PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kain Kennedy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Savagery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kennedy's entrance music is Sinner by Drowning Pool. A fine choice. Savagery comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Victory kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Kennedy
vs
Savagery

189 cm
22
205 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

185 cm
23
205 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kain Kennedy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Henry Savagery !
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Dillan Fox and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kennedy avoids the body shot from Savagery .
Savagery fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Danga de danga de dang - Savagery scores with a four punch combination!

It looks like Kain Kennedy has been cut.
Savagery clobbers Kennedy with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Savagery misses with a two punch combination.
Savagery closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kennedy circles away.
Savagery tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kennedy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kennedy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kennedy throws a head kick but Savagery moves out of range.
Savagery looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kennedy is fending him off so far but Savagery persists. Nope, Kennedy circles away and we're back to standing.
Kennedy throws a head kick but Savagery moves out of range.
Savagery shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kennedy as he jumps to the side.
Kain Kennedy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henry Savagery .
Savagery lands a nice looking body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Savagery looks to land a combination but Kennedy avoids it well.
Savagery throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kennedy.
Kennedy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kain Kennedy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Savagery tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kennedy sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Savagery somewhat.
Savagery shoots in but Kennedy avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Savagery shoots for a takedown but Kennedy saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kennedy blocks a low kick nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savagery misses with a body shot.
Savagery misses the jab.
Kennedy lands a really nice looking cross but Savagery seems unphased.
The fight stays on the outside here - Savagery looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Savagery doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

Savagery drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

Savagery wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Kennedy, who protects the arm well.
You can see the frustration on Kennedy's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Savagery looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Kennedy tries to escape but Savagery is in control.
Savagery trying to control the action but Kennedy is working from the bottom.

Savagery swings around for an armbar but Kennedy sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Savagery 's guard.
Kennedy looking to sit in guard and control but Savagery gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Savagery drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Savagery jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Savagery stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Kennedy tries a head kick but it misses.
Savagery misses with the combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kennedy throws a sloppy head kick and Savagery moves out of range easily.
Savagery scoring well with a low kick there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Henry Savagery dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kain Kennedy's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Savagery .
Kennedy lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Kennedy throws a sloppy head kick and Savagery moves out of range easily.
Savagery misses with a head kick.
Savagery looks for the body kick but Kennedy saw that one coming.
Savagery fails to land with a series of punches.
Savagery sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kennedy tries a head kick but it misses.
Kennedy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Savagery is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kennedy to keep the fight standing.
Kennedy tries to break the clinch but Savagery is controlling the position.
Kennedy prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kain Kennedy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Henry Savagery .
Kennedy trying to stall but Savagery improves his position.
Savagery tries to pull guard but Kennedy won't allow it.
Kennedy is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Savagery is keeping busy.

Kennedy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kennedy scores with a head kick.
Kennedy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Savagery misses with a double jab
and Kennedy counters with a nice leg kick.
A head kick by Kennedy misses
enabling Savagery to counter with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy misses with a body shot.
Savagery takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Kennedy plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Savagery fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kennedy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kennedy stuffs the takedown.
Henry Savagery seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Savagery throws a series of punches but Kennedy avoids them all with ease.
Savagery misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kennedy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kennedy checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kain Kennedy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kennedy tries a head kick but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savagery shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kennedy sprawls well. Kennedy wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Savagery gets slowly back to his feet.
Kennedy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Savagery misses with a combination
and Kennedy counters with a big head kick but Savagery shrugs it off.
Savagery throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Savagery misses with a series of wild punches.
Kennedy throws a head kick that misses
and Savagery counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Savagery throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kennedy counters with a head kick. That will keep Savagery thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy slips a straight right by Savagery .
Kennedy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick from Kennedy lands but Savagery takes it in his stride.
Kennedy moves out of range of the leg kick from Savagery .
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Savagery tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kennedy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Savagery is looking to clinch but Kennedy is avoiding it.
Savagery thows a leg kick but Kennedy checks it
and Kennedy counters with a nice low kick that buckles Savagery 's knee momentarily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Savagery digs a good body shot into Kennedy's ribs.
A head kick misses from Kennedy.
Savagery misses with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kain Kennedy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kain Kennedy's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Savagery tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Henry Savagery seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kennedy connects with a nice looking jab.
Kennedy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Savagery fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kennedy avoids it really well and circles away.
No joy there for Savagery , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kennedy lands with a slapping head kick.
Kennedy slips a jab and a cross from Savagery .
Kennedy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Savagery throws a body punch but Kennedy moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kennedy throws a sloppy head kick and Savagery moves out of range easily.
Kennedy checks the leg kick nicely there.
Savagery throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Savagery is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kennedy rather than just go for the knockout.
Savagery 's corner calls for a 1-2. Savagery obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A head kick misses from Kennedy.
Kennedy explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Kennedy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kennedy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kennedy avoids the head kick by Savagery .

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Savagery throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kennedy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A nice combination there by Savagery .
Savagery takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kennedy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kennedy on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Savagery has a takedown stuffed.
Savagery fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A head kick misses from Kennedy.
Kennedy stuns Savagery with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savagery cracks a nice hook into Kennedy's ribs.
Savagery is looking to land body kicks.
Kennedy paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kennedy.
Savagery takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A head kick by Kennedy misses
and Savagery counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Savagery misses with a leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Kennedy checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Savagery wants to clinch up but Kennedy keeps it at a distance.
Kennedy misses with an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savagery misses with a leg kick
and Kennedy counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Savagery is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Savagery throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kennedy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Savagery tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Savagery .
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Savagery working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Savagery landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Kennedy manages to get back to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Henry Savagery .
I think Savagery has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henry Savagery !