PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mario Taormina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DeAngelo Kenner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kenner is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: ''Death Wish'' by Jadakiss feat. Lil Wayne. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Taormina
vs
Kenner

197 cm
22
277 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

191 cm
21
280 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mario Taormina!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, DeAngelo Kenner!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Tiny Johnson and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taormina throws a combination that misses
and Kenner counters with a nice low kick that buckles Taormina's knee momentarily.
Kenner throws a sloppy head kick and Taormina moves out of range easily.
Taormina throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kenner makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Taormina is breathing heavily.
Kenner connects with a looping right hand.

It looks like Mario Taormina has been cut.
Taormina throws a combination that misses
and Kenner counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taormina takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kenner jabs Taormina to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Taormina tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kenner cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Taormina takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kenner fakes the leg kick and cracks Taormina in the body.
Taormina doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kenner thumps Taormina with a low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kenner. That's going to slow Taormina down.
Kenner lands a nice looking body shot.
Kenner scores with a nice body kick.
Taormina takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's one minute gone in the round.

A big head kick from Kenner and Taormina is sent sprawling to the canvas!

Taormina is rocked!
Kenner looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kenner fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice inside leg kick there by Kenner. That's going to slow Taormina down.
Taormina misses with a lunging right hand
and Kenner counters with an outside leg kick.
Kenner throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kenner.
Kenner looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kenner lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Taormina is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Taormina tries to move into range but Kenner moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Taormina takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kenner lands with a kick to the ribs.
Kenner explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kenner!
Kenner connects with an inside leg kick.
Mario Taormina seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kenner throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenner lands with a nice body kick.
Kenner scores with a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kenner paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kenner drops Taormina with a huge uppercut! Taormina drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Kenner is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). DeAngelo Kenner!