PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roger Xu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keenan Kavanagh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Xu comes to the cage accompanied by Metallica - Creeping Death. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Xu
vs
Kavanagh

180 cm
20
185 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

189 cm
21
198 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Very strong

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Brute
BioPharm Nutrition

Black Hand Fight Gear & Laundry

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Roger Xu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Keenan Kavanagh!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xu checks a low kick from Kavanagh.
Kavanagh takes a jab right on the kisser.
Xu circles away from the clinch attempt.
Xu throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Xu catches Kavanagh with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

It looks like Keenan Kavanagh has been cut.
Xu circles away from the clinch attempt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Xu.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kavanagh looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kavanagh avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kavanagh tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kavanagh checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kavanagh tries to clinch there but Xu circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kavanagh looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Keenan Kavanagh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kavanagh looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Xu lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Xu lands with an uppercut that bounces Kavanagh off the cage and back into range.
Xu throws a leg kick but Kavanagh sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kavanagh tries to close the distance and clinch up but Xu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kavanagh throws a head kick that misses
and Xu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Xu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kavanagh on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kavanagh tries to close the distance and clinch but Xu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Xu misses with a body kick.
Kavanagh is looking to clinch but Xu is avoiding it.
Kavanagh tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Xu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kavanagh throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Xu.
Xu scores with a nice body kick.

Kavanagh clinches up against the cage.
Xu looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Xu wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kavanagh has him pressed against the cage.
Xu swings wildly with an uppercut but Kavanagh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Xu misses with an elbow over the top.

Xu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kavanagh tries to clinch there but Xu circles away.
Xu thuds a left hand into Kavanagh's body.
Xu scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kavanagh tries to clinch up but Xu circles away and keeps his distance.
Xu keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

Kavanagh rushes Xu and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Xu can't break the clinch.
Xu wants to get back to striking at distance but Kavanagh won't allow it.
Xu misses with a body punch.
Xu misses with a body punch.
Kavanagh is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Xu is defending well for now.

Xu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Xu throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kavanagh chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Xu can pounce on him.
Kavanagh wants to clinch.
Xu misses with an uppercut. Kavanagh saw that one coming.
Kavanagh tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Xu lands with a hook. Kavanagh tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kavanagh looks to clinch
and Xu counters with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kavanagh gets a clinch.
Xu lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kavanagh.
Xu slows down the pace here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kavanagh just misses with a elbow thrown towards Xu's brow.
Xu tries to break free but Kavanagh pushes him back against the cage.

Xu breaks the clinch.
Kavanagh throws a nice inside leg kick.
Xu keeps the fight on the outside.
Kavanagh fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kavanagh tries to clinch up but Xu circles away and keeps his distance.
Kavanagh closes the distance but Xu moves to the side
and Xu counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Xu misses the jab.
Xu tried to score with a low kick but Kavanagh checks it.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Kavanagh drives through and clinches with Xu against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xu managing to block the knees to the body from Kavanagh.
Xu managing to block the knees to the body from Kavanagh.

Xu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Xu takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Xu bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kavanagh's head.
Xu throws a leg kick that is checked

and Kavanagh counters by moving into the clinch.
Kavanagh taking a breather.
Kavanagh creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Xu's defenses.

It looks like Roger Xu has been cut.
Xu is looking to break free of the clinch but Kavanagh has double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Xu's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kavanagh misses with a knee to the head.
Xu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Xu is trying to break the clinch but Kavanagh has him pressed against the cage.
Kavanagh stalling against the cage.
Kavanagh is trying to maintain a safe position but Xu gets an underhook and turns Kavanagh into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roger Xu dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Xu's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Kavanagh tries to close the distance and clinch up but Xu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Xu tries a head kick but it misses.
Kavanagh tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Xu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Xu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Xu keeps the fight on the outside.
Xu uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kavanagh displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Xu throws out the jab.
Xu swats away the attempt to clinch by Kavanagh.
Kavanagh moves out of range of the body kick.
Xu keeps the fight on the outside.
Xu missing with a left hand there. Kavanagh was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kavanagh on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

Kavanagh fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Xu, pushing him back against the cage.
Xu using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
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!
Xu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Xu takes an elbow to the forehead.
Xu wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kavanagh has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Xu misses with a punch on the inside.
Xu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kavanagh displaying some good clinch control by pressing Xu up against the cage.
Kavanagh is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kavanagh using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Xu has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kavanagh trying to stall but Xu improves his position.
Xu avoiding damage as Kavanagh throws knees to the body.
Xu avoiding damage as Kavanagh throws knees to the body.
Roger Xu has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kavanagh misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Xu.
Xu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Xu misses with a punch to the body.
Kavanagh missing with knees to the body.
Xu misses with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kavanagh stalling against the cage.

Xu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Xu throws a hook to the side of Kavanagh's head but Kavanagh sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Xu misses with a hook. Kavanagh ducked under it nicely.
Xu tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A leg kick checked by Xu.
Kavanagh is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Xu.
Kavanagh tries to clinch up
and Xu counters with a flying knee. Nice.

Kavanagh is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kavanagh moves away from the strike by Xu.
Kavanagh is still on wobbly legs! Can Xu finish him?
Xu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kavanagh.
Kavanagh drops his hands momentarily and Xu needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Kavanagh just on the top of the head. Kavanagh drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Kavanagh - he's done!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Roger Xu!
An out of breath Roger Xu thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.