PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Chris Kennedy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gregor Plumme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Kennedy
vs
Plumme

190 cm
19
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

182 cm
18
183 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chris Kennedy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gregor Plumme!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kennedy lands with a thumping leg kick.
Plumme misses with a straight right.
Kennedy fires out a quick counter leg kick but Plumme just manages to avoid it.
Plumme fails in his attempt to clinch.
Plumme tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kennedy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Plumme has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Kennedy lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Chris Kennedy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Plumme takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Kennedy throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kennedy feints and then cracks Plumme's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Plumme down.
Plumme 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.
Plumme tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Plumme throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Kennedy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Plumme tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kennedy misses with a low kick.
Plumme tries to clinch but Kennedy is having none of it.
Plumme tries to clinch there but Kennedy circles away.
Kennedy with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Plumme fails in his attempt to clinch.
Plumme with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kennedy to score with a decent uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kennedy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Plumme's calf.
Kennedy connects with a body shot that sends Plumme's belly button to the back.
Kennedy lands with a nice body kick.
Plumme fails to land with a series of punches.
Kennedy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kennedy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nice uppercut there from Kennedy.
Plumme takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Plumme misses with a head kick.
Plumme takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Plumme misses with a low kick.
Kennedy takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kennedy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kennedy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Plumme.
Plumme wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plumme tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Plumme on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kennedy. Kennedy obviously looking to wear him down.
Kennedy connects with a good right hand that stumbles Plumme. Plumme circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kennedy, right into the meat.
A shot to the liver by Kennedy. Beautiful body shot.
Plumme on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kennedy. Kennedy obviously looking to wear him down.
Kennedy circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kennedy counters with an outside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Kennedy.
Plumme tries to clinch but Kennedy moves out of range.
Kennedy is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Plumme checks a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A telegraphed right hand from Plumme misses the target.
Kennedy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Plumme doesn't seem bothered though.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kennedy.
Kennedy fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Plumme on the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Kennedy dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Plumme swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Plumme misses with a double jab.
Kennedy slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

It looks like Gregor Plumme has been cut.
Kennedy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Plumme can do to turn this around?
Plumme walks into a stiff left hand from Kennedy.
Gregor Plumme is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kennedy connects with a leg kick. Plumme looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kennedy throws a nice inside leg kick.
Plumme takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A head kick by Plumme misses
and Kennedy counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kennedy fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kennedy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Plumme was well out of range. Poor timing from Kennedy.
Kennedy is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Plumme tries to clinch up.
Kennedy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Plumme.
Plumme tries to clinch there but Kennedy circles away.
Plumme throws a right and a left that Kennedy avoids nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kennedy lands a nice looking body shot.

Plumme has Kennedy up against the ropes in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Plumme manages to break the clinch.
Kennedy connects with a solid leg kick.
Kennedy circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kennedy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Plumme thinking.
Kennedy lands a slapping body shot.
Kennedy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Plumme takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A head kick misses from Plumme.
Plumme is breathing heavily.
Plumme throws a head kick but Kennedy moves out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Kennedy. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kennedy.
Plumme wants to clinch.
Plumme throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kennedy sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plumme doesn't manage to clinch there - Kennedy circles away.
Plumme tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kennedy, right into the meat.
Plumme stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kennedy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Plumme tries to clinch but Kennedy moves out of range.
Kennedy appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kennedy's corner calls for a 1-2. Kennedy obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kennedy lands a jab to Plumme's midsection.
Chris Kennedy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kennedy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A good leg kick by Kennedy.
Plumme takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kennedy lands a body shot.
Kennedy connects with a leg kick. Plumme looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Plumme drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kennedy scoring well with a low kick there.
Kennedy scores with a crisp jab that stopped Plumme in his tracks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Kennedy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gregor Plumme's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Kennedy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kennedy tried to counter with a leg kick but Plumme avoided it.
Kennedy scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kennedy connects with a jab.
Plumme misses with a leg kick
and Plumme takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Plumme on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Chris Kennedy is winning the standup battle so far.
Plumme throws a sloppy head kick
letting Kennedy counter with a right hand.
Kennedy uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Plumme has time to react.
Kennedy cracks a nice hook into Plumme's ribs.
Kennedy throws a leg kick which misses Plumme's front leg but catches the back leg as Plumme tries to avoid it.
Kennedy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kennedy bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Plumme's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kennedy.
Plumme takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A head kick by Plumme misses
and Kennedy counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A jab from Kennedy finds it's way through Plumme's defenses.
Plumme tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kennedy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kennedy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Plumme has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kennedy fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Plumme missing with a left hand there. Kennedy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kennedy is looking to counter with a body kick.
Kennedy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kennedy thumps Plumme with a low kick.
Plumme takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Plumme scores with a jab to the body.
Kennedy scoring well with a low kick there.
Kennedy scores with a jab to the head.
Plumme's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Plumme takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Plumme closes the distance but Kennedy moves to the side
and Kennedy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kennedy throws a shot to the body.
Kennedy throws a leg kick which misses Plumme's front leg but catches the back leg as Plumme tries to avoid it.
Plumme looks to land a combination but Kennedy avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Plumme misses with a body punch
and Kennedy counters with a good low kick that Plumme was not able to check.
Plumme takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kennedy lands a jab to Plumme's midsection.
Kennedy lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kennedy connects with a good right hand that stumbles Plumme. Plumme circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kennedy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Plumme. That did some damage!
Kennedy connects with an inside leg kick.
Plumme takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kennedy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Plumme doesn't seem bothered though.
Kennedy punishes Plumme's body with a nice straight punch.
Kennedy scores with a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kennedy thuds a left hand into Plumme's body.
Kennedy connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kennedy lands a high kick!
You can see that Plumme has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Kennedy lands with an uppercut that bounces Plumme off the ropes and back into range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Kennedy clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Gregor Plumme's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

A good leg kick by Kennedy.
Kennedy is looking to slow Plumme down with leg kicks.
Plumme fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kennedy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kennedy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kennedy throws a combination. Plumme tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Kennedy swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Plumme.
Kennedy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kennedy scores with a leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Kennedy.
Plumme tries to clinch
letting Kennedy counter with a right hand.
Plumme tries to clinch up but Kennedy circles away and keeps his distance.
Kennedy connects with an inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Plumme throws an overhand right that lands on Kennedy's shoulder, as Kennedy tries to avoid the shot.
Kennedy scoring well with a low kick there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kennedy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Plumme tries to clinch but Kennedy moves out of range.
A shot to the body from Plumme misses
and Kennedy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Plumme on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kennedy goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

Plumme is rocked!
Kennedy closes the distance and catches Plumme with a lead hook that drops him to the canvas! Plumme is clearly dazed and struggling here! 3,4,5,6,7 and Plumme is up to his feet but the referee has called it off! Plumme is still far too wobbly and he's not going to allow the fight to continue! Kennedy takes it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Chris Kennedy!