PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lars Kenardly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edu Fola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kenardly's entrance music is Strokin. A fine choice. On his way into the cage it seems that Lars Kenardly has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Lars Kenardly seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Kenardly
vs
Fola

180 cm
23
175 lbs
3 - 9 - 0

173 cm
25
165 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Knockout power

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 3 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lars Kenardly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Edu Fola!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kenardly wants to clinch up but Fola keeps it at a distance.
Kenardly throws a body shot but no joy.
Kenardly takes one on the chin but seems OK.

Kenardly rushes Fola and presses him up against the cage.
I was talking to Kenardly's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Still in the clinch, Kenardly scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fola.
Kenardly throws an elbow that misses.

Fola breaks the clinch.
Kenardly doesn't manage to clinch there - Fola circles away.

Kenardly clinches up against the cage.
Fola misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kenardly scores a nice knee to the body.
Kenardly throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Folas head.
Kenardly is trying to break the clinch but Fola has him pressed against the cage.
Kenardly misses with a knee to the head.
Kenardly prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kenardly throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from Kenardly.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenardly lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kenardly misses with some punches.
Fola wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Fola breaks the clinch.
Both fighters circling a little - Kenardly finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Fola looks to land a body kick but Kenardly moved away.
Kenardly lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fola circles away quickly and effectively.
Fola looks to land a body kick but Kenardly moved away.
A low kick from Fola is predictable there
and Kenardly counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kenardly lands with a nice body punch.
Kenardly lands a really nice looking cross but Fola seems unphased.
Kenardly tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fola swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kenardly takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A counter left hand to the body from Kenardly misses its target.
Fola needs to keep his hands up - Kenardly had a free shot at his head there.

Fola is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kenardly connects with a body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Kenardly. Those never looked like landing.
Kenardly cracks Fola with a hook to the temple - Fola is on wobbly legs here! Kenardly swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Fola falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Kenardly wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Lars Kenardly!
Lars Kenardly thanked the fans post fight for their support.