PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michael Kenyon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evander Holyfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kenyon comes to the cage accompanied by The Illinois Enema Bandit. Evander Holyfield has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Kenyon
vs
Holyfield

179 cm
24
181 lbs
14 - 10 - 0

179 cm
25
168 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Kenyon!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Evander Holyfield!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Anthony Taglia and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holyfield connects with a looping right hand.
Holyfield dodges the punch combination from Kenyon.
Holyfield misses with a double jab
and Kenyon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Holyfield throws a combination that misses
and Kenyon counters with a lovely straight right hand!

It looks like Evander Holyfield has been cut.
Holyfield feints a jab promting Kenyon to slip. Holyfield then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kenyon slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Holyfield throws a combination that misses

and Kenyon counters with a shoot takedown. Holyfield fights it but they end up in guard.

Holyfield is rocked!
Kenyon gets to his feet and stands over Holyfield, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Holyfield felt that one! Kenyon unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Holyfield from any more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Kenyon!
Michael Kenyon retains his welterweight title!