PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Emeka Shakur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DeAngelo Kenner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shakur comes to the cage accompanied by Tatanka - Africa. Kenner has chosen ''Death Wish'' by Jadakiss feat. Lil Wayne as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Shakur
vs
Kenner

195 cm
39
255 lbs
40 - 15 - 1

191 cm
33
272 lbs
25 - 9 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Heisenberg

Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 40 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Emeka Shakur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, DeAngelo Kenner!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kenner throws a head kick but Shakur moves out of range.
Shakur lands a leg kick that knocks Kenner off balance momentarily.
Kenner buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Shakur takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kenner throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kenner avoids the body shot from Shakur.
Kenner fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Shakur.
A thudding body kick lands there by Shakur!
Shakur looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kenner on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shakur changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Shakur misses the shot to the body.
Kenner throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kenner throws a head kick that misses.
Shakur throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kenner takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A combination from Shakur does no damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenner feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Shakur's calf.
Shakur throws a leg kick

and Kenner counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Shakur keeping full guard, as Kenner tries to pass.
Shakur wants to sweep here but Kenner controlling him for the moment.
Kenner loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Shakur is trying to control the position but Kenner postures up.
Kenner lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
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!
Kenner stopping the sweep attempt from Shakur.
Kenner stands up over Shakur, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kenner postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kenner has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shakur is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kenner stopping the sweep attempt from Shakur.
Kenner throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Shakur works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kenner wants to pass the guard but Shakur is keeping the position.
Kenner preventing the sweep.
Kenner stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Shakur swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Shakur looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kenner is one step ahead there.
Kenner throwing strikes from guard but Shakur blocks nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenner stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Shakur swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kenner throws a big right hand that misses.
Kenner throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kenner trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Shakur looking to control.
Shakur tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Shakur preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Shakur has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Kenner is in close to Shakur's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenner postures up in Shakur's guard and throws a big left but Shakur blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shakur trying to control the position.
Kenner is looking to work some ground and pound but Shakur has wrist control.

Shakur is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Kenner presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Kenner tries to pull guard but Shakur forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Shakur misses with a punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kenner tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Shakur smiles and moves away.
Kenner checks a leg kick.
Kenner chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Shakur can pounce on him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kenner throws a body punch but Shakur moves out of range.
Shakur is looking to wear down Kenner with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kenner throws a right and a left that Shakur avoids nicely.
Shakur changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kenner lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

DeAngelo Kenner dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Kenner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shakur.
Shakur works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Shakur lands with a nice body punch.
Emeka Shakur is winning the standup battle so far.
Kenner takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Shakur uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kenner.
Kenner uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shakur.
Shakur lunges at Kenner with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kenner's hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shakur throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kenner throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kenner lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Shakur listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kenner misses with a low kick.
Shakur chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kenner can pounce on him.
Shakur checks a leg kick nicely.
Shakur lands a nice shot to the body.
Kenner on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Shakur. Shakur obviously looking to wear him down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenner lands a slapping body shot.
Shakur uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kenner.
Kenner works the jab nicely.
Jab by Shakur.

Shakur moves into the clinch successfully.
Shakur misses with some punches.
Kenner tries to throw a body punch but Shakur avoids it by throwing Kenner back against the cage.
Kenner is working Shakur over against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shakur has a couple of punches blocked by Kenner.
Kenner misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shakur misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shakur goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shakur lands a body punch in the clinch.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Shakur here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Kenner blocking some punches.
Kenner has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Shakur avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Shakur scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenner misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shakur lands a hook that snaps the head of Kenner backwards.
Shakur lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kenner or not.
Kenner is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Shakur is defending well.
Shakur keeps control of Kenner as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kenner tries to score a body lock takedown but Shakur shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Emeka Shakur has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of DeAngelo Kenner.
Kenner is breathing heavily.
Kenner misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shakur throws a head punch that misses.
Shakur lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kenner backwards.
Kenner tries to throw a body punch but Shakur avoids it by throwing Kenner back against the cage.
A short right from Kenner on the inside.
Shakur works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Shakur working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Shakur working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Shakur swings wildly with an uppercut but Kenner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kenner tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Shakur just stands there and leans against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shakur lands with a short shot to the head.
Kenner lands a body shot.
Kenner lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kenner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kenner is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Emeka Shakur has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Shakur misses with some punches.
Kenner can't find room to land a body shot as Shakur controls the action.
Shakur lands a nice uppercut.
Shakur is working Kenner over against the cage.
Kenner can't get the takedown.

Shakur breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shakur. Kenner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kenner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shakur was well out of range. Poor timing from Kenner.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shakur takes a swing at Kenner's ribcage but misses.
Shakur pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shakur paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kenner throws a leg kick that misses.
Kenner takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

It looks like DeAngelo Kenner has been cut.
Kenner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shakur manages to avoid it.
Shakur lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kenner looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Shakur tries a head kick but it misses.
A shot to the liver by Shakur. Beautiful body shot.
Shakur lands an overhand right.
Shakur lands with a right hand.

Kenner is rocked!
Shakur pounces like a tiger and cracks Kenner with a vicious hook! Kenner is down but not out! Shakur follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Emeka Shakur!
Emeka Shakur thanked the fans post fight for their support.
DeAngelo Kenner spoke after the fight, saying 'Much respect. Great fight.'.