PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Kenny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorma Juntti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Juntti has chosen Pantera - Cemetery Gates as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Jorma Juntti has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Kenny
vs
Juntti

191 cm
27
267 lbs
14 - 4 - 0

205 cm
25
266 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

Great wrestler
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Steve Kenny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jorma Juntti!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yuuki Gou and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Juntti throws a hook but Kenny blocks it.
Juntti fails to land with a series of punches.
Juntti displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kenny throws out the jab.
Kenny on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jorma Juntti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Juntti lands a right hook to the body.
Kenny takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kenny keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Juntti.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kenny.
Decent striking displayed by Juntti there.
Good shot there by Juntti.

Kenny scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Juntti wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Juntti manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Juntti perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Juntti tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Kenny.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenny is looking to control Juntti's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kenny avoid being mounted?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kenny slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Kenny looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Juntti has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Kenny is proving hard to escape from.
Kenny is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Juntti is trying to stand back up but Kenny is controlling him

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kenny looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Juntti is pressing down on Kenny's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Juntti wants to sweep but no luck.
Kenny trying to control the position from guard on top but Juntti is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kenny stays in close to Juntti's body and controls the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenny trying to control the position from guard on top but Juntti is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

We're going to have a standup here because Steve Kenny wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Kenny scores with a nice right hand.
Juntti misses with an uppercut.
Juntti slaps away a takedown attempt from Kenny, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kenny throws a right and a left that both miss.
Juntti misses with a looping left.
Kenny uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Juntti.
Juntti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kenny.
Juntti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kenny moves away.
Kenny walks into a left hand.
Juntti displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kenny throws out the jab.
Juntti cracks a nice hook into Kenny's ribs.
Juntti throws out a powerful jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juntti takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Kenny shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Kenny. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kenny thows a body shot but no joy.
Kenny changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Juntti tries to avoid it but Kenny manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Juntti to the ground. Juntti escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Some wild striking there from Juntti.
Juntti lands a jab to Kenny's midsection.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Juntti connects with a looping right hand.
Juntti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kenny sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Juntti lands an overhand right.
Juntti misses with an uppercut.
Juntti throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Juntti looks to score with a jab to the body but Kenny is just out of range.
Kenny gets cracked there but stands up to it.

Juntti gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kenny tries to free his leg and advance position but Juntti is retaining full guard.
Kenny wants to control from the top but Juntti keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Steve Kenny will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Kenny closes the distance and clinches up with Juntti, looking for a takedown. Kenny pushes Juntti against the cage but Juntti circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Juntti lands with a cross.
Kenny avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Juntti fails to land with a series of punches.
Juntti works the jab nicely.
Juntti fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Juntti waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kenny.
Kenny misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Juntti throws a nice looking combination but Kenny bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Juntti cracks Kenny with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kenny on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kenny loads up on a big right hand but Juntti slips the punch.

Kenny shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kenny showed some decent athleticism there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kenny throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's one minute 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 Juntti's temple.
Kenny thows a huge punch but Juntti dodges it nicely.
Kenny not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kenny is looking to advance position but Juntti won't allow it.
Kenny missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Juntti gets full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kenny's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kenny wants to control from the top but Juntti keeps moving.
Kenny in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenny trying to control but Juntti is working from the bottom.
Juntti is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Kenny trying to control but Juntti is working from the bottom.
Kenny is stalling in the full guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Steve Kenny just wasn't active enough.
Kenny uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Juntti.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juntti thuds his right hand into Kenny's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kenny walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Juntti throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kenny lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

Juntti gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Kenny to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Kenny with a nice head shot there.
Kenny trying to control the position from guard on top but Juntti is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Juntti wants to sweep but no luck.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juntti seems keen to control Kenny's posture.
Juntti keeping full guard, as Kenny tries to pass.
Juntti has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Juntti wants to stand up but Kenny is controlling him.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jorma Juntti.
A slow jab from Juntti misses its intended target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steve Kenny dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Juntti ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kenny lands with a hook. Juntti tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Juntti swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kenny is trying hard to land a takedown here. Juntti sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Juntti connects with a nice looking jab.
Kenny has a takedown stuffed.
Kenny tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Juntti was well out of range. Poor timing from Kenny.
Juntti misses with a wild combination.
Juntti misses the jab.
Juntti misses with a looping right.
Kenny throws a series of strikes that have Juntti backpedaling.
Juntti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kenny takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Juntti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kenny was well out of range. Poor timing from Juntti.
Juntti throws a combination that misses
and Kenny counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kenny uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Juntti.
Kenny blocks a jab.
Juntti lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenny swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kenny looks to score with a jab to the body but Juntti is just out of range.
A jab from Juntti misses.
Kenny throws a looping overhand right but Juntti ducks down to avoid it.
Juntti looks to throw the jab but Kenny is out of range.
Juntti uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kenny.
Juntti scores with a body shot.
Juntti lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kenny throws a jab when Juntti was well out of range.
Kenny tries to move into range but Juntti moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Juntti misses with a straight right.
A telegraphed right hand from Juntti misses the target.

Kenny looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Juntti keeping moving, preventing Kenny from controlling successfully.
Kenny throws a strike but Juntti rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Jorma Juntti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juntti won't allow Kenny to sweep him here.
Kenny avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kenny is trying to keep Juntti in close.
Juntti won't allow Kenny to sweep him here.
Kenny is adopting a defensive guard.
Kenny looking to hit a scissor sweep but Juntti is one step ahead there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenny is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

We're going to have a standup here because Steve Kenny wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Juntti swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Kenny closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Juntti to the mat! Juntti manages to get full guard.
Juntti wants to get back to his feet but Kenny is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Juntti working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kenny.
Kenny missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kenny looking to sit in guard and control but Juntti gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kenny wants to sweep here but Juntti controlling him for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juntti missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kenny lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Juntti!
Juntti is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27

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