PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brian Kennedy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Quinn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quinn comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Crisis by Twista Feat. Tech N9ne kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Kennedy
vs
Quinn

176 cm
19
157 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

179 cm
19
152 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Good knees
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brian Kennedy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Marcus Quinn!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, John Mangel and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kennedy throws a big shot that misses.
Kennedy throws a leg kick but Quinn sees it coming and moves out of range.
And Quinn tries to counter it with a takedown but Kennedy pushes his down on his head and steps out.

Kennedy gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Quinn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kennedy obliges.
Kennedy gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Quinn.
Kennedy working Quinn over with knees to the body.
Quinn jumps guard but Kennedy turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Kennedy misses with a knee strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quinn goes for a takedown attempt but Kennedy pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Brian Kennedy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Quinn.
Kennedy tries to clinch there but Quinn circles away.
Quinn feints the counter takedown.
Kennedy tries to clinch up.
Quinn has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kennedy.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kennedy fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Quinn, pushing him back against the cage.
Quinn looking for a takedown.
Quinn is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Kennedy is defending well.
Kennedy putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Quinn in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kennedy obliges.
Quinn tries for a takedown. No joy.
Quinn looks winded!
Kennedy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kennedy scores with a knee to the head.
Quinn is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Quinn takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kennedy trying to land knees to the body.
Kennedy unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kennedy landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kennedy using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kennedy with a knee to the head.
Kennedy putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Quinn in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kennedy unloads a knee to the mid-section. Quinn lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kennedy landing knees to the head.
Kennedy putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Quinn in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Quinn has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Kennedy seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Quinn can turn it around.
Quinn tries to pull guard but Kennedy holds him up against the cage and eventually Quinn drops back down to his feet.
Kennedy working Quinn over with knees to the body.
Kennedy putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Quinn in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kennedy obliges.
Kennedy lands a knee to the head.
Quinn takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kennedy missing with knees to the body.
Quinn takes a knee to the side of the body.
Quinn avoiding damage as Kennedy throws knees to the body.
Kennedy unloads a knee to the mid-section. Quinn lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Quinn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kennedy landing knees to the body.
Kennedy misses with a knee strike.
Kennedy with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy prevents the takedown attempt.
Kennedy stops a takedown attempt from Quinn.
A knee to the head by Kennedy.
Kennedy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Quinn.
Quinn is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kennedy pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kennedy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Quinn is trying to drag Kennedy to the mat but Kennedy just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Kennedy missing with knees to the body.
Kennedy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kennedy landing knees to the head.
Quinn managing to block the knees to the body from Kennedy.
Quinn wants a takedown but no success here.
Quinn changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kennedy fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Kennedy misses with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kennedy moves into the clinch.
Quinn takes a knee to the side of the body.
Quinn tries to pull guard but Kennedy holds him up against the cage and eventually Quinn drops back down to his feet.
Quinn tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kennedy just stands there and leans against the cage.
Quinn is looking to take this one to the mat.
Quinn tries for a takedown but Kennedy manages to get underhooks.
Kennedy scores a nice knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kennedy landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kennedy lands a good knee to the midsection. Quinn won't want to take too many of those.
Kennedy with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kennedy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kennedy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Quinn avoids it.
Kennedy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Quinn.
Quinn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kennedy is pressed up against the cage. Quinn has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kennedy down to the mat. Kennedy avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Kennedy forces Quinn back against the cage and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Kennedy dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Kennedy wants to clinch.
Quinn wants to counter with a clinch but Kennedy pushes him away.
Kennedy tries a low kick but Quinn avoids it.
Kennedy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Quinn dives in and grabs Kennedy's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kennedy pushes down on Quinn's head and hops out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Kennedy has closed the distance and engaged Quinn in a clinch.
Kennedy lands a knee to the body.
Kennedy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Quinn can do to turn this around?
Quinn takes a knee to the side of the body.
Quinn is breathing heavily.
Kennedy landing knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kennedy scores a nice knee to the body.
Kennedy tries a knee to the head but Quinn blocks it.
Quinn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Quinn takes a knee right on the jaw!
Quinn takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kennedy missing with knees to the body.
Kennedy connects with a knee to the head.

Quinn pulls guard.
Kennedy stopping the sweep attempt from Quinn.
Quinn keeping full guard, as Kennedy tries to pass.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Quinn holds on and takes a little breather.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Quinn has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kennedy can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kennedy wants to pass the guard but Quinn is keeping the position.
Kennedy has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Kennedy wants to control from the top but Quinn keeps moving.
Quinn is trying to keep Kennedy in close.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy tries to clinch but Quinn moves out of range.
Kennedy tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Quinn counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Quinn.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Quinn throws a big right hand that misses.
Quinn scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kennedy on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kennedy tries to get out of the position.
Kennedy wants to sweep here but Quinn controlling him for the moment.
Kennedy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Quinn.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy looking to control.
Kennedy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Quinn with a flurry of punches that miss.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Quinn loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Quinn wants to pass the guard but Kennedy is keeping the position.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Quinn looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Quinn chips away with some ground and pound.
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 Brian Kennedy will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Kennedy tries to close the distance and clinch but Quinn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kennedy tries to clinch up but Quinn circles away and keeps his distance.
Quinn checks a low kick from Kennedy.
Brian Kennedy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kennedy moves in looking to clinch but Quinn pushes him off.
Quinn shoots in for a takedown but Kennedy shows good takedown defense.
Kennedy is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Quinn.
Kennedy is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kennedy tries to clinch up.
Quinn changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Kennedy moves in looking to clinch but Quinn pushes him off.
Quinn tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kennedy moves in looking to clinch but Quinn pushes him off.
And Quinn tries to counter it with a takedown but Kennedy pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Quinn shoots in looking for a takedown but Kennedy manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Quinn's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Quinn shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kennedy pinned against the cage. Kennedy gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Brian Kennedy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Quinn.
Kennedy throws a leg kick but Quinn sees it coming and moves out of range.
Quinn tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Quinn shoots in for a takedown but Kennedy shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kennedy is looking to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kennedy swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Quinn shoots for a double leg takedown but Kennedy sprawls well. He's pushed Quinn's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kennedy wants to clinch up but Quinn keeps it at a distance.
Quinn drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Kennedy defends it well.

Kennedy gets a clinch.
Kennedy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Quinn avoids it.
Kennedy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Quinn is defending well for now.
Quinn is working for takedown but Kennedy is calmly controlling the position for now.
Kennedy using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Quinn takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kennedy unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kennedy scores a nice knee to the body.
Kennedy landing knees to the body.
Quinn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Brian Kennedy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quinn goes for a takedown attempt but Kennedy pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kennedy moves in looking to clinch but Quinn pushes him off.
Quinn is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Kennedy tries to clinch up.
Quinn tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Quinn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kennedy looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kennedy tries to clinch there but Quinn circles away.
Quinn tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Kennedy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And Quinn tries to counter it with a takedown but Kennedy pushes his down on his head and steps out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kennedy tries to clinch up but Quinn circles away and keeps his distance.

Kennedy fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Quinn, pushing him back against the cage.
Quinn takes a knee to the side of the body.

Quinn has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Kennedy uses from the top position.
Kennedy trying to control the position from guard on top but Quinn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Quinn is looking for a triangle but Kennedy pushes his legs off easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kennedy wants to stand but Quinn has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brian Kennedy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kennedy, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Darius Henderson scores the fight 30:26
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:26
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Kennedy!
An out of breath Brian Kennedy thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.