vetun avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kendell stuffs the takedown.
Kendell looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mark Kendell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vetun throws the kick towards the body but Kendell avoids it.
Vetun misses with the combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vetun looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

Vetun drives through with a takedown into Kendell's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Mark Kendell overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Kendell looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kendell trying to control the position.
Vetun tries to free his leg and advance position but Kendell is retaining full guard.
Vetun is breathing heavily.

Kendell is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kendell is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vetun trying to control but Kendell postures up.

Kendell decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Vetun defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kendell.
Kendell fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Kendell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kendell shoots for a takedown but Vetun saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Vetun rushes Kendell and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Vetun is trying to push Kendell away but Kendell has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Vetun tries to pull guard but Kendell forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kendell is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Vetun gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kendell tries to pull guard but Vetun won't allow it.

Vetun's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kendell takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kendell tries to close the distance and clinch but Vetun swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vetun looks for a takedown but Kendell sprawls well.
Kendell stuffs the takedown.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kendell lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Vetun backs up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vetun tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Kendell holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Kendell dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Vetun defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kendell.
Kendell shoots in but no luck this time.
Vetun looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kendell is fending him off so far but Vetun persists. Nope, Kendell circles away and we're back to standing.
Kendell doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Vetun counters with a big head kick but Kendell shrugs it off.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Kendell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kendell closes the distance and clinches up with Vetun, looking for a takedown. Kendell pushes Vetun against the cage but Vetun circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Vetun looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kendell is fending him off so far but Vetun persists. Nope, Kendell circles away and we're back to standing.
Kendell fails with a takedown attempt.
Vetun misses with a head kick.
Vetun closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kendell circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vetun closes the distance and clinches up with Kendell, looking for a takedown. Vetun pushes Kendell against the cage but Kendell circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vetun closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kendell counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kendell shoots in for a double leg but Vetun sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Vetun throws a chopping leg kick but Kendell manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Vetun thows a body shot but no joy.
Horrible takedown by Kendell or perhaps it was just good defense by Vetun which made him look bad.
Vetun misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vetun shoots in for a takedown but Kendell shows good takedown defense.
Kendell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kendell throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Vetun fails with a takedown attempt.
Kendell changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Vetun tries to avoid it but Kendell manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Vetun to the ground. Vetun escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Vetun throws a head kick but Kendell moves out of range.

Kendell has closed the distance and engaged Vetun in a clinch.
Kendell tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vetun avoids it.

Kendell pulls guard.

Kendell throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Vetun wants to control from the top but Kendell keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kendell is trying to control the position but Vetun postures up.
Vetun wants to stand but Kendell has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Vetun trying to control the position from guard on top but Kendell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kendell is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Kendell keeping moving, preventing Vetun from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Mark Kendell wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Kendell clinches up against the cage.
Vetun with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Vetun tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kendell smiles and moves away.
Kendell misses with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vetun shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kendell pinned against the cage. Kendell gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Kendell fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Vetun, pushing him back against the cage.

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 Mark Kendell.
Well Kendell 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Kendell!