PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Keast Kannegaard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Happy Gilmore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Kannegaard
vs
Gilmore

181 cm
20
180 lbs
6 - 2 - 1

178 cm
25
181 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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 6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Keast Kannegaard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Happy Gilmore!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Chris Edwards and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gilmore misses with a hook.
Kannegaard dodges the punch combination from Gilmore.
Gilmore misses with a double jab.
Kannegaard is looking to clinch but Gilmore is avoiding it.
Gilmore throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gilmore fails to land with a series of punches.
Kannegaard changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

Kannegaard has closed the distance and engaged Gilmore in a clinch.
Gilmore wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gilmore is trying to break the clinch but Kannegaard has him pressed against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kannegaard.
Gilmore taking a breather.

Kannegaard breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kannegaard fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gilmore misses with a looping right.
Kannegaard blocks a jab.
Kannegaard slips under a jab from Gilmore.
Gilmore throws a lazy right hand but Kannegaard sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kannegaard bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gilmore's head backwards.
Kannegaard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gilmore.
Kannegaard tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gilmore paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kannegaard wants to clinch up but Gilmore keeps it at a distance.
Kannegaard uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gilmore.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kannegaard tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gilmore paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gilmore scores with a jab to the head.
Gilmore looks to throw the jab but Kannegaard is out of range.
Gilmore pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gilmore throws a right and a left that Kannegaard avoids nicely.
Nice defenses there by Kannegaard.
Gilmore throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kannegaard sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kannegaard tries to clinch there but Gilmore circles away.
Gilmore might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Nice shot by Kannegaard.
Kannegaard tries to clinch but Gilmore moves out of range.
Gilmore ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kannegaard moves away.
Kannegaard slips a jab from Gilmore.
Gilmore circles away from the clinch attempt.
No joy there for Gilmore, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kannegaard doesn't manage to clinch there - Gilmore circles away.
Kannegaard lands a body shot.
Gilmore looks gassed!
The fight stays on the outside here - Kannegaard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Kannegaard darts in and clinches Gilmore up against the cage.

Kannegaard escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Kannegaard takes the fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kannegaard lands a nice uppercut.
Gilmore wants to get back to striking at distance but Kannegaard won't allow it.
Gilmore wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kannegaard has him pressed against the cage.
Gilmore takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kannegaard tries to land knees in the clinch but Gilmore avoids the damage to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gilmore.
Gilmore is trying to force a seperation but Kannegaard has the dominant position.

Kannegaard breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gilmore takes a swing at Kannegaard's ribcage but misses.
Gilmore swats away the attempt to clinch by Kannegaard.
Kannegaard wants to clinch up but Gilmore keeps it at a distance.
Gilmore shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Gilmore throws a series of strikes that have Kannegaard backpedaling.
Jab by Gilmore.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gilmore misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Kannegaard closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Kannegaard breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gilmore chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kannegaard wants to clinch.
Kannegaard doesn't manage to clinch there - Gilmore circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gilmore throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gilmore jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kannegaard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gilmore swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Kannegaard closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kannegaard working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gilmore working aggressively here.
Kannegaard lands a damaging elbow.
Kannegaard throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gilmores head.
Gilmore looking to slow down the pace here.
Kannegaard tries to land knees in the clinch but Gilmore avoids the damage to the body.
Gilmore takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kannegaard scores with a hook to the body.
Kannegaard lands with a short shot to the head.
Kannegaard lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gilmore takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gilmore tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gilmore wants to break free but Kannegaard has control.
Kannegaard scores with a hook to the body.
Kannegaard lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gilmore takes an elbow to the temple.

Kannegaard breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kannegaard connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gilmore momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kannegaard doesn't manage to clinch there - Gilmore circles away.
Nice defenses there by Kannegaard.
Gilmore connects with a jab.
Kannegaard tries to clinch but Gilmore is having none of it.
Kannegaard doesn't manage to clinch there - Gilmore circles away.
Kannegaard throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gilmore stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kannegaard scores with a jab to the head.
Kannegaard lands a nice shot that snaps Gilmore's head back.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kannegaard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Kannegaard closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Kannegaard breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kannegaard tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Kannegaard closes the distance and pushes Gilmore back into the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kannegaard is leaning against Gilmore and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kannegaard lands a nice elbow.
Kannegaard misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gilmore.
Gilmore takes an elbow to the forehead.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kannegaard.
Kannegaard lands a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Keast Kannegaard dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Kannegaard clinches up against the cage.
Kannegaard misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gilmore.
Gilmore managing to block the knees to the body from Kannegaard.
Gilmore wants to get back to striking at distance but Kannegaard won't allow it.
Gilmore blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Kannegaard escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gilmore throws a push kick but Kannegaard slaps the foot to one side.
Gilmore takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Happy Gilmore is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gilmore takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kannegaard lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kannegaard digs a good body shot into Gilmore's ribs.
Kannegaard tries to clinch up but Gilmore circles away and keeps his distance.
Kannegaard scores with a nice head shot.
Kannegaard tries to clinch but Gilmore is having none of it.
Kannegaard tries to close the distance and clinch but Gilmore swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kannegaard tries to clinch up.
Gilmore is breathing heavily.
Kannegaard scores with a shot to the body.
Gilmore takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kannegaard fails in his attempt to clinch.

Kannegaard closes the distance and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Kannegaard.

Kannegaard manages to break the clinch.

Kannegaard gets a clinch.

Kannegaard breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kannegaard is looking to clinch.
Gilmore throws a hook but Kannegaard avoids it easily.
Kannegaard moves out of range as Gilmore strikes.

Kannegaard drives through and clinches with Gilmore against the cage.
Kannegaard lands an elbow inside.
Gilmore misses with some punches.
Kannegaard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kannegaard has Gilmore pressed against the cage, preventing Gilmore from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short right from Kannegaard on the inside.
Gilmore is looking to break free of the clinch but Kannegaard has double underhooks.
Kannegaard missing with knees to the body.
Kannegaard gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kannegaard presses Gilmore against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kannegaard digs a right hand into Gilmore's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gilmore's gas tank.

Kannegaard breaks from the clinch.

Kannegaard takes the fight into the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kannegaard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kannegaard breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gilmore takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kannegaard lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kannegaard is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kannegaard paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kannegaard tries to clinch but Gilmore moves out of range.
Kannegaard lands with an overhand left.
Gilmore swats away the attempt to clinch by Kannegaard.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kannegaard lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kannegaard misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gilmore.

Kannegaard manages to break the clinch.
Gilmore cracks Kannegaard with an open hand slap.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gilmore walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kannegaard doesn't manage to clinch there - Gilmore circles away.
Kannegaard lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gilmore tries to bum rush Kannegaard with a series of wild strikes but Kannegaard uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kannegaard uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gilmore.
Kannegaard wants to clinch.
Kannegaard tries to clinch up.
Gilmore circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kannegaard scores with a nice head shot.
Gilmore avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kannegaard scores with a sloppy right hand. Gilmore should have avoided that one.
Gilmore throws a shot from downtown. Kannegaard moves away and avoids it.
Gilmore will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gilmore misses with a hook.
Kannegaard cracks Gilmore with a right hand to the side of the head.

Kannegaard has closed the distance and engaged Gilmore in a clinch.
Gilmore is trying to break the clinch but Kannegaard has him pressed against the cage.
Kannegaard lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gilmore backwards.
Kannegaard creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gilmore's defenses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kannegaard escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Kannegaard fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gilmore, pushing him back against the cage.

Gilmore breaks from the clinch.
Gilmore misses with a hook. Kannegaard ducked under it nicely.
Gilmore rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kannegaard moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gilmore circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kannegaard is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kannegaard uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gilmore.
Gilmore throws a looping overhand right but Kannegaard ducks down to avoid it.

Kannegaard closes the distance and clinches.
Kannegaard lands a nice elbow.
A body shot lands from Kannegaard.

Kannegaard's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kannegaard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gilmore.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kannegaard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gilmore swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Kannegaard rushes Gilmore and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kannegaard creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gilmore's defenses.
Kannegaard lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gilmore backwards.
Nice body punch from Kannegaard - that landed with a thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Keast Kannegaard dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Kannegaard slips under a jab.
Keast Kannegaard is winning the standup battle so far.
Gilmore circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kannegaard is looking to clinch but Gilmore is avoiding it.
Gilmore jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kannegaard is looking to clinch but Gilmore is avoiding it.
Gilmore has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gilmore there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gilmore avoids the body shot from Kannegaard.
Gilmore throws a big shot that misses.
Kannegaard moves in looking to clinch but Gilmore pushes him off.
Gilmore lands a really nice looking cross but Kannegaard seems unphased.
Kannegaard ducks under a wild hook from Gilmore.
Gilmore swats away the attempt to clinch by Kannegaard.
Gilmore misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kannegaard misses with a wild body shot.
Kannegaard throws a body punch but Gilmore moves out of range.
Gilmore takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gilmore jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gilmore throws a body punch but Kannegaard moves out of range.

Kannegaard clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Kannegaard on the inside.
A short uppercut from Kannegaard.
Gilmore has had enough of the clinch but Kannegaard keeps him there for the moment.
Gilmore misses with a punch on the inside.
Gilmore takes an elbow to the temple.
Nice elbow from Kannegaard.
Kannegaard stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

Kannegaard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kannegaard tries to clinch up.
Kannegaard tries to clinch there but Gilmore circles away.
Kannegaard tries to clinch there but Gilmore circles away.

Kannegaard clinches up against the cage.
Gilmore throws a head punch that misses.
Kannegaard tries to land knees in the clinch but Gilmore avoids the damage to the body.
Gilmore throws a head punch that misses.
Kannegaard blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gilmore.
Kannegaard lands a nice elbow.

Kannegaard breaks from the clinch.

Kannegaard instigates a clinch.
Gilmore tries to land a knee to the head but Kannegaard blocks with his arms.
Kannegaard trying to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gilmore is trying to maintain a safe position but Kannegaard gets an underhook and turns Gilmore into the cage.

Kannegaard breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Kannegaard gets a clinch.
Kannegaard creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gilmore's defenses.
Kannegaard lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Kannegaard escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kannegaard is looking to clinch but Gilmore is avoiding it.

Kannegaard fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gilmore, pushing him back against the cage.
Gilmore has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kannegaard lands a nice elbow.

Kannegaard breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gilmore throws a right and a left that both miss.

Kannegaard rushes Gilmore and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gilmore misses with the head strike.
Gilmore taking a breather.
Kannegaard makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kannegaard.

Kannegaard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Happy Gilmore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kannegaard fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kannegaard fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gilmore throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kannegaard sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gilmore misses with a hook. Kannegaard ducked under it nicely.
Kannegaard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gilmore.

Kannegaard pushes Gilmore up against the cage in a clinch.
Kannegaard lands an elbow inside.

Kannegaard breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kannegaard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gilmore swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gilmore clobbers Kannegaard with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kannegaard throws a body punch but Gilmore moves out of range.
Gilmore avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A big right from Gilmore misses.
Gilmore walks into a stiff left hand from Kannegaard.
Kannegaard uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gilmore.
Kannegaard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gilmore manages to avoid it.
Kannegaard is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gilmore throws a series of punches but Kannegaard moves out of range.

Kannegaard pushes Gilmore up against the cage in a clinch.

Kannegaard breaks the clinch.
Kannegaard works Gilmore's body with a nice hook.
Happy Gilmore has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kannegaard closes the distance and clinches.
Gilmore working aggressively here.

Kannegaard breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gilmore is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kannegaard.
Kannegaard doesn't manage to clinch there - Gilmore circles away.
Kannegaard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gilmore.
Kannegaard cracks Gilmore with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kannegaard swings for the body but Gilmore moves out of range.
Kannegaard misses with a jab to the body
and Gilmore cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gilmore thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gilmore looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Kannegaard rushes Gilmore and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Keast Kannegaard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kannegaard lands with a right to the head.

Kannegaard pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kannegaard tries to clinch but Gilmore moves out of range.
Kannegaard tries to clinch up but Gilmore circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice defenses there by Kannegaard.
Kannegaard is looking to clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Keast Kannegaard showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kannegaard 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 William Gold scores the fight 30:26
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:26
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keast Kannegaard!