PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Fa Sho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Will Kennedy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kennedy comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Fall of Troy - F.C.P.R.E.M.I.X. kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The key to victory for Fa Sho has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Sho
vs
Kennedy

175 cm
24
168 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

180 cm
23
155 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Good elbows
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fa Sho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Will Kennedy!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Aafke Stam and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sho throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kennedy moves in looking to clinch but Sho pushes him off.
Nice sprawl there from Sho as Kennedy shoots in.
Kennedy shoots in looking for a takedown. Sho tries to sprawl out of it but Kennedy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sho manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kennedy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Fa Sho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Will Kennedy.
Sho connects with a looping right hand.

It looks like Will Kennedy has been cut.
A slow jab from Sho misses its intended target.

Kennedy instigates a clinch.
Sho tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kennedy is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kennedy goes for a takedown in the clinch but Sho prevents it.
A shot in the inside from Sho.
Kennedy has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sho is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Kennedy tries for a takedown. No joy.
Sho throws a punch but it's blocked by Kennedy.
Sho tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kennedy's elbow.
Kennedy goes for a takedown attempt but Sho pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Sho circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sho scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kennedy.
Sho throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sho jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sho just misses with a punch to the body.
Kennedy looks for a takedown but Sho sprawls well.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kennedy is defended easily by Sho.
Kennedy is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sho sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy fails with a takedown attempt.
Sho misses with a wild body shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kennedy is defended easily by Sho.
Fa Sho is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sho misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kennedy.
Kennedy shoots in for a takedown but Sho shows good takedown defense.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kennedy shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sho pinned against the cage. Sho gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sho scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kennedy in his tracks.
Kennedy on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sho punishes Kennedy's body with a nice straight punch.
Kennedy looks gassed!
Kennedy changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sho tries to avoid it but Kennedy manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sho to the ground. Sho escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sho tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kennedy was well out of range. Poor timing from Sho.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fa Sho dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Will Kennedy's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

The crowd cheers as Sho lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kennedy doesn't seem phased though.
Sho misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kennedy.
Kennedy looks for a takedown but Sho sprawls well.
Nice body punch from Sho.
Sho throws a shot from downtown. Kennedy moves away and avoids it.
Sho tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kennedy was well out of range. Poor timing from Sho.
Kennedy misses with a takedown attempt - Sho sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sho lands a nice looking body shot.
Kennedy is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kennedy shoots for a takedown but Sho saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Fa Sho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Will Kennedy.
Sho leaves Kennedy with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sho fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sho misses with a wild body shot.
Sho scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kennedy in his tracks.
Kennedy is trying desperately to land a takedown but Sho is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Kennedy.
Kennedy shoots in and drives through. Sho sprawls well.
Will Kennedy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sho throws out a powerful jab.
Kennedy shoots in for a takedown but Sho shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sho misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kennedy.
Sho throws a hook but Kennedy blocks it.
Kennedy shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sho defends it nicely.
Kennedy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sho.
Sho is looking to wear down Kennedy with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sho misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kennedy.
Sho is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kennedy.
Will Kennedy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sho digs a good body shot into Kennedy's ribs.
Kennedy gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sho bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Sho.
Sho keeps the fight on the outside.
Kennedy shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sho but Sho pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sho. Kennedy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sho stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sho wants it to stay on the feet.
Sho misses with a straight left.
Kennedy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sho paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fa Sho dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Will Kennedy's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Sho misses with a few strikes there.
Kennedy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sho slaps away a takedown attempt from Kennedy, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sho misses the jab.
Fa Sho is winning the standup battle so far.
Sho avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sho stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Sho wants it to stay on the feet.
Sho throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kennedy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kennedy looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sho is fending him off so far but Kennedy persists. Nope, Sho circles away and we're back to standing.
Fa Sho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Will Kennedy.
Kennedy fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kennedy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kennedy tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sho sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kennedy somewhat.
Kennedy tries for a takedown but Sho sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kennedy shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sho defends it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sho displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kennedy.
Sho lands with a hook. Kennedy tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kennedy looks for a takedown but Sho sprawls well.
Kennedy shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sho defends it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sho connects with a right hand. Kennedy shakes it off.

That has opened up Will Kennedy's cut even more.
Sho misses with a looping left.
Kennedy moves out of range of the strikes.
Sho swings for the body but Kennedy moves out of range.
Sho throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kennedy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kennedy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sho.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Kennedy or perhaps it was just good defense by Sho which made him look bad.
Kennedy is looking to clinch.
Will Kennedy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kennedy fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kennedy shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sho sprawls well. Sho wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kennedy gets slowly back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sho. Kennedy does a little dance to reset his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fa Sho showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sho has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Paul Aken scores the fight for Fa Sho!
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight for Fa Sho!
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight for Fa Sho!

Fa Sho wins by unanimous decision!