PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Karl Kennison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian Maxim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kennison's entrance music is Snot- Stoopid. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kennison
vs
Maxim

164 cm
30
160 lbs
18 - 9 - 0

189 cm
34
185 lbs
14 - 8 - 1

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Karl Kennison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Christian Maxim!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maxim doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kennison tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kennison thows a left - swing and a miss!
Maxim raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Kennison throws a low kick but it's checked well by Maxim.

Kennison closes the distance and clinches.
Maxim tries to circle away but Kennison has him pinned against the cage.
Maxim has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Maxim is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Kennison.

Maxim breaks from the clinch.
Maxim uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kennison.
Maxim circles away from the clinch attempt.
Maxim is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kennison.
Jab from Kennison.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kennison wants to clinch.
Kennison throws a body punch but Maxim moves out of range.
Kennison feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Maxim's calf.
Jab from Kennison.
Kennison comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kennison takes a jab right on the kisser.
Maxim misses with a hook
letting Kennison counter with a right hand.
Kennison paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kennison tries to close the distance and clinch but Maxim swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Maxim appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Maxim plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Kennison tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Maxim paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Maxim throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kennison. That's going to slow Maxim down.
Kennison pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kennison misses with a straight left.
Karl Kennison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Kennison forces Maxim back against the cage and clinches.
Maxim wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kennison looking to slow down the pace here.
Kennison creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kennison misses with an elbow strike.
Kennison lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Christian Maxim has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Maxim pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maxim takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kennison throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kennison tests Maxim's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Maxim scores with a body shot.
Jab from Maxim.
Kennison tries to clinch but Maxim moves out of range.
Maxim throws a hook but Kennison blocks it.
Maxim scores with a nice strike.
Maxim on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A cross from Kennison lands.
Maxim throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kennison sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Maxim throws a sloppy head kick and Kennison moves out of range easily.
Kennison lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kennison lands a jab to the head.
Maxim throws the left hand but Kennison avoids the punch easily.
Maxim misses with a double jab
and Kennison counters with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Kennison.
Kennison stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kennison lands an overhand right.
Kennison feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Maxims jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kennison lands with a kick to the ribs.
Maxim tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Maxim has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kennison.
Kennison tests Maxim's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kennison doesn't manage to clinch there - Maxim circles away.
Kennison throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Maxim slips under a jab from Kennison.
Maxim circles away from the clinch attempt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kennison. That's going to slow Maxim down.
Kennison tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Maxim stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kennison.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kennison tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Kennison rushes Maxim and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kennison struggles to land a body shot inside as Maxim controls his hands.
Kennison misses with an elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maxim blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kennison gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Maxim prevents a body shot from Kennison.

Maxim breaks from the clinch.
Maxim swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice shot by Kennison.
Kennison connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Maxim misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kennison takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Maxim walks into a jab.

Kennison closes the distance and clinches.
Kennison throws an elbow that misses.
Maxim managing to block the knees to the body from Kennison.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maxim dodges an elbow strike from Kennison.
Kennison working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kennison throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kennison misses with a hook from the clinch.
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 Christian Maxim's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Kennison connects with a nice looking jab.
Maxim swats away the attempt to clinch by Kennison.
Kennison connects with a looping right hand.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Kennison here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Kennison chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kennison tries to clinch but Maxim moves out of range.
Kennison throws a big shot that misses.
Maxim swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kennison throws the left hand but Maxim avoids the punch easily.
Maxim jabs at Kennison's body.
Kennison tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kennison wants to clinch
and Maxim counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maxim looks to throw the jab but Kennison is out of range.
Kennison throws a lazy right hand but Maxim sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Maxim throws out a counter right but Kennison avoids it with no problem.
Kennison misses with a kick to the body
and Maxim counters with a straight right hand.
Kennison lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maxim tries to move into range but Kennison moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kennison throws a nice looking combination but Maxim bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kennison avoids the body shot from Maxim.
Kennison is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Maxim can do to turn this around?
Kennison throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Maxim blocks a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maxim. Kennison does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kennison moves in looking to clinch but Maxim pushes him off.

Kennison pushes Maxim up against the cage in a clinch.

Maxim escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kennison misses with a straight right.
Maxim raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Kennison walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kennison chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kennison swings for the body but Maxim moves out of range.
Maxim scores with a head kick.
Kennison throws a quick inside leg kick.
Maxim shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Maxim tries a head kick but it misses.
Maxim misses with a looping right.
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!
Maxim throws a nice head kick!

Kennison is rocked!
Maxim closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Kennison! Maxim dives in looking to finish! Kennison is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Christian Maxim!
Christian Maxim seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.