PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Kennen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ron Davis (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!

Kennen
vs
Davis

185 cm
19
196 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

177 cm
18
215 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Tends to cut

{GTI} - HGH Nutrients
Zentrope Fighting Universe

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mark Kennen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ron Davis!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Donald Grub and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kennen connects with a jab.

It looks like Ron Davis has been cut.
Davis throws a head kick that misses.

Kennen drops his shoulder and cracks Davis with a huge uppercut! Davis goes down! Can Kennen finish him?
Kennen wants to stand but Davis is controlling his posture from full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kennen's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Davis is rocked!

Kennen drops back looking for a leg! Davis is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Davis manages to kick Kennen off! Kennen jumps back into Davis's guard.
Davis is still in real trouble! Can Kennen finish him?
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Davis can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kennen trying to control the position from guard on top but Davis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Davis seems to have recovered his senses.

Kennen drops back looking for a leg! Davis is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Davis manages to kick Kennen off! Kennen jumps back into Davis's guard.
Davis not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kennen wants to get up but he can't break Davis's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kennen drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kennen jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Kennen wants to control from the top but Davis keeps moving.
Davis wants to sweep but no luck.

Kennen is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Kennen trying to control the position from guard on top but Davis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kennen passes into half guard.

Kennen is working for a submission of some sort.
Davis is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Davis trying to hold on to Kennen's head to control him but Kennen postures up.
Davis should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Ron Davis wasn't active enough on the ground.

Davis pushes Kennen up against the cage in a clinch.
Davis keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kennen's efforts to push away.
Davis with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kennen wants to break free but Davis has control.
Davis scores a nice knee to the body.
Kennen is trying to force a seperation but Davis has the dominant position.
Davis throws a knee to the head but misses.
Davis landing knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis trying to land knees to the body.
Kennen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kennen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Davis unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kennen is trying to force a seperation but Davis has the dominant position.
Davis tries to land knees in the clinch but Kennen avoids the damage to the body.
Davis tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Davis looks gassed!
Davis has Kennen pressed against the cage, preventing Kennen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kennen can't break the clinch.
Kennen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kennen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kennen is working for takedown but Davis is calmly controlling the position for now.
Kennen avoiding damage as Davis throws knees to the body.
Davis is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kennen wants to get back to striking at distance but Davis won't allow it.
Davis with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Davis throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kennen blocks it with crossed arms.
Davis has Kennen pressed against the cage, preventing Kennen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kennen fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kennen tries to pull guard but Davis won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Kennen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kennen is looking to break free of the clinch but Davis has double underhooks.
Davis trying to land knees to the body.
Kennen avoiding damage as Davis throws knees to the body.
Kennen managing to block the knees to the body from Davis.
Kennen throws a head punch that misses.
Kennen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Davis using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kennen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kennen misses with some punches.
Kennen avoiding damage as Davis throws knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kennen tries to break the clinch but Davis is controlling the position.
Davis lands a nice knee to the body.
Kennen is trying to break free.
Davis keeps control of Kennen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Davis tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kennen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Davis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kennen avoids it.
Kennen tries to break free but Davis pushes him back against the cage.
Kennen can't break the clinch.
Kennen tries to break free but Davis pushes him back against the cage.
Kennen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Davis with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kennen tries to circle away but Davis has him pinned against the cage.
Kennen is trying to force a seperation but Davis has the dominant position.
Kennen is trying to break free.
Kennen tries to break the clinch but Davis is controlling the position.
Davis throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kennen blocks it with crossed arms.
Kennen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kennen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kennen is trying to break the clinch but Davis is controlling him.
Davis missing with knees to the body.
Kennen tries to pull guard but Davis holds him up against the cage and eventually Kennen drops back down to his feet.
Kennen has had enough of the clinch but Davis keeps him there for the moment.
Davis prevents Kennen from breaking the clinch.
Davis misses with a knee to the head.
Davis unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kennen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Kennen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ron Davis's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Jab, jab by Kennen - just one landing.
Kennen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kennen cracks Davis with a good jab.
Kennen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A jab from Kennen misses.
Kennen is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kennen throws out a loose jab but Davis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kennen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Davis clinches.
Davis lands a good knee to the midsection. Kennen won't want to take too many of those.
Davis has Kennen pressed against the cage, preventing Kennen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Knees to the body from Davis.
Kennen has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Davis avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Davis missing with knees to the body.
Kennen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Davis with a knee to the head.
Kennen changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Davis fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Davis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kennen thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kennen tries to land a leg kick but Davis saw it coming and moves away.
Davis tries a head kick but it misses.
Kennen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Davis moves out of range of the body kick.
Davis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Davis ducks under a wild hook from Kennen.
Kennen misses with a hook.
Kennen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kennen wants to clinch up but Davis keeps it at a distance.
Ron Davis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kennen throws a sloppy head kick

and Davis holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Davis working Kennen over with knees to the body.
Kennen wants to get back to striking at distance but Davis won't allow it.
Kennen wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kennen working hard to break the clinch.
Davis tries a knee to the head but Kennen blocks it.
Davis prevents Kennen from breaking the clinch.
Davis lands a nice knee to the body.
Davis tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Davis is breathing heavily.
Davis prevents Kennen from breaking the clinch.
Kennen is trying to force a seperation but Davis has the dominant position.
Davis with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kennen looking to stall.
Davis with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kennen jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Davis walks away with a smile on his face. Kennen gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Kennen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kennen throws out a loose jab but Davis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kennen misses with a takedown

and Davis moves into the clinch.
Kennen managing to block the knees to the body from Davis.
Davis scores with a knee to the head.
Kennen tries to break the clinch but Davis is controlling the position.
Davis throws a knee to the head but misses.
Davis with a knee to the head.
Davis throws a knee to the head but misses.
Davis keeps control of Kennen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Kennen jumps guard and drags Davis to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Davis is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Kennen has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Davis is looking to defend but Kennen has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Davis! Kennen pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Davis taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Mark Kennen!