PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Janathan Ho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenji Keane John (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Ho
vs
Keane John

185 cm
22
205 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

180 cm
22
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

iFight Fight Gear - Steel Penn - Syracuse

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Janathan Ho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenji Keane John!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ho gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Ho jumps guard.
Keane John trying to control but Ho is working from the bottom.
Ho is trying to hold Keane John in close to prevent damage but Keane John has managed to pass into half guard.
Keane John stalling.
Keane John trying to control from half guard but Ho is working away.
Ho trying to control here.
Ho is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Keane John is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Keane John controlling the action here.
Ho tries to roll over but Keane John keeps him under control.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Kenji Keane John wasn't active enough on the ground.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ho looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ho fails with the takedown.
Ho fails with a takedown attempt.

Keane John moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Keane John looking to stall.
Ho is trying to pull guard but Keane John has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Janathan Ho. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ho has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Keane John is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Ho prevents a takedown attempt there.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ho misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Keane John wants to break free but Ho has control.
Keane John tries to pull guard but Ho won't allow it.
Keane John wants to take the fight to the mat but Ho manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Keane John using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ho.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ho changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Keane John fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Keane John displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Ho.
Keane John wants to clinch.
Keane John fails with an attempt to clinch.
Keane John throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ho counters with a big head kick but Keane John shrugs it off.
Keane John throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ho changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Keane John tries to avoid it but Ho manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Keane John to the ground. Keane John escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ho gets caught flat footed, as Keane John shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Keane John trying to control the position from guard on top but Ho is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Keane John landing with the ground and pound.
Keane John throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ho works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Keane John thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Keane John's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ho is trying to control the position but Keane John postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Ho keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Keane John tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Ho counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ho.
Keane John is trying to break the clinch but Ho has him pressed against the cage.
Ho tries to pull guard but Keane John holds him up against the cage and eventually Ho drops back down to his feet.
Keane John is looking to break free of the clinch but Ho has double underhooks.
Keane John goes for a takedown attempt but Ho pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Keane John tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ho paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Keane John swats away the attempt to clinch by Ho.
Ho fails to land the takedown.

Keane John shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Keane John showed some decent athleticism there.
Ho wants to get back to his feet.
Keane John throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Keane John is trying to control the action in half guard but Ho is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Ho looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ho works his way to full guard. Good work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Keane John chips away with some ground and pound.
Ho has control of Keane John's left arm, preventing Keane John from doing any damage.
Keane John controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Keane John trying to control the position from guard on top but Ho is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ho has control of Keane John's left arm, preventing Keane John from doing any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Ho wants to get back to his feet but Keane John is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Kenji Keane John hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Ho gets a clinch.

Keane John manages to break the clinch.

Keane John shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Ho's guard.
Keane John stops Ho from standing up.
Keane John trying to control but Ho is working from the bottom.
Ho looking to control.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Keane John is stalling in the full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Kenji Keane John was stalling too much, according to the referee.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Ho is defended easily by Keane John.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Janathan Ho. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Keane John tries to clinch but Ho moves out of range.

Keane John fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ho, pushing him back against the cage.
Keane John tries to stall but Ho uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Keane John avoids a wild elbow strike from Ho.
Ho looking for a takedown.
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!
Ho looking to slow down the pace here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kenji Keane John showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Keane John scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Keane John decides to stand back up. Keane John steps back and let's Ho get back to his feet.
Keane John tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Keane John is looking to clinch.
Keane John dodges the punch combination from Ho.
Ho tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Keane John manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Keane John keeps the fight on the outside.
Ho stuffs the takedown attempt from Keane John. Keane John gets slowly back to his feet.
Horrible takedown by Ho or perhaps it was just good defense by Keane John which made him look bad.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Keane John clinches up against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ho keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Keane John's efforts to push away.

Keane John jumps into guard, dragging Ho to the mat.
Ho wants to control from the top but Keane John keeps moving.
Keane John wants to stand up but Ho is controlling him.
Ho throws a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keane John looking to control.
Ho wants to stand but Keane John has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Keane John wants to stand up but Ho is controlling him.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Keane John drives through with a takedown into Ho's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Keane John looking to sit in guard and control but Ho gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ho lands a couple of elbows.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ho controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ho throwing strikes but missing.
Keane John lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Ho!
Ho wants to control but Keane John is having none of it.
Ho working to try and regain half guard.
Ho reaches up to try and control the position but Keane John seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Ho rolls and tries to escape and now Keane John has his back!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Keane John looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Ho taps!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Kenji Keane John!