PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Junior Senior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shao Kahn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shao Kahn has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Junior Senior's chin.

Senior
vs
Kahn

180 cm
20
210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

189 cm
22
216 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Fast

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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Junior Senior!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shao Kahn!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Senior throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Senior throws a right and a left that Kahn avoids nicely.
Kahn moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Senior misses with a double jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Senior.
Good work by Kahn as he checks the leg kick.
Senior ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kahn moves away.
Some wild striking there from Senior.
Senior misses with a few strikes there.
Kahn tries to clinch up but Senior circles away and keeps his distance.
Junior Senior seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kahn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Senior.
Senior throws a shot from downtown. Kahn moves away and avoids it.
Senior moves out of range as Kahn throws a body kick.
Senior tries to bum rush Kahn with a series of wild strikes but Kahn uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Senior swats away the attempt to clinch by Kahn.
Kahn defending well as Senior loads up on a big left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Kahn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kahn throws a jab when Senior was well out of range.
Kahn lands a lovely overhand right.
Kahn thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Senior if he has to take too many more of those.
Senior swings for the body but Kahn moves out of range.
Senior misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Senior circles away from the clinch attempt.
Senior looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Senior throws a combination that misses
and Kahn counters with a two punch combo.
Senior throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Kahn counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kahn.
Kahn is stalling here.
Senior tries to break the clinch but Kahn is controlling the position.
Senior wants to get back to striking at distance but Kahn won't allow it.
Senior letting Kahn take a breather here.
Senior is trying to break free.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Kahn landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Senior is breathing heavily.
Kahn landing knees to the body.
Kahn lands a knee to the head.
Kahn lands an elbow just above Senior 's eye.

It looks like Junior Senior has been cut.
Kahn landing some nice looking knees to the body. Kahn scores a nice knee to the body.
A right hand to the body from Kahn.
Kahn misses with a punch to the body.
Kahn lands a knee to the head.
Kahn tries a knee to the head but Senior blocks it.

Senior breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Senior falls off balance throwing a combination

and Kahn counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kahn looking to throw knees to the head but Senior is blocking nicely.

Senior breaks the clinch.
Senior throws the kick towards the body but Kahn avoids it.
Kahn tries to clinch but Senior moves out of range.
Senior works the jab nicely.
Senior misses with an uppercut.
Senior throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Senior tries a head kick but it misses.
Senior throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Senior misses the jab.
Senior throws a series of punches but Kahn moves out of range.
Senior closes the distance looking to clinch

and Kahn counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Senior wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kahn keeps control of Senior as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kahn landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kahn tries a knee to the head but Senior blocks it.
Senior tries a body shot but Kahn blocks it.
Kahn scores with a shoulder strike.
Senior struggles to land a body shot inside as Kahn controls his hands.
Senior wants to break the clinch but can't.
Senior wants to get back to striking at distance but Kahn won't allow it.
Kahn tries to land knees in the clinch but Senior avoids the damage to the body.
Senior lands an elbow inside.
Kahn is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Senior is keeping busy.

Senior breaks the clinch.
Kahn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Senior.
Kahn tries to clinch but Senior moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Senior rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kahn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Senior throws a series of punches but Kahn moves out of range.
A punch combination from Senior misses.

Kahn clinches.
Senior wants to break free but Kahn has control.
Senior wants to break the clinch but can't.
Senior wants to break the clinch but can't.
Senior wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kahn using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Senior could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Kahn throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kahn misses with a punch on the inside.
Senior wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Senior breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Senior lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Kahn moves in looking to clinch but Senior pushes him off.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Senior misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Senior keeps the fight on the outside.

Kahn closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shao Kahn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Junior Senior's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Senior keeps the fight on the outside.
Senior misses with a right hand
and Kahn counters with a low kick, right behind Senior 's knee.
Kahn moves forwards but Senior connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Senior throws a lazy uppercut

and Kahn holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kahn lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kahn.
Senior has had enough of the clinch but Kahn keeps him there for the moment.
Senior wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Senior wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kahn has him pressed against the cage.
Kahn controlling the action here for a moment.
Senior looking to throw knees to the head but Kahn is blocking nicely.
Kahn tries to land knees in the clinch but Senior avoids the damage to the body.
Senior takes an elbow to the forehead.

Senior breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Senior rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kahn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Senior swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Kahn holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The referee calls for Kahn to work.
Senior wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kahn tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kahn.
Senior wants to break free but Kahn has control.
Kahn stalling in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Senior wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Senior wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nice elbow from Kahn.
Kahn prevents Senior from breaking the clinch.
Senior letting Kahn take a breather here.
Senior wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kahn takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kahn with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kahn will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Senior up against the cage.
Kahn scores with a knee to the head.
Kahn slows down the pace here.

Senior escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Senior's corner calls for a 1-2. Senior obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kahn doesn't manage to clinch there - Senior circles away.
Kahn dodges the punch combination from Senior.
Senior is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A head kick by Senior misses
and Kahn counters with a two punch combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Senior misses with the body kick
letting Kahn counter with a right hand.
Kahn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Senior throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kahn counters with a stiff right hand.
Good work by Kahn as he checks the leg kick.
Kahn throws a big shot that misses.
Senior looks to land a combination but Kahn avoids it well.

Kahn clinches up against the cage.
Kahn lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kahn lands a knee to the head.
Kahn prevents Senior from breaking the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kahn.
Senior wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kahn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Senior wants to break free but Kahn has control.
Senior can't break the clinch.
Senior on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kahn lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Senior can't break the clinch.

Senior escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kahn blocks a jab.
Senior throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Senior avoids the body shot from Kahn.
A big right from Senior misses.
Senior throws a combination that misses

and Kahn counters by clinching up.
Senior can't break the clinch.

Senior escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Senior misses with a combination

and Kahn holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Senior wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Senior wants to get back to striking at distance but Kahn won't allow it.
Kahn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kahn lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Senior trying to land knees to the body.
Kahn keeps control of Senior as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Senior wants to break free but Kahn has control.
Senior wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kahn has him pressed against the cage.
Kahn is trying to stall.
Senior wants to break the clinch but can't.
Senior wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kahn keeps control of Senior as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Senior wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Senior tries to break the clinch but Kahn is controlling the position.
Senior wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kahn misses with a knee to the head.
Kahn looking to slow down the pace here.

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.
Kahn keeps control of Senior as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Senior wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Senior wants to get back to striking at distance but Kahn won't allow it.
Senior wants to get back to striking at distance but Kahn won't allow it.

Senior breaks from the clinch.
A left and a right from Senior both land. Nice combination.

It looks like Shao Kahn has been cut.
Senior throws a body punch but Kahn moves out of range.
Kahn swats away the attempt to clinch by Senior.
Senior misses with a double jab.
Senior throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Senior's corner calls for a 1-2. Senior obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kahn circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kahn counters with a straight right hand.
Senior swinging wilding here.
Senior misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shao Kahn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

A combination from Senior does no damage.
Kahn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Senior.
Kahn slips a jab and a cross from Senior.
Senior loads up on a big right hand but Kahn slips the punch.
Senior keeps the fight on the outside.
Senior circles away from the clinch attempt.
Senior rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kahn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Senior thows a body shot but no joy.
Senior throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kahn counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Senior throws a combination that misses
and Kahn counters with a left to the body.
Kahn wants to clinch up but Senior keeps it at a distance.

Kahn takes the fight into the clinch.
Kahn keeps control of Senior as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Senior wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kahn looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Senior avoids the elbow strike from Kahn, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Senior wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kahn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kahn slows down the pace here.
Senior with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Senior wants to break free but Kahn has control.
Kahn content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Senior wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kahn tries to land knees in the clinch but Senior avoids the damage to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kahn.
Senior has had enough of the clinch but Kahn keeps him there for the moment.
Kahn throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kahn stalls.
Senior wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kahn throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kahn prevents Senior from breaking the clinch.
Kahn taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Senior tries to land knees in the clinch but Kahn avoids the damage to the body.
Senior wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kahn stalls.
Senior wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Senior wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kahn has him pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Kahn lands a nice knee to the body.
Shao Kahn seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kahn with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kahn keeps control of Senior as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Senior wants to break free but Kahn has control.
Senior can't break the clinch.
Kahn struggles to land a body shot inside as Senior controls his hands.
Kahn tries to land knees in the clinch but Senior avoids the damage to the body.
Senior wants to get back to striking at distance but Kahn won't allow it.
Senior wants to get back to striking at distance but Kahn won't allow it.
Kahn looking to stall.
Kahn lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Senior wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kahn has him pressed against the cage.
Kahn controlling the action here for a moment.
Kahn keeps control of Senior as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Senior can't break the clinch.
Kahn landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kahn landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A short right from Kahn.
Senior has had enough of the clinch but Kahn keeps him there for the moment.
A short right from Kahn.
Senior can't break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kahn using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Senior has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Senior trying to land knees to the body.
Kahn tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kahn holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Senior tries to break the clinch but Kahn is controlling the position.
Kahn tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kahn tries to land a knee to the head but Senior blocks with his arms.
Kahn tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kahn with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Senior can't break the clinch.
Senior wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Senior wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Senior misses with a knee strike.

Senior escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Senior swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Senior misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Senior misses with a wild combination.
Senior fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kahn.
Kahn moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Senior throws a combination that misses

and Kahn counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kahn with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kahn is stalling here.
Junior Senior has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Senior tries to break the clinch but Kahn is controlling the position.
Senior wants to get back to striking at distance but Kahn won't allow it.
Senior avoiding damage as Kahn throws knees to the body.
Kahn holding his opponent close, against the cage.

Senior breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kahn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Senior.
Kahn on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

Kahn takes the fight into the clinch.
Senior wants to get back to striking at distance but Kahn won't allow it.
Kahn using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Senior tries to land knees in the clinch but Kahn avoids the damage to the body.

Senior breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Senior throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kahn.
Senior looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Senior misses with an uppercut.
Kahn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Senior throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Kahn counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kahn is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shao Kahn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kahn winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shao Kahn!