PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Earl Oyster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl Kennedy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Earl Oyster has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Oyster
vs
Kennedy

192 cm
24
190 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

190 cm
25
196 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Earl Oyster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Karl Kennedy!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Lou da Vinci and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice leg kick lands there from Kennedy.
Oyster works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kennedy.
Karl Kennedy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kennedy throws a head kick that misses.
Kennedy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Oyster misses the shot to the body.
Kennedy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kennedy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kennedy goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Nice body kick from Kennedy.
Kennedy tries to close the distance and clinch but Oyster swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kennedy connects with a looping right hand.
A head kick misses from Kennedy.
Kennedy moves in looking to clinch but Oyster pushes him off.
Kennedy is looking to clinch but Oyster is avoiding it.
Oyster throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kennedy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Oyster avoids the head kick by Kennedy.
Kennedy throws a sloppy head kick
and Oyster counters with a good, hard body kick but Kennedy shrugs it off.
Oyster with a nice cross.
Oyster tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kennedy darts in trying to clinch
and Oyster counters with a low kick, right behind Kennedy 's knee.
Nice cross by Oyster.
A slow jab from Oyster misses its intended target.
Kennedy motions for Oyster to come forward. Kennedy throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kennedy looks to throw a body kick
and Oyster counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Kennedy is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Kennedy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Oyster's calf.
Kennedy lands a high kick!
Kennedy throws a head kick that misses
and Oyster counters with a flying knee. Nice.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy throws a head kick that misses
and Oyster connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Oyster checks a leg kick nicely.
Kennedy motions for Oyster to come forward. Kennedy throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kennedy throws a head kick that misses.
Kennedy misses with a leg kick
and Oyster counters with a thumping low kick.
A head kick by Kennedy misses
and Oyster counters with a thumping low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head kick by Kennedy misses
and Oyster makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Oyster.
Kennedy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kennedy looks gassed!
Oyster throws a leg kick that misses.
Oyster misses with a low kick as Kennedy jumps back.
Kennedy throws a lazy head kick
and Oyster counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kennedy looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kennedy on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kennedy closes the distance but Oyster moves to the side
and Oyster counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Oyster tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kennedy misses with a leg kick
and Oyster counters with a good low kick that Kennedy was not able to check.
An inside leg kick lands from Oyster.
Kennedy misses with a hook to the body
and Oyster counters with a nice body shot.
Oyster scoring well with a low kick there.
Oyster lands with a slapping head kick.
Oyster moves forwards but Kennedy connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kennedy throws a sloppy head kick
and Oyster counters with a stiff right hand.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Oyster.
Kennedy throws a leg kick
and Oyster counters with a nice leg kick.
Kennedy on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Oyster. Oyster obviously looking to wear him down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oyster bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kennedy's head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Oyster.
Oyster connects with a nice looking jab.
Oyster throws a sloppy head kick and Kennedy moves out of range easily.
A head kick by Kennedy misses
and Oyster counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Oyster connects with a body shot.
Oyster moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Oyster moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Oyster throws a head kick that misses.
Oyster tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oyster cracks Kennedy with a good jab.
A head kick by Oyster misses
and Kennedy counters with a thumping low kick.
Kennedy throws a leg kick that is checked
and Oyster counters with a thumping low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Oyster with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kennedy gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Oyster counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Oyster lands a head kick!
Kennedy throws a lazy head kick
and Oyster counters with a stiff right hand.
Kennedy checks a low kick from Oyster.
The fighters circling - Oyster throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A low kick from Kennedy misses
and Oyster counters with an inside leg kick.
Oyster throws a sloppy head kick and Kennedy moves out of range easily.
Kennedy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kennedy throws a leg kick
and Oyster counters with a head kick.
Oyster misses with a head kick.
Oyster cracks Kennedy with a right hand to the side of the head.
Oyster chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kennedy can pounce on him.
Earl Oyster is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kennedy thows a leg kick but Oyster checks it
and Oyster makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oyster throws a head kick but Kennedy moves out of range.
Kennedy wants to clinch
and Oyster counters with a thumping low kick.
Kennedy moves forwards but Oyster connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Oyster throws a lazy head kick
and Kennedy counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Oyster is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Oyster fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kennedy tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kennedy lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Oyster clobbers Kennedy with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kennedy wants to clinch
and Oyster counters with a thumping low kick.
A low kick from Kennedy is predictable there
and Oyster counters with a big head kick but Kennedy shrugs it off.
Kennedy throws a lazy body kick
and Oyster counters with a nice body kick.
Kennedy is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy feints and then cracks Oyster's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Oyster down.
Kennedy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A low kick from Kennedy is predictable there
and Oyster counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kennedy's knee momentarily.
Oyster throws a head kick that misses.
Kennedy clinches but Oyster breaks the clinch
and Oyster counters with a nice kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kennedy throws a head kick that misses
and Oyster counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Oyster lands a nice looking body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Oyster.
Oyster scores with a hook.
Kennedy's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Oyster pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kennedy blocks a head kick by Oyster.
A lazy body kick from Kennedy
and Oyster cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Earl Oyster is winning the standup battle so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kennedy throws a sloppy head kick
and Oyster counters with a low kick, right behind Kennedy 's knee.
Oyster slips a straight right by Kennedy.
Oyster swinging wildly here.
Oyster chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Oyster lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kennedy closes the distance looking to clinch
and Oyster counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kennedy throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Oyster counters with a nice body shot.
Kennedy throws a leg kick
and Oyster counters with a leg kick.
Kennedy has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Oyster.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oyster feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kennedy's calf.
Kennedy takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Oyster throws a good cross that connects.
Oyster misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kennedy throws a leg kick that is checked
and Oyster counters with an inside leg kick.
Kennedy has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Oyster.
Oyster scores with a leg kick.
Oyster explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Oyster throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Oyster misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kennedy has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kennedy throws a quick inside leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oyster pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Oyster defending well as Kennedy loads up on a big left hand.
Oyster buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Earl Oyster dominated that second round.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Oyster misses with a head kick.
A head kick by Kennedy misses
and Oyster counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kennedy throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Oyster counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Kennedy is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Kennedy throws a leg kick
and Oyster counters with an inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Oyster.
Oyster lands a high kick!
Kennedy throws a sloppy head kick
and Oyster connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A left and a right from Oyster both land. Nice combination.
Kennedy throws a leg kick
and Oyster counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Oyster.
Oyster is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kennedy can do to turn this around?
Good exchange - Oyster coming out on top.
Kennedy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kennedy chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Oyster can pounce on him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oyster moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oyster looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Oyster cracks Kennedy with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Oyster chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kennedy moves out of range as Oyster throws a body kick.
Oyster is looking to land body kicks.
Kennedy walks into a stiff left hand from Oyster.
Kennedy gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Oyster connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A low kick from Kennedy misses
and Oyster counters with a left and a right that stings Kennedy.
Oyster lands a high kick!
Kennedy looks to throw a body kick
and Oyster counters with a big head kick but Kennedy shrugs it off.

Kennedy is rocked!
Kennedy misses with a body shot
and Oyster counters with a head kick that wobbles Kennedy - left then right he sways and one more bomb from Oyster sends him down. This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Earl Oyster!