PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jason Tanner (ranked 3688 p4p, 4112 weight class) and Steven Kennedy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Tanner might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Sandy Davidson - The Green Hills of Tyrol. Kennedy has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Tanner
vs
Kennedy

184 cm
45
184
30 - 24 - 0

183 cm
41
178
25 - 39 - 0

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Good chin

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Vegan Gains

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 30 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason Tanner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 39 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Steven Kennedy!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kennedy is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Tanner connects with the punch.
Kennedy defending well as Tanner loads up on a big left hand.
Tanner throws a right hand that misses
and Kennedy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice jab there from Tanner.
Kennedy closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kennedy looks winded!
Kennedy shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kennedy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tanner moves into range and connects with a jab.
Tanner throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kennedy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Decent striking displayed by Tanner there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kennedy gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Tanner counter with a right hand.
Tanner works the jab nicely.
Kennedy is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanner lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Tanner with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Kennedy.
Tanner looks to land a left hand but Kennedy moved out of range nicely.
Tanner looks to land a right hand but Kennedy moved out of range.
Kennedy slips under a jab from Tanner.
Tanner has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Handsome Guys Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Tanner stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tanner looks to land a right hand but Kennedy moved out of range.
Tanner steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kennedy.
Tanner was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kennedy has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Tanner swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kennedy misses with a two punch combination.
Kennedy shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tanner sprawls well. Tanner wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kennedy gets slowly back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanner thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kennedy takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nice defenses there by Kennedy.
Tanner throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kennedy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tanner swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Tanner misses the target.
Kennedy lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tanner throws a good cross that connects.
Tanner misses the jab.
Kennedy moves out of range as Tanner strikes.
Kennedy throws a low kick but Tanner moves out of range easily.
Tanner throws a jab when Kennedy was well out of range.
Kennedy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tanner getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Tanner.
Kennedy throws a body punch but Tanner moves out of range.
Kennedy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tanner sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Tanner misses its intended target.
Tanner misses the jab.
Tanner loads up on a big right hand but Kennedy slips the punch.
Tanner sets himself, and Kennedy steps forward looking for the clinch! Tanner avoids it this time.
Jason Tanner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kennedy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kennedy takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A big left from Tanner misses.
Tanner misses with a looping left.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kennedy! But no joy.
Good work by Tanner as he checks the leg kick.
Kennedy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tanner is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Kennedy.
Kennedy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kennedy ducks under a wild hook from Tanner.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanner looks to land a left hand but Kennedy moved out of range nicely.
Tanner throws a shot from downtown. Kennedy moves away and avoids it.
Kennedy moves away from the strike by Tanner.
Tanner paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tanner misses with a straight left.
Kennedy misses with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Kennedy.
Tanner misses with an uppercut.
Tanner misses with a straight right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tanner scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kennedy in his tracks.
Kennedy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tanner.
Kennedy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tanner.
Tanner scores with a nice right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Tanner dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Kennedy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tanner misses with an uppercut.
Kennedy moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Kennedy.
Kennedy moves out of range of the strikes.
Tanner tests Kennedy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kennedy takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kennedy works Tanner's body with a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kennedy misses with a takedown attempt
and Tanner counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kennedy has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kennedy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tanner.
The fighters circling - Tanner throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tanner rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kennedy counters with a solid body kick.
Tanner misses the jab.
Kennedy is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kennedy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tanner.
Tanner misses with an uppercut. Kennedy saw that one coming.
Tanner slaps away a takedown attempt from Kennedy, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Tanner is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Tanner misses with an uppercut. Kennedy saw that one coming.
Kennedy slips a straight right by Tanner.
Kennedy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The fighters circling - Tanner throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kennedy moves out of range of the strikes.
Kennedy moves out of range as Tanner strikes.
A swing and a miss from Tanner.
Kennedy steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Tanner works the jab nicely.
Kennedy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tanner jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fighters circling - Tanner throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tanner dips to his left and cracks Kennedy with an uppercut!
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Kennedy might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Tanner has got the better of the exchanges.
Tanner throws a jab but it's blocked by Kennedy.
Tanner fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kennedy on the side of the head.
Kennedy takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kennedy tries a head kick but it misses.
Tanner throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kennedy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tanner clobbers Kennedy with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Tanner scores with a nice strike.
Kennedy takes one on the button.
Tanner throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kennedy sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy moves out of range of the strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kennedy! But no joy.
Tanner connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kennedy.
A swing and a miss from Tanner.
Kennedy throws a body kick that misses.
A jab from Tanner finds it's way through Kennedy's defenses.
Tanner misses with a straight right.
Tanner scores with a decent looking hook.
Tanner throws a big shot that misses.
Kennedy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tanner.
Nice defenses there by Kennedy.
Kennedy staying out of range there.
A big left from Tanner misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tanner moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tanner throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kennedy on the side of the head.
Kennedy takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A swing and a miss from Tanner.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kennedy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tanner throws out the jab.
And Kennedy tries to counter it with a takedown but Tanner pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Tanner missing with a left hand there. Kennedy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tanner loads up on a big right hand but Kennedy slips the punch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kennedy! But no joy.
Tanner scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tanner misses with a hook. Kennedy ducked under it nicely.
Kennedy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tanner misses with a looping right.
Tanner looks to land a left hand but Kennedy moved out of range nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Tanner dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Tanner misses with a left hand

and Kennedy counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Tanner pushes Kennedy off looking to stand but Kennedy dives back in and keeps control.
Kennedy seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Tanner is trying to stand up here but Kennedy is controlling him well.
Tanner knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kennedy on the ground.
Kennedy wants to take a breather but Tanner is having none of it.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Tanner is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kennedy can do to turn this around?
Tanner looks like he's trying to stand up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kennedy takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

Kennedy has managed to clinch.
Kennedy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tanner wants to break free but Kennedy has control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tanner is pressed up against the cage. Kennedy has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Tanner down to the mat. Tanner avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Tanner throws an overhand right that lands on Kennedy's shoulder, as Kennedy tries to avoid the shot.
Jason Tanner is winning the standup battle so far.
Tanner sizes up Kennedy with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A jab from Tanner misses.
Tanner 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.
Kennedy takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tanner clobbers Kennedy with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kennedy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tanner missing with a left hand there. Kennedy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kennedy with the counter takedown but Tanner avoids it easily.
Tanner bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kennedy's head.
Tanner avoids a kick to the body.
Kennedy looks to score with a jab to the body but Tanner is just out of range.
Jason Tanner is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tanner.
Tanner throws a jab when Kennedy was well out of range.
And Kennedy responds with a good body kick, but Tanner manages to step out the way in time.
A jab lands there for Tanner.
Kennedy wants to clinch.
Kennedy with a lazy takedown attempt
and Tanner counters with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab lands there for Tanner.
Tanner lands a jab to the head.
Good exchange - Tanner coming out on top.
Tanner tests Kennedy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tanner swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A head kick misses from Kennedy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tanner throws a shot from downtown. Kennedy moves away and avoids it.
And Kennedy responds with a good body kick, but Tanner manages to step out the way in time.
A jab from Tanner misses.
A slow jab from Tanner misses its intended target.
Kennedy doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kennedy ducks under a wild hook from Tanner.
A swing and a miss from Tanner.
Tanner jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A swing and a miss from Tanner.
Kennedy closes the distance but Tanner moves to the side
and Tanner counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tanner cracks Kennedy with a good jab.
Tanner looks to land a left hand but Kennedy moved out of range nicely.
Kennedy follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Tanner misses.
Kennedy moves out of range of the strikes.
Kennedy steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Tanner.
Tanner thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tanner waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kennedy.
Kennedy drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Tanner defends it well.
A swing and a miss from Tanner.
Tanner throws a jab when Kennedy was well out of range.
Kennedy is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Tanner with a body shot.
Tanner lands a head shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Tanner misses the target.
Kennedy looks for the body kick but Tanner saw that one coming.
Tanner misses with a hook. Kennedy ducked under it nicely.
Kennedy moves out of range of the strikes.
Steven Kennedy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tanner is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kennedy.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Tanner showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tanner, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:26
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Tanner!
Jason Tanner really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that KOMBAT KLOTHING logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.