PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sean Corvia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kain Kennedy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Corvia comes to the cage accompanied by 2pac - Made niggaz. Kennedy comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Sinner by Drowning Pool kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Kain Kennedy has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Sean Corvia's chin.

Corvia
vs
Kennedy

186 cm
25
207 lbs
9 - 10 - 0

189 cm
23
205 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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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 9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sean Corvia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kain Kennedy!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, William Peck and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corvia fails with a takedown attempt.
Kennedy keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kennedy connects with a looping right hand.
Corvia shoots in for a double leg but Kennedy sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sean Corvia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kennedy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
No luck for Corvia with that takedown attempt.
Corvia blocks a head kick by Kennedy.
Kennedy lands a body shot.
Kennedy throws a head kick that misses.

Corvia decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Corvia throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Corvia landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Corvia looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Kennedy is looking for a sweep. Corvia is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Corvia trying to mount his opponent but Kennedy defends it.
Kennedy is looking to escape.
Corvia controlling the pace.
Corvia missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kennedy is looking to control Corvia's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kennedy avoid being mounted?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corvia passes to full mount!
Corvia misses with a head shot.
Corvia landing shots from mount.
Corvia controlling his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Corvia sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Corvia lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Kennedy really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Corvia. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Corvia working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Kennedy is bucking up trying to escape but Corvia cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Corvia looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Corvia there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Corvia has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Corvia lands a heavy elbow.
Corvia cracks Kennedy with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Kennedy is squirming around, avoiding Corvia's attempts to control the action.
Corvia throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Corvia fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Kennedy wants to hold on but Corvia pushes him away.
Corvia with good strikes from the mount here!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Corvia raining down hammerfists from mount.
Corvia lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corvia breaks from Kennedy's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Corvia unloads with some shots from mount but Kennedy bucks and avoids them well.
Corvia lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Kennedy tries to lock up and control but Corvia gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Corvia landing strikes from the mount and Kennedy is in trouble!
Corvia tries to control but Kennedy wriggling away.
Corvia lands a big elbow.
Corvia in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Corvia breaks from Kennedy's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Corvia pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

Kennedy is rocked!
Corvia breaks from Kennedy's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Kennedy is still in real trouble! Can Corvia finish him?
Corvia connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sean Corvia dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Corvia shoots in and drives through. Kennedy sprawls well.
Kennedy seems to have recovered his senses.
Corvia scores with a punch to the head.
Sean Corvia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Corvia shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Corvia.

Corvia shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kennedy's guard.
Corvia postures up in Kennedy's guard and throws a big left but Kennedy blocks it.
Kennedy looking for a sweep. Not yet Kennedy, not yet.
Kennedy keeping full guard, as Corvia tries to pass.
Corvia throws a strike but Kennedy rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Corvia wants to improve his position but instead Kennedy has moved into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kennedy stops Corvia from getting back to his feet.

Corvia manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Corvia is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kennedy can do to turn this around?
A head kick misses from Kennedy.
Corvia fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sean Corvia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Corvia fails with a takedown attempt.
Kain Kennedy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Corvia shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kennedy as he avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corvia closes the distance and clinches up with Kennedy, looking for a takedown. Corvia pushes Kennedy against the cage but Kennedy circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kennedy throws a head kick that misses.
Kennedy lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Kennedy thumps Corvia with a low kick.
Sean Corvia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Corvia blocks a head kick by Kennedy.
Kennedy plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
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!
Crunch! Kennedy slams his shin into Corvia's torso.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Corvia blocks a head kick by Kennedy.
Kennedy misses with a head kick.
Kennedy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Corvia.
Corvia takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Corvia fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kennedy avoids it really well and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy lands a slapping body shot.
Kennedy just misses with a punch to the body.
Kennedy is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kennedy throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Kennedy tries a head kick but it misses.
Corvia fails with a takedown attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Corvia.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corvia shoots in looking for a takedown. Kennedy tries to sprawl out of it but Corvia keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kennedy manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Corvia misses with a two punch combination.
Corvia fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kennedy avoids it really well and circles away.
Kain Kennedy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kennedy misses with a wild body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kennedy!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Corvia misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kain Kennedy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

A head kick from Kennedy lands but Corvia takes it in his stride.
A head kick misses from Kennedy.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Corvia.
Corvia avoids the head kick by Kennedy.
Kennedy throws a head kick that misses.
Nice takedown defense from Kennedy. No joy for Corvia on that attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Kennedy as Corvia shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sean Corvia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick from Kennedy lands but Corvia takes it in his stride.
Jab, jab by Kennedy - just one landing.
Corvia takes a head kick and keeps coming.

Corvia is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Corvia does no damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kennedy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kennedy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Corvia fails to land the takedown.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Corvia.
Kennedy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kennedy stalks Corvia and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Corvia's face. Corvia staggers backwards, shaken.
Kennedy throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Corvia.
Oh Corvia is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Corvia stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kennedy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corvia looks up at the clock. Bad move! Kennedy lands a right hand from hell, dropping Corvia. Kennedy pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kain Kennedy!
Kain Kennedy managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Empire Threads - The Best $15 You've Ever Spent!, into his post fight interview.