PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Kennedy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Pelaez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pelaez has chosen Never gonna give you up-Rick Astley as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Kennedy
vs
Pelaez

178 cm
24
130 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

180 cm
25
155 lbs
10 - 9 - 1

Dangerous GnP
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marcus Kennedy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Jason Pelaez!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, John Mangel and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kennedy shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Kennedy was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Pelaez is working to avoid the ground and pound but Kennedy connects with a decent elbow.
Kennedy working the head with strikes.
Kennedy cracks Pelaez with a big elbow.
Pelaez is trying to improve his position.
Pelaez gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Pelaez is looking to improve his position but Kennedy isn't that keen on the idea.
Pelaez is squirming around, avoiding Kennedy's attempts to control the action.
Kennedy landing strikes from the mount and Pelaez is in trouble!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Kennedy is working for a guillotine from mount but Pelaez frees his head quite easily.
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.
Pelaez is bucking up trying to escape but Kennedy cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Pelaez wants to control but Kennedy is having none of it.

Kennedy looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee warns Pelaez that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Kennedy pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Kennedy lands a big elbow.

Kennedy looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
The referee warns Pelaez that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Pelaez tries to lock up and control but Kennedy gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Kennedy trying to control but he's not successful this time.

Kennedy with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Pelaez gets back to half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Pelaez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Kennedy is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Pelaez has managed to free his arm - good work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kennedy seems to be looking for submissions.

Pelaez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Pelaez is defending against the submission attempts here by Kennedy.

Kennedy is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Pelaez defends it well.

Pelaez looking for submissions off his back.

Kennedy is working for a submission of some sort.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pelaez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kennedy scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kennedy lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

Kennedy seems to be looking for submissions.
Kennedy looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Pelaez with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kennedy thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pelaez's head.
Pelaez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kennedy moves nicely into side control.
Pelaez is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Kennedy's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Pelaez actively working from the bottom here.
Kennedy is looking to advance position but Pelaez won't allow it.

Kennedy is working for a submission of some sort.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kennedy is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!

Kennedy goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Pelaez is on top in guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Kennedy looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Pelaez wants to control from the top but Kennedy keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Kennedy dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

The fight stays on the outside here - Pelaez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Kennedy closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kennedy lands in his opponent's guard.

Pelaez is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kennedy defends well.
Kennedy is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kennedy tries to free his leg and advance position but Pelaez is retaining full guard.

Pelaez had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kennedy defends it easily.
Kennedy with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kennedy is stalling in the full guard.
Kennedy works a leg free and moves into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kennedy is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Pelaez doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kennedy.
Kennedy lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kennedy looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Kennedy is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Kennedy is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Pelaez has managed to free his arm - good work.
Kennedy moves nicely into side control.
Marcus Kennedy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kennedy is putting a hurting on Pelaez here, landing some big shots from side control.
Pelaez takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pelaez wants to get back to his feet but Kennedy drags him back down.

Kennedy looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Kennedy advances nicely into full mount.
Kennedy really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pelaez is wriggling around trying to escape.
Kennedy lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Pelaez hang on?

Kennedy is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Pelaez is surviving well by controlling Kennedy's body position as best he can.

Kennedy jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Pelaez manages to avoid the submission attempt.

Kennedy working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Kennedy wants to control but Pelaez is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kennedy wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Pelaez, who protects the arm well.
Pelaez is trying to control Kennedy's posture but Kennedy avoids it.
Pelaez on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

Kennedy is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Pelaez knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Kennedy tries to move into full mount but can't pass Pelaez's legs.
Kennedy scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Pelaez to see if he's OK.

Kennedy wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Pelaez, who protects the arm well.
Pelaez manages to work his way to half guard, despite Kennedy's best efforts.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pelaez tries to roll over but Kennedy keeps him under control.

Pelaez looking for submissions off his back.
Kennedy wants to pass to mount but Pelaez is defending the position.
Still in half guard, Kennedy seems content to control.
Pelaez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kennedy working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

Pelaez actively working from the bottom here.
Pelaez tries to get to full guard but Kennedy has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Kennedy dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Pelaez wants to clinch up but Kennedy keeps it at a distance.

Kennedy looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Kennedy content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kennedy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kennedy lands a couple of elbows.

Kennedy drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Pelaez dives on top into guard.
Pelaez trying to control the position from guard on top but Kennedy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Kennedy had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Pelaez defends it easily.

Kennedy has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Pelaez should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Kennedy has tightened it up now! Pelaez should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Marcus Kennedy!
During a confident post fight interview, Marcus Kennedy thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.