PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Kenzie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorge Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Kenzie
vs
Junior

191 cm
43
177 lbs
41 - 25 - 5

177 cm
35
177 lbs
34 - 14 - 1

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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 41 - 25 - 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 34 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jorge Junior!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Edson Gomes and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Junior misses
and Kenzie counters with a straight right hand.
Junior loads up on a big right hand but Kenzie slips the punch.
Kenzie pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kenzie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Junior was well out of range. Poor timing from Kenzie.
Junior misses with a wild body shot.
Junior lands a leg kick that knocks Kenzie off balance momentarily.

Junior has taken the fight to the clinch.

Kenzie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kenzie misses with an uppercut. Junior saw that one coming.
Junior throws a low kick but Kenzie moves out of range easily.
Kenzie stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kenzie wants it to stay on the feet.
Junior rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kenzie cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Junior closes the distance and clinches up with Kenzie, looking for a takedown. Junior pushes Kenzie against the cage but Kenzie circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Junior swings away with a leg kick that misses.

Kenzie gets tackled into the cage by Junior. Junior maintains the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Junior.
Kenzie misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Junior is working Kenzie over against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kenzie is trying to break the clinch but Junior has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Junior.
Junior throws a head punch that misses.
Junior has a couple of punches blocked by Kenzie.
Junior looking for a takedown.
Patrick Kenzie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jorge Junior.
Junior blocking some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kenzie.
Kenzie misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Junior makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kenzie scores with a shot to the side of Junior's head.
Junior drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kenzie gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kenzie wants to stall.
Junior lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Junior is leaning against Kenzie and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

Junior has hold of one of Kenzie's legs. Kenzie is fighting the takedown attempt but Junior gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kenzie keeping full guard, as Junior tries to pass.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenzie controlling Junior's posture.
Junior preventing the sweep.
Junior throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kenzie works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Junior trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Junior advances position into side control!
Junior in side control lands a decent elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Junior's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Junior is looking to take a break and control but Kenzie is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Junior throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Junior advances to full mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Junior cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Junior thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Junior throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenzie wants to control but Junior is having none of it.
Junior pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Kenzie in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Junior wants to control the pace but Kenzie is squirming around nicely.
Kenzie regains half guard.
Kenzie controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Junior lands strikes from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jorge Junior dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Kenzie feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Juniors jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kenzie throws a jab but it's blocked by Junior.
A nice leg kick lands there from Junior.
Junior circles away from the clinch attempt.
Junior misses with a low kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Kenzie misses the target.
Junior swings for the body but Kenzie moves out of range.
Junior lands a jab to Kenzie's midsection.
Junior lands a head kick. Kenzie smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Junior tries to close the distance and clinch but Kenzie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Patrick Kenzie is winning the standup battle so far.
Junior lands a leg kick that knocks Kenzie off balance momentarily.
Junior misses with a hook.
Junior has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Junior keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kenzie takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kenzie tries to clinch but Junior is having none of it.
Junior tries a low kick but Kenzie avoids it.
Junior displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kenzie throws out the jab.
Patrick Kenzie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Junior is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kenzie is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Junior looks to throw a body kick
and Kenzie counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kenzie misses with a looping right.

Junior tries to keep at a distance but Kenzie has taken the fight into the clinch.
Junior lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kenzie is trying to stall.
Kenzie tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Junior's elbow.
Junior tries a body shot but Kenzie blocks it.
Junior has a couple of punches blocked by Kenzie.
Jorge Junior seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Junior goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kenzie prevents it.
A head punch on the inside from Junior fails to land.
Kenzie goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kenzie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Junior lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kenzie backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kenzie creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kenzie lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Junior is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kenzie can't find room to land a body shot as Junior controls the action.
Junior tries to stall but Kenzie uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Junior has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Junior is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Junior swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kenzie.
Kenzie prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kenzie is pushing Junior up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Junior is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kenzie pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Patrick Kenzie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jorge Junior.
Kenzie misses with a punch to the body.
Junior stalling in the clinch but Kenzie improves position.
Kenzie working some nice short punches in the clinch.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Kenzie as he checks the leg kick.
Patrick Kenzie is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A head kick misses from Junior.
Kenzie tries to clinch up.
Junior defending well as Kenzie loads up on a big left hand.
Junior wants to clinch up but Kenzie keeps it at a distance.
A little feinted left hand from Kenzie on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

Kenzie clinches up with Junior and pushes him back against the cage.

Kenzie manages to break the clinch.
No joy there for Junior, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kenzie misses with a looping left.
Junior connects with a leg kick. Kenzie looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kenzie fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Junior throws a chopping leg kick but Kenzie manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Junior lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Junior throws a shot from downtown. Kenzie moves away and avoids it.
Junior throws a hook to the side of Kenzie's head but Kenzie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Junior just misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenzie avoids the head kick by Junior.
Nice takedown defense from Kenzie. No joy for Junior on that attempt.
Kenzie slips a jab from Junior.
Kenzie was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Junior attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Junior.
Junior tries to clinch but Kenzie moves out of range.
Kenzie misses with an uppercut

and Junior counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Kenzie!
Kenzie is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Junior throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kenzie is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Kenzie avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Junior.
Junior lands with a punch from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jorge Junior showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Kenzie changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kenzie swings for the body but Junior moves out of range.
Donk. Kenzie catches Junior right on the button with a cross.
Kenzie checks a leg kick nicely.
Junior tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kenzie lands a jab to the nose.
Kenzie pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Junior back to the cage. Kenzie follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Junior fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kenzie.
Kenzie looks to throw the jab but Junior is out of range.
Kenzie throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Junior.
Junior attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Junior.
Kenzie throws a lazy right hand but Junior sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Junior is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kenzie with a body shot.
Kenzie connects with a nice looking jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kenzie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Junior swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenzie tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Junior paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kenzie looks to land a left hand but Junior moved out of range nicely.
Junior looks to throw the jab but Kenzie is out of range.

Junior tries to keep at a distance but Kenzie has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kenzie stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kenzie misses with the head strike.
Junior blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Junior creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Junior wants a takedown.
Junior is trying to drag Kenzie to the mat but Kenzie just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Patrick Kenzie has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jorge Junior.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kenzie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Junior trying to control the position but instead, Kenzie has worked for underhooks and has pushed Junior into the cage.
Junior swings wildly with an uppercut but Kenzie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Patrick Kenzie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenzie lands an uppercut.
Junior wants to take the fight to the mat but Kenzie manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Junior wants to take the fight to the mat but Kenzie manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Junior throws a punch but it's blocked by Kenzie.
Kenzie lands a nice uppercut.
Junior is stalling here.
Kenzie lands a nice uppercut.
Junior blocks an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kenzie scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kenzie lands with a short shot to the head.
Junior is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Junior is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Kenzie working aggressively here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Junior lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Junior tries a body shot but Kenzie blocks it.
Kenzie lands a left hand.

Kenzie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kenzie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Junior swats away the attempt to clinch by Kenzie.
Kenzie misses with a two punch combination.
Junior throws a front kick aimed at Kenzie's knee but Kenzie avoids it well.
Kenzie swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kenzie tries to clinch
and Junior counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Junior is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Junior avoids the body shot from Kenzie.
Junior tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Junior walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Junior takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kenzie is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Junior looks to land a right hand but Kenzie moved out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kenzie gets a clinch.
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!
Junior misses with a punch on the inside.
Junior blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kenzie gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Junior.
Junior blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Junior tries a body shot but Kenzie blocks it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Junior as Kenzie tries to tie him up.
Kenzie is trying to stall.
Junior lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kenzie backwards.

Junior gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Kenzie regains guard.
Junior trying to control but Kenzie is working from the bottom.
Junior is looking to work some ground and pound but Kenzie has wrist control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Patrick Kenzie showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Junior 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jorge Junior!
Our winner, Jorge Junior, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.