PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonzar Kennedy (ranked 551 p4p, 814 weight class) and Patrick Thomas (ranked 77 p4p, 121 weight class). Thomas has chosen LUNIZ -- I GOT 5 ON IT as his entrance music. Patrick Thomas has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Kennedy
vs
Thomas

188 cm
30
215
22 - 14 - 0

195 cm
33
215
20 - 13 - 0

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Granite chin

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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 22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leonzar Kennedy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Patrick Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Eliza Hachem and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kennedy misses with a low kick.
Thomas now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kennedy ducks under a wild hook from Thomas.
Leonzar Kennedy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thomas keeps the fight on the outside.
Thomas feints a counter leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Thomas. That snapped Kennedy's head back.

It looks like Leonzar Kennedy has been cut.
Kennedy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kennedy tries to clinch up but Thomas circles away and keeps his distance.
A countering left hand to the body from Thomas misses.

Kennedy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
We've been informed that Thomas has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Thomas lands a nice elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kennedy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kennedy has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Thomas prevents a body shot from Kennedy.
Kennedy takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kennedy lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Patrick Thomas has been cut.
Kennedy unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Thomas lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kennedy tries to work over Thomas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kennedy avoids a wild elbow strike from Thomas.
Thomas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thomas working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kennedy is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Thomas can't find room to land a body shot as Kennedy controls the action.
Kennedy lands with a light punch inside.
Kennedy throws a knee to the head but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thomas misses with the head strike.
Kennedy blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Thomas.
Kennedy pushes Thomas back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kennedy tries a body shot but Thomas blocks it.
Kennedy misses with the head strike.
Thomas throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas misses with a body punch.
Thomas's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kennedy misses with a knee to the head.
Thomas lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Thomas lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kennedy takes an elbow to the temple.
Kennedy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Thomas has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kennedy.
Kennedy missing with knees to the body.
Thomas cracks Kennedy with a nice body shot.
Thomas gets through Kennedy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kennedy misses with a body punch.
Kennedy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kennedy is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Thomas tries to work over Kennedy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thomas creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kennedy's defenses.
Thomas blocks an uppercut.
Thomas lands with a short shot to the head.
Kennedy throws a head punch that misses.
Thomas avoiding damage as Kennedy throws knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Thomas.
Thomas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kennedy obliges.
A short right from Thomas.
Kennedy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Thomas.
Thomas misses with an elbow over the top.
Thomas lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kennedy backwards.
Thomas avoiding damage as Kennedy throws knees to the body.
Kennedy misses with a punch on the inside.
Kennedy tries to land knees in the clinch but Thomas avoids the damage to the body.
Thomas throws a punch but it's blocked by Kennedy.
Thomas scores with a shot to the side of Kennedy's head.
Kennedy throws a punch but it's blocked by Thomas.
Kennedy working aggressively here.
Kennedy tries to land knees in the clinch but Thomas avoids the damage to the body.
Kennedy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thomas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thomas lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Thomas creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kennedy's defenses.

Leonzar Kennedy's cut is getting worse.
Thomas scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas lands a damaging elbow.
Thomas throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Thomas blocking some punches.
Thomas working aggressively here.
Thomas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thomas lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Thomas misses with the head strike.
Thomas swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kennedy pushes Thomas back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Thomas presses Kennedy against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kennedy.
Kennedy is trying to maintain a safe position but Thomas gets an underhook and turns Kennedy into the cage.
A short body shot lands from Thomas as the two fighters clinch.
Thomas misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Kennedy fails to land.
Kennedy tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thomas avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kennedy utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Thomas tries a body shot but Kennedy blocks it.
Thomas blocking some punches.
Kennedy blocks an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Patrick Thomas dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Kennedy throws a leg kick
and Thomas counters with a nice uppercut.
Kennedy swings widly with a right hand
and Thomas counters with a thumping low kick.
Kennedy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Thomas scores with a leg kick.
Thomas misses with a jab to the body
and Kennedy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Thomas thinking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kennedy throws a body kick that misses
and Thomas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thomas walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kennedy throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Thomas on the side of the head.
Thomas stuns Kennedy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Kennedy clinches with his opponent.
Thomas struggles to land a body shot inside as Kennedy controls his hands.
Thomas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kennedy's elbow.
A short body shot lands from Kennedy as the two fighters clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kennedy.
Thomas pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kennedy tries to land knees in the clinch but Thomas avoids the damage to the body.
Kennedy landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kennedy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thomas is defending well for now.
Knees to the body from Kennedy.
Patrick Thomas seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Thomas is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Thomas takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kennedy unloads a knee to the mid-section.
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!
Thomas avoiding damage as Kennedy throws knees to the body.
Thomas misses with an elbow over the top.
Kennedy stalling in the clinch.
Thomas works on Kennedy's body with a couple of short punches.
A hook to the body from Thomas.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Thomas just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kennedy's brow.
Thomas doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kennedy takes an elbow to the forehead.
A short right from Thomas.
A short right from Kennedy on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Thomas just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kennedy's brow.
Thomas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kennedy misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kennedy.
Thomas misses with a punch to the body.
Kennedy landing knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy trying to land knees to the body.
Kennedy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Thomas backwards.
Thomas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kennedy tries to land a knee to the head but Thomas blocks with his arms.
Thomas managing to block the knees to the body from Kennedy.
Kennedy avoids a wild elbow strike from Thomas.
A shot in the inside from Thomas.
Thomas misses with an elbow over the top.
Thomas working aggressively here.
Kennedy connects with a nasty looking knee right to Thomas's face.
Thomas lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kennedy backwards.
Thomas misses with the head strike.
Kennedy tries to land knees in the clinch but Thomas avoids the damage to the body.
A short left from Kennedy.
Thomas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kennedy tries to work over Thomas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kennedy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thomas is defending well for now.
Thomas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kennedy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Thomas has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kennedy trying to land knees to the body.
Thomas lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kennedy misses with some punches.
Thomas lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kennedy backwards.
Thomas lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kennedy backwards.
Thomas lands a shoulder strike.
A right hand to the body from Thomas.
Thomas struggles to land a body shot inside as Kennedy controls his hands.
Kennedy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thomas scores with a hook to the body.
Thomas tries to work over Kennedy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A hook to the body from Thomas.
Thomas lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Leonzar Kennedy's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Thomas throws an elbow but it misses.
Thomas lands a right hand.
A nice left hand lands by Thomas.
Kennedy tries to land knees in the clinch but Thomas avoids the damage to the body.
Thomas can't find room to land a body shot as Kennedy controls the action.
Kennedy misses with a body punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Leonzar Kennedy will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Thomas looks to score with a jab to the body but Kennedy is just out of range.
Kennedy throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Thomas's head.
Thomas checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Patrick Thomas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Thomas dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kennedy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kennedy pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A slow jab from Thomas misses its intended target.
As Thomas tries to get set, Kennedy tries to push him back and clinch up but Thomas manages to avoid the attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kennedy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Thomas at a distance.
A slow jab from Thomas misses its intended target.
An attempted straight right counter from Kennedy misses the target.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Kennedy tries a low kick but Thomas avoids it.
Thomas lands a jab to the head.
Kennedy uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Thomas has time to react.
Kennedy misses with the body kick
and Thomas counters with a straight right hand.

Kennedy is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy just misses with a punch to the body.
Kennedy moves to clinch but Thomas breaks away
and Thomas counters with a nice uppercut.
Oh Kennedy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
An inside leg kick from Kennedy misses.
Kennedy seems to have got his legs back now.
Kennedy connects with a solid leg kick.
Thomas throws a lazy right hand but Kennedy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas connects with a jab.
Kennedy paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kennedy throws a hook to the side of Thomas's head but Thomas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
An inside leg kick lands from Kennedy.
Thomas avoids the body shot from Kennedy.
A nice side step and Thomas releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A low kick from Thomas is predictable there
and Kennedy counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy moves out of range of the strikes.
Kennedy throws a leg kick that is checked
and Thomas counters with a nice uppercut.
Kennedy wants to clinch up but Thomas keeps it at a distance.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Thomas! But no joy.
Kennedy defending well as Thomas loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kennedy ducks under a wild hook from Thomas.
Kennedy needs to keep his hands up - Thomas had a free shot at his head there.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Patrick Thomas.
Well Thomas has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Ben Watson scores the fight 29:29
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Patrick Thomas!
A relieved looking Patrick Thomas thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.