PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Michael JR (ranked 4725 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Kennedy (ranked 4651 p4p, 0 weight class). Kennedy has chosen Shot Through the Heart as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

JR
vs
Kennedy

187 cm
25
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
25
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Michael JR!
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, John Kennedy!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Peter Branson and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
JR lands a jab-cross combination.
Kennedy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. JR manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
JR lands a nice shot that snaps Kennedy's head back.
Kennedy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kennedy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kennedy tries to clinch but JR is having none of it.
JR takes a swing at Kennedy's ribcage but misses.
JR swats away the attempt to clinch by Kennedy.
JR uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kennedy slips a straight right by JR.
A jab lands there for JR.
Kennedy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kennedy misses the jab.
JR throwing a counter right hand but Kennedy manages to avoid it.
JR slips a jab from Kennedy.
JR is looking to counter punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kennedy tries to clinch but JR moves away
enabling JR to counter with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
JR looks to throw the jab but Kennedy is out of range.
Kennedy moves in looking to clinch but JR pushes him off.
JR is looking to counter punch.
Kennedy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
JR scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Kennedy staying out of range there.

Kennedy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kennedy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kennedy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of JR backwards.
Kennedy lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt JR or not.
JR tries to circle away but Kennedy has him pinned against the cage.
Kennedy prevents JR from breaking the clinch.
JR wants to break the clinch but can't.
JR wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
JR has had enough of the clinch but Kennedy keeps him there for the moment.
Kennedy misses with a punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy scores with a nice hook to the head.
JR blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kennedy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with JR's elbow.
JR tries to break the clinch but Kennedy is controlling the position.
JR is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
JR takes a shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kennedy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of JRs head.
JR tries to circle away but Kennedy has him pinned against the cage.
Kennedy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite JR's efforts to push away.
JR working hard to break the clinch.
Kennedy lands a left hand that snaps the head of JR backwards.
JR working hard to break the clinch.
Kennedy prevents JR from breaking the clinch.
Kennedy tries a body shot but JR blocks it.
JR working hard to break the clinch.
JR is trying to force a seperation but Kennedy has the dominant position.
JR really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Kennedy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
JR tries to break free but Kennedy pushes him back against the cage.
Kennedy lands a body shot.
JR can't break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy tries a body shot but JR blocks it.
Kennedy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kennedy misses with the head strike.
JR wants to get back to striking at distance but Kennedy won't allow it.
JR blocks a punch to the side of the head.
JR tries to circle away but Kennedy has him pinned against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Kennedy.
A frustrated look appears on JR's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kennedy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kennedy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kennedy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kennedy lands a hook that snaps the head of JR backwards.
JR is trying to push Kennedy away but Kennedy has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kennedy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
JR blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
JR blocking some punches.
Kennedy misses with some punches.
A frustrated look appears on JR's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kennedy misses with a punch on the inside.
Kennedy scores with a nice hook to the head.
JR is trying to break the clinch but Kennedy has him pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
JR is trying to break the clinch but Kennedy has him pressed against the cage.
Kennedy cracks JR with a nice body shot.
JR tries to circle away but Kennedy has him pinned against the cage.
Kennedy has JR pressed against the cage, preventing JR from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A hook to the body from Kennedy.
JR is breathing heavily.
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 throws a head punch that misses.
Kennedy misses with the head strike.
JR wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kennedy has him pressed against the cage.
JR wants to break free but Kennedy has control.
JR tries to break the clinch but Kennedy is controlling the position.
JR can't break the clinch.
Kennedy tries to throw a body punch but JR avoids it by throwing Kennedy back against the cage.
Kennedy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down JR.
Kennedy misses with some punches.
JR looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kennedy misses with a body punch.
Kennedy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A frustrated look appears on JR's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kennedy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kennedy tries to work over JR's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kennedy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Kennedy 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.

JR swats away the attempt to clinch by Kennedy.
JR gets cracked there but stands up to it.
JR keeps the fight on the outside.
Kennedy is looking to clinch.
A right-left combo lands from JR.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kennedy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kennedy tries to clinch but JR moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

JR darts in and clinches Kennedy up against the cage.
JR is trying to break free.
Kennedy lands a left hand.
JR wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
JR tries to break the clinch but Kennedy is controlling the position.
JR wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kennedy scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
JR has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
JR is trying to force a seperation but Kennedy has the dominant position.
JR blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
JR tries to break the clinch but Kennedy is controlling the position.
JR looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
JR wants to break the clinch but can't.
JR tries to break the clinch but Kennedy is controlling the position.
Kennedy throws a punch but it's blocked by JR.
JR tries to break the clinch but Kennedy is controlling the position.
JR wants to get back to striking at distance but Kennedy won't allow it.
JR wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kennedy has him pressed against the cage.
JR wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kennedy misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kennedy.
JR wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kennedy has him pressed against the cage.
Kennedy lands a hook that snaps the head of JR backwards.
JR blocking some punches.
JR wants to get back to striking at distance but Kennedy won't allow it.
JR tries to break free but Kennedy pushes him back against the cage.
Kennedy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
JR is trying to break the clinch but Kennedy has him pressed against the cage.
JR is trying to force a seperation but Kennedy has the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Kennedy scores with a nice short uppercut.
John Kennedy seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A left hand lands to the body for Kennedy.
JR blocking some punches.
JR wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kennedy tries to throw a body punch but JR avoids it by throwing Kennedy back against the cage.
Kennedy keeps control of JR as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
JR wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kennedy has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on JR's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kennedy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite JR's efforts to push away.
Kennedy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kennedy misses with some punches.
JR tries to break free but Kennedy pushes him back against the cage.
JR blocking some punches.
JR blocks a punch to the side of the head.
JR blocking some punches.
A frustrated look appears on JR's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A body shot lands from Kennedy.
Kennedy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
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 pushes JR back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy lands a shot to the body.
Kennedy misses with a punch to the body.
Kennedy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite JR's efforts to push away.
Kennedy misses with some punches.
A short right from Kennedy.
Kennedy misses with some punches.
Kennedy lands with a light punch inside.
JR blocks an uppercut.
Kennedy misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kennedy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

JR is rocked!
Kennedy gets through JR's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Oh JR is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
JR is trying to break the clinch but Kennedy has him pressed against the cage.
Kennedy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
JR blocking some punches.
Kennedy throws a punch but it's blocked by JR.
Kennedy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kennedy lands a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
JR tries to break the clinch but Kennedy is controlling the position.
Kennedy lands a hook that snaps the head of JR backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by JR.
Kennedy lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy struggles to land a body shot inside as JR controls his hands.
Kennedy misses with a hook from the clinch.
JR blocks a punch to the side of the head.
JR prevents a body shot from Kennedy.
JR blocks an uppercut.
JR is trying to break the clinch but Kennedy has him pressed against the cage.
Kennedy tries a body shot but JR blocks it.
Kennedy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kennedy gets through JR's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kennedy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kennedy scores with a shoulder strike.
Kennedy misses with a punch on the inside.
Kennedy misses with a body punch.
Kennedy tries to throw a body punch but JR avoids it by throwing Kennedy back against the cage.
JR blocks an uppercut.
Kennedy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kennedy keeps control of JR as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kennedy misses with the head strike.
JR has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
JR looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
JR wants to break the clinch but can't.
JR seems to have got his legs back now.
Kennedy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of JRs head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Kennedy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

A telegraphed right hand from JR misses the target.
Kennedy tries to clinch there but JR circles away.
Kennedy tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and JR counters with a nice body shot.
Kennedy wants to clinch up but JR keeps it at a distance.

Kennedy moves into the clinch successfully.
Kennedy lands a right hand that snaps the head of JR backwards.
JR wants to get back to striking at distance but Kennedy won't allow it.
JR looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kennedy scores with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kennedy cracks JR with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kennedy lands with a left to the head.
JR blocks an uppercut.
Kennedy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite JR's efforts to push away.
A head punch on the inside from Kennedy fails to land.
A shot in the inside from Kennedy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kennedy swings wildly with an uppercut but JR uses good head movement to avoid it.
JR is trying to break free.
JR has had enough of the clinch but Kennedy keeps him there for the moment.
JR tries to circle away but Kennedy has him pinned against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kennedy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kennedy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kennedy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kennedy throws a punch but it's blocked by JR.
JR wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kennedy has him pressed against the cage.
Kennedy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kennedy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of JR backwards.
A frustrated look appears on JR's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kennedy prevents JR from breaking the clinch.
Kennedy throws a head punch that misses.
Kennedy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kennedy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of JR backwards.
JR is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
JR blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kennedy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Michael JR has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
JR is trying to break the clinch but Kennedy has him pressed against the cage.
Kennedy lands with a right to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kennedy takes a shot to the head.
Kennedy has JR pressed against the cage, preventing JR from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kennedy misses with a short punch on the inside.
JR has had enough of the clinch but Kennedy keeps him there for the moment.
JR takes a shot to the head.
Kennedy misses with the head strike.
Kennedy has JR pressed against the cage, preventing JR from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kennedy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kennedy keeps control of JR as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kennedy swings wildly with an uppercut but JR uses good head movement to avoid it.
JR has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
JR blocks an uppercut.
Kennedy misses with the head strike.
Kennedy misses with the head strike.
Kennedy lands a shoulder strike.
JR wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kennedy scores with a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite JR's efforts to push away.
JR wants to break free but Kennedy has control.
Kennedy tries a body shot but JR blocks it.
Kennedy works on JR's body with a couple of short punches.
Kennedy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with JR's elbow.
JR blocks an uppercut.
Kennedy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
JR takes a shot to the head.
Kennedy lands with a right to the head.
Kennedy lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kennedy cracks JR with a nice body shot.
Kennedy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kennedy throws a punch but it's blocked by JR.
JR blocks a body shot from Kennedy.
Kennedy lands with a left to the head.
JR is trying to break the clinch but Kennedy has him pressed against the cage.
Kennedy mutters something to JR before pushing him back against the cage. As JR comes back towards him, Kennedy unloads a hook from the very depths of hell that knocks JR clean out! Oh. My. God. That is some seriously brutal stuff right there! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). John Kennedy!
In his post fight interview, John Kennedy started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.