PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mick Lenny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenshi Zuko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Zuko's choice of entrance music: Wu Tang- Hellz Wind Staff. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Lenny
vs
Zuko

175 cm
33
185 lbs
25 - 17 - 0

181 cm
35
184 lbs
21 - 15 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 25 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mick Lenny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Kenshi Zuko!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lenny misses with an uppercut. Zuko saw that one coming.
Zuko tries to move into range but Lenny moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lenny swings for the body but Zuko moves out of range.
Lenny swings widly with a right hand
and Zuko counters with a nice leg kick.
Zuko shoots in but Lenny avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lenny tried to score with a low kick but Zuko checks it.
Lenny waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zuko.
Lenny slips a jab and a cross from Zuko.
Zuko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lenny shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lenny throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lenny bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Zuko's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zuko connects with a body shot that sends Lenny's belly button to the back.
Kenshi Zuko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lenny misses the jab.
Jab from Lenny.
Lenny has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Zuko.
Lenny walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lenny tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zuko was well out of range. Poor timing from Lenny.
Lenny uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zuko.
Lenny tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zuko was well out of range. Poor timing from Lenny.
Zuko has a takedown stuffed.
An inside leg kick from Lenny misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lenny throws a big shot that misses.
Zuko is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lenny slips under a jab from Zuko.
Zuko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zuko throws a lazy right hand but Lenny sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A leg kick checked by Zuko.
Zuko wants to slow Lenny down by chopping away at his legs.
Zuko swings for the body but Lenny moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zuko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lenny misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Lenny. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lenny.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lenny lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Zuko has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Zuko and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Zuko fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lenny avoids it really well and circles away.
Mick Lenny has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kenshi Zuko.
Zuko throws a leg kick but Lenny sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Zuko misses with a looping left.
Zuko throws a series of punches but Lenny avoids them all with ease.
Zuko throws the left hand but Lenny avoids the punch easily.
Zuko throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lenny throws a big shot that misses.
Lenny fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zuko manages to avoid it.
Lenny misses with an attempted mid kick.
Zuko finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lenny slips a jab from Zuko.

Zuko looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Zuko is working for a kimura but Lenny is defending it quite comfortably.
Lenny is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Zuko's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Zuko's back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Kenshi Zuko will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Zuko connects with a leg kick. Lenny looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Zuko. Lenny does a little dance to reset his feet.

Zuko throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Lenny tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Zuko is in Lenny's guard.
Lenny keeping full guard, as Zuko tries to pass.

Lenny throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Zuko escapes and throws Lenny's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Zuko wants to control but Lenny is keeping him busy.
Lenny is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Zuko's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Lenny wants to control but Zuko is keeping busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zuko looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lenny with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Lenny gets full guard.
Lenny is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Zuko is controlling him.
Zuko working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Zuko trying to control but Lenny is working from the bottom.
Zuko is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Zuko throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lenny utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Zuko trying to control the position from guard on top but Lenny is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zuko postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lenny keeping full guard, as Zuko tries to pass.
Zuko advances position into side control!
Lenny is looking for a sweep.
Zuko fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Zuko in side control lands a decent elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lenny is trying to improve his position.
Zuko misses with the ground and pound.
Kenshi Zuko has got the better of the ground game so far.
Zuko throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lenny is not content to let Zuko control the position.
Lenny is looking for a sweep.
Lenny parries the strikes from Zuko easily there. Zuko is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Lenny to escape.
Zuko misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Zuko grinds an elbow into Lenny's temple.
Lenny is looking for a sweep.
Zuko working the head and body with strikes.
Zuko trying to control the action but Lenny is working from the bottom.
Zuko lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Lenny down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zuko is working Lenny over with some ground and pound from side control.
Zuko creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Lenny sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Zuko cracks Lenny with an elbow. That is naaassty.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lenny taking punishment in the form of punches.

It looks like Mick Lenny has been cut.
Zuko landing a few strikes.
Zuko has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Zuko tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Lenny taking a bit of punishment here - Zuko scoring with strikes.
Zuko scoring with punches from side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lenny sneaks back into half guard.
Lenny is trying to control but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kenshi Zuko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mick Lenny's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lenny, as that shot connected.
Lenny takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lenny lands a right hook to the body.
Lenny missing with a left hand there. Zuko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lenny buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lenny takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Zuko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lenny stuffs the takedown attempt from Zuko. Zuko gets slowly back to his feet.

Zuko gets a takedown into half guard.

Zuko is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Lenny sees it coming and defends easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Zuko is looking for a kimura here.
Lenny wants to get back to full guard.
Zuko missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lenny is trying to control but can't.
Zuko seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lenny does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Lenny trying to control here.
Mick Lenny has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zuko working Lenny over with strikes.
Zuko not doing much here.
Zuko lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Zuko missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lenny on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Zuko not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lenny avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Zuko.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Zuko is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Lenny sees it coming and defends easily.
Lenny tries to get to full guard but Zuko has control of the leg.
Zuko is trying to control. Lenny wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Zuko throwing shots but Lenny is blocking nicely.
Zuko wants to pass the guard but Lenny is defending well.
Lenny is looking to improve his position.
Zuko tries to pass to full mount but Lenny defends it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zuko working Lenny over with strikes.
Kenshi Zuko is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Zuko keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Zuko's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Kenshi Zuko.
Zuko lands a slapping body shot.
Lenny missing with a left hand there. Zuko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kenshi Zuko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Zuko has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenshi Zuko!
Kenshi Zuko managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Cavalheiro Luta Vestuario, into his post fight interview.