|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Janjalani Abu Bakhar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Kenzie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abu Bakhar comes to the cage accompanied by Salah Malaikom. Janjalani Abu Bakhar has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
 |
|
 |
| 178 cm
25
185 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
|
191 cm
31
177 lbs
20 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
|
Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful |
|
| |
|
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
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Janjalani Abu Bakhar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Patrick Kenzie!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Seu Braga and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abu Bakhar forces Kenzie back against the cage and clinches.
Abu Bakhar has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Kenzie uses from the top position.
Abu Bakhar is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kenzie stands and steps away. Abu Bakhar gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Kenzie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Abu Bakhar.
Abu Bakhar looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Abu Bakhar tries to clinch
and Abu Bakhar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Janjalani Abu Bakhar has been cut.
A telegraphed right hand from Abu Bakhar misses the target.
Abu Bakhar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Abu Bakhar misses with a hook
and Kenzie counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A shot to the liver by Abu Bakhar. Beautiful body shot.
Janjalani Abu Bakhar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sloppy strikes from Kenzie. Those never looked like landing.
Abu Bakhar lands with a straight right. Kenzie didn't see that one coming.
It looks like Patrick Kenzie has been cut.
Abu Bakhar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenzie lands with an overhand left.
Kenzie lands a body shot.
Kenzie misses with a double jab.
Kenzie moves away from the strike by Abu Bakhar.
Kenzie swinging wildly here.
Abu Bakhar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Abu Bakhar lands with an uppercut that bounces Kenzie off the cage and back into range.
Abu Bakhar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Abu Bakhar misses with a double jab.
Abu Bakhar swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kenzie counters with a right hand to the body.
Abu Bakhar tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Kenzie to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abu Bakhar misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kenzie counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kenzie lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Abu Bakhar slips a jab from Kenzie.
Kenzie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Abu Bakhar manages to avoid it.
Abu Bakhar gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Abu Bakhar drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kenzie gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kenzie wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Abu Bakhar has him pressed against the cage.
Kenzie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Abu Bakhar takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Abu Bakhar looks to land a right hand but Kenzie moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abu Bakhar misses with a right hand
letting Kenzie counter with a right hand.
Abu Bakhar throws a hook but Kenzie avoids it easily.
Abu Bakhar wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Abu Bakhar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kenzie moves away.
Nice cross by Abu Bakhar.
Abu Bakhar drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Abu Bakhar throws an off balance right hand
and Kenzie counters with a straight right hand.
Kenzie is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Kenzie misses with a two punch combination.
Kenzie ducks under a wild hook from Abu Bakhar.
Abu Bakhar misses with a hook
and Kenzie counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kenzie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kenzie has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Abu Bakhar takes the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenzie wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Abu Bakhar has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Abu Bakhar fails to land.
Abu Bakhar tries to pull guard but Kenzie forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Abu Bakhar tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Janjalani Abu Bakhar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Abu Bakhar.
Kenzie escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A left and a right from Abu Bakhar both land. Nice combination.
Abu Bakhar throws a combination that misses
letting Kenzie counter with a right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Abu Bakhar tries to clinch up but Kenzie circles away and keeps his distance.
Abu Bakhar tries to clinch but Kenzie moves out of range.
Abu Bakhar misses with a combination
and Abu Bakhar takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Patrick Kenzie will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kenzie will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Abu Bakhar tries to close the distance and clinch but Kenzie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Abu Bakhar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kenzie.
Kenzie throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Abu Bakhar has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Kenzie swats away the attempt to clinch by Abu Bakhar.
Kenzie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Abu Bakhar.
Abu Bakhar tries to clinch up.
Kenzie with a hook.
Abu Bakhar throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Kenzie to counter with a crisp jab.
Kenzie keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Abu Bakhar.
Abu Bakhar is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Kenzie's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
A big right from Abu Bakhar misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abu Bakhar looks to land a combination. Kenzie sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A big right from Abu Bakhar misses.
Abu Bakhar falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kenzie makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Abu Bakhar throws a right and a left that Kenzie avoids nicely.
Abu Bakhar misses with a wild body shot.
Abu Bakhar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kenzie ducks under a wild hook from Abu Bakhar.
Abu Bakhar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Abu Bakhar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Janjalani Abu Bakhar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Abu Bakhar misses with a double jab.
Abu Bakhar doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abu Bakhar misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kenzie counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Abu Bakhar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kenzie sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Abu Bakhar misses with a looping left.
Abu Bakhar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kenzie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kenzie goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Janjalani Abu Bakhar's cut is getting worse.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Abu Bakhar swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kenzie ducks under a wild hook from Abu Bakhar.
Kenzie misses with a few strikes there.
Abu Bakhar fails to land with a series of punches.
Kenzie avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kenzie lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenzie takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kenzie fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kenzie swinging wildly here.
Abu Bakhar misses with a hook
and Kenzie counters with a left and a right that stings Abu Bakhar.
Kenzie throws a right and a left that Abu Bakhar avoids nicely.
Abu Bakhar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kenzie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Abu Bakhar throws out the jab.
Abu Bakhar moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Abu Bakhar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kenzie works the jab nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenzie tests Abu Bakhar's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Janjalani Abu Bakhar's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Patrick Kenzie seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Abu Bakhar rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kenzie counters with a big head kick but Abu Bakhar shrugs it off.
Abu Bakhar is rocked!
Abu Bakhar throws a right hand that misses
and Kenzie counters with a straight that turns Abu Bakhar's legs to rubber! Kenzie pushes forward with more strikes and Abu Bakhar goes down, battered and bloody! That's a wrap folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Patrick Kenzie!
A victorious Patrick Kenzie thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
59% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
