PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lebron Kenda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kid Unknown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Kenda
vs
Unknown

198 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

195 cm
23
210 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Dangerous GnP
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lebron Kenda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kid Unknown!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Atkins and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Unknown gets a clinch.
Kenda drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Unknown gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A shot in the inside from Unknown.
Unknown is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Unknown slowing the pace effectively.
Unknown working Kenda over with knees to the body.
Unknown taking a breather.
Unknown scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Unknown lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Unknown lands with a light punch inside.
Unknown tries to land a knee to the head but Kenda blocks with his arms.
Unknown pressing his opponent against the cage.
Unknown leaning his opponent against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenda has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kenda has had enough of the clinch but Unknown keeps him there for the moment.
Kenda is trying to maintain a safe position but Unknown gets an underhook and turns Kenda into the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Unknown.
Unknown lands a right hand.
Unknown tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Unknown lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kenda trying to control the position but instead, Unknown has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kenda into the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Unknown as Kenda tries to tie him up.
Kenda can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Unknown lands with a right to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Unknown lands with a right to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Unknown throws an elbow but misses.
Unknown landing knees to the body.
Kenda is trying to pull guard but Unknown turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lebron Kenda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Unknown.
Unknown working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kenda changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Unknown fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Kenda fails with an attempt to clinch.
Unknown connects with a crisp jab.

Kenda is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Kenda clinches.
Kenda is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Unknown gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kenda.
Unknown stalling against the cage.
Unknown scores a nice knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Unknown slowing the pace effectively.
Unknown lands with a left to the head.
Kenda blocks an elbow strike from Unknown.
Unknown lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kenda's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Unknown has Kenda pushed against the cage.
Unknown with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kenda tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kenda is trying to break the clinch but Unknown has him pressed against the cage.
A short left from Unknown.
Unknown scores with a shoulder strike.
Unknown throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kendas head.
Oh Kenda is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kenda tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Unknown smiles and moves away.
Kenda seems to have got his legs back now.
Unknown keeps the fight on the outside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Unknown has managed to clinch.
Unknown slowing the pace effectively.
Unknown scores with a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kenda wants a takedown but no success here.
Kenda letting Unknown take a breather here.
Unknown prevents a takedown attempt there.
Unknown throws an elbow but it misses.
Unknown content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kenda is trying to pull guard but Unknown has him pressed against the cage.
Unknown tries to land knees in the clinch but Kenda avoids the damage to the body.
Kenda is looking for a takedown.
Kenda is trying to pull guard but Unknown turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kid Unknown dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Kenda gets tackled into the cage by Unknown. Unknown maintains the clinch.
Unknown's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Unknown stalling the fight.
Unknown on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Unknown works on Kenda's body with a couple of short punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Unknown.
Kenda wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Unknown lands a left hand.
Unknown lands with a right to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Come on Unknown - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A nice right hand lands inside from Unknown.
Unknown blocks a body shot from Kenda.
A short right from Unknown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Unknown tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kenda avoids it.
Unknown lands a hook that snaps the head of Kenda backwards.
Unknown lands with a light punch inside.
Kenda managing to block the knees to the body from Unknown.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Unknown in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Unknown slowing the pace effectively.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Unknown missing with knees to the body.
Unknown leaning his opponent against the cage.
Kenda tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Unknown lands an uppercut.
Kenda wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenda is looking to take this one to the mat.
Unknown lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kenda changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Unknown fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lebron Kenda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kenda misses with a takedown

and Unknown counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Unknown lands a shoulder strike.
Unknown makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Unknown works on Kenda's body with a couple of short punches.
Unknown lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Unknown.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Unknown is leaning against Kenda and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short left from Unknown.
Unknown stalling against the cage.
Unknown working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Unknown creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Kenda with a big uppercut! Kenda tries to clinch up but Unknown pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Kenda to the mat! Kenda covers up and Unknown unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Kid Unknown!