PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam Kidd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Ovenglove (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Ovenglove's choice of entrance music: Tarantula. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Kidd
vs
Ovenglove

195 cm
22
194 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

190 cm
25
205 lbs
2 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Adam Kidd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Marcus Ovenglove!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Andrew Berry and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ovenglove moves into range and clinches up with Kidd.
Kidd takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kidd gets underhooks to prevent Ovenglove's takedown attempt.
Kidd displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ovenglove up against the cage.
Ovenglove lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Adam Kidd has been cut.
Kidd stalling.
Kidd drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ovenglove pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ovenglove wants to clinch

and Kidd moves into the clinch.
Kidd lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ovenglove blocks an elbow strike.
Ovenglove tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ovenglove throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kidd blocks it with crossed arms.
Ovenglove throws a punch but it's blocked by Kidd.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ovenglove misses with a knee to the head.
Kidd is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ovenglove gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ovenglove tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ovenglove looking to throw knees to the head but Kidd is blocking nicely.
Ovenglove lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ovenglove throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kidd blocks it with crossed arms.
Ovenglove misses with a knee to the head.
Ovenglove looks gassed!
Ovenglove misses with a knee strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ovenglove using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kidd has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ovenglove looking to throw knees to the head but Kidd is blocking nicely.
Kidd lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ovenglove tries a knee to the head but Kidd blocks it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Ovenglove throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kidd blocks it with crossed arms.
Kidd throws an elbow that misses.
Kidd creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kidd stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ovenglove with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kidd leaning his opponent against the cage.
Ovenglove misses with a knee to the head.
Kidd tries to land knees in the clinch but Ovenglove avoids the damage to the body.
Ovenglove tries a knee to the head but Kidd blocks it.
Kidd drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ovenglove pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adam Kidd. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ovenglove leaves Kidd with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Kidd rushes Ovenglove and presses him up against the cage.
Ovenglove throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kidd blocks it with crossed arms.
Ovenglove looking to throw knees to the head but Kidd is blocking nicely.
Ovenglove tries to land a knee to the head but Kidd blocks with his arms.

Kidd gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Ovenglove is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kidd throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ovenglove works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kidd forces his way into half guard.

Kidd is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Ovenglove has managed to free his arm - good work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kidd sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ovenglove defending well though.
Kidd missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Ovenglove makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Ovenglove wants to clinch but Kidd slips to the side

and Kidd counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Kidd controlling from the top position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kidd trying to control but Ovenglove is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kidd throwing strikes but missing.
Ovenglove is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kidd is controlling him.
Kidd throwing strikes from guard but Ovenglove blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adam Kidd dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Adam Kidd's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kidd wants a takedown but no success here.
Ovenglove throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ovenglove with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kidd throws a punch but it's blocked by Ovenglove.
Ovenglove tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kidd can't get the takedown.
Ovenglove with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ovenglove using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kidd has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ovenglove tries to land a knee to the head but Kidd blocks with his arms.
Ovenglove avoids the elbow strike from Kidd, against the cage.
Kidd is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kidd lands a nice elbow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ovenglove misses with a knee strike.
Ovenglove looking to throw knees to the head but Kidd is blocking nicely.
Kidd putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ovenglove in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kidd throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kidd stalling in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ovenglove misses with a knee strike.
Kidd changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ovenglove fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adam Kidd. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ovenglove stuffs the takedown.

Kidd gets tackled into the cage by Ovenglove. Ovenglove maintains the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kidd.

Ovenglove drags the fight down to the ground.
Kidd is looking to work some ground and pound but Ovenglove has wrist control.
Kidd stays in close to Ovenglove's body and controls the position.

Kidd gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Ovenglove darts in trying to clinch

and Kidd counters by clinching up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ovenglove misses with a knee to the head.

Ovenglove has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Kidd is trying to keep an underhook but Ovenglove manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Kidd is looking for a sweep. Ovenglove is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kidd is working hard here to advance position.
Kidd trying to control here.
Kidd wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kidd tries to roll over but Ovenglove keeps him under control.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

Ovenglove postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Kidd to stand up.
Ovenglove fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ovenglove closes the distance looking to clinch

so Kidd counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kidd wants to stand and escape but instead Ovenglove has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Ovenglove stands up and waves to Kidd to follow him.
Ovenglove tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ovenglove closes the distance looking to clinch

and Kidd holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ovenglove using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kidd has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ovenglove prevents the takedown attempt.
Ovenglove tries to land a knee to the head but Kidd blocks with his arms.
Ovenglove looking to throw knees to the head but Kidd is blocking nicely.
Ovenglove blocks an elbow strike from Kidd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Marcus Ovenglove will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Adam Kidd's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Ovenglove tries to clinch up.
Ovenglove tries to clinch up

and Kidd counters with a takedown into side control.
Kidd tries to score with some ground and pound. Ovenglove controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Ovenglove dodges the ground and pound from Kidd.

Kidd goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Ovenglove rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Kidd's guard! Nice work there by Ovenglove!
Kidd is trying to control the position but Ovenglove postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ovenglove decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Kidd, up you get!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ovenglove closes the distance but Kidd moves to the side

and Kidd counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ovenglove with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ovenglove connects with a knee to the head.
Ovenglove using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kidd has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ovenglove looking to throw knees to the head but Kidd is blocking nicely.
Ovenglove throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Kidd.
Ovenglove throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kidd blocks it with crossed arms.
Kidd lands a damaging elbow.

Ovenglove gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Kidd lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Ovenglove!
Kidd looking to control but Ovenglove is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
You get the feeling that Ovenglove really doesn't like being in this position too much.

Kidd swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Ovenglove is now in Kidd's guard. A big mistake from Kidd there, giving up the dominant position!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ovenglove gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Ovenglove moves to clinch but Kidd breaks away

and Kidd counters with a single leg into guard. Ovenglove didn't expect that.
Ovenglove avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kidd throws a strike but Ovenglove rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Kidd is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ovenglove is aware though and is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kidd is adopting a defensive guard.

Ovenglove stands up from Kidd's guard - Ovenglove perhaps looking for a knockout.
Ovenglove tries to close the distance and clinch but Kidd swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Adam Kidd showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kidd has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adam Kidd!