PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Edward Kenway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Masa Wasa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wasa comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Welcome To The Jungle kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kenway
vs
Wasa

175 cm
25
154 lbs
5 - 2 - 2

177 cm
26
145 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

I-Fight Demonic
Bullet Proof System

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 5 - 2 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Edward Kenway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Masa Wasa!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Russell Pearce and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kenway blocks a head kick by Wasa.
Wasa dips to his left and cracks Kenway with an uppercut!
Wasa throws a hook to the side of Kenway's head but Kenway sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kenway throws a looping overhand right but Wasa ducks down to avoid it.
A punch combination from Wasa misses.
Wasa takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kenway scores with a sloppy right hand. Wasa should have avoided that one.
Kenway avoids the head kick by Wasa.
Kenway throws a low kick but it's checked well by Wasa.
Wasa is looking to clinch.
Kenway appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Kenway has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Wasa misses with a double jab.
Wasa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wasa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kenway misses with a wild body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Wasa throws a jab when Kenway was well out of range.
Wasa lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kenway throws a wild body kick that Wasa sees coming a mile off.
Kenway showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wasa.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wasa throws a hook but Kenway blocks it.
Wasa scores with a nice right hand.
Wasa misses with an uppercut
and Kenway counters with a slapping leg kick.
Wasa misses with a takedown
enabling Kenway to counter with a crisp jab.
Kenway throws a wild body kick that Wasa sees coming a mile off.
Edward Kenway is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wasa takes a swing at Kenway's ribcage but misses.
Wasa throws a nice looking combination but Kenway bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Both fighters circling a little - Kenway finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Wasa wants to clinch.
Kenway turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wasa lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kenway tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Kenway instigates a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wasa prevents a body shot from Kenway.
Kenway misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kenway blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wasa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kenway working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kenway prevents a body shot from Wasa.
Wasa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wasa.
Kenway lands an uppercut.
Wasa lands a left hand.
Kenway doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kenway doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wasa working aggressively here.
Kenway lands a shoulder strike.
Kenway tries to throw a body punch but Wasa avoids it by throwing Kenway back against the cage.
Kenway misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kenway lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wasa backwards.
Kenway can't find room to land a body shot as Wasa controls the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wasa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kenway softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kenway working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kenway.
Kenway keeps control of Wasa as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kenway throws a punch but it's blocked by Wasa.
Kenway lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wasa backwards.
Wasa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wasa lands with a light punch inside.

Kenway pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kenway avoids the head kick by Wasa.
Kenway throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kenway lands a nice looking body shot.

Wasa shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Kenway napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wasa fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Wasa is looking to take a break and control but Kenway is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wasa controls the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Kenway's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Wasa goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Kenway has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Wasa but great work by Kenway.

Kenway stands up.
Kenway defending well as Wasa loads up on a big left hand.
It looked like Kenway wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kenway ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wasa catches Kenway with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wasa throws a looping overhand right but Kenway ducks down to avoid it.
Kenway throws a counter high kick but Wasa was just alert enough to avoid it.
Masa Wasa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wasa misses with a few strikes there.
Kenway keeps Wasa at a distance using the push kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wasa misses with an uppercut.
Wasa throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kenway moves out of range of the strikes.
Wasa tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Edward Kenway will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Kenway buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kenway scoring well with a low kick there.
Kenway looks to throw the jab but Wasa is out of range.
Kenway delivers a nice body kick.
Wasa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kenway sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wasa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kenway misses with a low kick as Wasa jumps back.
Kenway throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Wasa. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Wasa.
Kenway takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kenway slips a straight right by Wasa.
Kenway tries to clinch up but Wasa circles away and keeps his distance.
Kenway throws a push kick but Wasa slaps the foot to one side.
Wasa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kenway manages to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Kenway.
Wasa 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.
Kenway takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wasa pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenway fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wasa bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kenway lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kenway tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wasa was well out of range. Poor timing from Kenway.
Kenway lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kenway throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Wasa.
Kenway takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Wasa's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Wasa throws a lazy uppercut
and Kenway counters with a left to the body.
Kenway uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kenway connects with a leg kick. Wasa looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kenway throws a leg kick but Wasa sees it coming and moves out of range.
Wasa throws an off balance right hand
enabling Kenway to counter with a crisp jab.
Kenway keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wasa.
As Wasa backs away, Kenway returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Wasa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wasa falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kenway cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kenway!
Kenway ducks under a wild hook from Wasa.

Kenway forces Wasa back against the cage and clinches.
Wasa working hard to break the clinch.
Kenway lands a nice uppercut.
Kenway misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wasa has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Kenway seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Wasa can turn it around.
Kenway misses with a body punch.
Wasa working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kenway trying to control the position but instead, Wasa has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kenway into the cage.
Wasa scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wasa lands with a short shot to the head.
Kenway tries to work over Wasa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wasa lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kenway backwards.
A short body shot lands from Kenway as the two fighters clinch.
Wasa lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kenway backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Kenway.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kenway.
Wasa working aggressively here.
Edward Kenway has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A shot in the inside from Kenway.
Kenway lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kenway lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Kenway.
Wasa working aggressively here.
Kenway goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kenway lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wasa lands with a short shot to the head.
Kenway tries to throw a body punch but Wasa avoids it by throwing Kenway back against the cage.
Kenway lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wasa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kenway backwards.
Kenway doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Wasa fails to land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kenway.
Wasa swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Kenway breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice takedown defense from Kenway. No joy for Wasa on that attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenway uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wasa.
Kenway swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kenway scores with a kick to the body.
Wasa is breathing heavily.
Wasa fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kenway - that will leave a mark!
Kenway lands a brutal head kick. Wasa looks out on his feet and Kenway throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Edward Kenway!
During a confident post fight interview, Edward Kenway thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.