PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Kenzie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pete Palahnuik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Palahnuik comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Machine Civilization kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Patrick Kenzie has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Kenzie
vs
Palahnuik

191 cm
43
177 lbs
40 - 24 - 5

184 cm
37
181 lbs
27 - 12 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 40 - 24 - 5, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Patrick Kenzie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pete Palahnuik!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Paulo Santos and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kenzie lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Palahnuik circles away quickly and effectively.
Palahnuik misses with a leg kick.
Kenzie blocks a jab.
Palahnuik misses with a straight right.
Kenzie lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kenzie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Palahnuik.
Kenzie swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Palahnuik ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kenzie moves away.
Kenzie is looking to counter punch.
Kenzie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Palahnuik.
Kenzie throws a hook to the side of Palahnuik's head but Palahnuik sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kenzie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Palahnuik throws out the jab.

Kenzie closes the distance and pushes Palahnuik back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Palahnuik lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kenzie backwards.

Palahnuik breaks from the clinch.
Kenzie tries to clinch up.
Kenzie has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Warehouse in the buildup to the fight.
A good leg kick by Palahnuik.
Kenzie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Palahnuik swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Kenzie moves into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kenzie swings wildly with an uppercut but Palahnuik uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Palahnuik's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kenzie doesn't manage to clinch there - Palahnuik circles away.
Palahnuik connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kenzie's hands.
Patrick Kenzie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Palahnuik misses with a body kick.
Palahnuik finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
It looked like Kenzie wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Palahnuik scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kenzie doesn't seem bothered though.
Palahnuik with a nice cross.
Palahnuik has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Palahnuik misses with a wild body shot.
Palahnuik throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kenzie swings widly with a right hand
and Palahnuik counters with a two punch combo.
Palahnuik will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Palahnuik misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kenzie.
Palahnuik circles away from the clinch attempt.
Palahnuik is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kenzie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Palahnuik.
Kenzie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenzie tries to clinch up.
Palahnuik lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice straight punches there by Palahnuik. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Palahnuik.
Palahnuik thows a leg kick but Kenzie checks it
enabling Kenzie to counter with a crisp jab.
Kenzie wants to clinch up but Palahnuik keeps it at a distance.
Palahnuik walks into a left hand.
Kenzie bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Palahnuik's head.
Palahnuik misses with a kick to the body
letting Kenzie counter with a right hand.
Donk. Kenzie catches Palahnuik right on the button with a cross.
Palahnuik pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kenzie moves out of range of the body kick from Palahnuik.
Kenzie moves out of range of the body kick.
Kenzie misses with a hook.

Palahnuik tries to keep at a distance but Kenzie has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kenzie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Palahnuik lands with a left to the head.

Kenzie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Palahnuik.
Kenzie tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Palahnuik makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kenzie catches Palahnuik with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Palahnuik misses with a looping left.
Palahnuik moves out of range of the strikes.
Kenzie moves out of range of the leg kick from Palahnuik.
Kenzie tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Palahnuik cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Palahnuik takes one to the chin there.
Palahnuik connects with a right hand. Kenzie shakes it off.
Palahnuik digs a good body shot into Kenzie's ribs.
Kenzie misses the shot to the body.
Kenzie lands a glancing blow to the side of Palahnuik's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kenzie missing with a left hand there. Palahnuik was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kenzie takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kenzie is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Kenzie lands a nice hook to Palahnuik's body. Palahnuik takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Palahnuik takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kenzie throws out a loose jab but Palahnuik uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palahnuik has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kenzie finds it's way round the side to connect with Palahnuik's head.
Kenzie lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Kenzie misses with a looping right.
Kenzie is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kenzie lands a nice shot that snaps Palahnuik's head back.
Palahnuik misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kenzie.
Palahnuik keeps the fight on the outside.
Palahnuik wants to land a leg kick but Kenzie is out of range.
It looked like Kenzie was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Kenzie misses with an uppercut. Palahnuik saw that one coming.
Kenzie thuds his right hand into Palahnuik's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Palahnuik throws an overhand right that lands on Kenzie's shoulder, as Kenzie tries to avoid the shot.
Kenzie will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kenzie lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Palahnuik throws a body punch but Kenzie moves out of range.
Kenzie looks to score with a jab to the body but Palahnuik is just out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Palahnuik misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Patrick Kenzie will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Palahnuik takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Palahnuik looks to score with a jab to the body but Kenzie is just out of range.
Kenzie tries to clinch there but Palahnuik circles away.
Palahnuik slips a jab and a cross from Kenzie.
Kenzie scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Palahnuik takes a swing at Kenzie's ribcage but misses.
Palahnuik scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kenzie misses with the combination.
Kenzie misses with an uppercut.
An inside leg kick lands from Palahnuik.
Palahnuik fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kenzie checks it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Palahnuik jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Palahnuik swings for the body but Kenzie moves out of range.
Palahnuik misses with an attempted mid kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Palahnuik. That's going to slow Kenzie down.
Kenzie changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kenzie is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenzie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pete Palahnuik seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kenzie tries to clinch there but Palahnuik circles away.
Palahnuik throws a shot from downtown. Kenzie moves away and avoids it.
A left lands for Palahnuik.
Palahnuik misses with an uppercut.
Kenzie blocks a head kick by Palahnuik.
Palahnuik keeps the fight on the outside.
Palahnuik misses with a wild body shot.
Palahnuik cracks Kenzie with a good jab.
A left lands for Kenzie.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Palahnuik, as that shot connected.
Kenzie misses with a hook. Palahnuik ducked under it nicely.
Kenzie jabs Palahnuik right on the nose. Palahnuik blinks but takes it well.
Kenzie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Palahnuik throws out the jab.
Kenzie tries to clinch but Palahnuik is having none of it.
Palahnuik looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kenzie tries to clinch up but Palahnuik circles away and keeps his distance.
Palahnuik looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Palahnuik misses its intended target.
Nice jab there from Palahnuik.
Kenzie throws a poor cross that misses
and Palahnuik counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kenzie is looking to clinch but Palahnuik is avoiding it.
Palahnuik raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Palahnuik misses with a body kick.
Kenzie moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Palahnuik uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kenzie.
Palahnuik staying out of range there.
Palahnuik looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kenzie wants to clinch.
Kenzie misses with a hook.
Palahnuik lands a slapping body shot.
Palahnuik scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kenzie doesn't seem bothered though.
A big right from Kenzie misses.
Palahnuik misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenzie connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Palahnuik momentarily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Palahnuik. That's going to slow Kenzie down.
Palahnuik tries a head kick but it misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kenzie throws a series of punches but Palahnuik avoids them all with ease.
Kenzie looks to score with a jab to the body but Palahnuik is just out of range.
Palahnuik uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kenzie looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Palahnuik moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kenzie slips under a jab from Palahnuik.
Kenzie blocks the body kick.
Kenzie throws a big shot that misses.
Kenzie misses with an uppercut.
Palahnuik only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Palahnuik pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kenzie fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Palahnuik throws out a counter right but Kenzie avoids it with no problem.
Kenzie lands a nice shot to the body.
A jab from Palahnuik misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Palahnuik throws the left hand but Kenzie avoids the punch easily.

Kenzie has Palahnuik up against the cage in a clinch.
Palahnuik tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kenzie looking to slow down the pace here.
Palahnuik works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kenzie lands a hook that snaps the head of Palahnuik backwards.
Kenzie is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Palahnuik.
A short uppercut from Palahnuik.
Palahnuik misses with a punch on the inside.
Kenzie misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Palahnuik fails to land.
Kenzie keeps control of Palahnuik as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Palahnuik fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Palahnuik swings wildly with an uppercut but Kenzie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Palahnuik slows down the pace here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pete Palahnuik showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Nice defenses there by Kenzie.
Palahnuik misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kenzie.
Palahnuik takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kenzie connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Palahnuik misses the jab.
Palahnuik on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kenzie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kenzie throws a poor cross that misses
and Palahnuik counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kenzie's knee momentarily.
Palahnuik connects with a body shot.
Kenzie walks into a straight right hand from Palahnuik.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Palahnuik works Kenzie's body with a nice hook.
Palahnuik throws a body punch but Kenzie moves out of range.
Kenzie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Palahnuik swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Palahnuik throws a shot from downtown. Kenzie moves away and avoids it.
Decent striking displayed by Palahnuik there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Palahnuik swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenzie thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kenzie checks a leg kick nicely.
Palahnuik misses with an uppercut. Kenzie saw that one coming.
Kenzie throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Palahnuik loads up on a big right hand but Kenzie slips the punch.
Some bone on bone action there as Kenzie checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Palahnuik attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

Kenzie pushes Palahnuik up against the cage in a clinch.

Palahnuik breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Palahnuik defending well as Kenzie loads up on a big left hand.
Palahnuik throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Palahnuik has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kenzie scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Palahnuik moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kenzie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Palahnuik.
Kenzie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Palahnuik.
Kenzie throws an overhand right that lands on Palahnuik's shoulder, as Palahnuik tries to avoid the shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palahnuik works the jab nicely.
Palahnuik throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kenzie dips to his left and cracks Palahnuik with an uppercut!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kenzie fails in his attempt to clinch.
Palahnuik lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kenzie misses with a looping left.
Palahnuik lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Kenzie is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kenzie dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kenzie misses with a straight right.
Sloppy strikes from Kenzie. Those never looked like landing.
A lazy body kick from Palahnuik
and Kenzie counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Palahnuik fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kenzie manages to avoid it.
Kenzie lands a jab.
Palahnuik misses with an attempted mid kick.
Palahnuik throws a body punch but Kenzie moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenzie cracks Palahnuik with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kenzie lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Kenzie fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kenzie on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

Kenzie takes the fight into the clinch.
Kenzie misses with a punch on the inside.
Palahnuik wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kenzie.
Palahnuik wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kenzie doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Palahnuik throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Palahnuik doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Kenzie pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kenzie lands a nice shot that snaps Palahnuik's head back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kenzie digs a good hook to Palahnuik's body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palahnuik ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Palahnuik lands a leg kick that knocks Kenzie off balance momentarily.
Palahnuik goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kenzie misses with a double jab.
Kenzie ducks under a wild hook from Palahnuik.
Palahnuik is looking to chop away at Kenzie's legs.
Kenzie lands with a straight right. Palahnuik didn't see that one coming.
Kenzie avoids the body shot from Palahnuik.
Palahnuik throws out a loose jab but Kenzie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Palahnuik fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kenzie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Palahnuik connects with the punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Palahnuik loads up on a big right hand but Kenzie slips the punch.
Palahnuik takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Kenzie takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Pete Palahnuik.
I think Palahnuik has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Patrick Kenzie!
Patrick Kenzie seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.