PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kasper Kessler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Desperado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kessler comes to the cage accompanied by Black Eyed Peas - I Got A Feeling. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Kessler
vs
Desperado

185 cm
27
180 lbs
15 - 3 - 0

180 cm
27
180 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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 15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kasper Kessler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Anthony Desperado!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Desperado waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kessler.
Kessler looks for a takedown but Desperado sprawls well.
Desperado fails in his attempt to clinch.
Desperado throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Desperado pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kessler throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Desperado ducks under a wild hook from Kessler.
Desperado scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Desperado works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kessler misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Desperado misses with a straight left.
Kessler misses with a low kick.
Kessler throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jab, jab by Desperado - just one landing.
Desperado changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Desperado misses with a body shot
and Kessler counters with a head kick. That will keep Desperado thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Desperado punishes Kessler's body with a nice straight punch.
Kessler misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kessler is trying hard to land a takedown here. Desperado sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kasper Kessler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Desperado looks to clinch
and Kessler counters with a right hand to the body.
Kessler lands a leg kick that knocks Desperado off balance momentarily.
Desperado lands a head shot.
Desperado sizes up Kessler with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kessler avoids the body shot from Desperado.
Kessler shoots in for a double leg but Desperado sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Desperado blocks a low kick nicely.
Desperado throws a hook but Kessler avoids it easily.
An inside leg kick from Kessler misses.
Desperado scores with a jab to the body.
Desperado misses with a wild body shot.
Kessler throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Desperado scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Desperado misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kessler.
A telegraphed right hand from Desperado misses the target.
Desperado throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kessler swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Anthony Desperado seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kessler keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kessler keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Desperado swings for the body but Kessler moves out of range.
Desperado looks to score with a jab to the body but Kessler is just out of range.
Desperado misses with a body shot.
Desperado stuns Kessler with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Desperado misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kessler connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Desperado tries to clinch there but Kessler circles away.
Kessler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Desperado.
Kessler misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Desperado.

Desperado gets a clinch.
Kessler tries to pull guard but Desperado won't allow it.
Desperado taking a breather.
Desperado tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Desperado lands a left hand.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kessler is looking to break free of the clinch but Desperado has double underhooks.
Kessler trying to control the position but instead, Desperado has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kessler into the cage.
Kessler wants to get back to striking at distance but Desperado won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Desperado misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kessler tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Desperado just stands there and leans against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Desperado fails to land.
Kessler misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kessler lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Desperado or not.
Kessler looking for a takedown.
Desperado misses with a hook from the clinch.
Desperado lands a hook that snaps the head of Kessler backwards.
Desperado tries to throw a body punch but Kessler avoids it by throwing Desperado back against the cage.
Desperado stops a takedown attempt from Kessler.
Desperado tries to throw a body punch but Kessler avoids it by throwing Desperado back against the cage.
Kessler can't break the clinch.
Kessler is trying to stall.
Kessler looking for a takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Desperado tries to throw a body punch but Kessler avoids it by throwing Desperado back against the cage.
Desperado throws a punch but it's blocked by Kessler.
Desperado lands a body shot in the clinch.
Desperado pushes Kessler back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Desperado lands a shoulder strike.
Kessler misses with a hook to the ribs.
Desperado lands a body punch in the clinch.
Desperado tries to work over Kessler's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Desperado tries to throw a body punch but Kessler avoids it by throwing Desperado back against the cage.
Desperado lands a nice uppercut.
Kessler has had enough of the clinch but Desperado keeps him there for the moment.
A right handed body shot lands from Desperado.
Desperado swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Desperado stalling against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Desperado can't find room to land a body shot as Kessler controls the action.
Desperado digs a right hand underneath Kessler's ribcage. Kessler let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kessler is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Desperado dominated that 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.

Kessler slips a jab from Desperado.
Desperado connects with a nice looking jab.
Desperado misses with a hook to the body
letting Kessler counter with a right hand.
Kessler swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Desperado scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Desperado ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Desperado looks to land a right hand but Kessler moved out of range.
Desperado throws a sloppy body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Desperado scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Desperado. Kessler does a little dance to reset his feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Desperado misses the target.
Desperado looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A jab from Desperado does it's job there.
Kessler attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Desperado tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kessler paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Desperado uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kessler.
Desperado fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kessler manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kessler circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kessler counters with a nice uppercut.
Desperado lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kessler at a distance.
Desperado misses with a shot to the body

and Kessler counters with a single leg into guard. Desperado didn't expect that.
Desperado looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Desperado tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Desperado is controlling Kessler's posture.
Kessler stopping the sweep attempt from Desperado.
Kessler trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kessler throws a big right hand that misses.
Kessler trying to control but Desperado is working from the bottom.

Desperado looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kessler trying to control the position from guard on top but Desperado is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kessler controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Desperado misses the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kessler throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kessler.
Kessler scores with a push kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kessler.
Desperado is breathing heavily.
Desperado misses with a body shot
enabling Kessler to counter with a crisp jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kessler. Desperado does a little dance to reset his feet.
Desperado misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kessler counters with a straight right hand.
Kessler throws a left and a right that both miss
and Desperado counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Desperado misses with a straight left.
Desperado misses with a jab to the body
and Kessler counters with a thumping low kick.
A jab lands there for Desperado.
Desperado misses with a jab to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Anthony Desperado is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Desperado loads up on a big right hand but Kessler slips the punch.
Kessler feints and then cracks Desperado's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Desperado down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kessler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Desperado moves away.
Desperado swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kessler counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kessler.

Kessler scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Kessler drops an elbow to the side of Desperado's head.
Desperado won't allow Kessler to pass to mount.
Desperado is looking for a sweep. Kessler is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Desperado keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Kessler uses his free foot to push down on Desperado's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Desperado.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kessler can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Desperado is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kasper Kessler dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Desperado misses with a body shot
and Kessler counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Kessler shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Desperado as he avoids it easily.
Kessler throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kessler fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Desperado misses with an uppercut. Kessler saw that one coming.
A shot to the body from Desperado misses
and Kessler counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kasper Kessler is winning the standup battle so far.
Desperado throws a hook but Kessler blocks it.
Kessler scores with a decent looking hook.
Kessler throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kessler pivots, looking for a leg kick but Desperado is out of range and Kessler settles back down.
Desperado connects with a right hand. Kessler shakes it off.
Kessler takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Desperado throws a jab when Kessler was well out of range.
Kessler bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Desperado misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Kessler counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Kessler is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kessler passes Desperado's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Kessler trying to control the action but Desperado is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kessler wants to free his trapped foot but Desperado is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Kessler trying to control from half guard but Desperado is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kessler trying to mount his opponent but Desperado defends it.
Desperado is looking to escape.
Kessler prevents Desperado from improving his position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Kessler wants to lay and pray for a moment but Desperado keeps working.
Kessler stalling away here and it's allowed Desperado to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.

Desperado had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kessler defends it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Desperado looking to control.
Desperado keeping moving, preventing Kessler from controlling successfully.

Kessler drops back looking for a leg! Desperado is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Desperado manages to kick Kessler off! Kessler jumps back into Desperado's guard.
Kessler controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kessler trying to control the position from guard on top but Desperado is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kessler prevents Desperado from getting back to his feet.
Kessler landing some decent shots from guard.
Kessler is looking to work some ground and pound but Desperado has wrist control.
Kessler wants to control from the top but Desperado keeps moving.

Desperado has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Kessler is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Desperado.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kasper Kessler showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kessler has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kasper Kessler!