PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Linus Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackson Kenny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Hammer
vs
Kenny

220 cm
21
270 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

195 cm
31
202 lbs
11 - 11 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Merciless Gladiators
KO Clothing

Just Fight (Everything 7$)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Linus Hammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Jackson Kenny!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Paul Tew and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hammer lands a big uppercut and Kenny crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Kenny looks OK. Hammer waves Kenny back to his feet!

It looks like Jackson Kenny has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Hammer cracks Kenny with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Kenny looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Hammer finish him?

Kenny is rocked!
Hammer throws a head kick that misses.
Kenny is still on wobbly legs! Can Hammer finish him?
Hammer misses with a head kick.
Hammer throws a sloppy head kick and Kenny moves out of range easily.
Hammer misses with a right hand
and Kenny counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Linus Hammer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hammer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kenny.
Hammer throws a head kick but Kenny moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Kenny throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hammer throws a head kick that misses
letting Kenny counter with a right hand.
Hammer throws a sloppy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hammer misses with a head kick.
Kenny seems to have recovered his senses.
Hammer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kenny throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hammer definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kenny displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Hammer throws a lazy right hand but Kenny sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hammer cracks the inside of Kenny's front leg.
Kenny tries to clinch but Hammer is having none of it.
Kenny throws a good cross that connects.
Kenny fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hammer fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kenny tries to close the distance and clinch but Hammer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Hammer tenderised Kenny's leg. Kenny is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hammer throws a shot from downtown. Kenny moves away and avoids it.
Hammer throws a head kick but Kenny moves out of range.
Hammer is looking to chop away at Kenny's legs.
Kenny lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kenny fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hammer.
Hammer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kenny goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kenny wants to clinch.
Kenny avoids a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenny moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hammer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hammer moves forwards but Kenny connects with a nice, crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hammer gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hammer throws a wild body kick that Kenny sees coming a mile off.
Hammer missing with a left hand there. Kenny was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hammer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kenny cracks Hammer with an open hand slap.

Kenny rushes Hammer and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hammer lands a knee to the body.

Kenny pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hammer tries a head kick but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer misses with a head kick.
Kenny lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hammer wants to slow Kenny down by chopping away at his legs.
Kenny misses with a series of wild punches.
Kenny swings for the body but Hammer moves out of range.
Hammer is looking to slow Kenny down with leg kicks.
Kenny scores with a body shot.
Hammer tries a head kick but it misses.
Hammer throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kenny.
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!
Kenny swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hammer throws a head kick that misses.
Hammer misses with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenny moves in looking to clinch but Hammer pushes him off.
Hammer takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kenny throws a good cross that connects.
Hammer throws a leg kick
and Kenny counters with a stiff right hand.
Kenny checks a low kick from Hammer.
Kenny with a hook.
Kenny connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hammer. Hammer circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hammer connects with a body shot.
Hammer tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hammer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kenny blocks a head kick by Hammer.
Kenny with a body punch. A glancing blow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Linus Hammer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jackson Kenny's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Hammer throws a leg kick but Kenny moved away.
Hammer lands a leg kick that knocks Kenny off balance momentarily.
Hammer misses with a head kick.
Hammer lands with an uppercut that bounces Kenny off the cage and back into range.
Jackson Kenny is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hammer rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kenny connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hammer thuds his right hand into Kenny's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
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!
Hammer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kenny lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A head kick misses from Kenny.
Hammer misses with a head kick.
Hammer throws a low kick, looking for Kenny's leg but Kenny calmly moves out of range.

Kenny rushes Hammer and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kenny will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hammer up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenny tries to land knees in the clinch but Hammer avoids the damage to the body.
Kenny using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hammer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hammer tries a knee to the head but Kenny blocks it.
Hammer tries to throw a body punch but Kenny avoids it by throwing Hammer back against the cage.
Kenny blocks an elbow strike from Hammer.
Kenny prevents Hammer from breaking the clinch.
Hammer being controlled against the cage.
Kenny lands with a light punch inside.

Hammer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kenny avoids the head kick by Hammer.

Kenny has closed the distance and engaged Hammer in a clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kenny just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hammer's brow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Kenny.
Hammer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kenny is defending well for now.
Kenny creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hammer's defenses.
Hammer is looking to break free of the clinch but Kenny has double underhooks.
Hammer pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kenny blocks a body shot from Hammer.

Hammer manages to break the clinch.
Kenny throws a shot to the body.
Hammer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kenny lands a two punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters circling - Hammer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hammer walks into a stiff left hand from Kenny.
Hammer does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kenny cracks Hammer with a good jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer throws a head kick that misses.
Hammer throws a nice head kick!
Hammer uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hammer misses with an uppercut
and Kenny counters with a straight right hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A shot to the liver by Kenny. Beautiful body shot.
Hammer throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kenny avoids the head kick by Hammer.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hammer throws a head kick but Kenny moves out of range.
Hammer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hammer.
Hammer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kenny connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kenny digs a good body shot into Hammer's ribs.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kenny.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammer takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hammer looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kenny avoids the head kick by Hammer.
Hammer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Kenny moves into the clinch.
Kenny blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kenny lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hammer missing with knees to the body.
Kenny lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Linus Hammer has been cut.
Still in the clinch, Kenny scores with a nice short uppercut.

Hammer is rocked!
Kenny jerks Hammer's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Hammer drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Kenny goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Kenny because Hammer was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Jackson Kenny!
A very excited looking Jackson Kenny rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.