PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Leon Kenody (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pozar Pozar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kenody kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is papa roach. The crowd seem to be enjoying Pozar's choice of entrance music: z Buta Wjeżdzam. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Kenody
vs
Pozar

170 cm
18
140 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
18
135 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Ultimate Fighting Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Leon Kenody!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pozar Pozar!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Daniel Blasius and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pozar throws an off balance right hand

and Kenody counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Kenody looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!

Pozar pushes Kenody off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Pozar looks to land a left hand but Kenody moved out of range nicely.
Good exchange - Pozar coming out on top.
Pozar misses with a right hand

and Kenody moves into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pozar is trying to force a seperation but Kenody has the dominant position.

Pozar's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pozar cracks Kenody with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

Kenody is rocked!
Kenody ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Oh Kenody is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pozar throws a hook but Kenody blocks it.
Kenody ducks under a wild hook from Pozar.
Pozar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kenody.
Kenody moves out of range of the strikes.
Pozar Pozar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pozar misses the jab.
Kenody defending well as Pozar loads up on a big left hand.
Pozar is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kenody bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab from Pozar misses.
Pozar looks to land a left hand but Kenody moved out of range nicely.
Pozar misses with a hook. Kenody ducked under it nicely.
Pozar throws an overhand right that lands on Kenody's shoulder, as Kenody tries to avoid the shot.
Kenody staying out of range there.
Kenody staying out of range there.
Pozar throws an overhand right that lands on Kenody's shoulder, as Kenody tries to avoid the shot.
Kenody slips a straight right by Pozar.
A slow jab from Pozar misses its intended target.
A big left from Pozar misses.
Kenody uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pozar.
Pozar misses with a hook.
Pozar misses the jab.
Pozar misses with a straight right.
Pozar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kenody moves out of range of the strikes.
Pozar throws out a loose jab but Kenody uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kenody keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pozar.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pozar misses with a straight left.
Pozar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pozar throws a hook but Kenody avoids it easily.
Pozar misses with a straight left.
Pozar misses with a hook.
Kenody defending well as Pozar loads up on a big left hand.
Kenody uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pozar.
A big left from Pozar misses.
A big right from Pozar misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Pozar misses the target.
Pozar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pozar throws an overhand right that lands on Kenody's shoulder, as Kenody tries to avoid the shot.
Kenody ducks under a wild hook from Pozar.
A slow jab from Pozar misses its intended target.
Pozar misses with an uppercut. Kenody saw that one coming.
Pozar misses with a straight right.
Pozar misses with a looping left.
Kenody uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pozar.
Kenody shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pozar as he avoids it easily.
Kenody blocks a jab.
Pozar misses with a hook. Kenody ducked under it nicely.
Pozar throws a jab but it's blocked by Kenody.
Kenody slips under a jab.
Kenody steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pozar.
Pozar might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Kenody bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kenody blocks a jab.
Kenody slips under a jab.
Pozar throws a jab when Kenody was well out of range.
Kenody bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pozar throws a shot from downtown. Kenody moves away and avoids it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kenody slips a jab from Pozar.
Pozar thows a left - swing and a miss!
A swing and a miss from Pozar.
Pozar misses with a straight right.
Kenody uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pozar.
Pozar throws a hook but Kenody avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Pozar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kenody slips a jab from Pozar.
Kenody defending well as Pozar loads up on a big left hand.
A swing and a miss from Pozar.
Kenody moves away from the strike by Pozar.
Kenody slips a straight right by Pozar.
Kenody ducks under a wild hook from Pozar.
Kenody uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pozar.
Pozar misses with a straight left.
Pozar throws a hook but Kenody avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Pozar.
A jab from Pozar misses.
Pozar stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Pozar wants it to stay on the feet.
Kenody ducks under a wild hook from Pozar.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pozar throws out a loose jab but Kenody uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pozar looks to land a left hand but Kenody moved out of range nicely.
Pozar misses with a straight left.
Kenody displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pozar throws out the jab.
Pozar throws an overhand right that lands on Kenody's shoulder, as Kenody tries to avoid the shot.
Kenody ducks under a wild hook from Pozar.
Kenody slips under a jab from Pozar.
Pozar misses with an uppercut. Kenody saw that one coming.

Kenody gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Pozar manages to break the clinch.
Pozar throws a jab when Kenody was well out of range.
Pozar misses with an uppercut. Kenody saw that one coming.
Kenody uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pozar.
Kenody ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pozar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pozar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pozar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kenody sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kenody uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pozar.
Kenody moves out of range of the strikes.
A big right from Pozar misses.
Pozar throws a jab when Kenody was well out of range.
Pozar throws a lazy right hand but Kenody sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kenody avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The fighters circling - Pozar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kenody slips a straight right by Pozar.
Kenody slips a jab from Pozar.
Pozar misses the jab.
Pozar throws a jab but it's blocked by Kenody.
Kenody seems to have got his legs back now.
Kenody shoots in but Pozar avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leon Kenody. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pozar throws a shot from downtown. Kenody moves away and avoids it.
Kenody ducks under a wild hook from Pozar.
Kenody gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pozar.
Kenody ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kenody shoots for a takedown but Pozar saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pozar lands a really nice looking cross but Kenody seems unphased.
Kenody uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pozar.
Kenody fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pozar misses with an uppercut. Kenody saw that one coming.
Kenody takes one to the side of the head.
Pozar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kenody sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kenody ducks under a wild hook from Pozar.
Kenody fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Pozar throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kenody on the side of the head.
Kenody throws a lazy right hand but Pozar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pozar misses with a looping left.
Kenody steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pozar.
Pozar misses with a straight left.
Kenody avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pozar misses with a lunging right hand

and Kenody counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kenody.
Kenody has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Pozar is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Pozar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kenody slips a jab from Pozar.
Pozar defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kenody.
Kenody bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kenody dives in and grabs Pozar's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pozar pushes down on Kenody's head and hops out.
Kenody defending well as Pozar loads up on a big left hand.
Pozar misses with a hook.
Pozar scores with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kenody uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pozar.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A slow jab from Pozar misses its intended target.
Pozar throws a right hand that misses

and Kenody counters with a shoot takedown. Pozar fights it but they end up in guard.
Kenody prevents Pozar from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pozar Pozar dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Kenody has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pozar finds it's way round the side to connect with Kenody's head.
Pozar misses with a hook

and Kenody decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Pozar's guard.
Kenody postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Pozar has his feet on Kenody's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Kenody moves out of range of the strikes.
Pozar throws a hook but Kenody blocks it.
Pozar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kenody.
Pozar throws a lazy uppercut

and Kenody counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kenody.
Pozar is trying to break the clinch but Kenody is controlling him.

Pozar breaks from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kenody steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pozar.
Pozar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A slow jab from Pozar misses its intended target.
The fighters circling - Pozar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kenody has managed to clinch.
Kenody has Pozar pressed against the cage, preventing Pozar from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Pozar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pozar lands a lovely overhand right.
Pozar scores with a punch to the head.
Pozar rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kenody counters with a thumping low kick.
A jab from Pozar misses.

Kenody closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Pozar's guard.

Kenody thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Pozar wants to stand but Kenody is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Pozar uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Pozar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pozar connects with a crisp jab.
Pozar misses with a straight right.
Pozar Pozar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenody throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pozar throws an overhand right that lands on Kenody's shoulder, as Kenody tries to avoid the shot.
Pozar throws a poor cross that misses

and Kenody decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Pozar's guard.
Kenody has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Pozar wants to stand but Kenody is controlling the position.
Kenody landing some decent shots from guard.
Kenody is looking to work some ground and pound but Pozar has wrist control.
Pozar wants to stand but Kenody is controlling the position.
Pozar keeping moving, preventing Kenody from controlling successfully.
Pozar is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenody stands up over Pozar, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kenody stops Pozar from standing up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kenody tries to free his leg and advance position but Pozar is retaining full guard.
Kenody is in close to Pozar's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Pozar wants to stand up but Kenody is controlling him.

Pozar scrambles and gets back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pozar connects with a right hand. Kenody shakes it off.
Pozar throws a hook but Kenody avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Pozar Pozar will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Pozar throws a lazy uppercut
and Kenody counters with a series of strikes. Pozar will be more careful next time no doubt.
Pozar connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pozar misses with a left hand
and Kenody counters with a series of strikes. Pozar will be more careful next time no doubt.
Pozar throws an overhand right that lands on Kenody's shoulder, as Kenody tries to avoid the shot.
A big right from Pozar misses.
Decent striking displayed by Pozar there.
Pozar loads up on a big right hand but Kenody slips the punch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Pozar darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kenody moves away from the strike by Pozar.
Kenody takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Pozar throws a lazy right hand but Kenody sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kenody ducks under a wild hook from Pozar.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A swing and a miss from Pozar.
Pozar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Leon Kenody is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pozar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kenody.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pozar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kenody.
Pozar throws a big shot that misses.
Kenody ducks under a wild hook from Pozar.
Kenody shoots for a takedown but Pozar saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kenody tries to score a power double leg takedown but Pozar sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kenody somewhat.
Kenody uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pozar.
Pozar throws a looping overhand right but Kenody ducks down to avoid it.
Kenody moves out of range of the strikes.
Pozar misses with a straight left.
Pozar scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Pozar looks to throw the jab but Kenody is out of range.
Kenody ducks under a wild hook from Pozar.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kenody.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pozar throws a big shot that misses.
Pozar Pozar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kenody defending well as Pozar loads up on a big left hand.
Kenody fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leon Kenody. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kenody gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kenody displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pozar throws out the jab.
A big right from Pozar misses.
Pozar thows a left - swing and a miss!

Kenody gets a double leg takedown into Pozar's guard.
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!

Kenody gets to his feet. Pozar looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Good exchange - Pozar coming out on top.
Pozar throws a hook but Kenody blocks it.
Pozar loads up on a big right hand but Kenody slips the punch.
Kenody steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pozar.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pozar throws a hook but Kenody blocks it.
Pozar misses with a hook

and Kenody counters with a nice double leg into side control. Pozar won't be happy with that.
Leon Kenody overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pozar pushes Kenody away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Kenody gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Kenody working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

Kenody tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kenody has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Pozar wants to get back to his feet.
Pozar Pozar is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kenody working the ground and pound.
Pozar is trying to buck Kenody off.

Kenody thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kenody prevents Pozar from escaping the position.
Leon Kenody has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kenody is looking to take a break and control but Pozar is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pozar Pozar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Pozar winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pozar Pozar!
Pozar Pozar really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Ultimate Fighting Gear logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.