PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Niels Bohr (ranked 4596 p4p, 2953 weight class) and Reuben Kennedy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reuben Kennedy told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Bohr
vs
Kennedy

178 cm
18
192
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
191
2 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Tends to cut

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Niels Bohr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Reuben Kennedy!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Peter Branson and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bohr connects with a jab.
Kennedy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bohr.
Bohr misses the body punch
enabling Kennedy to counter with a crisp jab.

It looks like Niels Bohr has been cut.
Kennedy tries to clinch but Bohr is having none of it.
Kennedy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bohr.
A jab from Bohr misses.
Bohr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kennedy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kennedy! But no joy.
Bohr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kennedy.
Kennedy tries to clinch but Bohr is having none of it.
Bohr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kennedy throws out the jab.
Bohr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kennedy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bohr cracks a nice hook into Kennedy's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice jab there from Bohr.
A slow jab from Bohr misses its intended target.
Bohr throws a body shot but no joy.
Bohr slips a straight right by Kennedy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bohr takes a swing at Kennedy's ribcage but misses.

Kennedy manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Bohr on his heels. He'll look to pass Bohr's guard now, I'm sure.
Kennedy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kennedy's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Kennedy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bohr swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bohr on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bohr tries to get out of the position.
Kennedy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bohr has momentary wrist control but Kennedy slips an elbow through the middle.
Kennedy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bohr keeping moving, preventing Kennedy from controlling successfully.
Kennedy works over Bohr with some ground and pound from guard.
Kennedy postures up.
Kennedy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Kennedy throwing strikes but missing.
Kennedy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kennedy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kennedy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kennedy is working Bohr over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bohr trying to control the position.
Kennedy is working Bohr over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bohr looking to control.
Kennedy landing some decent shots from guard.
Kennedy chips away with some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy works over Bohr with some ground and pound from guard.
Kennedy is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bohr can't keep his opponent in guard - Kennedy advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Kennedy working over Bohr with some ground and pound. Bohr looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kennedy passes into side control, despite Bohr's attempt to control the position.
Kennedy landing strikes.
Kennedy in side control lands a decent elbow.
Kennedy cracks Bohr with a big right hand but Bohr just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Kennedy looks up at the clock and then as Bohr takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Kennedy smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy is looking to take a break and control but Bohr is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bohr is trying to escape the position but Kennedy is controlling the position.
Kennedy lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Kennedy working the ground and pound.
Kennedy lands a few punches from side control.
Kennedy is chipping away with strikes.

Niels Bohr's cut is getting worse.
Bohr is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kennedy controlling the position from side mount.
Kennedy cracks Bohr with a big elbow.

Bohr is rocked!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Reuben Kennedy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Niels Bohr's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Kennedy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kennedy misses with a straight left.
A jab from Bohr misses.
Kennedy let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Bohr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kennedy throws out the jab.
Kennedy digs a good body shot into Bohr's ribs.
Bohr moves out of range as Kennedy strikes.
A jab lands there for Kennedy.

Jeez, Niels Bohr's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Kennedy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bohr throws out the jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kennedy! But no joy.
Nice defenses there by Bohr.
Kennedy looks to land a right hand but Bohr moved out of range.
It looked like Bohr was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kennedy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bohr takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Niels Bohr's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Reuben Kennedy!
During a confident post fight interview, Reuben Kennedy thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.