PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Keenan Kavanagh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francois Permitis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Kavanagh
vs
Permitis

189 cm
19
198 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good knees
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Keenan Kavanagh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Francois Permitis!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kavanagh throws a head kick but Permitis moves out of range.
Kavanagh connects with an inside leg kick.
Kavanagh tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Permitis gets tackled into the cage by Kavanagh. Kavanagh maintains the clinch.
Kavanagh scores a nice knee to the body.
Kavanagh landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A knee to the head by Kavanagh.

It looks like Francois Permitis has been cut.
Permitis looks gassed!
Permitis is working for takedown but Kavanagh is calmly controlling the position for now.
Nice elbow from Kavanagh.
Permitis wants a takedown.
Kavanagh using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kavanagh just leaning against Permitis, taking a breather.
Kavanagh connects with a knee to the head.

That has opened up Francois Permitis's cut even more.
Kavanagh gets underhooks to prevent Permitis's takedown attempt.
Keenan Kavanagh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Francois Permitis.
Kavanagh is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kavanagh.
Kavanagh with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kavanagh controlling the action here for a moment.
Kavanagh creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Permitis's defenses.
Kavanagh stalling in the clinch.
Permitis wants a takedown.
Kavanagh is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kavanagh using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kavanagh is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kavanagh scores a nice knee to the body.
Kavanagh scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kavanagh crunches a lovely knee into Permitis's ribcage.
Stalling in the clinch from Kavanagh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Keenan Kavanagh.
Kavanagh fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Permitis.

Kavanagh moves into the clinch successfully.
Kavanagh working Permitis over with knees to the body.
Kavanagh is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kavanagh will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Permitis up against the cage.
Kavanagh gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Permitis.
Kavanagh unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kavanagh has Permitis pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kavanagh lands a knee to the head.

The cut above Francois Permitis's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Kavanagh lands a knee to the body.
Kavanagh gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kavanagh lands a good knee to the midsection. Permitis won't want to take too many of those.
Kavanagh utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kavanagh connects with a knee to the head.
Kavanagh is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Permitis takes a knee to the side of the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kavanagh.
Kavanagh lands a good knee to the midsection. Permitis won't want to take too many of those.
Kavanagh lands an elbow that stopped Permitis in his tracks for a moment.
Kavanagh unloads a knee to the mid-section. Permitis lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kavanagh is pushing Permitis up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kavanagh landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kavanagh connects with a nasty looking knee right to Permitis's face.

Francois Permitis's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Permitis takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kavanagh lands a knee to the head.
Kavanagh working Permitis over with knees to the body.
Kavanagh lands an elbow inside.
Kavanagh lands an elbow inside that Permitis shrugs off.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Francois Permitis's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Keenan Kavanagh!