PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Judge LaCrosse (ranked 2184 p4p, 275 weight class) and Steven Kennedy (ranked 4689 p4p, 490 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Steven Kennedy was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

LaCrosse
vs
Kennedy

194 cm
34
182 lbs
16 - 14 - 0

183 cm
35
178 lbs
15 - 27 - 0

World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Judge LaCrosse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Steven Kennedy!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Mauricio Rocha and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kennedy has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kennedy there as he acknowledges the shot.
LaCrosse is looking to clinch.
LaCrosse tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Kennedy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kennedy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
LaCrosse scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kennedy walks into a stiff left hand from LaCrosse.
LaCrosse tries to clinch up
letting Kennedy counter with a right hand.
Kennedy keeps the fight on the outside.
Kennedy keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kennedy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from LaCrosse.
LaCrosse gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kennedy misses with a wild body shot.
A shot to the body from Kennedy misses
and Kennedy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from LaCrosse. Kennedy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jab by LaCrosse.

LaCrosse has closed the distance and engaged Kennedy in a clinch.
LaCrosse lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
LaCrosse fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
With the fighters up against the ropes, LaCrosse throws an elbow but misses.
Kennedy tries to stall but LaCrosse uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
LaCrosse fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kennedy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
LaCrosse throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kennedys head.
Kennedy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
LaCrosse misses with some punches.
LaCrosse misses with a body punch.

Kennedy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
LaCrosse has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Soul Supremacy Rio in the buildup to the fight.
Kennedy throws a jab when LaCrosse was well out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kennedy!
LaCrosse lands the left hand.

LaCrosse has closed the distance and engaged Kennedy in a clinch.
Kennedy blocking some punches.
Kennedy looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy blocks an uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Kennedy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
LaCrosse works over Kennedy's head and body with a nice combination.
LaCrosse moves into range and connects with a jab.
LaCrosse tries to clinch but Kennedy moves away
and Kennedy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
LaCrosse is looking to clinch.
Kennedy misses the shot to the body.
LaCrosse tries to clinch but Kennedy is having none of it.
LaCrosse is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kennedy throws out a counter right but LaCrosse avoids it with no problem.
LaCrosse tries to close the distance and clinch but Kennedy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
LaCrosse tries to clinch up.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
LaCrosse moves out of range as Kennedy throws a body kick.
LaCrosse fails with an attempt to clinch.
LaCrosse lands with a straight right. Kennedy didn't see that one coming.
Kennedy lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Judge LaCrosse dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Kennedy misses with a wild combination.
LaCrosse jabs Kennedy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Good exchange - LaCrosse coming out on top.
LaCrosse tries to close the distance and clinch but Kennedy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
LaCrosse is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kennedy can do to turn this around?
LaCrosse tries to clinch up but Kennedy circles away and keeps his distance.
LaCrosse misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kennedy.
LaCrosse really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
LaCrosse tests Kennedy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
LaCrosse moves to clinch but Kennedy breaks away
and Kennedy counters with an outside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kennedy throws a body shot but no joy.
LaCrosse tries to clinch up but Kennedy circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice uppercut there from LaCrosse.
Kennedy scores with a jab. LaCrosse acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
LaCrosse fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kennedy manages to avoid it.
Kennedy throws out a counter right but LaCrosse avoids it with no problem.
Kennedy throws a front kick that sends LaCrosse stumbling back into the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.

LaCrosse moves into the clinch successfully.
Kennedy blocks a body shot from LaCrosse.
Kennedy blocking some punches.
Kennedy wants to break the clinch but can't.
LaCrosse lands with a short shot to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kennedy takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kennedy blocks an uppercut.
Kennedy prevents a body shot from LaCrosse.
Kennedy is trying to break free.
LaCrosse throws a head punch that misses.
Kennedy tries to throw a body punch but LaCrosse avoids it by throwing Kennedy back against the ropes.
LaCrosse has Kennedy pressed against the ropes, preventing Kennedy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for LaCrosse.
LaCrosse lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Judge LaCrosse has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
LaCrosse misses with a punch on the inside.

Kennedy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
LaCrosse is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
LaCrosse moves in looking to clinch but Kennedy pushes him off.
Kennedy cracks LaCrosse with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kennedy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Some bone on bone action there as LaCrosse checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Judge LaCrosse seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Kennedy misses its intended target.
Steven Kennedy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kennedy moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
LaCrosse connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kennedy throws a push kick but LaCrosse slaps the foot to one side.
LaCrosse lands with a shot to the body.
LaCrosse is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kennedy scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kennedy keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Steven Kennedy will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

LaCrosse fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kennedy throws the kick towards the body but LaCrosse avoids it.
Kennedy thumps LaCrosse with a low kick.
Kennedy looks to score with a jab to the body but LaCrosse is just out of range.
LaCrosse tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Kennedy manages to circle out of the way.
Kennedy on the wrong end of a nice jab.
LaCrosse tries to close the distance and clinch but Kennedy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
LaCrosse lands with a good body shot.
LaCrosse moves out of range of the body kick.
LaCrosse tries to close the distance and clinch but Kennedy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kennedy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

LaCrosse rushes Kennedy and presses him up against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice elbow from LaCrosse.

It looks like Steven Kennedy has been cut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
LaCrosse misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kennedy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
LaCrosse misses with some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from LaCrosse fails to land.
A short right from LaCrosse on the inside.
LaCrosse lands a damaging elbow.
Kennedy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
LaCrosse misses with a body punch.
Kennedy can't break the clinch.
Kennedy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Kennedy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
LaCrosse takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
LaCrosse is looking to clinch but Kennedy is avoiding it.
LaCrosse jabs Kennedy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
LaCrosse closes the distance and lands a one-two.
LaCrosse is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Kennedy defending well as LaCrosse loads up on a big left hand.
LaCrosse fails with an attempt to clinch.
LaCrosse dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
LaCrosse dodges the punch combination from Kennedy.
As Kennedy tries to get set, LaCrosse tries to push him back and clinch up but Kennedy manages to avoid the attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

LaCrosse scores a flash knockdown with a right hook that drops Kennedy to his hands and knees! The ref pushes LaCrosse away as he looks to land an illegal blow. Kennedy got an extra few seconds to recover there, which could have made all the differences as he stumbles back to his feet. The referee looks into his eyes and decides to allow the bout to continue. Can he survive?!
Kennedy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as LaCrosse checks a leg kick.

LaCrosse moves into the clinch successfully.
Kennedy is trying to push LaCrosse away but LaCrosse has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
A short left from LaCrosse.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, LaCrosse creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Kennedy breaks from the clinch.
Judge LaCrosse is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kennedy circles away from the clinch attempt.
LaCrosse blocks a low kick nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
LaCrosse uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
LaCrosse throws a jab when Kennedy was well out of range.
Kennedy feints a counter leg kick.

LaCrosse closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
LaCrosse misses with a hook from the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Judge LaCrosse showed his dominance in that final round.
Well LaCrosse 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Judge LaCrosse!