PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alessandro Maximillian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Kennedy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alessandro Maximillian could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Justin Kennedy 's chin.

Maximillian
vs
Kennedy

180 cm
18
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
167 lbs
2 - 7 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alessandro Maximillian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Justin Kennedy !
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Lou da Vinci and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maximillian throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kennedy looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Nice jab there from Maximillian.
Maximillian misses with a body shot.
Kennedy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Maximillian fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kennedy , pushing him back against the cage.
Maximillian fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kennedy keeps control of Maximillian as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Maximillian is trying to pull guard but Kennedy has him pressed against the cage.

Maximillian pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Maximillian throws a lazy head kick
and Kennedy counters with an inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some bone on bone action there as Kennedy checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Maximillian fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kennedy checks it well.
Maximillian throws a leg kick but Kennedy sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kennedy tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
An inside leg kick from Maximillian misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kennedy swats away the attempt to clinch by Maximillian.
Kennedy wants to counter with a clinch but Maximillian pushes him away.

Kennedy has Maximillian up against the cage in a clinch.
Kennedy keeps control of Maximillian as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Maximillian tries to pull guard but Kennedy won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alessandro Maximillian. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Maximillian breaks the clinch.
A head kick misses from Kennedy .
Maximillian tries to close the distance and clinch but Kennedy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A bone on bone clash there as Kennedy blocks the leg kick.
Maximillian does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maximillian tried to score with a low kick but Kennedy checks it.
Maximillian scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kennedy keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Maximillian tries to land a leg kick but Kennedy saw it coming and moves away.
Kennedy has a takedown stuffed.
Maximillian goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Maximillian lands with an overhand left.
Maximillian misses with a low kick.
Kennedy checks a leg kick.
Maximillian is looking to clinch but Kennedy is avoiding it.
Maximillian tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kennedy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kennedy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Maximillian rushes Kennedy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Maximillian lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kennedy tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Maximillian just stands there and leans against the cage.
Maximillian wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Maximillian is trying to force a seperation but Kennedy has the dominant position.
Maximillian tries to pull guard but Kennedy holds him up against the cage and eventually Maximillian drops back down to his feet.
Maximillian is looking to break free of the clinch but Kennedy has double underhooks.
Maximillian fails to pull guard.
Maximillian wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Maximillian tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kennedy smiles and moves away.
Kennedy checks a low kick from Maximillian.
Maximillian does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maximillian tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Maximillian throws a low kick, looking for Kennedy 's leg but Kennedy calmly moves out of range.
Maximillian jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Maximillian wants to clinch.
Maximillian cracks Kennedy with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Alessandro Maximillian is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Maximillian throws a chopping leg kick but Kennedy manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Maximillian jabs Kennedy to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Maximillian throws a half hearted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alessandro Maximillian dominated that round.
That's time! Maximillian's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Kennedy checks a leg kick nicely.
Justin Kennedy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Kennedy rushes Maximillian and presses him up against the cage.
Kennedy is working for takedown but Maximillian is calmly controlling the position for now.
Maximillian jumps guard but Kennedy turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Maximillian is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kennedy can do to turn this around?
Maximillian tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kennedy smiles and moves away.

Maximillian clinches.
Maximillian fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maximillian tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kennedy smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alessandro Maximillian. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maximillian tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Maximillian misses with a kick to the body.
Maximillian shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Kennedy eats them both and turns towards Maximillian to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Kennedy is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maximillian throws a chopping leg kick but Kennedy manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Justin Kennedy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Maximillian ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

Kennedy pushes Maximillian up against the cage in a clinch.
Maximillian tries to pull guard but Kennedy holds him up against the cage and eventually Maximillian drops back down to his feet.
Kennedy jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Maximillian walks away with a smile on his face. Kennedy gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kennedy avoids a kick to the body.
Kennedy is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Kennedy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

Kennedy gets tackled into the cage by Maximillian. Maximillian maintains the clinch.
Maximillian tries to break free but Kennedy pushes him back against the cage.
Maximillian throws a knee to the head but misses.
Maximillian tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kennedy just stands there and leans against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Maximillian gets control of Kennedy 's arms and successfully pulls guard. Maximillian will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Maximillian wants to sweep but no luck.
Kennedy trying to control but Maximillian is working from the bottom.
Maximillian trying to control the position.
Kennedy preventing the sweep.
Maximillian keeping full guard, as Kennedy tries to pass.
Maximillian is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maximillian wants to control but Kennedy is keeping him busy.
Maximillian wants to pass to mount but Kennedy is defending the position.
Maximillian seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kennedy does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Maximillian looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Kennedy is staying active underneath Maximillian, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kennedy wants to improve his position but Maximillian is controlling well.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Maximillian wants to take a breather but Kennedy is having none of it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Maximillian keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Maximillian throws a sloppy head kick and Kennedy moves out of range easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Maximillian throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Maximillian throws a head kick but Kennedy moves out of range.
Kennedy tries to counter with a clinch but Maximillian shakes him off and moves away.
Kennedy avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alessandro Maximillian dominated that second round.
That's time! Maximillian's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

A bone on bone clash there as Kennedy blocks the leg kick.

Maximillian instigates a clinch.
Maximillian lands a shot to the body.

Maximillian pulls guard successfully.
Maximillian looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Maximillian knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kennedy on the ground.
Kennedy postures up.

Kennedy drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kennedy jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Maximillian tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kennedy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kennedy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Maximillian tries to clinch there but Kennedy circles away.
Maximillian fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kennedy .
Maximillian lands a glancing blow to the side of Kennedy 's head.
Maximillian misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kennedy is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Maximillian tries to clinch up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maximillian misses with a low kick as Kennedy jumps back.
Maximillian is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Maximillian tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kennedy is able to avoid easily.
Maximillian misses with an attempted mid kick.
Despite the aggression on Kennedy 's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Maximillian bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kennedy 's head.
Maximillian throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kennedy .
Kennedy checks a leg kick.
Kennedy is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Kennedy tries for a takedown but Maximillian sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
And Maximillian counters with a quick kick to the body but Kennedy blocks it.
Maximillian fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kennedy is out of range.
Maximillian throws a solid leg kick but Kennedy takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Maximillian.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kennedy checks a leg kick.
Kennedy checks the leg kick.

Maximillian moves into the clinch.
Maximillian slows down the pace here.
Maximillian fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kennedy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Maximillian's efforts to push away.
Maximillian with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kennedy is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Maximillian manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maximillian looking for a sweep. Not yet Maximillian, not yet.
Kennedy trying to control but Maximillian is working from the bottom.
Maximillian looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Maximillian is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Maximillian is really struggling to control Kennedy but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Maximillian tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alessandro Maximillian showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Maximillian has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alessandro Maximillian!