PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nickolas Bryant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keastie Kannegaard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bryant
vs
Kannegaard

170 cm
25
184 lbs
11 - 7 - 1

176 cm
24
166 lbs
11 - 9 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

{GTI} - HGH Nutrients

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 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Nickolas Bryant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Keastie Kannegaard!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kannegaard misses with a hook to the body
and Bryant makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bryant feints and then cracks Kannegaard's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kannegaard down.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Bryant misses with a left hand
and Kannegaard counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bryant throws a poor cross that misses
and Kannegaard makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bryant misses with a right hand
and Kannegaard counters with a two punch combo.
A punch combination from Kannegaard misses.
Bryant displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kannegaard throws out the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kannegaard scores with the left hand. Bryant knows he should have avoided that one.
Bryant moves out of range of the strikes.
Bryant misses with a lunging right hand
and Kannegaard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kannegaard lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kannegaard waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bryant.
Bryant shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kannegaard counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryant rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kannegaard counters with a nice leg kick.
Kannegaard throws a lazy uppercut
and Bryant counters with a nice leg kick.
Keastie Kannegaard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bryant slips under a jab from Kannegaard.
Bryant rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kannegaard counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bryant's knee momentarily.
Good shot there by Kannegaard.
Bryant misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryant thows a leg kick but Kannegaard checks it
and Kannegaard counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kannegaard throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kannegaard lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bryant throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kannegaard counters with a left to the body.
Bryant throws a leg kick
and Kannegaard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bryant throws a sloppy body shot
and Kannegaard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kannegaard cracks Bryant with a good jab.
A head kick by Bryant misses
and Bryant takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kannegaard throws a good cross that connects.
Kannegaard throws a right and a left that Bryant avoids nicely.
Bryant misses with a hook
and Kannegaard counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kannegaard throws a jab but it's blocked by Bryant.
Bryant misses with a hook to the body
and Kannegaard counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Bryant misses with an uppercut
and Kannegaard counters with a left to the body.
Kannegaard throws an off balance right hand
and Kannegaard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kannegaard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice sprawl there from Kannegaard as Bryant shoots in.
Kannegaard uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bryant has time to react.

Bryant throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Kannegaard was covering up waiting for the punch and Bryant finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Bryant won't allow Kannegaard to sweep him here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kannegaard can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryant pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kannegaard is keeping the position for now.
Bryant trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Kannegaard manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Kannegaard is looking to stand up but Bryant won't let him.
Bryant wants to hit a switch here but Kannegaard passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Bryant there!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kannegaard takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bryant tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kannegaard is stalling here but it's allowed Bryant to get half guard.
Bryant is staying active underneath Kannegaard, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Kannegaard tries to pass to full mount but Bryant defends it.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Keastie Kannegaard hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Kannegaard scores with a jab to the body.

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.
Bryant misses with a hook to the body
and Kannegaard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kannegaard misses with a hook
and Bryant counters with a nice uppercut.
Bryant lands a jab to the head.
Kannegaard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bryant throws a poor cross that misses
and Kannegaard counters with a nice uppercut.
Some bone on bone action there as Kannegaard checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Keastie Kannegaard will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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.

Bryant throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kannegaard counters with a nice uppercut.
Kannegaard lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kannegaard takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bryant misses with a hook
and Kannegaard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bryant swings for the body but Kannegaard moves out of range.
Nickolas Bryant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kannegaard changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bryant blocks a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryant misses with a left hand
and Kannegaard counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bryant fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bryant looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bryant shoots in looking for a takedown but Kannegaard manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bryant's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bryant takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bryant keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kannegaard cracks Bryant with a good jab.
Kannegaard lands with an overhand left.
Bryant swings widly with a right hand
and Kannegaard counters with a slapping leg kick.
A big left from Kannegaard misses.
Kannegaard's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bryant under the eye.
Kannegaard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bryant sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bryant misses with a left hand
and Kannegaard makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nickolas Bryant has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kannegaard throws a series of punches but Bryant moves out of range.
Bryant misses with a body shot
and Kannegaard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bryant throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Kannegaard to counter with a crisp jab.
Bryant defending well as Kannegaard loads up on a big left hand.
Bryant avoids the body shot from Kannegaard.
Kannegaard scores with a head kick. Bryant tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bryant throws a leg kick
enabling Kannegaard to counter with a crisp jab.
A swing and a miss from Kannegaard.
Bryant rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kannegaard counters with a two punch combo.
Bryant rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Kannegaard counter with a right hand.
Keastie Kannegaard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Bryant manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Kannegaard on his heels. He'll look to pass Kannegaard's guard now, I'm sure.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kannegaard wants to sweep but no luck.

And that's the end of the fight!
Keastie Kannegaard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kannegaard winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keastie Kannegaard!