PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Ripper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Kennedy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Ripper
vs
Kennedy

191 cm
26
241 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

205 cm
19
271 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Ripper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sean Kennedy!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Yves DeLean and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good exchange - Ripper coming out on top.

Ripper throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Kennedy tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Ripper is in Kennedy's guard.
Ripper slips nicely into half guard.
Ripper prevents Kennedy from improving his position.
Ripper throwing shots but Kennedy is blocking nicely.
Kennedy tries to roll over but Ripper keeps him under control.
Kennedy pushes Ripper off looking to stand but Ripper dives back in and keeps control.
Ripper wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kennedy keeps working.
Kennedy is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ripper scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ripper missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kennedy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kennedy is trying to maintain the position but Ripper is very close to passing his half guard.
Ripper throwing shots but Kennedy is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kennedy tries to get to full guard but Ripper has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kennedy is looking to control Ripper's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kennedy avoid being mounted?
Ripper not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Ripper in particular looking to stall.
Ripper wants to control but Kennedy is keeping him busy.

Ripper seems to be working for a kimura but Kennedy defends the submission attempt.
Ripper missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Ripper is looking for a kimura but Kennedy is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Ripper to get the leverage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ripper scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kennedy avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ripper.
Ripper thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kennedy really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ripper. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ripper throwing shots but Kennedy is blocking nicely.
Ripper seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kennedy trying to control from the bottom.
Ripper thows a huge punch but Kennedy dodges it nicely.
Ripper prevents Kennedy from standing back up.
Ripper not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ripper working the head and body with strikes.
Ripper working Kennedy over with strikes.
Ripper looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kennedy with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ripper looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kennedy with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Ripper.
Ripper seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ripper 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.
Ripper missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ripper is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ripper has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Ripper lands with some strikes.
Kennedy is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Kennedy taking shots to the head.

It looks like Sean Kennedy has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ripper is in the full mount, landing strikes.

Kennedy is rocked!
Kennedy is in a horrible position here. Ripper smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Kennedy is still in real trouble! Can Ripper finish him?
Kennedy looks gassed!
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Ripper! Kennedy is out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jack Ripper!