PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nathaniel Razna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Daniel Kennamer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nathaniel Razna has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Razna
vs
Daniel Kennamer

200 cm
23
265 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
240 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Big heart

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Experienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Nathaniel Razna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, James Daniel Kennamer!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Andrew Berry and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kennamer shoots in and gets a takedown into Razna's guard.

Razna looking for a guillotine here but Kennamer defends easily.

Razna working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kennamer doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kennamer manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Razna trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kennamer not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Razna has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kennamer throws a big elbow that misses.

Razna is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kennamer is aware though and is defending well.
Razna controls Kennamer momentarily but Kennamer frees himself.
Kennamer is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Kennamer really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Razna. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kennamer loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Razna controls Kennamer momentarily but Kennamer frees himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kennamer slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

Razna looking for a guillotine here but Kennamer defends easily.
Kennamer throwing strikes but missing.
Kennamer seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Let's hope that Kennamer has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Razna looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

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

Kennamer looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Razna is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Razna prevents Kennamer from standing back up.

Razna is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Razna wants to pass to mount but Kennamer is defending the position.
Kennamer tries to kick Razna off but Razna keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Razna is working for a kimura but Kennamer is defending it quite comfortably.
Kennamer looks like he's trying to stand up.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Kennamer has eaten all the pies!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nathaniel Razna dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Kennamer decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Kennamer sitting and controlling from the half guard.

Razna looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Razna moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kennamer stops Razna from standing up.
Nathaniel Razna overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kennamer trying to control but Razna is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Razna bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kennamer's guard.

Kennamer is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Razna wanted to stand there but Kennamer had control of the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kennamer utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Razna wants to get up but he can't break Kennamer's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Kennamer drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Razna throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Razna throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Razna not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Razna is pulling down on Kennamer's head. It's preventing any offense from Kennamer, at least for the moment.
Razna looking to control.
Kennamer lands a couple of decent looking shots.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Razna being controlled here, momentarily.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kennamer manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Razna on his heels. He'll look to pass Razna's guard now, I'm sure.
Razna is looking to stand back up but Kennamer counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Razna.

Razna wants to get back to his feet.
Razna keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kennamer throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Razna trying to control here.
Kennamer trying to control the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kennamer is thwarting Razna's attempts to control the position.
Razna slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kennamer trying to control the position from guard on top but Razna is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but James Daniel Kennamer will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Razna's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Razna looks to throw the jab but Kennamer is out of range.

Kennamer closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Razna is trying to improve his position.
Kennamer trying to control the position but Razna is working away.
Razna sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Razna is pressing down on Kennamer's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Razna is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Razna is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Razna is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kennamer is controlling him.
Kennamer postures up.

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

Kennamer avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kennamer trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kennamer is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Razna looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kennamer trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

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

Kennamer shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Razna is trying to control but can't.
Kennamer prevents Razna from improving his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kennamer content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Razna is trying to maintain the position but Kennamer is very close to passing his half guard.
Razna blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kennamer.
Kennamer trying to control the pace.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Kennamer not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Kennamer shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Razna napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Razna takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Razna struggling a bit here.
Kennamer controlling from side mount.
Razna managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Kennamer.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kennamer misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to James Daniel Kennamer.
I think Kennamer 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Daniel Kennamer!