PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bogdan Petrycki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Kahne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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?

Petrycki
vs
Kahne

167 cm
28
142 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

173 cm
29
158 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

GREEN!160

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 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bogdan Petrycki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ken Kahne!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kahne slips a jab and a cross from Petrycki.
Petrycki thuds a left hand into Kahne's body.
Kahne throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Petrycki takes one to the side of the head.
Petrycki comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Petrycki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kahne.
Petrycki seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Petrycki throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Petrycki looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Good leg kick by Petrycki there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kahne scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Petrycki doesn't seem bothered though.
Kahne with a body punch. A glancing blow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Petrycki. Kahne does a little dance to reset his feet.
Petrycki rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kahne moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrycki takes a jab right on the kisser.
A combination from Petrycki does no damage.
Petrycki misses with a body kick.
Petrycki changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kahne fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Petrycki looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Petrycki avoids a kick to the body.
Petrycki cracks Kahne with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kahne works the jab nicely.
Kahne looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Petrycki takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bogdan Petrycki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kahne misses with a body shot.
Kahne tries for a takedown but Petrycki circles away easily
and Petrycki counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Petrycki misses with a low kick as Kahne jumps back.
And Kahne tries to counter it with a takedown but Petrycki pushes his down on his head and steps out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrycki defending well as Kahne loads up on a big left hand.
Kahne connects with a jab.
A jab from Petrycki misses.
Petrycki feints a jab promting Kahne to slip. Petrycki then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kahne slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Kahne 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.
Petrycki blocks a leg kick.
Petrycki fakes the leg kick and cracks Kahne in the body.
Nice jab there from Petrycki.
Kahne scores with a hook.
Petrycki throws out a loose jab but Kahne uses good head movement to avoid it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Petrycki.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrycki fails to land with a series of punches.
Kahne feints the counter takedown.
A good leg kick by Petrycki.
Petrycki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Petrycki punishes Kahne's body with a nice straight punch.
Petrycki swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kahne throws a hook but Petrycki blocks it.
As Kahne backs away, Petrycki returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Kahne misses with a wild body shot.
Petrycki delivers a nice body kick.
Petrycki lands with a thumping leg kick.
Petrycki slips under a jab from Kahne.
Petrycki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kahne with the counter takedown but Petrycki avoids it easily.
Kahne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Petrycki.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kahne scores with a decent looking hook.
Kahne with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Petrycki to score with a decent uppercut.
A jab lands there for Kahne.
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!
Petrycki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kahne.
Kahne takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Kahne misses the shot to the body.
Petrycki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kahne.

Kahne feints and as Petrycki raises his hands in defense, Kahne changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kahne looking to pass the guard.
Kahne with a flurry of punches that miss.

Petrycki has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Kahne off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bogdan Petrycki dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Petrycki.
Kahne throws a hook but Petrycki blocks it.
Kahne blocks a head kick by Petrycki.
A nice inside leg kick there by Petrycki. That's going to slow Kahne down.
Petrycki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kahne has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Petrycki finds it's way round the side to connect with Kahne's head.
Petrycki misses with a jab to the body

and Kahne counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Petrycki!
Kahne throws an elbow but Petrycki slips to the side and avoids it well.
Petrycki is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kahne can do to turn this around?
Petrycki regains half guard.
Kahne has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Kahne is looking for a kimura but Petrycki is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kahne to get the leverage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters are battling for position here. Petrycki manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kahne lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kahne stopping the sweep attempt from Petrycki.
Petrycki is looking to stand up but Kahne isn't so interested in that idea.
Petrycki keeping moving, preventing Kahne from controlling successfully.
Kahne loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kahne with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kahne sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Petrycki's guard.
Kahne not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kahne lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Petrycki works his way to full guard. Good work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kahne prevents Petrycki from getting back to his feet.
Petrycki looking to control.
Kahne throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Petrycki wants to sweep here but Kahne controlling him for the moment.
Kahne missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Petrycki wants to stand up but Kahne is controlling him.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Petrycki throws the kick towards the body but Kahne avoids it.
Petrycki throws a hook but Kahne blocks it.
Kahne swings for the body but Petrycki moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Petrycki.
Kahne misses the shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrycki walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kahne.
Petrycki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kahne was well out of range. Poor timing from Petrycki.
Petrycki looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Petrycki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kahne drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Petrycki defends it well.
A swing and a miss from Petrycki.
Petrycki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kahne manages to avoid it.
Kahne lands the left hand.
Petrycki shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kahne drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Petrycki defends it well.
Petrycki swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kahne misses the jab.
Kahne with a poor takedown
and Petrycki counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kahne thows a leg kick but Petrycki checks it
and Petrycki counters with a left and a right that stings Kahne.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kahne throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Petrycki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kahne throws the left hand but Petrycki avoids the punch easily.
It looked like Petrycki was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kahne.
A head kick misses from Petrycki.
Kahne missing with a left hand there. Petrycki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Petrycki is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kahne cracks Petrycki with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kahne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Petrycki moves away.
Petrycki scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kahne ducks under a wild hook from Petrycki.
Kahne feints the counter takedown.
Nice body punch from Kahne.
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 Bogdan Petrycki will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Kahne tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kahne wants to land a leg kick but Petrycki is out of range.
Kahne misses with an uppercut. Petrycki saw that one coming.
Petrycki chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Petrycki is looking to slow Kahne down with leg kicks.
Bogdan Petrycki is winning the standup battle so far.
Kahne takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jab, jab by Petrycki - just one landing.
Petrycki throws out a leg kick but Kahne moves out of range and Petrycki only half commits.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrycki explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Petrycki lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Petrycki.
Kahne dives in for a single leg takedown but Petrycki sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Kahne's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Petrycki looks to land a body kick but Kahne moved away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrycki fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kahne has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kahne lands a glancing blow to the side of Petrycki's head.
Kahne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Petrycki.
Petrycki tried to counter with a leg kick but Kahne avoided it.
A big right from Kahne misses.
Petrycki quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Petrycki ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kahne throws a jab but it's blocked by Petrycki.
A solid leg kick lands there for Petrycki.
Petrycki uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kahne.
Petrycki scores with a leg kick.
Petrycki connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kahne. Kahne circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kahne takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ken Kahne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kahne shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kahne showed some decent athleticism there.
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!
Kahne prevents Petrycki from improving his position.
Kahne throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Petrycki blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kahne.
Kahne slips a nice elbow through Petrycki's hands, connecting with Petrycki's forehead.
Petrycki is staying active underneath Kahne, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Petrycki tries to roll over but Kahne keeps him under control.
Kahne wants to lay and pray for a moment but Petrycki keeps working.
Ken Kahne has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrycki manages to get to full guard.
Kahne postures up.
Kahne postures up in Petrycki's guard and throws a big left but Petrycki blocks it.
Petrycki wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Kahne pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Petrycki is keeping the position for now.
Kahne trying to control the position from guard on top but Petrycki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kahne's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kahne throwing strikes from guard but Petrycki blocks nicely.
Kahne stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Petrycki swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kahne throws a strike but Petrycki rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Kahne looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Kahne is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Petrycki defends well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bogdan Petrycki showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Petrycki, 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bogdan Petrycki!
Bogdan Petrycki opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.