PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Darren Pressley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keast Kannegaard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Pressley
vs
Kannegaard

177 cm
29
175 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

181 cm
25
180 lbs
11 - 9 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Darren Pressley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 1, fighting out of London, Keast Kannegaard!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Paul Tew and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kannegaard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pressley.
Kannegaard lands a right hook to the body.
Kannegaard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pressley fails with a takedown attempt.
Kannegaard lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

Kannegaard rushes Pressley and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from Kannegaard.
Kannegaard working aggressively here.
Pressley prevents a body shot from Kannegaard.
Kannegaard misses with a punch to the body.
Kannegaard prevents Pressley from breaking the clinch.
Pressley blocking some punches.
Pressley blocks an uppercut.
Kannegaard working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kannegaard can't find room to land a body shot as Pressley controls the action.
Kannegaard tries a body shot but Pressley blocks it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kannegaard throws an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kannegaard just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pressley's brow.
Kannegaard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kannegaard misses with a punch on the inside.
Kannegaard misses with a punch on the inside.
Pressley avoids a wild elbow strike from Kannegaard.
Kannegaard stops a takedown attempt from Pressley.
Pressley blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kannegaard tries a body shot but Pressley blocks it.
Kannegaard struggles to land a body shot inside as Pressley controls his hands.
Kannegaard misses with an elbow over the top.
Kannegaard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Pressley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pressley takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pressley connects with a right hand. Kannegaard shakes it off.
Kannegaard lands with a shot to the body.
Kannegaard is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Pressley rather than just go for the knockout.
Pressley swats away the attempt to clinch by Kannegaard.
Pressley avoids the body shot from Kannegaard.
Kannegaard misses with a hook. Pressley ducked under it nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kannegaard swinging wildly here.
Kannegaard looks to score with a jab to the body but Pressley is just out of range.
Kannegaard tries to clinch but Pressley is having none of it.
Pressley throws a series of punches but Kannegaard moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Pressley. Those never looked like landing.
Darren Pressley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kannegaard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Keast Kannegaard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kannegaard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pressley.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kannegaard thuds a left hand into Pressley's body.
Kannegaard ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pressley moves away.
Pressley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kannegaard walks into a stiff left hand from Pressley.
Pressley shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kannegaard sprawls well. Kannegaard wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Pressley gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darren Pressley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kannegaard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kannegaard misses with an uppercut. Pressley saw that one coming.
Pressley shoots in looking for a takedown but Kannegaard manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Pressley's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Pressley shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kannegaard as he avoids it easily.
Pressley fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Pressley fails to land the takedown.
Pressley fails with the takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kannegaard tries to clinch up but Pressley circles away and keeps his distance.
Pressley shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kannegaard sprawls well. Kannegaard wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Pressley gets slowly back to his feet.
Kannegaard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pressley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kannegaard fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pressley manages to avoid it.
Pressley tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kannegaard swivels and escapes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kannegaard. Pressley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kannegaard throws a front kick aimed at Pressley's knee but Pressley avoids it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pressley has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pressley there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kannegaard lunges at Pressley with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pressley's hand.
Pressley takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kannegaard tries to bum rush Pressley with a series of wild strikes but Pressley uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Keast Kannegaard dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Kannegaard connects with a jab.
Kannegaard lands with a good body shot.
Kannegaard scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pressley doesn't seem bothered though.
Pressley tests Kannegaard's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kannegaard moves in looking to clinch but Pressley pushes him off.
Pressley avoids the body shot from Kannegaard.
Pressley defending well as Kannegaard loads up on a big left hand.
Kannegaard digs a good hook to Pressley's body.
Kannegaard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pressley does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kannegaard swings for the body but Pressley moves out of range.
Kannegaard defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Pressley.
Pressley misses with a two punch combination.
Kannegaard wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pressley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kannegaard's jab looks to have found its range, popping Pressley under the eye.
Kannegaard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Keast Kannegaard seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pressley throws a nice looking combination but Kannegaard bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Darren Pressley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
An inside leg kick from Pressley misses.
Kannegaard tries to clinch there but Pressley circles away.
A shot to the body from Kannegaard misses

and Pressley decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kannegaard's guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Pressley controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Pressley thows a big elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pressley postures up in Kannegaard's guard and throws a big left but Kannegaard blocks it.
Pressley lands a couple of elbows.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pressley won't allow Kannegaard to sweep him here.
Kannegaard is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Pressley throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kannegaard works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pressley sitting in guard here, content to control.
Kannegaard preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kannegaard seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Kannegaard keeping moving, preventing Pressley from controlling successfully.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kannegaard jabs at Pressley's body.
Pressley throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pressley takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pressley changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
No luck for Pressley with that takedown attempt.
Pressley tries for a takedown but Kannegaard sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darren Pressley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kannegaard looks to clinch

and Pressley counters with a takedown into side control.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kannegaard is not content to let Pressley control the position.
Pressley working away.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kannegaard can do anything to dispel that myth.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pressley throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Pressley lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Darren Pressley dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Pressley throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pressley feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kannegaards jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kannegaard looks to score with a jab to the body but Pressley is just out of range.
Pressley changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kannegaard tries to avoid it but Pressley manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kannegaard to the ground. Kannegaard escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Pressley tries for a takedown but Kannegaard sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Pressley takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kannegaard pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Pressley back to the cage. Kannegaard follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Pressley is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kannegaard sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darren Pressley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kannegaard lands a body shot.
Kannegaard wants to clinch up but Pressley keeps it at a distance.
Kannegaard swinging wildly here.
Pressley fails to land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pressley shoots for a double leg takedown but Kannegaard sprawls well. He's pushed Pressley's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kannegaard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kannegaard tries to clinch but Pressley is having none of it.
Kannegaard lands a right hook to the body.
Kannegaard tries to clinch but Pressley is having none of it.

Kannegaard has Pressley up against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kannegaard.
Pressley wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kannegaard tries to work over Pressley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pressley blocks the elbow strike.
Kannegaard using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Kannegaard.
Kannegaard throws an elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pressley has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kannegaard avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kannegaard tries to work over Pressley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pressley dodges an elbow strike from Kannegaard.
Kannegaard creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kannegaard lands an elbow that stopped Pressley in his tracks for a moment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kannegaard is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pressley is defending well for now.
Pressley tries to break free but Kannegaard pushes him back against the cage.
Kannegaard pushes off an throws an elbow but Pressley leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kannegaard throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kannegaard lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kannegaard missing with knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kannegaard throws an elbow but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pressley blocks the elbow strike.
Kannegaard tries to throw a body punch but Pressley avoids it by throwing Kannegaard back against the cage.

Pressley breaks from the clinch.

Pressley shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Kannegaard is trying to defend but Pressley finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Kannegaard flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Pressley thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kannegaard's head.
Kannegaard is trying to stand back up but Pressley is controlling him
Pressley sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kannegaard defending well though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pressley stalling away here and it's allowed Kannegaard to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Pressley thows a big elbow that misses.
Darren Pressley overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pressley wants to control from the top but Kannegaard keeps moving.
Kannegaard utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pressley sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Pressley trying to control but Kannegaard is working from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Keast Kannegaard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kannegaard has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29

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