PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jean Paul Whoddanikabollokoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Slick Kennedy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Paul Whoddanikabollokoff
vs
Kennedy

178 cm
21
183 lbs
4 - 4 - 1

184 cm
20
186 lbs
2 - 3 - 1

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jean Paul Whoddanikabollokoff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Slick Kennedy!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kennedy misses with a hook. Whoddanikabollokoff ducked under it nicely.
Whoddanikabollokoff moves out of range of the leg kick from Kennedy.
Whoddanikabollokoff fails to land with a series of punches.
Kennedy shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Whoddanikabollokoff defends it nicely.
Kennedy misses with a takedown attempt - Whoddanikabollokoff sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kennedy swings for the body but Whoddanikabollokoff moves out of range.
Kennedy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Whoddanikabollokoff cracks Kennedy with a good jab.
Kennedy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Whoddanikabollokoff lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kennedy backs up against the cage.
Slick Kennedy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kennedy looks to score with a jab to the body but Whoddanikabollokoff is just out of range.

Whoddanikabollokoff shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kennedy's guard.
Kennedy controls Whoddanikabollokoff momentarily but Whoddanikabollokoff frees himself.
Whoddanikabollokoff being controlled here momentarily.

Kennedy pushes Whoddanikabollokoff off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whoddanikabollokoff bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kennedy swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Whoddanikabollokoff counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kennedy looks gassed!
Kennedy misses with a looping left.

Kennedy gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Whoddanikabollokoff to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Whoddanikabollokoff trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kennedy trying to control the position.
Whoddanikabollokoff with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Kennedy working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Whoddanikabollokoff doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Whoddanikabollokoff manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Whoddanikabollokoff lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Whoddanikabollokoff lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Whoddanikabollokoff content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whoddanikabollokoff tries to stand but Kennedy is controlling from the bottom.
Whoddanikabollokoff has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Whoddanikabollokoff throws a big right hand that misses.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Whoddanikabollokoff's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Whoddanikabollokoff lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Kennedy is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Whoddanikabollokoff slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kennedy manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Whoddanikabollokoff thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kennedy's head.
Kennedy tries to roll over but Whoddanikabollokoff keeps him under control.
Kennedy wants to control but Whoddanikabollokoff is keeping busy.
Whoddanikabollokoff slips a nice elbow through Kennedy's hands, connecting with Kennedy's forehead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whoddanikabollokoff wants to pass the guard but Kennedy is defending well.

Kennedy looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kennedy has hold of Whoddanikabollokoff's hands but Whoddanikabollokoff slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kennedy on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Kennedy tries to roll over but Whoddanikabollokoff keeps him under control.

Kennedy actively working from the bottom here.
Ground and pound from Whoddanikabollokoff.

Kennedy actively working from the bottom here.
Whoddanikabollokoff is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

Kennedy is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Whoddanikabollokoff pulls his head out easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whoddanikabollokoff is nestled in close to Kennedy, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Whoddanikabollokoff is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Whoddanikabollokoff drops an elbow to the side of Kennedy's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Whoddanikabollokoff scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Whoddanikabollokoff working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ground and pound from Whoddanikabollokoff.

Kennedy is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Whoddanikabollokoff pulls his head out easily.
Nice strikes from Whoddanikabollokoff there.
Kennedy pushes Whoddanikabollokoff off looking to stand but Whoddanikabollokoff dives back in and keeps control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Whoddanikabollokoff lands a nice short elbow.
Whoddanikabollokoff lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Whoddanikabollokoff lands a nice short elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jean Paul Whoddanikabollokoff dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Whoddanikabollokoff lands a two punch combo.

Whoddanikabollokoff gets the takedown into side control.
Kennedy manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Whoddanikabollokoff throwing shots but Kennedy is blocking nicely.
Kennedy wants to improve his position but Whoddanikabollokoff is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Whoddanikabollokoff working Kennedy over with strikes.
Kennedy tries to roll over but Whoddanikabollokoff keeps him under control.
Whoddanikabollokoff working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Jean Paul Whoddanikabollokoff overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kennedy is trying to stand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Whoddanikabollokoff takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Whoddanikabollokoff not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Kennedy looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whoddanikabollokoff scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Kennedy looking for submissions off his back.
Whoddanikabollokoff looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kennedy with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Whoddanikabollokoff tries to pass to full mount but Kennedy defends it.
Kennedy is in trouble now - Whoddanikabollokoff has advanced to mount!
Whoddanikabollokoff in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Kennedy is bucking up trying to escape but Whoddanikabollokoff cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Kennedy is desperately trying to improve his position but Whoddanikabollokoff has a good base and remains in mount.
Kennedy takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy is trying to escape the mount.
Kennedy wants to control but Whoddanikabollokoff is having none of it.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Whoddanikabollokoff cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Whoddanikabollokoff lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Kennedy tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kennedy is bucking up trying to escape but Whoddanikabollokoff cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Kennedy manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Whoddanikabollokoff drops an elbow to the side of Kennedy's head.
Kennedy wants to control but Whoddanikabollokoff is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Whoddanikabollokoff looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Whoddanikabollokoff thows a huge punch but Kennedy dodges it nicely.
Kennedy wants to control but Whoddanikabollokoff is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Whoddanikabollokoff there.
Whoddanikabollokoff throwing shots but Kennedy is blocking nicely.
Whoddanikabollokoff landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kennedy avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Whoddanikabollokoff.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kennedy displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Kennedy looks to clinch

and Whoddanikabollokoff counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Kennedy throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Kennedy is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Whoddanikabollokoff is looking to work some ground and pound but Kennedy has wrist control.

Kennedy is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Whoddanikabollokoff defends well.

Kennedy is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whoddanikabollokoff is in close to Kennedy's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kennedy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Whoddanikabollokoff working some strikes from top position.
Whoddanikabollokoff lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Kennedy looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Whoddanikabollokoff has picked Kennedy up and slammed him! Kennedy can't keep hold of the triangle and Whoddanikabollokoff manages to pass to side control!
Whoddanikabollokoff passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Kennedy!
Whoddanikabollokoff raining down shots from the mount!
Kennedy tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Whoddanikabollokoff dominating with strikes here.
Kennedy tries to lock up and control but Whoddanikabollokoff gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jean Paul Whoddanikabollokoff dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Some wild striking there from Whoddanikabollokoff.

Kennedy shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Whoddanikabollokoff napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Whoddanikabollokoff dodges the ground and pound from Kennedy.
Whoddanikabollokoff is trying to buck Kennedy off.
Whoddanikabollokoff avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Kennedy.

Kennedy is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Whoddanikabollokoff is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Whoddanikabollokoff is trying to buck Kennedy off.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kennedy is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Whoddanikabollokoff has escaped the position, nice work there.
Kennedy throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Kennedy prevents Whoddanikabollokoff from escaping the position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kennedy looks to land a right hand but Whoddanikabollokoff moved out of range.
Whoddanikabollokoff lands a really nice looking cross but Kennedy seems unphased.
A big right from Kennedy misses.
Kennedy swings for the body but Whoddanikabollokoff moves out of range.

Whoddanikabollokoff closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Whoddanikabollokoff lands in his opponent's guard.

Kennedy is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Whoddanikabollokoff defends well.
Jean Paul Whoddanikabollokoff is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy is trying to control the position but Whoddanikabollokoff postures up.
Whoddanikabollokoff trying to control the position from guard on top but Kennedy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kennedy looking for a sweep. Not yet Kennedy, not yet.
Whoddanikabollokoff stays in close to Kennedy's body and controls the position.

Kennedy throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Whoddanikabollokoff scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Whoddanikabollokoff passes Kennedy's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Kennedy is positioning himself well to prevent Whoddanikabollokoff advancing to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy taking some punishment here, with Whoddanikabollokoff in his half guard.
Whoddanikabollokoff throwing shots but Kennedy is blocking nicely.
Kennedy manages to get to full guard.
Whoddanikabollokoff wants to pass the guard but Kennedy is keeping the position.
Whoddanikabollokoff trying to control but Kennedy is working from the bottom.

Kennedy looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Whoddanikabollokoff is defending well. Kennedy quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Whoddanikabollokoff has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Kennedy celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Slick Kennedy!