PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Kennedy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sami Supermies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kennedy kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Street Spirit (Fade Out) by RadioHead. Jeff Kennedy had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Kennedy
vs
Supermies

200 cm
28
270 lbs
14 - 4 - 0

205 cm
22
285 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Jeff Kennedy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Sami Supermies!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Chris Edwards and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kennedy misses with a low kick.
Kennedy wants to clinch.
Supermies scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
An inside leg kick from Kennedy misses.
Supermies dips to his left and cracks Kennedy with an uppercut!
Nice defenses there by Kennedy.
Supermies connects with a nice looking jab.
Kennedy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kennedy paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Supermies tries to clinch there but Kennedy circles away.
Nice defenses there by Kennedy.

Supermies instigates a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kennedy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Supermies's elbow.
Supermies blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kennedy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kennedy misses with the head strike.
Kennedy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kennedy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Supermies backwards.
Kennedy misses with a punch to the body.
Kennedy working aggressively here.
Kennedy misses with a punch to the body.
Kennedy struggles to land a body shot inside as Supermies controls his hands.
Kennedy digs a right hand into Supermies's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Supermies's gas tank.
Kennedy swings wildly with an uppercut but Supermies uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kennedy lands a body punch in the clinch.
Supermies looks gassed!
Supermies tries a body shot but Kennedy blocks it.
Kennedy misses with a body punch.
Kennedy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kennedy scores with an uppercut up the middle.

It looks like Sami Supermies has been cut.
Kennedy misses with a punch to the body.
Kennedy has a couple of punches blocked by Supermies.
Supermies takes a shot to the head.
Kennedy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kennedy lands with a light punch inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Kennedy.
Kennedy digs a right hand into Supermies's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Supermies's gas tank.
Kennedy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Supermies blocks a body shot from Kennedy.
Kennedy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kennedy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kennedy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Good body shot from Kennedy.
Kennedy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy pushes Supermies back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kennedy scores with a shot to the side of Supermies's head.
Supermies prevents a body shot from Kennedy.
Supermies swings wildly with an uppercut but Kennedy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kennedy tries to work over Supermies's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Supermies prevents a body shot from Kennedy.
Supermies looking to stall.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kennedy.
A short body shot lands from Kennedy as the two fighters clinch.
Kennedy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Supermies backwards.
Kennedy lands a body shot in the clinch.
Supermies blocking some punches.
Kennedy tries to work over Supermies's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Supermies blocks a body shot from Kennedy.
Kennedy lands a left hand.
Supermies stalling in the clinch but Kennedy improves position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kennedy.
Kennedy misses with a punch to the body.
Kennedy digs a right hand into Supermies's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Supermies's gas tank.
Kennedy cracks Supermies with a nice body shot.
Supermies's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kennedy lands with a left to the head.
Kennedy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Kennedy.
Kennedy struggles to land a body shot inside as Supermies controls his hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Kennedy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kennedy throws a head punch that misses.
Kennedy lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Supermies or not.
Kennedy lands with a left to the head.
A body shot lands from Kennedy.
Kennedy misses with the head strike.
Kennedy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kennedy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kennedy misses with a punch on the inside.
Kennedy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kennedy misses with a punch to the body.
Supermies misses with a short punch on the inside.
Supermies misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Supermies tries to throw a body punch but Kennedy avoids it by throwing Supermies back against the cage.
Supermies is leaning against Kennedy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kennedy blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kennedy.
Kennedy struggles to land a body shot inside as Supermies controls his hands.
Supermies blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Supermies - that landed with a thud.
Kennedy can't find room to land a body shot as Supermies controls the action.
Kennedy struggles to land a body shot inside as Supermies controls his hands.
Kennedy misses with some punches.
Supermies lands a shot to the body.
Supermies blocks an uppercut.
Kennedy lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Supermies or not.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy is leaning against Supermies and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kennedy digs a right hand into Supermies's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Supermies's gas tank.
A short body shot lands from Supermies as the two fighters clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Kennedy fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Supermies.
Nice body punch from Supermies - that landed with a thud.
Supermies manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A nice left hand lands by Kennedy.
Kennedy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Supermies is leaning against Kennedy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kennedy working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Kennedy fails to land.
Supermies lands an uppercut.
Supermies lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Supermies stalling.
Kennedy tries a body shot but Supermies blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kennedy misses with a hook to the ribs.
A left hand lands to the body for Supermies.
Kennedy lands a shoulder strike.
Kennedy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Supermies lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kennedy.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good body shot from Supermies.
Supermies lands a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeff Kennedy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sami Supermies's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Kennedy gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Supermies lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Kennedy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Supermies.
Kennedy takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kennedy with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Supermies to score with a decent uppercut.
Supermies throws a nice looking combination but Kennedy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Supermies scores with a hook to the body. Kennedy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Supermies misses with a wild combination.
Supermies throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Supermies tests Kennedy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Supermies lands with a hook. Kennedy tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kennedy closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A bone on bone clash there as Supermies blocks the leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kennedy.
Kennedy takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sami Supermies seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kennedy tries to clinch there but Supermies circles away.
Supermies lands with an uppercut that bounces Kennedy off the cage and back into rage.
Kennedy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kennedy looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Supermies avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Supermies lands with an overhand left.
Supermies might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Kennedy tries to clinch up but Supermies circles away and keeps his distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Supermies.
Kennedy just misses with a punch to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Kennedy 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Supermies cracks Kennedy with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kennedy throws a combination that misses
and Supermies counters with a three punch combo that has Kennedy backing up. Kennedy nods at Supermies to acknowledge the strikes.
Nice uppercut there from Kennedy.
Sami Supermies seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Supermies lands a nice shot that snaps Kennedy's head back.

Supermies has closed the distance and engaged Kennedy in a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kennedy as Supermies tries to tie him up.
Supermies blocks a body shot from Kennedy.
Kennedy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Supermies lands a body punch.
Supermies cracks Kennedy with a nice body shot.
A shot in the inside from Supermies.
Supermies leaning his opponent against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Supermies lands a nice shot to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Supermies.
Kennedy misses with a body punch.
Supermies lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kennedy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Supermies lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Supermies.
Supermies throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Supermies just leaning against Kennedy, taking a breather.
Supermies lands a right hand.
Supermies lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Supermies controlling the action here for a moment.
A right handed body shot lands from Supermies.
Jeff Kennedy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kennedy swings wildly with an uppercut but Supermies uses good head movement to avoid it.
Supermies lands a hook that snaps the head of Kennedy backwards.
Supermies's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Supermies blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Supermies manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Supermies - that landed with a thud.
Supermies throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Supermies makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Supermies avoiding damage.
Supermies tries to stall but Kennedy uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Supermies lands a body punch in the clinch.
Supermies lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kennedy struggles to land a body shot inside as Supermies controls his hands.
Nice body punch from Supermies.
Supermies lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Still in the clinch, Supermies scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Supermies.
Supermies working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Supermies stalling.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short right from Supermies on the inside.
Kennedy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Supermies lands with a right to the head.
Kennedy misses with a punch to the body.
Supermies wants to stall.
Kennedy misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sami Supermies showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Sami Supermies's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Supermies catches Kennedy with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Supermies misses with a hook. Kennedy ducked under it nicely.
Supermies swinging wildly here.
Supermies lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The fighters circling - Supermies throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kennedy scores with a jab.
Kennedy misses with a hook.
Jeff Kennedy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Supermies gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kennedy throws a nice outside leg kick.
Supermies takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kennedy tries to clinch but Supermies moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Supermies throws the left hand but Kennedy avoids the punch easily.
Supermies moves into range and connects with a jab.
Supermies uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kennedy.
Kennedy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kennedy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Supermies misses with a wild body shot.
Supermies lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kennedy backs up against the cage.
Kennedy scores with a nice head shot.
Kennedy moves in looking to clinch but Supermies pushes him off.
Supermies misses with a jab, cross combination.
Supermies throws a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Supermies avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kennedy looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Supermies moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Supermies pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kennedy takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Supermies slips a jab from Kennedy.
Kennedy misses with a body shot
and Supermies counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Supermies connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Supermies scores with a three punch combo!
Supermies connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kennedy momentarily.
Kennedy misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Supermies counters with a left and a right that stings Kennedy.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kennedy misses with a punch to the body.
Supermies taking a breather.
Supermies presses Kennedy against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Supermies lands a body punch.
Supermies taking a breather.
Nice body punch from Supermies.
Kennedy misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Supermies.
A hook to the body from Supermies.
Supermies lands a body punch in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Supermies makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Supermies presses Kennedy against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nice body punch from Supermies - that landed with a thud.
Kennedy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Supermies.
Supermies pushes Kennedy back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Supermies is stalling here.
Supermies digs a right hand underneath Kennedy's ribcage. Kennedy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nice body punch from Supermies - that landed with a thud.
Supermies lands a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Supermies scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Supermies lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kennedy backwards.
Supermies stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Supermies.
Supermies pushes Kennedy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Supermies.
Supermies lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Supermies lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Supermies lands a hook that snaps the head of Kennedy backwards.
Supermies scores with a shot to the side of Kennedy's head.
Supermies leaning his opponent against the cage.
Supermies receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Supermies scores with a hook to the body.
Kennedy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Supermies's elbow.
Kennedy misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Supermies lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Supermies prevents a body shot from Kennedy.
Kennedy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Supermies lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kennedy tries to work over Supermies's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Supermies is working Kennedy over against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Supermies.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sami Supermies comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Supermies has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sami Supermies!