PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Karl Kennison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zibraaz Cava (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kennison comes to the ring accompanied by Hero. Zibraaz Cava is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Kennison
vs
Cava

164 cm
20
175 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

191 cm
25
180 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Self confident

Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

(MFS) Macto Fight System $15

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Karl Kennison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zibraaz Cava!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Winston Howard and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cava misses with a body kick.
Cava throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cava lands with a nice body kick.
Cava throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kennison just misses with a punch to the body.
Kennison throws a series of punches but Cava avoids them all with ease.
Kennison throws a looping overhand right but Cava ducks down to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Kennison.
Cava fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kennison has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A jab from Kennison misses.
Kennison tries to land a front kick but Cava steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cava pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cava misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cava throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kennison.
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!
Kennison takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Kennison misses with a hook.
Some wild striking there from Kennison.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kennison. Cava does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kennison turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kennison avoids the head kick by Cava.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cava pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Cava.
Cava throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kennison on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kennison throws a jab but it's blocked by Cava.
Kennison tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kennison blocks a head kick by Cava.
Cava tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cava throws a chopping leg kick but Kennison manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cava throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kennison throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kennison steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Cava. That one must have hurt.

Kennison has closed the distance and engaged Cava in a clinch.

Cava's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zibraaz Cava seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cava defending well as Kennison loads up on a big left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kennison misses with a straight right.
Kennison is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Cava's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Cava looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cava throws a head kick that misses.
Kennison throws a leg kick but Cava sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kennison getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kennison doesn't manage to clinch there - Cava circles away.
Cava throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

It looks like Karl Kennison has been cut.
Cava throws a head kick but Kennison moves out of range.
Cava lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kennison blocks the body kick.
Cava delivers a nice body kick.
Kennison is breathing heavily.
Cava misses with a body kick.

Kennison clinches.
Kennison pushes Cava back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Cava breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kennison throws a right hand that Cava ducks under and follows up with a left that Cava also avoids with ease.
Kennison tries to close the distance and clinch but Cava swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kennison tries to clinch up but Cava circles away and keeps his distance.
Cava throws a sloppy head kick and Kennison moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kennison blocks a leg kick.
Kennison avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cava misses with a head kick.
Cava throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kennison fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cava manages to avoid it.

Kennison pushes Cava up against the ropes in a clinch.
Kennison tries to land knees in the clinch but Cava avoids the damage to the body.
Kennison unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cava lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cava tries to break the clinch but Kennison is controlling the position.
Cava blocks a body shot from Kennison.
Cava avoiding damage as Kennison throws knees to the body.
Kennison tries to land knees in the clinch but Cava avoids the damage to the body.
A short body shot lands from Kennison as the two fighters clinch.
Kennison misses with a punch to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kennison.
Cava managing to block the knees to the body from Kennison.
Cava looking to slow down the pace here.
Cava trying to land knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kennison fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kennison works on Cava's body with a couple of short punches.
Kennison misses with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cava avoids the elbow strike from Kennison, against the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Cava's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kennison lands a nice elbow.
Kennison lands a nice knee to the body.
Kennison tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kennison lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kennison working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Cava breaks the clinch.
Kennison moves in looking to clinch but Cava pushes him off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cava pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cava tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cava lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kennison will feel that in the morning.
Kennison avoids the head kick by Cava.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zibraaz Cava dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Karl Kennison's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Cava misses with a head kick.
Cava avoids the body shot from Kennison.
Cava bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kennison looks to land a right hand but Cava moved out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cava.
Kennison tests Cava's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Zibraaz Cava seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kennison takes a kick to the side of the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kennison looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cava, right into the meat.
Cava lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cava tries to score with a low kick but Kennison moves his leg out of the way.
Cava tries a head kick but it misses.
Cava throws a head kick but Kennison moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cava misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cava throws out a leg kick but Kennison moves out of range and Cava only half commits.
Kennison swings for the body but Cava moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kennison looks to land a right hand but Cava moved out of range.
Cava throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A head kick misses from Cava.
Cava is looking to chop away at Kennison's legs.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kennison works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Cava tries a head kick but it misses.
Cava is breathing heavily.
Cava ducks under a wild hook from Kennison.
Cava throws a sloppy head kick and Kennison moves out of range easily.
A big right from Kennison misses.
Cava takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kennison misses with a few strikes there.
Cava throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kennison's head.
Kennison throws a series of punches but Cava moves out of range.
Kennison lands a head kick. Cava smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Kennison is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kennison throws a lazy right hand but Cava sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cava throws a head kick but Kennison moves out of range.
Kennison tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Cava manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kennison will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Cava throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cava.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cava keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cava blocks a jab.
Cava pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cava uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kennison.
Kennison blocks a leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kennison looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Kennison clinches up with Cava and pushes him back against the ropes.
Cava avoiding damage as Kennison throws knees to the body.
Cava blocks a body shot from Kennison.
Kennison comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Cava is trying to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kennison fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kennison lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cava.
Kennison lands a body shot in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Kennison scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cava blocks an uppercut.
Kennison landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kennison tries to land a knee to the head but Cava blocks with his arms.
Kennison lands a shot to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kennison.
Cava blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cava has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A left hand lands to the body for Kennison.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kennison tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cava avoids it.
Kennison prevents Cava from breaking the clinch.
Kennison tries a body shot but Cava blocks it.
Cava tries to break free but Kennison pushes him back against the ropes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cava wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kennison has him pressed against the ropes.
Cava has had enough of the clinch but Kennison keeps him there for the moment.
Cava avoids the elbow strike from Kennison, against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Kennison - that landed with a thud.
Cava wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cava on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kennison struggles to land a body shot inside as Cava controls his hands.
Cava wants to break free but Kennison has control.
Cava wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kennison misses with a body punch.
Cava can't break the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Kennison.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cava managing to block the knees to the body from Kennison.

Cava escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cava tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Decent striking displayed by Kennison there.
Cava staying out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Karl Kennison dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Karl Kennison's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Cava pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kennison wants to clinch.
Kennison on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cava. Cava obviously looking to wear him down.
Kennison on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cava. Cava obviously looking to wear him down.
Cava misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kennison tries to clinch up but Cava circles away and keeps his distance.
Kennison motions for Cava to come forward. Kennison throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cava avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kennison avoids the head kick by Cava.
Cava misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kennison misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kennison is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kennison lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kennison.
Cava takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A big right from Kennison misses.
Kennison misses the shot to the body.
Cava throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cava throws a head kick but Kennison moves out of range.
Cava throws a head kick but Kennison moves out of range.
Kennison misses with a wild body shot.
Cava throws a lazy head kick
and Kennison counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kennison throws a jab when Cava was well out of range.
Cava walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kennison checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kennison swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cava throws a head kick that Kennison semi-blocks.
Kennison connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kennison throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Cava stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kennison.
Cava blocks the body kick.
Kennison wants to clinch.
Kennison throws a head kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kennison cracks Cava with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kennison missing with a left hand there. Cava was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cava misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kennison wants to clinch.
Cava lands with a slapping head kick.
Kennison blocks a head kick by Cava.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cava throws a head kick but Kennison moves out of range.
Kennison tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Cava manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cava takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

Kennison moves into the clinch successfully.
Karl Kennison has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kennison trying to land knees to the body.
Cava can't break the clinch.
Kennison tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cava's elbow.
Kennison missing with knees to the body.
Kennison working Cava over with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cava manages to break the clinch.
Kennison tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Cava manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kennison takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Some wild striking there from Kennison.
Cava tries to land a front kick but Kennison steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cava lands a high kick!
Cava pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kennison throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cava throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kennison checks a leg kick.
Kennison throws a leg kick which misses Cava's front leg but catches the back leg as Cava tries to avoid it.
Kennison is looking to clinch but Cava is avoiding it.
Kennison fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cava manages to avoid it.
Kennison fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cava checks it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cava throws a chopping leg kick but Kennison manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kennison wants to clinch up but Cava keeps it at a distance.
Cava misses with a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A head kick misses from Cava.
Kennison misses with a kick to the body.
Kennison tried to score with a low kick but Cava checks it.
Cava lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kennison fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cava throws a head kick that misses.
Kennison pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cava staying out of range there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slapping leg kick lands for Kennison.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kennison waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cava.
Kennison goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Cava goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kennison connects with a jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Karl Kennison showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kennison has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karl Kennison!
In his post fight interview, Karl Kennison started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.