PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Keastie Kannegaard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Helio James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Limp Bizkit Eat You Alive kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Helio James 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!

Kannegaard
vs
James

176 cm
23
172 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

190 cm
24
176 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Hell's Balls Recovery

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Keastie Kannegaard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Helio James!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James swings for the body but Kannegaard moves out of range.
James throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
James misses with a two punch combination.
Kannegaard misses with an uppercut.

James closes the distance and clinches.
James stalling in the clinch but Kannegaard improves position.
James gets through Kannegaard's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kannegaard lands a right hand.
Kannegaard can't find room to land a body shot as James controls the action.
James stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A right hand to the body from James.
James stalling against the cage.
James lands a body punch.
Good body shot from Kannegaard.
James lands with a left to the head.
Still in the clinch, James scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kannegaard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kannegaard lands a body shot.
James is trying to push Kannegaard away but Kannegaard has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kannegaard looking to slow down the pace here.
Kannegaard stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
James is trying to stall.
James prevents Kannegaard from breaking the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kannegaard blocks a body shot from James.
James lands a shot to the body.
Kannegaard blocks a body shot from James.
Kannegaard blocking some punches.
A short left from James.
Kannegaard misses with a body punch.
Kannegaard lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
James's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kannegaard prevents a body shot from James.
James misses with a hook to the ribs.
James keeps control of Kannegaard as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kannegaard misses with a punch on the inside.
Kannegaard lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kannegaard misses with the head strike.

Kannegaard escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
James shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kannegaard as he jumps to the side.
Kannegaard lands a really nice looking cross but James seems unphased.
James misses with a wild body shot.
Kannegaard swings away with a body shot that misses
and James counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kannegaard throws a series of punches but James avoids them all with ease.
James's corner calls for a 1-2. James obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
James on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
James scores with a one two! Kannegaard had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
James lunges at Kannegaard with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kannegaard's hand.
Kannegaard tries to move into range but James moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kannegaard misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kannegaard, right into the meat.
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!
James scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
James looks to land a right hand but Kannegaard moved out of range.
James tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kannegaard was well out of range. Poor timing from James.
A leg kick checked by James.
James throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kannegaard stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
James lands an overhand right.
James avoids the body shot from Kannegaard.
Kannegaard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from James.
James ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
James wants to clinch up but Kannegaard keeps it at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kannegaard. James does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kannegaard has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kannegaard there as he acknowledges the shot.

James instigates a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

James's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kannegaard misses with an uppercut
and James counters with a left to the body.
James throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice defenses there by James.
Kannegaard misses with the combination.
Kannegaard circles away from the clinch attempt.
James tries to bum rush Kannegaard with a series of wild strikes but Kannegaard uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kannegaard throws a chopping leg kick but James manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
James scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kannegaard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
James is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
James scores with a jab. Kannegaard acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kannegaard misses with a hook
and James counters with a lovely straight right hand!
James scores with a jab.
James avoids the body shot from Kannegaard.
Kannegaard connects with a looping right hand.
Nice body punch from James.
Kannegaard misses with a low kick.
Kannegaard throws an ugly left hook that misses
and James counters with a three punch combo that has Kannegaard backing up. Kannegaard nods at James to acknowledge the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
James uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kannegaard.
Kannegaard throws a predictable looking body shot
and James counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kannegaard throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kannegaard keeps the fight on the outside.
Kannegaard misses with a left hand

and James counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Kannegaard!
Kannegaard on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kannegaard tries to get out of the position.
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!
James trying to control but Kannegaard is having none of it.

Kannegaard defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from James.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

James with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Helio James dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Kannegaard takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
James misses with the combination.
Kannegaard rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but James moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kannegaard misses with a lunging right hand
and James counters with a series of strikes. Kannegaard will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kannegaard swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice defenses there by James.
Kannegaard lands a slapping body shot.
Kannegaard throws a lazy right hand but James sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kannegaard swings for the body but James moves out of range.
Kannegaard scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Helio James seems to be getting the better of the standup.
James scores with a punch to the head.
James avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kannegaard takes a shot to the body in his stride.
James misses with a left hand
and Kannegaard counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kannegaard misses the body punch
and James counters with a nice body shot.
Kannegaard misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kannegaard moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
James with a hook.
James misses with a wild combination.
Kannegaard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
James stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kannegaard!
James scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kannegaard is really struggling to find his range with his punches. James's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
James changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kannegaard tries to avoid it but James manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kannegaard to the ground. Kannegaard escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kannegaard throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kannegaard closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

Kannegaard gets tackled into the cage by James. James maintains the clinch.

James manages to break the clinch.
Kannegaard throws a hook to the side of James's head but James sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jab from James.
Nice sprawl there from Kannegaard as James shoots in.
Kannegaard throws a sloppy body shot
and James cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Keastie Kannegaard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kannegaard throws a right hand that misses
letting James counter with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for James.
Kannegaard misses with a left hand

and James moves into the clinch.
Kannegaard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kannegaard working some nice short punches in the clinch.
James is leaning against Kannegaard and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
James blocking some punches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
James blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Kannegaard's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A shot to the body from Kannegaard misses
and James counters with a left to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kannegaard just misses with a punch to the body.
A shot to the liver by James. Beautiful body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kannegaard. James does a little dance to reset his feet.
James is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
James shoots in looking for a takedown. Kannegaard tries to sprawl out of it but James keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kannegaard manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Keastie Kannegaard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Helio James.
James tries a low kick but Kannegaard avoids it.
Kannegaard is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
James shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kannegaard defends it nicely.
Kannegaard swings for the body but James moves out of range.
Kannegaard throws a right hand that misses
and James counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
James scores with a nice strike.
James has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The fighters circling - Kannegaard throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
James tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kannegaard jabs at James's body.
James swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A shot to the body from Kannegaard misses
and James counters with a nice uppercut.
Kannegaard takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kannegaard on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kannegaard throws a big shot that misses.
James fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kannegaard on the side of the head.
Kannegaard looks to land a combination but James avoids it well.
Kannegaard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but James was well out of range. Poor timing from Kannegaard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
James works Kannegaard's body with a nice hook.
James ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
James cracks Kannegaard with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kannegaard chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before James can pounce on him.
Kannegaard throws a leg kick but James sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kannegaard with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling James to score with a decent uppercut.
A decent looking cross lands there for James.
Kannegaard on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
James with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A left and a right from James both land. Nice combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kannegaard waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract James.
A big left from Kannegaard misses.
James cracks Kannegaard with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

James closes the distance and pushes Kannegaard back into the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
James digs a right hand underneath Kannegaard's ribcage. Kannegaard let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kannegaard is leaning against James and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Helio James showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.

James uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kannegaard closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kannegaard slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
James fails with a takedown attempt.
Kannegaard throws a leg kick but James checks it.
Kannegaard moves out of range as James strikes.
James scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
James shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kannegaard defends it nicely.
Kannegaard misses with a low kick.
Kannegaard slips a jab and a cross from James.
James slips a jab from Kannegaard.
Kannegaard misses with a body punch
and James counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
No luck for James with that takedown attempt.
Keastie Kannegaard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Helio James.
Kannegaard swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling James to counter with a crisp jab.
Kannegaard looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Left hook, right uppercut from James.

That's one minute gone in the round.
James misses with a body shot.
Kannegaard takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kannegaard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kannegaard on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Nice shot lands for James.
James fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
James tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kannegaard manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
James lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kannegaard walks into a jab.
James scores with a jab to the body.
Kannegaard throws a predictable looking body shot
and James counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kannegaard lands a body shot.
James takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kannegaard misses the body punch
and James counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kannegaard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
James throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kannegaard swings for the body but James moves out of range.
James gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
James swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Kannegaard misses.
James throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kannegaard's waist but Kannegaard gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing James off to one side.
James tries to clinch but Kannegaard moves out of range.
James misses the jab.
James steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kannegaard.
Jab, jab by James - just one landing.
Kannegaard misses with a straight left.
James misses with the combination.
Kannegaard misses with an uppercut. James saw that one coming.
Kannegaard moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Kannegaard throws a one two combo.
James connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
James dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kannegaard takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
James avoids the body shot from Kannegaard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kannegaard takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kannegaard throws a series of punches but James avoids them all with ease.
Kannegaard doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kannegaard misses the shot to the body.
Kannegaard throws the left hand but James avoids the punch easily.
Kannegaard throws a right hand that misses
and James counters with a one-two to the body.
Kannegaard takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Horrible takedown by James or perhaps it was just good defense by Kannegaard which made him look bad.
James lands with a right hand.
Kannegaard misses with an uppercut
and James cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kannegaard dodges the punch combination from James.
James stalks Kannegaard and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kannegaard's face. Kannegaard staggers backwards, shaken.
Kannegaard looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
James digs a good hook to Kannegaard's body.
Kannegaard fails to land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Kannegaard.
Kannegaard misses with a left hand
and James connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
James fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kannegaard looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

James bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

James is working to tighten is grip on Kannegaard's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Kannegaard has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but James is really squeezing tight and eventually Kannegaard passes out! James breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Helio James!