PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Kennedy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Martyn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martyn has chosen Live For The Moment as his entrance music. Thomas Martyn told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Kennedy
vs
Martyn

191 cm
20
216 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

191 cm
23
205 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

[MMABR]Terror Trition[†CoE†]
Marvel Combat

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, George Kennedy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thomas Martyn!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kennedy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kennedy throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

It looks like Thomas Martyn has been cut.
Kennedy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kennedy feints and then cracks Martyn's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Martyn down.
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!
Martyn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kennedy scores with a nice body kick.
Martyn looks gassed!
Kennedy lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Martyn backs up against the ropes.

Kennedy drives through and clinches with Martyn against the ropes.
Martyn takes a knee right on the jaw!
The referee is keeping an eye on Kennedy - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kennedy presses Martyn against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kennedy connects with a nasty looking knee right to Martyn's face.
Kennedy is stalling here.
Kennedy comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kennedy stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kennedy lands an elbow inside.
Kennedy lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kennedy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That has opened up Thomas Martyn's cut even more.
Kennedy dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kennedy unloads a knee to the mid-section. Martyn lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kennedy stalling against the ropes.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by George Kennedy.
Martyn gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kennedy lands a nice shot that snaps Martyn's head back.
Martyn takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?

Kennedy lands a big head kick that sends Martyn tumbling to the mat! Kennedy takes a step backwards and waves Martyn back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Martyn is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Kennedy closes the distance and clinches.
Kennedy stalling.
Kennedy with a knee to the head.
Kennedy with a knee to the head.
Kennedy stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A body shot lands from Kennedy.
Kennedy stalls.
Martyn takes a knee right on the jaw!

The cut above Thomas Martyn's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kennedy taking a breather.
Martyn tries to score a body lock takedown but Kennedy shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A body shot lands from Kennedy.
Kennedy cracks Martyn with a nice body shot.
Kennedy crunches a lovely knee into Martyn's ribcage.
Kennedy landing knees to the head.
Kennedy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Martyn letting Kennedy take a breather here.
Kennedy working Martyn over with knees to the body.
Kennedy lands an elbow inside that Martyn shrugs off.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kennedy lands a nice knee to the body.
Martyn takes an elbow to the forehead.
A short left from Kennedy.
Kennedy avoiding damage.
Kennedy landing knees to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Martyn.
Kennedy prevents a takedown attempt there.
Martyn takes an elbow to the forehead.

Kennedy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Kennedy clinches up with Martyn and pushes him back against the ropes.
Kennedy lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Thomas Martyn's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Kennedy scores with a shot to the side of Martyn's head.
Kennedy digs a right hand underneath Martyn's ribcage. Martyn let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kennedy slows down the pace here.
Kennedy lands a nice knee to the body.
Kennedy is stalling here.
Kennedy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Kennedy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Kennedy - that landed with a thud.
Kennedy utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

Kennedy breaks the clinch.
Martyn has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Kennedy closes the distance and lands a one-two.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). George Kennedy!