PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tadashi Masaru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl Kennison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kennison has chosen Snot- Stoopid as his entrance music. Karl Kennison acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Masaru
vs
Kennison

176 cm
31
166 lbs
15 - 10 - 0

164 cm
25
160 lbs
11 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tadashi Masaru!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Karl Kennison!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kennison darts in and clinches Masaru up against the cage.
Kennison lands an elbow inside that Masaru shrugs off.

It looks like Tadashi Masaru has been cut.
A short uppercut from Kennison.
Masaru tries to break free but Kennison pushes him back against the cage.
Masaru is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kennison lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kennison swings wildly with an uppercut but Masaru uses good head movement to avoid it.
Masaru is trying to push Kennison away but Kennison has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Masaru wants to break free but Kennison has control.

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

Kennison moves into the clinch.
Kennison lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kennison lands an uppercut.
Kennison working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kennison gets through Masaru's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kennison doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kennison misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kennison throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Masarus head.
Kennison has Masaru pressed against the cage, preventing Masaru from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kennison lands an elbow just above Masaru 's eye.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kennison lands an elbow that stopped Masaru in his tracks for a moment.
Kennison just leaning against Masaru, taking a breather.
Kennison misses with a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kennison goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Masaru is looking to break free of the clinch but Kennison has double underhooks.
Kennison lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A hook to the body from Kennison.
Masaru tries to circle away but Kennison has him pinned against the cage.
Kennison tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kennison lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Masaru backwards.
Kennison scores with a shot to the side of Masaru's head.
A frustrated look appears on Masaru's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Masaru escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kennison thows a body shot but no joy.
Kennison scores with a sloppy right hand. Masaru should have avoided that one.
Kennison is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Masaru.
Masaru takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Masaru swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Masaru closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Kennison throws a solid leg kick but Masaru takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kennison.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masaru shoots for a double leg takedown but Kennison sprawls well. He's pushed Masaru's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Masaru fails to land with a series of punches.
Masaru is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Masaru throws a right and a left that both miss.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kennison. That's going to slow Masaru down.
Karl Kennison is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Some wild striking there from Masaru.
Kennison looks to score with a jab to the body but Masaru is just out of range.
A punch combination from Masaru misses.

Kennison gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Masaru wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kennison lands a right hand.

Kennison breaks from the clinch.
Kennison lands with a hook. Masaru tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kennison showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Masaru.
Masaru darts in looking for a takedown but Kennison gets double underhooks and turns Masaru into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kennison scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kennison presses Masaru against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kennison presses Masaru against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Masaru wants to get back to striking at distance but Kennison won't allow it.
Kennison has Masaru pressed against the cage, preventing Masaru from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Masaru has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kennison pushes Masaru back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kennison utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kennison creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Masaru's defenses.
Kennison works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kennison has Masaru pressed against the cage.

Kennison breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kennison missing with a left hand there. Masaru was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kennison throws a leg kick but Masaru moved away.
Kennison lands with a thumping leg kick.
Masaru defending well as Kennison loads up on a big left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Masaru lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kennison circles away quickly and effectively.
Kennison looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Masaru misses with a double jab
and Kennison counters with a thumping low kick.
Kennison throws a body punch but Masaru moves out of range.
A lazy left from Kennison finds it's target.

Masaru shoots in and bounces Kennison off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Masaru will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Kennison avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Kennison has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Masaru is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Kennison lands an elbow inside that Masaru shrugs off.
Kennison keeps control of Masaru as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Karl Kennison dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tadashi Masaru's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Masaru throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Tadashi Masaru is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Danga de danga de dang - Kennison scores with a four punch combination!
Masaru misses with a jab, cross combination.
Masaru gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A telegraphed right hand from Kennison misses the target.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Masaru.
Kennison displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Masaru.
Masaru shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kennison sprawls well. Kennison wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Masaru gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tadashi Masaru. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kennison.
Masaru shoots in looking for a takedown. Kennison tries to sprawl out of it but Masaru keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kennison manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good shot there by Kennison.
Kennison slips a jab and a cross from Masaru.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kennison.
Kennison scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Masaru misses with a combination
and Kennison counters with an outside leg kick.
Kennison throws a series of punches but Masaru moves out of range.
Kennison scoring well with a low kick there.
Kennison moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kennison leaves Masaru with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kennison.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masaru swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kennison makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

Kennison clinches.
Kennison lands an elbow inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kennison.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kennison lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Masaru takes an elbow to the temple.
Kennison lands a right hand.
Kennison comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Kennison breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Masaru throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tadashi Masaru seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Masaru throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kennison counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Kennison moves into the clinch.
Kennison lands a damaging elbow.
Masaru blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kennison lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masaru is trying to break the clinch but Kennison is controlling him.
Masaru working hard to break the clinch.
Masaru has had enough of the clinch but Kennison keeps him there for the moment.
Kennison tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Masaru avoids it.
Masaru has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Masaru working hard to break the clinch.
Kennison lands an elbow just above Masaru 's eye.
Masaru blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Masaru takes a shot to the head.
Kennison lands an elbow just above Masaru 's eye.
Kennison softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kennison lands an elbow that stopped Masaru in his tracks for a moment.
Masaru takes an elbow to the temple.
Kennison tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Masaru avoids it.
A frustrated look appears on Masaru's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kennison scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kennison lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kennison working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Masaru is rocked!
Kennison lands an elbow inside.
Oh Masaru is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kennison keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Masaru's efforts to push away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masaru takes an elbow to the temple.
A short left from Kennison.
Masaru is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kennison lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kennison comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Kennison breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Masaru shoots in for a double leg but Kennison sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A good leg kick by Kennison.
Kennison lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Masaru falls backwards - clearly groggy! Kennison dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Karl Kennison!
A very excited looking Karl Kennison made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.