PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michael Kenyon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Johnston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kenyon comes to the cage accompanied by The Illinois Enema Bandit. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Kenyon
vs
Johnston

179 cm
24
181 lbs
12 - 10 - 0

173 cm
22
180 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid 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 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Kenyon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Don Johnston!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, John Roberts and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kenyon.
Johnston waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kenyon.
Kenyon clobbers Johnston with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kenyon avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kenyon bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Johnston's head backwards.
Johnston misses with a hook.
No joy there for Johnston, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Michael Kenyon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnston staying out of range there.
Jab, jab by Kenyon - just one landing.
Kenyon lands with a straight right. Johnston didn't see that one coming.
Johnston misses with a double jab.
A shot to the liver by Kenyon. Beautiful body shot.
Kenyon throws a sloppy head kick and Johnston moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnston throws a hook but Kenyon blocks it.
Johnston throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kenyon lands a nice shot that snaps Johnston's head back.
Johnston swinging wildly here.
Johnston tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kenyon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kenyon shoots for a double leg takedown but Johnston sprawls well. He's pushed Kenyon's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kenyon scores with a hook to the body. Johnston takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kenyon scores with a jab.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kenyon!
Left hook, right uppercut from Kenyon.
Johnston tries to clinch but Kenyon moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnston misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Johnston misses with a jab, cross combination.
Johnston looks gassed!
Johnston misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kenyon throws a head kick that half lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body punch from Kenyon.
Kenyon lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kenyon scores with a crisp jab that stopped Johnston in his tracks.

Kenyon shoots in and bounces Johnston off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Kenyon with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kenyon loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenyon thows a big elbow that misses.
Kenyon trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnston is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kenyon loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kenyon working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kenyon postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kenyon looking to pass the guard.
Kenyon trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnston is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four 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.
Kenyon is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kenyon throwing strikes from guard but Johnston blocks nicely.
Kenyon throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kenyon is looking to work some ground and pound but Johnston has wrist control.

Johnston is working an open guard so Kenyon takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kenyon scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kenyon lands with an overhand left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Kenyon dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Johnston walks into a jab.
Kenyon lands with a shot to the body.
Kenyon throws a series of strikes that have Johnston backpedaling.
Michael Kenyon is winning the standup battle so far.
Kenyon lands with a kick to the ribs.
Kenyon lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kenyon works Johnston's body with a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A cross from Kenyon lands.
Nice body punch from Kenyon.
Kenyon with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kenyon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johnston can do to turn this around?
Johnston is breathing heavily.
Johnston gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kenyon sizes up Johnston with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jab from Kenyon.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kenyon gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kenyon presses Johnston against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kenyon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kenyon pushes Johnston back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kenyon working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kenyon scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Kenyon breaks the clinch.
Johnston misses with the combination.
Kenyon lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Michael Kenyon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnston on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

Kenyon shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Johnston is trying to defend but Kenyon finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Kenyon works his way into full mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenyon pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kenyon content just to control the position here.
Kenyon has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kenyon has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kenyon is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Kenyon!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Michael Kenyon!