PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Kennedy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Conway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kennedy kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is MegaDeth - Symphony of Destruction. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Kennedy
vs
Conway

193 cm
24
275 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

193 cm
24
241 lbs
11 - 8 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Kennedy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thomas Conway!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Reed Andrews and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kennedy closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Conway did well to prevent Kennedy getting side control.
Conway blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kennedy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Conway is trying to maintain the position but Kennedy is very close to passing his half guard.
Conway manages to get to full guard.
Kennedy stops Conway from standing up.
Kennedy trying to control but Conway is working from the bottom.
Kennedy is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Kennedy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Conway swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kennedy is stalling in the full guard.
Kennedy has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Conway doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

James Kennedy has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Donk. Conway catches Kennedy right on the button with a cross.

It looks like James Kennedy has been cut.

Kennedy scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Conway is staying active underneath Kennedy, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kennedy prevents Conway from improving his position.
Conway wants to control but Kennedy passes into side.
Kennedy sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Conway is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Conway tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kennedy throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Conway tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kennedy wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Kennedy tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Kennedy throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Kennedy wants to control but Conway is keeping him busy.
Kennedy lands an elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conway is trying to control Kennedy's posture but Kennedy avoids it.
Conway parries the strikes from Kennedy easily there. Kennedy is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Conway to escape.

Kennedy looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Conway manages to get back to half guard.
Kennedy is thwarting Conway's attempts to control the position.
Kennedy passes to full mount!
Kennedy controlling from mount.
Kennedy has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Conway's face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy looking to control but Conway is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kennedy tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Conway is trying desperately to improve position.
Kennedy lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

Kennedy jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Conway manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Conway avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Kennedy.
Conway is looking to reverse the position.
Conway manages to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kennedy is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Conway!
Conway is in all sorts of trouble here.
Kennedy looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Kennedy controlling the position easily from mount.
Conway can't escape the position.
Conway wants to hold on but Kennedy pushes him away.
Kennedy scoring with strikes but Conway is staying in there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Conway throwing hammer fists to the chest of Kennedy. What's that going to do exactly?
Conway is trying to escape the mount.
Kennedy fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Kennedy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Kennedy's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Conway just misses with a punch to the body.
Conway is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kennedy.
Conway scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kennedy looks to land a body kick but Conway moved away.
Kennedy shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Conway pinned against the cage. Conway gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A big left from Kennedy misses.
Kennedy shoots in for a takedown but Conway shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice shot lands for Conway.
Thomas Conway seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice straight punches there by Kennedy. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kennedy.
Conway sizes up Kennedy with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Conway pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kennedy back to the cage. Conway follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Conway throws out a loose jab but Kennedy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Conway misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kennedy.
Conway connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kennedy. Kennedy circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Conway throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kennedy stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

Conway clinches up against the cage.
Conway lands a hook that snaps the head of Kennedy backwards.
Conway misses with an elbow strike.
Conway stalling the fight.
Kennedy blocking some punches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kennedy.
Conway lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Conway goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Conway presses Kennedy against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Conway tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Conway lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kennedy backwards.
Conway wants a takedown.
A short body shot lands from Conway as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Conway lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kennedy or not.
Conway just leaning against Kennedy, taking a breather.
Conway works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Knees in the clinch landing for Conway.
Conway comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

James Kennedy's cut is getting worse.

Conway breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Conway jabs at Kennedy's body.
A left lands for Conway.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Conway.
Conway swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kennedy.
A punch combination from Conway misses.
Conway connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

James Kennedy's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Conway scores with a hook to the body. Kennedy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Conway is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kennedy takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Thomas Conway seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Conway misses with a takedown attempt
and Kennedy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Conway slips a jab from Kennedy.
Conway throws a looping overhand right but Kennedy ducks down to avoid it.
Conway connects with a crisp jab.

Conway shoots in and gets a takedown into Kennedy's guard.
Conway working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Conway stopping the sweep attempt from Kennedy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conway throws a big right hand that misses.
Conway forces his way into half guard.
Kennedy won't allow Conway to pass to mount.
Conway missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kennedy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kennedy regains full guard. Nicely done.
James Kennedy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kennedy has momentary wrist control but Conway slips an elbow through the middle.
Conway trying to control but Kennedy is working from the bottom.
Conway must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kennedy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kennedy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conway postures up.
Kennedy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Conway working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kennedy keeping moving, preventing Conway from controlling successfully.

Kennedy kicks Conway off and gets to his feet.
Conway ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kennedy moves away.
Conway lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Conway ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Conway lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

Jeez, James Kennedy's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Conway lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kennedy shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Kennedy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Conway fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Conway scores with a sloppy right hand. Kennedy should have avoided that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thomas Conway showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on James Kennedy's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're 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.

Conway thuds a left hand into Kennedy's body.
Conway cracks a nice hook into Kennedy's ribs.
Conway throws a combination. Kennedy tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Conway darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
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!
Kennedy slips a jab and a cross from Conway.
Conway cracks Kennedy with a good jab.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Thomas Conway!