PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Karl Kennison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Larry Thorne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Kennison might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Snot- Stoopid. Thorne has chosen Finntroll - Trollhammaren as his entrance music. Larry Thorne has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Kennison
vs
Thorne

164 cm
26
160 lbs
13 - 1 - 0

188 cm
32
169 lbs
15 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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 13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Karl Kennison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Larry Thorne!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thorne tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kennison is able to avoid easily.
Karl Kennison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thorne steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kennison.
Kennison connects with an inside leg kick.
Thorne finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kennison lands a jab-cross combination.
Thorne tries a low kick but Kennison avoids it.
Thorne checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kennison looks to throw the jab but Thorne is out of range.
Thorne blocks a jab.
Kennison pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kennison has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Thorne keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kennison.
Kennison uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thorne.
Kennison lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Thorne at a distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Thorne throws a low kick but Kennison avoids it.
Thorne moves out of range as Kennison strikes.
Thorne steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kennison.
Kennison is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Thorne's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Kennison tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thorne paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kennison jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thorne is looking to clinch but Kennison is avoiding it.
Kennison throws a jab when Thorne was well out of range.
Kennison scores with a decent looking hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorne moves out of range of the strikes.
Kennison misses with a looping right.
Thorne misses with a head kick.
Kennison wants to clinch up but Thorne keeps it at a distance.
Thorne swats away the attempt to clinch by Kennison.
Kennison wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Thorne gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Thorne finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A big right from Kennison misses.
Thorne misses with a looping left.
Thorne tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kennison is able to avoid easily.
Thorne tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kennison swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thorne ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kennison throws a low kick, looking for Thorne's leg but Thorne calmly moves out of range.
Kennison throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kennison avoids the head kick by Thorne.
Kennison checks a low kick from Thorne.
Thorne lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kennison's sensitive parts.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Kennison misses.
Kennison swats away the attempt to clinch by Thorne.
Thorne attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A good leg kick by Kennison.
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!
Nice defenses there by Thorne.
Kennison avoids the head kick by Thorne.
Kennison throws a lazy right hand but Thorne sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thorne tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kennison manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kennison misses the jab.
Kennison chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Thorne can pounce on him.
Thorne throws a low kick but Kennison avoids it.
Kennison sizes up Thorne with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kennison with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Thorne tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thorne misses with a low kick.
Kennison tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thorne swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kennison tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Thorne manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kennison connects with a right hand. Thorne shakes it off.
Thorne keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kennison is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thorne.
Kennison takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Thorne connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Thorne takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kennison fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thorne manages to avoid it.
Thorne uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kennison.
Kennison checks a leg kick nicely.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Thorne.
Kennison misses with a straight right.
Thorne lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

Kennison moves into the clinch successfully.
Kennison trying to control the position but instead, Thorne has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kennison into the cage.
Kennison lands a body shot in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thorne tries to land a knee to the head but Kennison blocks with his arms.
Thorne blocks an uppercut.
Kennison lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Larry Thorne has been cut.
Kennison swings wildly with an uppercut but Thorne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thorne is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kennison is keeping busy.
Kennison scores with a shot to the side of Thorne's head.
Kennison tries to work over Thorne's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thorne connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kennison's face.
Thorne throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kennison lands a shoulder strike.
Kennison lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Kennison breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kennison works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kennison throws a lazy right hand but Thorne sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Good leg kick by Thorne there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Thorne displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kennison throws out the jab.
Kennison throws a leg kick which misses Thorne's front leg but catches the back leg as Thorne tries to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Karl Kennison dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Larry Thorne's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Thorne scores with a leg kick.

Kennison gets a clinch.
Kennison lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kennison throws a punch but it's blocked by Thorne.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Thorne.
Thorne content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Thorne misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kennison.
Kennison lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kennison looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kennison creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kennison looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kennison lands an elbow just above Thorne 's eye.

Kennison's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kennison clobbers Thorne with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Thorne tries to clinch but Kennison moves out of range.

Thorne instigates a clinch.

Kennison pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thorne tries to clinch up but Kennison circles away and keeps his distance.
Thorne swats away the attempt to clinch by Kennison.
Kennison throws the left hand but Thorne avoids the punch easily.
Thorne moves out of range of the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Kennison.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A nice leg kick lands there from Thorne.
Kennison swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Thorne misses with a low kick.
Thorne needs to keep his hands up - Kennison had a free shot at his head there.
Thorne slips a jab from Kennison.
Thorne throws out a leg kick but Kennison moves out of range and Thorne only half commits.
Thorne misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kennison throws a low kick but Thorne moves out of range easily.
Thorne misses with a head kick.
Kennison blocks a head kick by Thorne.
Thorne steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kennison.
Thorne keeps the fight on the outside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kennison scoring well with a low kick there.
Kennison moves in looking to clinch but Thorne pushes him off.
Kennison throws a series of strikes that have Thorne backpedaling.
Thorne moves in looking to clinch but Kennison pushes him off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kennison misses with a looping right.

Thorne instigates a clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Thorne throws an elbow but misses.
Thorne blocks an elbow strike.
Thorne just leaning against Kennison, taking a breather.
Thorne tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kennison avoids it.
Kennison lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Thorne looking to slow down the pace here.
Thorne's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Kennison lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorne tries a knee to the head but Kennison blocks it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Thorne.
Thorne utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Thorne blocks an uppercut.
Kennison lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thorne misses with a knee to the head.
Kennison working aggressively here.
Kennison tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thorne avoids it.
Thorne blocks an elbow strike.
Kennison fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kennison lands an elbow inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kennison lands a left hand that snaps the head of Thorne backwards.
Karl Kennison has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kennison scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thorne.
Kennison tries to work over Thorne's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kennison lands a damaging elbow.
Thorne looking to throw knees to the head but Kennison is blocking nicely.
Thorne stalling in the clinch but Kennison improves position.
Kennison is trying to maintain a safe position but Thorne gets an underhook and turns Kennison into the cage.

Kennison breaks the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thorne fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kennison checks it well.
Thorne throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kennison misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kennison avoids the head kick by Thorne.
Thorne fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kennison misses with a low kick as Thorne jumps back.
Kennison connects with a leg kick. Thorne looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Thorne fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thorne fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Karl Kennison will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Larry Thorne's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Thorne's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kennison connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Thorne scrambles back to his feet.
Kennison throws a shot from downtown. Thorne moves away and avoids it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Thorne, right into the meat.
Nice jab there from Kennison.
Kennison scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Thorne's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Thorne lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kennison jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab from Kennison misses.
Kennison takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kennison scores with a three punch combo!
Kennison has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Thorne.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kennison scores with a body shot.
Kennison misses with a looping left.
Thorne has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kennison.
Thorne swings for the body but Kennison moves out of range.
Kennison tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thorne paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thorne throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Kennison forces Thorne back against the cage and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kennison softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kennison working aggressively here.
Thorne is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kennison is defending well for now.

Kennison breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kennison jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kennison moves in looking to clinch but Thorne pushes him off.
Kennison misses with a left hand
and Thorne finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Thorne throws a head kick that Kennison semi-blocks.
A bone on bone clash there as Thorne blocks the leg kick.
Thorne 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.
Thorne moves away from the strike by Kennison.
Thorne lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Karl Kennison is winning the standup battle so far.
Kennison avoids the head kick by Thorne.

Kennison has closed the distance and engaged Thorne in a clinch.
Kennison is trying to break the clinch but Thorne has him pressed against the cage.
Kennison tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thorne avoids it.
Knees to the body from Thorne.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kennison tries to throw a body punch but Thorne avoids it by throwing Kennison back against the cage.

Kennison escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thorne throws a nice inside leg kick.

Thorne closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kennison on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thorne managing to block the knees to the body from Kennison.
Kennison misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thorne.
Kennison misses with the head strike.
Thorne taking a breather.
Kennison gets through Thorne's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Thorne working Kennison over with knees to the body.
Thorne prevents Kennison from breaking the clinch.
Kennison misses with a hook from the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Thorne blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kennison managing to block the knees to the body from Thorne.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kennison dodges an elbow strike from Thorne.
Kennison pushes Thorne back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thorne on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thorne managing to block the knees to the body from Kennison.
Thorne lands a good knee to the midsection. Kennison won't want to take too many of those.
Kennison looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Thorne throws an elbow but misses.
Kennison pushes off an throws an elbow but Thorne leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Karl Kennison is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Thorne misses with a knee to the head.
Thorne tries to stall but Kennison uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Thorne is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kennison is defending well for now.
Thorne looking to throw knees to the head but Kennison is blocking nicely.
Thorne throws an elbow but it misses.
Thorne throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kennison blocks it with crossed arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kennison pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Thorne pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kennison lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Thorne misses with a knee strike.
Larry Thorne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thorne will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kennison up against the cage.
Thorne connects with a knee to the head.
Thorne taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kennison is struggling to control the position.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Larry Thorne.
I think Kennison has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Karl Kennison!
Karl Kennison decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.