PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kole Easton (ranked 4890 p4p, 0 weight class) and Skillz Kneeland (ranked 3800 p4p, 0 weight class). Skillz Kneeland will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Easton
vs
Kneeland

180 cm
20
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
17
156 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Tends to cut

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kole Easton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Skillz Kneeland!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kneeland getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kneeland throws a series of punches but Easton avoids them all with ease.

Easton shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Easton was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Easton wants to stand but Kneeland has his arm trapped.
Easton lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
You can see the frustration on Kneeland's face as Easton controls the position.

Easton looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
A lull in the action here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Easton working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Easton tries to stand but Kneeland is controlling his head.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Easton'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.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Easton moves into the clinch successfully.
Kneeland is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Kneeland pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Easton looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeland scores with a jab to the body.
Easton on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kneeland has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Easton is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Kneeland throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Easton.
Skillz Kneeland is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kneeland swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Easton.
Kneeland misses with a straight right.
Kneeland paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jab, jab by Kneeland - just one landing.
Easton on the wrong end of a nice jab.

Easton is rocked!
Easton steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kneeland.
Easton needs to keep his hands up - Kneeland had a free shot at his head there.
Oh Easton is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Easton ducks under a wild hook from Kneeland.
Easton seems to have got his legs back now.
The fighters circling - Kneeland throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Easton seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.

Easton shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Easton really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Easton tries to stand and escape but Kneeland is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Easton is looking to advance position but Kneeland won't allow it.
Easton takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Easton moves nicely into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Skillz Kneeland 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.

Kneeland throws a hook to the side of Easton's head but Easton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Easton dives in and grabs Kneeland's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kneeland pushes down on Easton's head and hops out.
Easton looks for a takedown but Kneeland sprawls well.
Easton throws a body kick that misses.
Easton throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kneeland counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kneeland might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Kneeland lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kneeland throws a hook to the side of Easton's head but Easton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kneeland misses with a straight left.
Kneeland scores with a punch to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kneeland dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kneeland throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Easton looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kneeland is fending him off so far but Easton persists. Nope, Kneeland circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kole Easton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kneeland lands with a straight right. Easton didn't see that one coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Kneeland tries to sprawl but Easton drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneeland wants to control but Easton is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Easton uses his free foot to push down on Kneeland's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Kneeland.
Easton trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kneeland is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Easton looking to control but Kneeland is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kneeland is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Easton tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Easton can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kneeland is looking to escape.
Easton dominating with strikes here.
Kneeland doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?
Easton throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Easton lands with some strikes.
Kneeland wants to control but Easton is having none of it.

Easton working for a guillotine from mount but Kneeland is in no mood to give up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kneeland tries to hold on but Easton pushes him away.
Easton looking to control but Kneeland is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kneeland is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Easton trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kneeland tries to hold on but Easton pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Skillz Kneeland will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Kneeland fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Easton ducks under a wild hook from Kneeland.
Kneeland jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Easton drops down looking for a counter takedown but Kneeland sprawls and moves away.

Easton instigates a clinch.
Kneeland is trying to break the clinch but Easton has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Easton.
Easton misses with the head strike.
Kneeland is looking to break free of the clinch but Easton has double underhooks.
Kneeland tries to circle away but Easton has him pinned against the cage.
Kneeland wants to break free but Easton has control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kneeland is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kneeland is trying to break free.
Kneeland wants to break free but Easton has control.

Easton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kneeland looks to land a combination but Easton avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneeland connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Easton bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Skillz Kneeland seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Easton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kneeland throws out the jab.
Kneeland misses with a double jab.
Kneeland throws an off balance right hand

and Easton counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Easton wants to stand but Kneeland has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Easton is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Easton controlling the pace for now.
Easton has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Easton thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Easton with good strikes from the mount here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Easton looking to control but Kneeland is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Easton controlling his opponent.
Kneeland is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Easton raining down hammerfists from mount.
Easton controlling the position easily from mount.
Kneeland tries to lock up and control but Easton gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Easton looking to control and managing it successfully.
Easton fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Easton wants to control the pace but Kneeland is squirming around nicely.
Easton dominating with strikes here.
Easton scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Easton wants to stand but Kneeland is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.

Easton wants to finish this one by submission but Kneeland is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Easton.

Easton is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Kneeland can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Kole Easton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Skillz Kneeland is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Easton thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!

And that's the end of the fight!
Kole Easton showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kneeland has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Kole Easton!