PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rejuan Decloire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Kennedy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kennedy comes into a darkened arena with his song building. NoClue New West kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Decloire
vs
Kennedy

185 cm
22
192 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rejuan Decloire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jeff Kennedy!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Trevor Gratis and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kennedy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kennedy lands a two punch combo.
Decloire swats away the attempt to clinch by Kennedy.
Kennedy fails to land the takedown.
Decloire stuffs the takedown attempt from Kennedy. Kennedy gets slowly back to his feet.
Kennedy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rejuan Decloire has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeff Kennedy.
Decloire throws a right and a left that both miss.

Decloire darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Kennedy looks gassed!
Decloire throwing shots but Kennedy is blocking nicely.
Decloire 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.
Decloire perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Decloire thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kennedy's head.
Decloire scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

It looks like Jeff Kennedy has been cut.
Decloire takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Decloire lands a nice short elbow.

Decloire stands up out of the half guard.
Kennedy misses with a takedown

and Decloire counters with a left and a right that hurts Kennedy! He wobbles and falls to the floor - he's in big trouble! Decloire jumps into full mount!

Kennedy is rocked!
Decloire can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kennedy is looking to escape.

Decloire goes for an armbar but Kennedy turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Kennedy.
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!
Kennedy trying to control but Decloire is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decloire thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Decloire tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Decloire is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Decloire keeping moving, preventing Kennedy from controlling successfully.
Decloire looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kennedy is one step ahead there.
Kennedy must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kennedy not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Kennedy advances position into side control!
Decloire is trying to improve his position.
Decloire manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Decloire wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kennedy keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy trying to control but Decloire postures up.
Kennedy is refusing to be controlled, as Decloire sits in half guard.
Decloire tries to pass to full mount but Kennedy defends it.
Decloire throwing shots but Kennedy is blocking nicely.

Decloire seems to be looking for submissions.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kennedy shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Decloire counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Nice strikes from Decloire there.
Decloire working Kennedy over with strikes.
Decloire wants to free his trapped foot but Kennedy is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Decloire looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Decloire working Kennedy over with strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kennedy avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Decloire.

Kennedy kicks Decloire off and gets back to his feet.

Kennedy gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Decloire passes Kennedy's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Decloire controlling the pace.
Decloire landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Decloire is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

Decloire gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A punch combination from Decloire misses.

Decloire shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Decloire showed some decent athleticism there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rejuan Decloire dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jeff Kennedy's cut.
That's time! Decloire's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Kennedy tries for a takedown but Decloire circles away easily

and Decloire counters with a takedown into side control.
Decloire working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Kennedy can't do much from the bottom here.
Kennedy tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Kennedy is trying to control Decloire's posture but Decloire avoids it.
Decloire misses with the ground and pound.
Kennedy is trying to get back to his feet.
Decloire tries to move into full mount but can't pass Kennedy's legs.
Kennedy takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Decloire postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kennedy tries for a takedown but Decloire circles away easily

and Decloire counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Kennedy's guard now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Decloire passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Kennedy managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Decloire.
Decloire wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kennedy keeps working.
Rejuan Decloire overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Decloire stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Kennedy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kennedy has his takedown stuffed

and Decloire counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Rejuan Decloire has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeff Kennedy.

Decloire drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Kennedy dives on top into guard.
Decloire punching from the bottom - just letting Kennedy know he's still in a fight.

Decloire uses the cage to get back to his feet.

Decloire scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Decloire cracks Kennedy with a big elbow.
Decloire misses with the ground and pound.
Kennedy is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Decloire off and has taken his back!
Kennedy lands a shot to the body.
Kennedy missing with punches from the back.
Decloire turns into Kennedy and is now in his guard.
Kennedy working a defensive guard here.
Kennedy keeping moving, preventing Decloire from controlling successfully.
Kennedy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Decloire looking to sit in guard and control but Kennedy gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Decloire throwing short punches from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy trying to control but Decloire is working from the bottom.
Decloire keeping full guard, as Kennedy tries to pass.

Decloire throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kennedy wants to control from the top but Decloire keeps moving.

Decloire has his feet on Kennedy's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Kennedy throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Decloire counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Decloire scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Decloire trying to control from half guard but Kennedy is working away.
Decloire is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Decloire postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Kennedy looks a forlorn figure.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Decloire lands a nice shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
BOOM! Decloire connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Decloire cracks Kennedy with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Decloire landing punches.
Decloire fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Decloire looking to finish Kennedy with some ground and pound. This is bad for Kennedy!
Decloire lands a big elbow.
Kennedy is trying desperately to improve position.
Decloire dominating with strikes here.
Kennedy wants to hold on but Decloire pushes him away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Decloire tries to control but Kennedy wriggling away.
Decloire unloading with bombs!
Decloire throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rejuan Decloire dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jeff Kennedy's cut.
That's time! Decloire's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Kennedy misses with a few strikes there.

Decloire feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Decloire tries to free his leg and advance position but Kennedy is retaining full guard.
Kennedy lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Decloire!
Decloire throwing hammer fists to the chest of Kennedy. What's that going to do exactly?
Kennedy trying to control but Decloire is having none of it.
Decloire is in all sorts of trouble here.
Kennedy looking to control and managing it successfully.
Decloire is wriggling around trying to escape.

Kennedy jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Decloire manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Decloire is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kennedy can do to turn this around?
Kennedy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Decloire sneaks back into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Decloire is looking to escape.
Decloire works his way to full guard. Good work.
Decloire looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Decloire has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Kennedy off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Kennedy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Decloire misses with a double jab
and Kennedy counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Decloire is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Kennedy shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Decloire counters with a two punch combo.

Decloire drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decloire is trying to ground and pound but Kennedy uses the momentary lack of control by Decloire to regain half guard.
Decloire working the head and body with strikes.
Decloire working over Kennedy with some ground and pound. Kennedy looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That has opened up Jeff Kennedy's cut even more.
Kennedy trying to control but Decloire postures up.
Decloire lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Decloire is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kennedy is still in real trouble! Can Decloire finish him?

The cut above Jeff Kennedy's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Kennedy wants to get back to full guard.
Kennedy seems to have recovered his senses.

Kennedy looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Decloire is tying to control. Kennedy wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decloire scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Decloire scoring with strikes to the body and head.

Decloire is looking for a kimura here.
Decloire missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kennedy trying to hold on to Decloire's head to control him but Decloire postures up.
Decloire prevents Kennedy from improving his position.
Decloire missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Decloire missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kennedy is not content to let Decloire control the position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kennedy tries to clinch up

and Decloire counters with a takedown into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Decloire's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Decloire cracks Kennedy with a big elbow.

Jeff Kennedy's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jeff Kennedy's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Rejuan Decloire!