PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Dagani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Kenny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dagani
vs
Kenny

190 cm
22
277 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

191 cm
27
267 lbs
13 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

Olympic wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

-OVERDOSE Factory-

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Max Dagani!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Steve Kenny!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shirou Masuda and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dagani paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Dagani swings for the body but Kenny moves out of range.
Dagani swinging wildly here.
Dagani fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A big right from Dagani misses.
Nice shot lands for Kenny.
Kenny scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dagani in his tracks.
Dagani misses the jab.
Dagani misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kenny.
Dagani misses with a few strikes there.
Kenny uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dagani.
Kenny throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A right-left combo lands from Kenny.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kenny throws a one two combo.
Kenny avoids the body shot from Dagani.
Dagani throws a shot from downtown. Kenny moves away and avoids it.

Kenny closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kenny lands in his opponent's guard.
Kenny is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dagani looking to control.
Kenny postures up in Dagani's guard and throws a big left but Dagani blocks it.
Kenny has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dagani is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kenny postures up and lands a big shot to Dagani's brow.
Kenny pushes down on Dagani's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Kenny has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Kenny avoids the attempt from Dagani to control.
Dagani is working to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenny landing strikes from the mount and Dagani is in trouble!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kenny cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Kenny working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kenny lands a nice shot to the head.
A nice elbow there by Kenny.
Kenny working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Kenny controlling from mount.
Kenny dominating with strikes here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dagani tries to lock up and control but Kenny gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Kenny raining down shots from the mount!
Kenny controlling from mount.
Kenny working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The referee warns Dagani that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Dagani keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Kenny can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dagani is looking to escape.
Kenny working Dagani over with strikes here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kenny lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Kenny looking to control but Dagani is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kenny throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Dagani because Kenny loaded up on that one.
Dagani can't escape the position.
The referee warns Dagani that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Kenny postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Dagani looks a forlorn figure.
Kenny with shots to the head and body - Dagani looks very uncomfortable down there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kenny landing shots from mount.
Dagani tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kenny can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dagani is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steve Kenny dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Dagani gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Kenny wants to control from the top but Dagani keeps moving.
Kenny content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kenny pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dagani is keeping the position for now.
Dagani looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kenny is one step ahead there.
Dagani is working hard here to advance position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dagani looking for a guillotine here but Kenny defends easily.
Kenny is stalling in the full guard.
Dagani lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Kenny!
Kenny is squirming around, avoiding Dagani's attempts to control the action.
Dagani is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Kenny is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Steve Kenny has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kenny is in all sorts of trouble here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kenny is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Kenny regains half guard.
Kenny is trying to get back to full guard.
Dagani wants to stand but Kenny has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Dagani controlling the action here.
Kenny trying to control but Dagani postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenny is looking for a sweep. Dagani is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Still in half guard, Dagani seems content to control.
Kenny trying to control from the bottom.
Dagani controlling the action here.
Dagani wants to control but Kenny is keeping him busy.
Dagani tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Dagani prevents Kenny from improving his position.

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.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kenny tries to score a power double leg takedown but Dagani sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kenny somewhat.
Max Dagani is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Kenny gets the takedown into side control.
Kenny creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Dagani sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Dagani is not content to let Kenny control the position.
Dagani is looking for a sweep.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kenny cracks Dagani with a big right hand but Dagani just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Dagani struggling a bit here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steve Kenny showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Dagani's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

Kenny misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dagani walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Dagani avoids the body shot from Kenny.

Kenny shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kenny showed some decent athleticism there.
Kenny is looking to take a break and control but Dagani is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dagani is trying to control but Kenny passes into side control!
Dagani manages to get back to half guard.
Kenny has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Dagani manages to escape and get back to his feet!
A jab from Dagani finds it's way through Kenny's defenses.

It looks like Steve Kenny has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kenny fails with the takedown.
Dagani ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kenny moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Dagani, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dagani lands a hook that stumbles Kenny back into the cage. Dagani follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Kenny to the canvas! Dagani pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Kenny has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Max Dagani!