PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Joe Innocent (ranked 4531 p4p, 422 weight class) and Tony Kijowski (ranked 4826 p4p, 438 weight class). Kijowski has chosen Killuminati as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Tony Kijowski has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Innocent
vs
Kijowski

165 cm
26
158 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

176 cm
19
143 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Sully's Bar & Grill

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joe Innocent!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Tony Kijowski!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Innocent manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Kijowski on his heels. He'll look to pass Kijowski's guard now, I'm sure.
Innocent throwing strikes from guard but Kijowski blocks nicely.
Kijowski is trying to keep Innocent in close.
Kijowski tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Innocent postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Innocent throws an elbow that misses. Kijowski uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Innocent's guard. Nice move by Kijowski!

Kijowski is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Innocent throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Innocent thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Kijowski trying to control the position from guard on top but Innocent is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Innocent might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Innocent throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Innocent doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Innocent on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Innocent tries to get out of the position.
Innocent trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Innocent is looking to sweep but instead, Kijowski has passed into half guard.
Innocent wants to get back to full guard.
Innocent has a hand on Kijowski's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Kijowski takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Innocent throwing hammer fists to the chest of Kijowski. What's that going to do exactly?
Innocent is looking to get to half guard.
Innocent swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Innocent tries to reverse the position but Kijowski maintains control.
Innocent swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Innocent flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Kijowski trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Innocent swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Innocent flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Innocent is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Kijowski looking to control but Innocent is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Kijowski dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Innocent scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Innocent throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kijowski felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Kijowski is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Innocent scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kijowski keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Innocent lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kijowski avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Innocent.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Innocent misses with a head shot. Kijowski uses the momentum to regain guard.
Innocent with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Innocent trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Innocent throws an elbow that misses. Kijowski uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Innocent's guard. Nice move by Kijowski!

Kijowski wants to control from the top but Innocent keeps moving.
Innocent throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Innocent is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kijowski trying to control but Innocent is working from the bottom.
Innocent is striking but Kijowski is not phased and passes to half guard.
Innocent throws a strike from the bottom that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Innocent is not content to let Kijowski control the position.
Kijowski blocks the strikes from Innocent.
Innocent throws a sloppy strike from the bottom. He's now off balance and Kijowski manages to pass to side control.
Innocent is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Innocent is looking for a sweep. Kijowski is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Innocent punching from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Innocent missing with punches from the bottom.
Kijowski tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Innocent dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Innocent shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Kijowski is trying to defend but Innocent finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Joe Innocent is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Innocent is figuring out what he wants to do next.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
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 one minute gone in the round.
Kijowski tries to roll over but Innocent keeps him under control.
Innocent controlling the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Innocent looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Innocent sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Tony Kijowski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kijowski pulls Innocent in close to his closed guard and prevents Innocent from doing any damage or advancing position.
Innocent stays in close to Kijowski's body and controls the position.
Innocent's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Innocent wants to control from the top but Kijowski keeps moving.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Innocent showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Innocent 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight for Joe Innocent!
Judge George Francis scores the fight for Joe Innocent!
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight for Joe Innocent!

Joe Innocent wins by unanimous decision!