PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Keast Kannegaard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Lotus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lotus has chosen Eye of the tiger as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Kannegaard
vs
Lotus

181 cm
24
180 lbs
11 - 4 - 1

186 cm
25
183 lbs
10 - 13 - 1

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of London, Keast Kannegaard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 13 - 1, fighting out of London, Tommy Lotus!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Glass and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kannegaard displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lotus throws out the jab.
Lotus takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kannegaard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kannegaard misses the body punch
and Lotus counters with a straight right hand.
Lotus displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Kannegaard swings widly with a right hand
and Lotus counters with a nice uppercut.
Lotus swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kannegaard counters with a lovely straight right hand!

It looks like Tommy Lotus has been cut.
Kannegaard throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lotus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Keast Kannegaard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kannegaard throws a right hand that Lotus ducks under and follows up with a left that Lotus also avoids with ease.
Lotus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kannegaard.
Lotus swings widly with a right hand
and Kannegaard counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kannegaard falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lotus counters with a right hand to the body.
Kannegaard looks to land a left hand but Lotus moved out of range nicely.
Kannegaard punishes Lotus's body with a nice straight punch.
Lotus misses with a left hand
and Kannegaard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lotus staying out of range there.
A swing and a miss from Lotus.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kannegaard misses with a looping right.
Kannegaard swings widly with a right hand
and Lotus counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lotus misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kannegaard misses with a hook.
Kannegaard fails to land with a series of punches.
Lotus's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Lotus duly obliges.
Kannegaard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kannegaard slips a jab and a cross from Lotus.
Kannegaard misses with a hook
and Lotus counters with a right hand to the body.
Kannegaard is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kannegaard on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A combination from Kannegaard does no damage.
Lotus misses with a body shot.
Lotus lands a slapping body shot.
Kannegaard is breathing heavily.
Kannegaard swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lotus counters with a three punch combo that has Kannegaard backing up. Kannegaard nods at Lotus to acknowledge the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kannegaard swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lotus counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kannegaard swings for the body but Lotus moves out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Lotus.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kannegaard. Lotus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sloppy strikes from Lotus. Those never looked like landing.
Lotus misses with a double jab
enabling Kannegaard to counter with a crisp jab.
Kannegaard misses with a right hand
and Lotus counters with a left and a right that stings Kannegaard.
Lotus just misses with a punch to the body.
Kannegaard misses with a double jab
and Lotus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
No joy there for Lotus, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kannegaard stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lotus moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Lotus connects with a jab.
Kannegaard throws a lazy uppercut
and Lotus counters with a left and a right that stings Kannegaard.

Kannegaard is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kannegaard swinging wildly here.
Lotus misses with the combination.
Nice uppercut lands for Kannegaard. That snapped Lotus's head back.
Kannegaard misses with a hook to the body
and Lotus makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kannegaard avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kannegaard misses with a left hand
and Lotus counters with a left to the body.
Lotus dips to his left and cracks Kannegaard with an uppercut!
Lotus punishes Kannegaard's body with a nice straight punch.
Lotus throws a right and a left that Kannegaard avoids nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lotus. Kannegaard does a little dance to reset his feet.
A cross from Lotus lands.
Kannegaard scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Lotus lands an overhand right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lotus lands a head shot.
Kannegaard misses the body punch
and Lotus makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lotus ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A combination from Lotus does no damage.
Kannegaard takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kannegaard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good exchange - Kannegaard coming out on top.
Lotus misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lotus lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Kannegaard misses with a lunging right hand
and Lotus counters with a left and a right that stings Kannegaard.
Kannegaard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lotus uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kannegaard.
Lotus misses with a series of wild punches.
Lotus throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Kannegaard throws out a powerful jab.
Lotus misses with the combination.
Kannegaard thows a body shot but no joy.
A slow jab from Kannegaard misses its intended target.
Lotus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lotus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kannegaard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lotus.
Lotus swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Kannegaard counter with a right hand.
Kannegaard uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lotus closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kannegaard throws a jab but it's blocked by Lotus.
Lotus scores with a nice right hand.
Lotus throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Kannegaard counter with a right hand.
Sloppy strikes from Lotus. Those never looked like landing.
Tommy Lotus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice body punch from Lotus.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kannegaard scores with a hook to the body. Lotus takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lotus is breathing heavily.
Kannegaard misses with a wild combination.
Kannegaard falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lotus counters with a two punch combo.
Kannegaard looks to land a combination but Lotus avoids it well.
Kannegaard throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lotus counters with a left to the body.
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.
Lotus throws a body punch but Kannegaard moves out of range.
Kannegaard throws a combination that misses
and Lotus counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lotus throws a series of punches but Kannegaard avoids them all with ease.
Lotus swinging wildly here.
Kannegaard tries to bum rush Lotus with a series of wild strikes but Lotus uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lotus is working the combinations to good effect here.
Lotus falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kannegaard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kannegaard swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lotus.
Lotus misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kannegaard closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Lotus moves out of range of the strikes.
Lotus lands with a nice body punch.
Lotus scores with a hook.
Lotus connects with a body shot that sends Kannegaard's belly button to the back.
Lotus throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kannegaard throws a poor cross that misses
and Lotus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kannegaard misses with an uppercut
and Kannegaard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lotus slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kannegaard misses with a hook
and Lotus counters with a left and a right that stings Kannegaard.
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!
Kannegaard misses with a left hand
and Lotus counters with a one-two to the body.
Lotus showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kannegaard.
Lotus throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kannegaard waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lotus.
Kannegaard throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lotus makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kannegaard slips a jab and a cross from Lotus.
Kannegaard dodges the punch combination from Lotus.
Kannegaard misses with a double jab
and Lotus counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Lotus!
Lotus misses with a body shot.
Lotus throws a combination that misses
and Kannegaard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kannegaard misses with a hook
and Lotus counters with a right hand to the body.
Kannegaard scores with a jab to the body.
Kannegaard takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lotus swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kannegaard counters with a series of strikes. Lotus will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kannegaard throws a hook but Lotus blocks it.
Kannegaard misses with a double jab.
Kannegaard thuds a left hand into Lotus's body.
Tommy Lotus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lotus tries to bum rush Kannegaard with a series of wild strikes but Kannegaard uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lotus shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Kannegaard eats them both and turns towards Lotus to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Lotus throws a right and a left that both miss.
No joy there for Lotus, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kannegaard avoids the body shot from Lotus.
Kannegaard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lotus was well out of range. Poor timing from Kannegaard.
A combination from Lotus does no damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kannegaard throws a right hand that misses
and Lotus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A combination from Lotus does no damage.
A combination from Lotus does no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Tommy Lotus will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Tommy Lotus's cut.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Kannegaard swinging wildly here.
A slow jab from Kannegaard misses its intended target.
Kannegaard lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kannegaard.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kannegaard. Lotus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kannegaard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kannegaard throws a body punch but Lotus moves out of range.
Lotus throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kannegaard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kannegaard works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lotus falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kannegaard counters with a three punch combo that has Lotus backing up. Lotus nods at Kannegaard to acknowledge the strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lotus throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Kannegaard counter with a right hand.
Kannegaard scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lotus is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kannegaard rather than just go for the knockout.
Lotus lands a nice shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lotus swinging wildly here.
A right-left combo lands from Lotus.
Lotus swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kannegaard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kannegaard throws a body punch but Lotus moves out of range.
Kannegaard catches Lotus with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kannegaard misses with an uppercut
and Lotus counters with a nice uppercut.
Lotus swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kannegaard counters with a stiff right hand.
Lotus throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kannegaard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kannegaard throws a big shot that misses.
Lotus lands with a good body shot.
Kannegaard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lotus takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lotus misses with an uppercut
enabling Kannegaard to counter with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Lotus both land. Nice combination.
A jab from Kannegaard misses.
Kannegaard scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lotus takes one to the chin there.
Kannegaard misses the shot to the body.
Lotus misses with a double jab
and Lotus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kannegaard lands with an uppercut that bounces Lotus off the cage and back into rage.
Kannegaard takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kannegaard lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lotus circles away quickly and effectively.
Lotus blocks a jab.
Kannegaard throws a hook but Lotus blocks it.
Kannegaard throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kannegaard dodges the punch combination from Lotus.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kannegaard looks to land a combination but Lotus avoids it well.
Lotus misses with a double jab.
Kannegaard avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lotus looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kannegaard throws a combination. Lotus tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
No joy there for Lotus, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lotus getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kannegaard misses with a right hand
and Lotus counters with a one-two to the body.
Kannegaard takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kannegaard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lotus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lotus walks into a straight right hand from Kannegaard.
Kannegaard misses the shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lotus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kannegaard.
Lotus takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kannegaard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lotus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lotus falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kannegaard counters with a straight right hand.
Lotus throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kannegaard counters with a three punch combo that has Lotus backing up. Lotus nods at Kannegaard to acknowledge the strikes.
Kannegaard throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lotus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kannegaard takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kannegaard swings widly with a right hand
and Lotus counters with a nice uppercut.
Keast Kannegaard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lotus swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Kannegaard counter with a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab from Kannegaard does it's job there.
Kannegaard closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kannegaard misses with a lunging right hand
and Lotus counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tommy Lotus is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lotus jabs at Kannegaard's body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Keast Kannegaard showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lotus has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Lotus!