PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Beytullah Olgertpeposhi (ranked 4252 p4p, 347 weight class) and Ken Kenny (ranked 5989 p4p, 417 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Olgertpeposhi
vs
Kenny

175 cm
26
157 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

170 cm
25
145 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Beytullah Olgertpeposhi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ken Kenny !
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olgertpeposhi doesn't manage to clinch there - Kenny circles away.
Despite the aggression on Kenny 's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.

Olgertpeposhi throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Kenny was covering up waiting for the punch and Olgertpeposhi finishes the takedown easily into guard.

Kenny is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

Kenny pulls guard effortlessly.
Kenny looking for a sweep. Not yet Kenny , not yet.
Olgertpeposhi scoring with some ground and pound.
Kenny throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.

Kenny escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Olgertpeposhi gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kenny looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenny looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Olgertpeposhi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Olgertpeposhi looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Olgertpeposhi postures up.
Olgertpeposhi scoring with punches to the head and body.

Olgertpeposhi got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kenny has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Olgertpeposhi has managed to get both his arms back between Kenny 's legs - danger averted.

Olgertpeposhi avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

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.
Kenny keeping full guard, as Olgertpeposhi tries to pass.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Olgertpeposhi knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kenny on the ground.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kenny fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kenny uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Olgertpeposhi.
Kenny dives in and grabs Olgertpeposhi's left leg, looking for a takedown. Olgertpeposhi pushes down on Kenny 's head and hops out.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Olgertpeposhi works over Kenny 's head and body with a nice combination.

Kenny tries to sprawl but Olgertpeposhi drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Olgertpeposhi looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kenny with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Beytullah Olgertpeposhi dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Olgertpeposhi tries a head kick but it misses.
Kenny tries to counter by closing the distance.

Olgertpeposhi changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Kenny looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Kenny gets back to half guard.
Kenny trying to control from the bottom.
Olgertpeposhi takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Kenny trying to control but Olgertpeposhi postures up.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Olgertpeposhi throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Kenny to regain full guard.
Kenny controls Olgertpeposhi momentarily but Olgertpeposhi frees himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Olgertpeposhi won't allow Kenny to sweep him here.
Kenny will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Olgertpeposhi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kenny is keeping the position for now.
Olgertpeposhi postures up and lands a big shot to Kenny 's brow.
Kenny being controlled here, momentarily.
Kenny wants to sweep here but Olgertpeposhi controlling him for the moment.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Kenny closes the distance and clinches up with Olgertpeposhi, looking for a takedown. Kenny pushes Olgertpeposhi against the cage but Olgertpeposhi circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
As Kenny looks to move away, Olgertpeposhi throws a big counter combo but Kenny just gets out of the way.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Olgertpeposhi drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

Kenny has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Olgertpeposhi can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kenny is breathing heavily.
Olgertpeposhi is in close to Kenny 's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Olgertpeposhi not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Olgertpeposhi lands a couple of elbows.
Kenny is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Olgertpeposhi stopping the sweep attempt from Kenny .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Beytullah Olgertpeposhi dominated that second 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Olgertpeposhi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kenny swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kenny shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Olgertpeposhi as he jumps to the side.
Olgertpeposhi stuffs the takedown attempt from Kenny . Kenny gets slowly back to his feet.
Kenny tries to clinch but Olgertpeposhi is having none of it.
As Kenny tries to get set, Olgertpeposhi tries to push him back and clinch up but Kenny manages to avoid the attempt.
Kenny changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Olgertpeposhi tries to avoid it but Kenny manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Olgertpeposhi to the ground. Olgertpeposhi escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Beytullah Olgertpeposhi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ken Kenny .
Kenny displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Olgertpeposhi throws out the jab.
Kenny shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Olgertpeposhi as he avoids it easily.

Olgertpeposhi looking to score a takedown here. Kenny is defending well but Olgertpeposhi drives through and ends up in Kenny 's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Olgertpeposhi is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Kenny takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Olgertpeposhi stands up and waves to Kenny to follow him.
Sloppy strikes from Kenny . Those never looked like landing.

Kenny tries to sprawl but Olgertpeposhi drives through with a takedown into half guard.

Olgertpeposhi is working for a submission of some sort.
Olgertpeposhi seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Olgertpeposhi scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Beytullah Olgertpeposhi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olgertpeposhi is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Kenny moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Olgertpeposhi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kenny swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ken Kenny has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Beytullah Olgertpeposhi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Olgertpeposhi slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Beytullah Olgertpeposhi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Olgertpeposhi has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Beytullah Olgertpeposhi!