PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Kenny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Morrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Kenny
vs
Morrison

191 cm
23
267 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

190 cm
21
269 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Steve Kenny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kevin Morrison!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Morrison shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Morrison tries to stand but can't do so whilst Kenny controls his leg.
Morrison is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Kenny works his way to full guard. Good work.
Kenny trying to strike off his back.
Morrison would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Kenny wants to sweep but no luck.
Morrison would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kenny misses with a takedown attempt - Morrison sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kenny misses with a takedown attempt - Morrison sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Morrison looks to land a body kick but Kenny moved away.
Kenny ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morrison moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenny shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Morrison as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Kenny. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kenny avoids a kick to the body.
Nice cross by Kenny.
Morrison throws a left that rocks Kenny and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Morrison dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Kenny regain composure!

It looks like Steve Kenny has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Morrison is trying to get an arm triangle but Kenny is defending well.
Kenny is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Morrison's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Morrison wants to get back to his feet.
Morrison is looking to take a break and control but Kenny is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kenny manages to get to full guard.
Morrison is looking to work some ground and pound but Kenny has wrist control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenny looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Morrison wanted to stand there but Kenny had control of the position.
Kenny wants to sweep but no luck.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kenny shoots for a double leg takedown but Morrison sprawls well. He's pushed Kenny's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Kenny shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Kenny is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kenny scoring with some ground and pound.
Kenny is breathing heavily.
Kenny postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Morrison looking for a guillotine here but Kenny defends easily.
Kenny content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenny sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Morrison's guard.
Kenny lands with a punch from half guard.
Kenny is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Morrison taking some punishment here, with Kenny in his half guard.
Kenny stops Morrison from getting back to his feet.
Kenny takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Morrison tries to roll over but Kenny keeps him under control.
Kenny is nestled in close to Morrison, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Kenny lands with a punch from half guard.
Kenny scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Kenny connects with a nice short shot to Morrison's temple.
Ground and pound from Kenny.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kenny lands with a punch from half guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Kenny working over Morrison with some ground and pound. Morrison looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Morrison is trying to stand back up but Kenny is controlling him
Kenny lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kenny blocks the strikes from Morrison.
Kenny looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Nice strikes from Kenny there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kenny lands with a punch from half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Kenny connects with a nice short shot to Morrison's temple.
Kenny lands strikes from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steve Kenny dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Steve Kenny's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Morrison lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kenny circles away quickly and effectively.
Kenny shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Morrison lands a head shot.
Steve Kenny is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kenny shoots in and drives through. Morrison sprawls well.

Kenny closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kenny lands in his opponent's guard.
Morrison is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kenny with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Morrison is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Morrison wants to stand up but Kenny has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kenny tries to roll over but Morrison keeps him under control.
Kenny scores with a few weak punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like Morrison is going to stand back up.
Kenny moves into full guard.
Kenny has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kenny throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Kenny bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Morrison's guard.
Kenny postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kenny scoring with some ground and pound.
Kenny cracks Morrison with a solid left hand.
Kenny won't allow Morrison to get back to his feet.
Steve Kenny overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kenny works over Morrison with some ground and pound from guard.
Kenny postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Morrison is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kenny is controlling him.
Kenny scoring with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenny keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Morrison's head.
Morrison has momentary wrist control but Kenny slips an elbow through the middle.
Kenny working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kenny is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Morrison working for a triangle but Kenny defends it easily.

Morrison had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Kenny is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Morrison Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Kenny's back instead.
Morrison is trying to stick to Kenny's back but Kenny is turning into Morrison. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Morrison's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Kenny.
Kenny postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kenny passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenny lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Kenny cracks Morrison with a big elbow.
Kenny is working Morrison over with some ground and pound from side control.
Kenny connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Morrison some visible discomfort.
Kenny is putting a hurting on Morrison here, landing some big shots from side control.
Kenny landing strikes.
Kenny landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Morrison wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Kenny scores with a couple of short elbows.
Morrison taking punishment in the form of punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kenny scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Morrison to see if he's OK.
Morrison wants to get back to his feet but Kenny drags him back down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Kenny landing strikes.
Kenny lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Morrison down.
Kenny in side control lands a decent elbow.
Morrison takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Check out the look on Kenny's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Kenny tries to advance to mount but Morrison denies him.
Kenny working the ground and pound.
Kenny in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Kenny lands a nice forearm strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kenny working the ground and pound.
Morrison struggling a bit here.
Kenny cracks Morrison with an elbow. That is naaassty.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steve Kenny dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Steve Kenny's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Kenny has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Kenny shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Morrison looking for a guillotine here but Kenny defends easily.
Kenny working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kenny with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kenny working some strikes from top position.
Kenny scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Morrison wants to stand up but Kenny is controlling him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kenny keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Morrison's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenny is in close to Morrison's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kenny is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kenny keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Morrison's head.
Kenny cracks Morrison with a solid left hand.

Morrison throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kenny lands a couple of digs.
Kenny scoring with some ground and pound.
Morrison is looking to stand up but Kenny isn't so interested in that idea.
Kenny stands and throws Morrison's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Kenny working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Morrison tries to escape but Kenny is in control.
Steve Kenny is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenny scoring with punches from side control.
Kenny is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Morrison's shoulder. That is not cool.
Kenny passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Morrison!
Kenny sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Kenny won't let Morrison get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Kenny in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Kenny controlling his opponent.
Kenny has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morrison wants to hold on but Kenny pushes him away.
Kenny tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Kenny lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Morrison hang on?
Kenny controlling his opponent.
Kenny putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Kevin Morrison has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kenny lands a heavy elbow.
Kenny pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Morrison is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Morrison is trying desperately to improve position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Kenny connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Kenny lands a nice shot to the head.
Kenny controlling his opponent.
Kenny scoring with strikes but Morrison is staying in there.
Kenny controlling from the full mount.
Kenny postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Morrison looks a forlorn figure.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kenny controlling his opponent.
Morrison tries to get back to half guard but can't.

And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Kenny showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kenny, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Kenny!