PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between DeAngelo Kenner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jarmo Palvivaara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kenner comes into the arena with blaring out of the sound system. DeAngelo Kenner has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Kenner
vs
Palvivaara

190 cm
26
260 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

192 cm
21
285 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

BEST NUTRITION,no doping

Crippler's Corner

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, DeAngelo Kenner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jarmo Palvivaara!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palvivaara misses with a body shot.
Palvivaara throws a jab but it's blocked by Kenner.
Palvivaara motions for Kenner to come forward. Palvivaara throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kenner fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kenner swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kenner jabs at Palvivaara's body.
Kenner misses with a few strikes there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Palvivaara, right into the meat.
Kenner swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Palvivaara.
Palvivaara scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Palvivaara takes one to the side of the head.
Jarmo Palvivaara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Palvivaara shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Palvivaara showed some decent athleticism there.
Palvivaara is thwarting Kenner's attempts to control the position.
Palvivaara not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Palvivaara not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Palvivaara is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Kenner is just riding it out for now. Palvivaara eventually gives up the hold.
Kenner looks like he's trying to stand up.
Kenner trying to hold on to Palvivaara's head to control him but Palvivaara postures up.
Kenner slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Palvivaara tries to free his leg and advance position but Kenner is retaining full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Nice defenses there by Kenner.
Palvivaara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kenner moves away.
Palvivaara dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Palvivaara shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kenner counters with a series of strikes. Palvivaara will be more careful next time no doubt.

Palvivaara closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Kenner did well to prevent Palvivaara getting side control.
Kenner is trying to stand up here but Palvivaara is controlling him well.
Kenner keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kenner has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Palvivaara is working away from the top position though.
Palvivaara has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Kenner kicks off Palvivaara and gets to his feet.
Kenner throws a series of punches but Palvivaara moves out of range.
Palvivaara misses with a takedown attempt

and Kenner counters with a takedown into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palvivaara regains half guard.
Still in half guard, Kenner seems content to control.
Kenner lands strikes from half guard.
Kenner misses with a head shot. Palvivaara uses the momentum to regain guard.
Kenner postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kenner tries to free his leg and advance position but Palvivaara is retaining full guard.
Kenner chips away with some ground and pound.
Kenner loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kenner scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenner seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Kenner connects with a couple of short punches.
Kenner thows a big elbow that misses.
Palvivaara bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kenner's guard.

Kenner has his feet on Palvivaara's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Palvivaara throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kenner slaps away a takedown attempt from Palvivaara, before circling back to the center of the mat.
DeAngelo Kenner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jarmo Palvivaara.
Palvivaara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kenner manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

DeAngelo Kenner dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Palvivaara throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Palvivaara has his takedown stuffed
and Kenner counters with a two punch combo.
Palvivaara misses with a leg kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kenner.
Kenner shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Palvivaara misses with a leg kick

and Kenner counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Kenner sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Palvivaara wants to improve his position but Kenner is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Palvivaara is pressing down on Kenner's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenner throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kenner distracts Palvivaara with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Palvivaara looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Palvivaara looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Kenner puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Palvivaara wants to improve his position but Kenner is controlling well.
Kenner is just content to waste time from the top position. Palvivaara takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Kenner in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Palvivaara manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenner is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Palvivaara is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Kenner really wants to buck Palvivaara off and get back to his feet.
DeAngelo Kenner overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Palvivaara throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Kenner because Palvivaara loaded up on that one.
Palvivaara unloading with bombs!
Kenner is wriggling around trying to escape.
Kenner avoids a series of strikes thrown by Palvivaara.
Palvivaara landing punches.
Palvivaara lands a big shot there that rocks Kenner but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kenner is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kenner wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Palvivaara.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palvivaara unloads with some shots from mount but Kenner bucks and avoids them well.
Palvivaara thowing shots but they're missing.
Palvivaara throws a sloppy strike and Kenner uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Kenner has ended up in Palvivaara's guard.
Kenner in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kenner in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kenner throws and elbow that misses. Palvivaara uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kenner's guard. Nice move by Palvivaara!
Kenner is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Palvivaara postures up.
Kenner wants to sweep but no luck.
Palvivaara throws a strike but Kenner rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kenner is pushing down on Palvivaara's leg trying to pass to half guard. Palvivaara is fighting to maintain full guard but Kenner has managed to sneak the leg through.
Palvivaara blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kenner.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kenner is keen to just control but Palvivaara is a slippery customer.
Kenner seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Palvivaara is refusing to be controlled, as Kenner sits in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jarmo Palvivaara will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

A leg kick checked by Kenner.
Kenner looks for a takedown but Palvivaara sprawls well.
Palvivaara misses with a low kick.
Palvivaara attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A combination from Kenner does no damage.
Palvivaara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big left from Palvivaara misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kenner checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kenner moves out of range of the leg kick from Palvivaara.
Palvivaara with a poor takedown
and Kenner counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kenner throws a head kick but Palvivaara moves out of range.
Palvivaara is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kenner rather than just go for the knockout.

Palvivaara looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenner looks like he's trying to stand up.
Palvivaara missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kenner trying to control from the bottom.
Kenner is trying is best to control the position here.
Palvivaara lands with a punch from half guard.
Kenner is trying to stand up here but Palvivaara is controlling him well.
Kenner trying to control here.
Palvivaara thows a huge punch but Kenner dodges it nicely.
Palvivaara is thwarting Kenner's attempts to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palvivaara not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kenner is looking to escape.
Kenner blocking the ground and pound attempt from Palvivaara.
Palvivaara not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Kenner moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Kenner on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Palvivaara closes the distance and clinches up with Kenner, looking for a takedown. Palvivaara pushes Kenner against the cage but Kenner circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Palvivaara takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Palvivaara throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kenner's waist but Kenner gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Palvivaara off to one side.
DeAngelo Kenner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jarmo Palvivaara.
Kenner throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Palvivaara misses with a low kick.
Kenner misses with a wild combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palvivaara throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kenner counters with a two punch combo.
Kenner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Palvivaara moves away.
Palvivaara throws the left hand but Kenner avoids the punch easily.
Palvivaara swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Kenner counter with a right hand.
Palvivaara misses with a few strikes there.
Kenner is looking to score with low kicks.
Kenner swinging wildly here.
Palvivaara scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kenner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kenner checks the leg kick.
Kenner misses with a takedown attempt - Palvivaara sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Palvivaara dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palvivaara misses with a leg kick
and Kenner cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kenner looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Palvivaara digs a good body shot into Kenner's ribs.
A combination from Palvivaara does no damage.
Palvivaara misses with a shot to the body
and Kenner counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Palvivaara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kenner.
Kenner lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Palvivaara circles away quickly and effectively.
Kenner throws a right hand that Palvivaara ducks under and follows up with a left that Palvivaara also avoids with ease.
Palvivaara throws out a leg kick but Kenner moves out of range and Palvivaara only half commits.
Palvivaara does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A low kick from Palvivaara misses
and Kenner counters with a left and a right that stings Palvivaara.
Palvivaara shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kenner connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

And that's the end of the fight!
DeAngelo Kenner showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kenner has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... DeAngelo Kenner!