PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between BJ Kenn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Fox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fox has chosen Cant Be Touched by Roy Jones Jr. as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!

Kenn
vs
Fox

188 cm
22
220 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

188 cm
22
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, BJ Kenn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brian Fox!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Daniel Cesar and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kenn tries to clinch there but Fox circles away.
Kenn misses with the combination.
Kenn closes the distance and clinches up with Fox, looking for a takedown. Kenn pushes Fox against the cage but Fox circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Fox throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Kenn closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kenn lands in his opponent's guard.
Kenn stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fox swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kenn won't allow Fox to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fox keeping moving, preventing Kenn from controlling successfully.
Kenn slips nicely into half guard.
Kenn trying to pass the guard but Fox defending well.

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

Kenn seems to be working for a kimura but Fox defends the submission attempt.
Fox wants to get back to his feet.

Kenn is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Kenn is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kenn wants to take a breather but Fox is having none of it.
Fox is trying to get back to full guard.
It looks like Kenn is going to stand back up.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Fox is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Kenn hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Brian Fox!