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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gorgeous Bob (ranked 1518 p4p, 176 weight class) and Steven Kennedy (ranked 3128 p4p, 337 weight class). Steven Kennedy has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Gorgeous Bob's chin.
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173 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
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183 cm
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178 lbs
12 - 18 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gorgeous Bob!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Steven Kennedy!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Anthony Taglia and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good shot there by Bob.
Bob tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Kennedy defends well and Bob ends up having to push Kennedy into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Bob waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kennedy.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Kennedy has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Kennedy throws a body shot but no joy.
Kennedy is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kennedy just misses with a punch to the body.
Bob takes a swing at Kennedy's ribcage but misses.
Gorgeous Bob seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bob lands a jab.
Bob connects with the punch.
Bob throws a combination that misses
and Kennedy counters with a nice body kick.
Bob scores with a hook.
Kennedy is looking to land body kicks.
Bob changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bob dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kennedy lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A slow jab from Kennedy misses its intended target.
Kennedy tries a head kick but it misses.
Kennedy ducks right into an uppercut from Bob.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob misses with an uppercut. Kennedy saw that one coming.
Bob is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kennedy.
A swing and a miss from Kennedy.
Kennedy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bob tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kennedy was well out of range. Poor timing from Bob.
Some bone on bone action there as Kennedy checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bob throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kennedy shoots in for a takedown but Bob shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kennedy looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kennedy swings for the body but Bob moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Bob. Those never looked like landing.
Bob scores with a shot to the body.
Kennedy misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bob cracks a nice hook into Kennedy's ribs.
Bob avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bob finds it's way round the side to connect with Kennedy's head.
Bob scores with a jab to the head.
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!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bob.
Kennedy throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bob stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bob keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bob jabs Kennedy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kennedy looks for the body kick but Bob saw that one coming.
Bob swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bob takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bob changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bob sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Bob scoring well with a low kick there.
Bob throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kennedy takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kennedy swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bob.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bob blocks the body kick.
Kennedy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bob.
Kennedy throws a body kick that misses
and Bob counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bob scores with a jab to the body.
Bob swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kennedy misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kennedy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bob throws a body shot but no joy.
Kennedy punishes Bob's body with a nice straight punch.
Bob is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kennedy misses with a straight left.
Bob lands a jab to Kennedy's midsection.
Kennedy tries to work over Bob's front leg with a kick but Bob checks it.
A quick step to the side and Bob tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kennedy misses with a head kick.
Bob tries to bum rush Kennedy with a series of wild strikes but Kennedy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kennedy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bob.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Bob does no damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bob listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bob punishes Kennedy's body with a nice straight punch.
Bob throws a body shot but no joy.
Kennedy replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Bob blocks it well.
Bob misses with a series of wild punches.
Bob tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kennedy was well out of range. Poor timing from Bob.
Bob with a nice cross.
Bob connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kennedy. Kennedy circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bob shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kennedy's guard.
Kennedy looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Bob passes into half guard.
Kennedy is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bob scores with a couple of nice shots.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kennedy is looking to improve his position.
Kennedy looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gorgeous Bob dominated that round.
That's time! Bob's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kennedy walks into a straight right hand from Bob.
Bob scores with a hook to the body. Kennedy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kennedy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bob manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bob avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kennedy throws a series of punches but Bob moves out of range.
Kennedy takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bob misses with an uppercut. Kennedy saw that one coming.
Bob lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kennedy at a distance.
Kennedy walks into a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Kennedy.
Kennedy digs a good body shot into Bob's ribs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bob. Kennedy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bob closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Kennedy did well to prevent Bob getting side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kennedy trying to control from the bottom.
Bob 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bob looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kennedy with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bob working the head and body with strikes.
Kennedy holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Bob lands with a punch from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bob is working for a kimura but Kennedy is defending it quite comfortably.
Kennedy is looking to improve his position.
Bob 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.
Bob is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Gorgeous Bob overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bob prevents Kennedy from improving his position.
Bob lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
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. Bob connects with a nice short shot to Kennedy's temple.
Bob is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kennedy can do to turn this around?
Bob working over Kennedy with some ground and pound. Kennedy looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bob scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kennedy trying to control but Bob postures up.
Bob lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bob lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kennedy is trying to get back to full guard.
Bob takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bob landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kennedy keeps working.
Bob winds up and cracks Kennedy with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bob prevents Kennedy from improving his position.
Bob landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bob winds up and cracks Kennedy with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Kennedy looking for submissions off his back.
Bob lands strikes from half guard.
Bob lands with a punch from half guard.
Bob seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kennedy is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bob scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kennedy wants to control but Bob is keeping busy.
Bob lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy is looking to control Bob's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kennedy avoid being mounted?
Bob working over Kennedy with some ground and pound. Kennedy looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kennedy is rocked!
Bob landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kennedy is still in real trouble! Can Bob finish him?
Bob is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kennedy wants to sweep but Bob has passed to side control!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bob scores with punches from side control.
Kennedy is trying to improve his position.
Bob lands a decent elbow from side control.
Kennedy wants to control but Bob postures up.
A big shot lands for Bob! That's hurt Kennedy! Will he recover? Bob fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gorgeous Bob!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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