PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Trevor Kennedy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Best (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trevor Kennedy has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Kennedy
vs
Best

193 cm
22
191 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Trevor Kennedy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Johnny Best!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Best gets the takedown into side control.
Kennedy is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Best's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

Best is trying to work for a kimura but Kennedy is defending well.
Kennedy is refusing to be controlled, as Best sits in half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Best in particular looking to stall.

Best is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Kennedy doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Best.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kennedy is staying active underneath Best, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Best content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Johnny Best was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Kennedy tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Best counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kennedy won't be happy with that.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy tries to buck Best off but Best is having none of it.
Best moves into full mount!
Best controlling his opponent.
Kennedy is squirming around, avoiding Best's attempts to control the action.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kennedy wants to hold on but Best pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Best wants to control the action but instead Kennedy gets a body lock and reverses into Best's guard! Nice work!
Kennedy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Best is keeping the position for now.

Best is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kennedy defends well.

Best looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Best keeping moving, preventing Kennedy from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Best looking for a sweep. Not yet Best, not yet.

Best isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Kennedy stacks Best on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Kennedy!
Best looks winded!

Kennedy is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Best has escaped the position, nice work there.
Best is working to avoid the ground and pound but Kennedy connects with a decent elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kennedy looking to control but instead Best has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Best regains full guard. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Best dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A swing and a miss from Kennedy.

Kennedy forces Best back against the cage and clinches.

Kennedy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Best decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Best wants to work for an arm triangle but Kennedy is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Kennedy wants to control but Best is keeping busy.

Best looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Well, if Best is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Best's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Best working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.

That's two 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.
Kennedy wants to improve his position but Best is controlling well.
Best is pressing down on Kennedy's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kennedy is holding on for now.
Kennedy is in trouble now - Best has advanced to mount!
Kennedy can't escape the position.
Johnny Best has got the better of the ground game so far.
Best is trying to control here but Kennedy has managed to regain half guard.
Kennedy tries to get to full guard but Best has control of the leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Best is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Best wants to control the pace but Kennedy is squirming around nicely.
Best is stalling here but it's allowed Kennedy to get half guard.
Best wants to pass to mount but Kennedy is defending the position.
Best is keen to just control but Kennedy is a slippery customer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Best is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

Best is working for a submission of some sort.
Best is breathing heavily.
Kennedy works his way to full guard. Good work.

Kennedy working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Best doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Best manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kennedy keeping moving, preventing Best from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Best showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Best drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Kennedy will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kennedy is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Best wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kennedy wants to pass the guard but Best is defending well.
Kennedy wants to control but Best is keeping him busy.
Kennedy is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Kennedy wants to control from the top but Best keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Best being controlled here, momentarily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Best is looking for a triangle but Kennedy pushes his legs off easily.
Best has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Kennedy has passed into side control.
Best being controlled for a moment.
Best manages to work his way to half guard, despite Kennedy's best efforts.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Best wants to improve his position but Kennedy is controlling well.

Best looking for submissions off his back.
Best is trying to get back to full guard.
Best is in trouble now - Kennedy has advanced to mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Kennedy controlling from mount.
Best really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Trevor Kennedy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kennedy postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Best looks a forlorn figure.
Best tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Johnny Best is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Best?
Kennedy tries to push Best's head away but Best is holding on tight.
Kennedy trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Best is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kennedy controlling the position easily from mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Best manages to regain half guard. Good work.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Trevor Kennedy.
I think Best has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Best!