PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stefan Andersson (ranked 1834 p4p, 989 weight class) and Leonzar Kennedy (ranked 240 p4p, 132 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Andersson
vs
Kennedy

185 cm
25
216
11 - 11 - 0

188 cm
27
215
13 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Conviction

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 11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stefan Andersson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leonzar Kennedy!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Hugh Johnson and Ben Watson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Andersson tries to clinch up.
Kennedy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Andersson lands a jab-cross combination.

It looks like Leonzar Kennedy has been cut.
Andersson misses with a series of wild punches.
Kennedy misses with a wild body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Kennedy as he connects with a hook.
Kennedy has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Andersson misses with a body shot
and Kennedy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Andersson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kennedy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A combination from Andersson does no damage.
Kennedy swings for the body but Andersson moves out of range.
Kennedy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andersson throws a body punch but Kennedy moves out of range.
A shot to the body from Andersson misses
and Kennedy counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kennedy bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kennedy.
Kennedy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kennedy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kennedy throws a big counter head kick but Andersson avoids it with no problem.
Nice defenses there by Andersson.
Kennedy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kennedy misses with a straight right.
Stefan Andersson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kennedy slips a straight right by Andersson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andersson throws a right and a left that Kennedy avoids nicely.
Andersson looks to score with a jab to the body but Kennedy is just out of range.
It seemed like Kennedy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kennedy connects with a right hand. Andersson shakes it off.
Kennedy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Andersson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Andersson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kennedy stuffs the takedown.
Kennedy throws a jab but it's blocked by Andersson.
Andersson scores with a sloppy right hand. Kennedy should have avoided that one.
Kennedy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Andersson manages to avoid it.

Kennedy closes the distance and clinches.
Kennedy lands a left hand.

Kennedy breaks the clinch.
Andersson wants to clinch

and Kennedy counters with a head kick that drops Andersson to the mat! Andersson scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!

Andersson is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andersson misses the shot to the body.
Kennedy scores with a spinning back kick!
Andersson misses with a body shot
and Kennedy counters with a thumping low kick.
Andersson lands a really nice looking cross but Kennedy seems unphased.
Kennedy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kennedy is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Andersson slips under a jab.
Kennedy misses the shot to the body.
Andersson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

Andersson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kennedy has his hands on Andersson's head, controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andersson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Andersson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Andersson is looking to work some ground and pound but Kennedy has wrist control.
Andersson postures up in Kennedy's guard and throws a big left but Kennedy blocks it.
Andersson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Andersson throwing strikes but missing.
Andersson throwing strikes but missing.
Andersson postures up in Kennedy's guard and throws a big left but Kennedy blocks it.
Andersson postures up in Kennedy's guard and throws a big left but Kennedy blocks it.
Kennedy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Leonzar Kennedy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Leonzar Kennedy's cut.
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.

Andersson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Andersson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Sloppy strikes there by Andersson.
Andersson throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Andersson is putting a hurting on Kennedy here, landing some big shots from side control.
Andersson working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.

Andersson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kennedy is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Andersson throws a strike aimed at the side of Kennedy's head but Kennedy avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Andersson trying to control the action but Kennedy is working from the bottom.
Andersson tries to score with some ground and pound. Kennedy controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Andersson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kennedy defending against the ground and pound.
Andersson misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.

Andersson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Andersson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Kennedy can't do much from the bottom here.
Andersson tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Andersson working the ground and pound but Kennedy is defending the strikes.
Andersson tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

Andersson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Kennedy dodges the ground and pound from Andersson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andersson in side control, throwing shots but Kennedy defends.
Andersson working the ground and pound but Kennedy is defending the strikes.
Kennedy defending against the ground and pound.
Kennedy taking a bit of punishment here - Andersson scoring with strikes.

That has opened up Leonzar Kennedy's cut even more.
Andersson tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Kennedy wants to control but Andersson postures up.

Andersson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Andersson is looking to take a break and control but Kennedy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kennedy has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Andersson looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Kennedy is avoiding damage well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andersson throwing strikes but Kennedy manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Andersson is looking for a sweep.
Stefan Andersson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Andersson manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Andersson looks to land a strike but Kennedy avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Andersson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Andersson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Andersson throws a big right hand that misses.
Andersson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Andersson throwing strikes but missing.
Andersson lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Andersson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Andersson throwing strikes but missing.
Andersson throws a big elbow that misses.
Andersson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kennedy works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Andersson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Andersson throws a big elbow that misses.
Andersson throws a strike but Kennedy rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Andersson looking to control.

Andersson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kennedy content to stall in guard here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Stefan Andersson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Leonzar Kennedy's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Andersson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kennedy counters with a nice low kick that buckles Andersson's knee momentarily.

Kennedy moves into range and clinches up with Andersson.
Andersson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kennedy prevents it.
Kennedy lands a nice shot to the body.
Kennedy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Andersson backwards.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kennedy obliges.
Still in the clinch, Kennedy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kennedy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kennedy is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Kennedy.
Kennedy landing knees to the head.
Kennedy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Kennedy breaks from the clinch.
Andersson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kennedy lands an overhand right.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andersson tries for a takedown but Kennedy circles away easily
and Kennedy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Andersson thinking.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stefan Andersson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kennedy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Andersson dives in and grabs Kennedy's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kennedy pushes down on Andersson's head and hops out.
Kennedy throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kennedy paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

Kennedy cracks Andersson with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Kennedy has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Andersson to stand back up!
Oh Andersson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kennedy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Andersson seems to have got his legs back now.
Andersson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kennedy circles away.

Kennedy moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Kennedy.
Kennedy gets through Andersson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Leonzar Kennedy seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Andersson wants a takedown but no success here.
Kennedy jerks Andersson's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Andersson drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Kennedy goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Kennedy because Andersson was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Leonzar Kennedy!