PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Kennedy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ichi Takeshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ichi Takeshi is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Kennedy
vs
Takeshi

178 cm
22
130 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

155 cm
21
138 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marcus Kennedy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ichi Takeshi!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kennedy doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Takeshi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

Takeshi has managed to clinch.
Kennedy blocks a body shot from Takeshi.
Kennedy tries to land knees in the clinch but Takeshi avoids the damage to the body.

Takeshi is fighting off a takedown attempt but Kennedy is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Takeshi to the mat. Takeshi regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Kennedy won't allow Takeshi to sweep him here.
Kennedy will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kennedy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kennedy keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Takeshi's head.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Takeshi is on top in guard.
Kennedy controls Takeshi momentarily but Takeshi frees himself.
Kennedy 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.
Takeshi throws a strike but Kennedy rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kennedy postures up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kennedy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Takeshi is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Kennedy frees his head nicely. Oh but Takeshi has switched to an armbar! Kennedy is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Ichi Takeshi!
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