PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bessandro Kennelly (ranked 4891 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamaal Anderson (ranked 5922 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Jamaal Anderson enters the cage!

Kennelly
vs
Anderson

180 cm
25
200 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

186 cm
20
203 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bessandro Kennelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jamaal Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, David Hoff and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kennelly scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bessandro Kennelly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Kennelly drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kennelly looking to sit in guard and control but Anderson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Kennelly pulls Anderson in close to prevent any damage.
Anderson stops Kennelly from standing up.
Kennelly is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Anderson won't allow Kennelly to sweep him here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Kennelly looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kennelly wants to sweep but no luck.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Kennelly manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.

Kennelly breaks the clinch.
Anderson avoids the head kick by Kennelly.

Kennelly clinches with his opponent.

Kennelly breaks from the clinch.
Anderson doesn't manage to clinch there - Kennelly circles away.
Kennelly shoots for a takedown but Anderson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kennelly fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Anderson is out of range.
Kennelly looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Kennelly shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Anderson as he jumps to the side.
Kennelly tries to close the distance and clinch but Anderson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kennelly gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kennelly drops down looking for an ankle pick but Anderson pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bessandro Kennelly. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Anderson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Anderson prevents a body shot from Kennelly.

Kennelly jumps guard and drags Anderson to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Kennelly throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Anderson escapes and throws Kennelly's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Kennelly is breathing heavily.
Kennelly gets back to half guard.
Anderson wants to take a breather but Kennelly is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson not doing much here.
Kennelly has a hand on Anderson's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Anderson takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Kennelly wants to hold on but Anderson pushes him away.
Kennelly is squirming around, avoiding Anderson's attempts to control the action.
Anderson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Kennelly is wriggling around trying to escape.

Anderson goes for an armbar but Kennelly turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Kennelly.
Anderson looking for a sweep. Not yet Anderson, not yet.
Kennelly throwing strikes from guard but Anderson blocks nicely.
Anderson wants to stand but Kennelly is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bessandro Kennelly dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Kennelly rushes Anderson and presses him up against the cage.
Anderson wants to break the clinch but can't.

Kennelly breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Anderson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kennelly sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Anderson gets caught napping as Kennelly dives in and scores a takedown. Anderson manages to retain guard.
Bessandro Kennelly overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kennelly throws a strike but Anderson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Kennelly has control of Anderson's left arm, preventing Anderson from doing any damage.
Anderson advances to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kennelly wants to control but Anderson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kennelly knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Anderson on the ground.
Anderson prevents Kennelly from standing back up.
Anderson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kennelly's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Anderson is trying to work for a kimura but Kennelly is defending well.
Kennelly has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Anderson is working away from the top position though.
Anderson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Kennelly is refusing to be controlled, as Anderson sits in half guard.
Kennelly is looking to control Anderson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kennelly avoid being mounted?

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.
Kennelly is pressing down on Anderson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Kennelly has control of Anderson's left arm, preventing Anderson from doing any damage.

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

Excellent takedown into side control there by Kennelly.
Anderson is not content to let Kennelly control the position.

Kennelly wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Anderson, who protects the arm well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Kennelly scores with punches from side control.
Kennelly controlling the position.
Anderson is looking for a sweep.

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.
Kennelly fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Anderson is trying to improve his position.
Kennelly trying to control the position but Anderson is working away.
Kennelly controls the position.
Kennelly tries to score with some ground and pound. Anderson controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kennelly taking a breather here.
Kennelly wants to lay and pray for a moment but Anderson keeps working.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bessandro Kennelly dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Kennelly digs a good hook to Anderson's body.
Anderson misses with a takedown attempt - Kennelly sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kennelly shoots and misses

and Anderson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Kennelly looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kennelly is trying to hold Anderson in close to prevent damage but Anderson has managed to pass into half guard.
Anderson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson prevents Kennelly from improving his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kennelly pushes Anderson off looking to stand but Anderson dives back in and keeps control.

Kennelly actively working from the bottom here.
Kennelly tries to get to full guard but Anderson has control of the leg.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Anderson controlling the action here.

Anderson gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Sloppy strikes from Kennelly. Those never looked like landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kennelly getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Anderson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kennelly is fending him off so far but Anderson persists. Nope, Kennelly circles away and we're back to standing.
Bessandro Kennelly is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Kennelly darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Anderson has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Kennelly is on him like a limpet, forcing Anderson back against the cage.
Kennelly fails to pull guard.
Anderson is trying to pull guard but Kennelly has him pressed against the cage.
Bessandro Kennelly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jamaal Anderson.

Kennelly breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown but Kennelly shows good takedown defense.
It looked like Kennelly was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.

Kennelly clinches with his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kennelly smiles and moves away.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kennelly as he avoids it easily.
Kennelly is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kennelly dives in and grabs Anderson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Anderson pushes down on Kennelly's head and hops out.
Anderson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kennelly as he avoids it easily.
Anderson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Kennelly has managed to clinch.

Kennelly decides to pull guard.
Kennelly is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Anderson lands a couple of elbows.
Anderson tries to free his leg and advance position but Kennelly is retaining full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson postures up.
Anderson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kennelly swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Anderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Kennelly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anderson looking to sit in guard and control but Kennelly gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Anderson working a defensive guard here.
Bessandro Kennelly is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Anderson tries to land a sweep but no joy.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bessandro Kennelly showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kennelly, 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 Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:27
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bessandro Kennelly!