PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dynamite Glove (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Kendall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Glove
vs
Kendall

185 cm
23
177 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

176 cm
25
173 lbs
15 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dynamite Glove!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Kendall!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kendall connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kendall looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kendall uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Glove.
Kendall cracks the inside of Glove's front leg.
Dynamite Glove seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kendall misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kendall moves out of range as Glove strikes.
Glove lands a lovely overhand right.
Glove misses the shot to the body.
Kendall uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Glove has time to react.
Kendall swinging wildly here.
Kendall fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Glove is out of range.
Kendall tests Glove's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kendall misses with a body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Glove blocks the leg kick.
Glove misses with a shot to the body
and Kendall counters with a stiff right hand.
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!
Glove throws out a loose jab but Kendall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Glove tries to bum rush Kendall with a series of wild strikes but Kendall uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kendall feints and then cracks Glove's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Glove down.
Kendall misses with a straight left.
Kendall avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Glove uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kendall.
Kendall takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kendall swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kendall on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kendall scores with a leg kick.
Kendall goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kendall connects with a body shot.
Kendall moves out of range of the strikes.
Kendall fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Glove has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Glove connects with an inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kendall throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kendall looks to land a left hand but Glove moved out of range nicely.
Glove takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glove misses with a hook.
Kendall throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Glove sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Glove takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Kendall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kendall connects with a solid leg kick.
Glove lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kendall backs up against the cage.
Glove lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Glove misses the shot to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Glove.
The crowd cheers as Kendall lands an impressive looking overhand right. Glove doesn't seem phased though.
Glove on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kendall. Kendall obviously looking to wear him down.
Glove on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kendall. Kendall obviously looking to wear him down.
Kendall misses with a hook.
Glove thows a left - swing and a miss!
Glove fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kendall.
That kick from Kendall tenderised Glove's leg. Glove is trying to keep his angry face on.
Glove is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Glove throws a lazy uppercut
and Kendall counters with a nice low kick that buckles Glove's knee momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glove avoids the body shot from Kendall.
Glove tries to bum rush Kendall with a series of wild strikes but Kendall uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kendall walks into a straight right hand from Glove.
Glove misses with a straight left.
Kendall misses with a looping left.
Kendall throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kendall throws a wild body kick that Glove sees coming a mile off.
Kendall with a nice cross.
Glove takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Glove throws a hook to the side of Kendall's head but Kendall sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Glove walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kendall checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kendall swings widly with a right hand
and Glove counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kendall has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Glove misses with a body shot.
Kendall fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Glove looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kendall with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Glove looks to land a combination but Kendall avoids it well.
A low kick from Kendall is predictable there
and Glove counters with a left to the body.
Glove takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Glove swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Glove connects with a leg kick. Kendall looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kendall checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A nice combination there by Glove.
Kendall scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Glove bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kendall's head backwards.
Good leg kick by Kendall there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Glove tries to move into range but Kendall moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A left lands for Glove.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Glove moves out of range as Kendall strikes.
Kendall jabs Glove to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kendall swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Left hook, right uppercut from Glove.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Kendall dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Glove misses with a wild body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kendall, right into the meat.
Kendall slips under a jab.
Glove moves to clinch but Kendall breaks away
and Kendall counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Kendall lands a right hook to the body.
Kendall misses with a straight left.
Jab from Kendall.
Glove throws a hook but Kendall blocks it.
Glove misses with a straight left.
Kendall takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Glove avoids the head kick by Kendall.
Glove throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Glove misses with a looping right.
Glove throws a right hand that misses
and Kendall counters with a stiff right hand.
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!
Glove throws a series of punches but Kendall moves out of range.
Kendall misses the shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kendall tries a head kick but it misses.
Good work by Glove as he checks the leg kick.
Kendall throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Glove.
Kendall on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Glove swinging wildly here.
Glove uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kendall.
Kendall fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Glove manages to avoid it.
Glove tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kendall manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kendall scores with a shot to the body.
Glove throws a head kick that misses.
Glove throws a right and a left that both miss.
Glove scores with a jab. Kendall acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Glove scores with a jab to the head.
Kendall works Glove's body with a nice hook.
Glove lands with a good body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kendall is looking to land body kicks.
Glove is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kendall throws a body kick that misses.
Glove throws a chopping leg kick but Kendall manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Glove tries to close the distance and clinch but Kendall swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kendall circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chris Kendall seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kendall jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Glove with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kendall to score with a decent uppercut.
Kendall shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kendall moves out of range as Glove strikes.
Kendall keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Glove.
Kendall throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kendall misses with a head kick.
Kendall ducks right into an uppercut from Glove.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kendall cracks Glove with an open hand slap.
Kendall connects with the punch.
Glove throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Glove throws the kick towards the body but Kendall avoids it.
Kendall avoids the head kick by Glove.
Kendall lands a nice hook to Glove's body. Glove takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kendall misses with a body shot.
Glove dips to his left and cracks Kendall with an uppercut!
Glove tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kendall. That's going to slow Glove down.
A bone on bone clash there as Glove blocks the leg kick.
Kendall tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Glove was well out of range. Poor timing from Kendall.
Kendall throws a body kick that misses.
Kendall scoring well with a low kick there.
A shot to the liver by Kendall. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Glove tries to bum rush Kendall with a series of wild strikes but Kendall uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glove connects with a looping right hand.
Glove tries to bum rush Kendall with a series of wild strikes but Kendall uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kendall fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Glove manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kendall. Glove does a little dance to reset his feet.
A shot to the liver by Kendall. Beautiful body shot.
Glove throws a right and a left that Kendall avoids nicely.
Glove moves in looking to clinch but Kendall pushes him off.
Kendall throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Glove on the side of the head.
Glove misses with a combination
and Kendall counters with a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kendall takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kendall throws a push kick but Glove slaps the foot to one side.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kendall plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

Glove is rocked!
Kendall misses with an uppercut
and Glove counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kendall thinking.
Oh Glove is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kendall lands a leg kick that knocks Glove off balance momentarily.
Glove throws a body punch but Kendall moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Kendall showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Kendall closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Glove seems to have got his legs back now.
Kendall scores with a hook to the body. Glove takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kendall misses with a low kick.
Glove tries to clinch but Kendall moves out of range.
Glove blocks a jab.
Glove is looking to score with low kicks.
Kendall connects with a looping right hand.
Kendall throws a low kick, looking for Glove's leg but Glove calmly moves out of range.
Kendall takes a swing at Glove's ribcage but misses.
Kendall lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A left and a right from Glove both land. Nice combination.
Kendall scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Glove misses with a leg kick
and Kendall counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kendall throws the kick towards the body but Glove avoids it.
Kendall thuds a left hand into Glove's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Glove tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kendall is able to avoid easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Glove swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Glove throws a shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Glove on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Glove throws a body punch but Kendall moves out of range.
Kendall connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Glove swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kendall counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kendall misses with a low kick.
Kendall slips under a jab from Glove.
Glove throws out a loose jab but Kendall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kendall waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Glove.
Kendall keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kendall drops Glove with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Glove! Kendall dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris Kendall! Chris Kendall retains his welterweight title!
Chris Kendall took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, KAISER for their support in the buildup to the fight.