PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Emanuel Kemp (ranked 7205 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spence Donte (ranked 5179 p4p, 0 weight class). Spence Donte has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Emanuel Kemp's chin.

Kemp
vs
Donte

178 cm
20
214 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

199 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Emanuel Kemp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Spence Donte!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kemp drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Kemp throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Donte works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kemp postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kemp is looking to stand up but Donte won't let him.
Donte has Kemp pulled in close to control his posture.
Kemp is looking to stand up but Donte won't let him.
Kemp 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.
Kemp chips away with some ground and pound.

Donte had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kemp defends it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Kemp stands up from Donte's guard - Kemp perhaps looking for a knockout.
Donte looks for a takedown but Kemp sprawls well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kemp pushes Donte up against the cage in a clinch.
A body shot lands from Kemp.
Donte is trying to force a seperation but Kemp has the dominant position.
Kemp trying to land knees to the body.
Kemp stalling.
Kemp throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kemp keeps control of Donte as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kemp slowing the pace effectively.
Donte avoiding damage as Kemp throws knees to the body.
Kemp lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Donte backwards.
Kemp taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kemp missing with knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Donte's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Donte tries a body shot but Kemp blocks it.
Kemp lands a damaging elbow.
Donte is trying to pull guard but Kemp turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Donte is trying to force a seperation but Kemp has the dominant position.
Donte prevents a body shot from Kemp.
Kemp could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Kemp stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kemp doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Donte tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kemp just stands there and leans against the cage.
Emanuel Kemp has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Spence Donte.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kemp as Donte tries to tie him up.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donte tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kemp misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kemp tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kemp tries a body shot but Donte blocks it.
Kemp keeps control of Donte as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Donte is trying to pull guard but Kemp turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Donte is trying to break the clinch but Kemp has him pressed against the cage.
Donte tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Donte can't get the takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kemp gets underhooks to prevent Donte's takedown attempt.
Kemp stalling against the cage.
Donte drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kemp gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Donte tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kemp just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kemp blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kemp has Donte pushed against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Donte is trying to pull guard but Kemp has him pressed against the cage.
Donte wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kemp has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Emanuel Kemp dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Donte shoots in looking for a takedown but Kemp manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Donte's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Donte fails to land the takedown.

Kemp tries to keep at a distance but Donte has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kemp is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Donte can do to turn this around?
Donte is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Emanuel Kemp has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Spence Donte.
Kemp controlling the action here for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kemp manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Donte tries to pull guard but Kemp forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kemp controlling the action here for a moment.
Kemp lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kemp gets underhooks to prevent Donte's takedown attempt.
Kemp can't find room to land a body shot as Donte controls the action.
Kemp stalling in the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Donte managing to block the knees to the body from Kemp.
Kemp missing with knees to the body.
The referee calls for Kemp to work.
Kemp displaying some good clinch control by pressing Donte up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kemp looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Donte tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kemp smiles and moves away.
Kemp misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Donte feints the counter takedown.

Kemp looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Kemp might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kemp would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Donte wants to control but Kemp passes easily into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donte on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Kemp winds up and cracks Donte with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Donte keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Donte avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kemp.
Kemp winds up and cracks Donte with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

Kemp 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.
Donte is trying to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donte blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kemp.
Donte is trying to get back to full guard.
Kemp looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Donte with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Donte is trying to control but can't.
Kemp wants to stand but Donte has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Kemp looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Donte with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kemp tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Kemp is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Donte wants to control but Kemp is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Emanuel Kemp dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Donte misses with a leg kick

and Kemp counters by clinching up.
Kemp throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Donte changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kemp fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Kemp keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
As Donte looks to move away, Kemp throws a big counter combo but Donte just gets out of the way.
Donte looks for a takedown but Kemp sprawls well.
As Donte tries to get set, Kemp tries to push him back and clinch up but Donte manages to avoid the attempt.
Emanuel Kemp has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Spence Donte.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Donte.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kemp fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Emanuel Kemp is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kemp leaves Donte with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kemp wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Donte gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kemp tries to land a knee to the head but Donte blocks with his arms.
A bit of stalling here from Kemp.
Kemp scores with a hook to the body.
Donte is trying to pull guard but Kemp has him pressed against the cage.
Donte looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kemp is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Donte is defending well for now.
Donte is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Kemp to keep the fight standing.
Kemp stalling in the clinch.
Kemp tries to land knees in the clinch but Donte avoids the damage to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donte jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kemp walks away with a smile on his face. Donte gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kemp checks a leg kick.
Donte shoots in for a takedown but Kemp shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Donte swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Kemp counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kemp taking a breather.
Kemp managing to block the knees to the body from Donte.
Kemp stalling.
Donte is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Kemp gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Donte wants to break the clinch but can't.
Donte prevents a body shot from Kemp.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kemp as Donte tries to tie him up.
Donte looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kemp tries to land knees in the clinch but Donte avoids the damage to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Donte just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kemp's brow.
Kemp struggles to land a body shot inside as Donte controls his hands.
Donte wants to get back to striking at distance but Kemp won't allow it.
Kemp gets underhooks to prevent Donte's takedown attempt.
Kemp tries to throw a body punch but Donte avoids it by throwing Kemp back against the cage.
Donte is trying to pull guard but Kemp turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Donte is looking to take this one to the mat.
Kemp stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Donte tries to land a knee to the head but Kemp blocks with his arms.
Kemp misses with a knee strike.
Kemp misses with a body punch.
A frustrated look appears on Donte's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kemp takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Donte blocks a body shot from Kemp.
Donte tries to break free but Kemp pushes him back against the cage.
Kemp throws a punch but it's blocked by Donte.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kemp is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Donte is defending well for now.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Spence Donte has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Emanuel Kemp is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Donte scores with a nice hook to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Emanuel Kemp showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kemp has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Emanuel Kemp!