PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Kennedy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathaniel Forrester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kennedy comes to the cage accompanied by Killing in the name of - Rage against the Machine!. Forrester is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The Rooster by Alice and Chains. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Kennedy
vs
Forrester

190 cm
22
220 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

190 cm
25
225 lbs
5 - 8 - 0

Decent wrestler
Great elbows
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Kennedy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nathaniel Forrester!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Summer Carpenter and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kennedy.
Sloppy strikes from Kennedy. Those never looked like landing.
Forrester throws a combination that misses
and Kennedy counters with a solid body kick.
Forrester takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Forrester swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kennedy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kennedy misses with a series of wild punches.
Kennedy scores with a nice strike.
Forrester throws out a powerful jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kennedy scores with a kick to the midsection.
Forrester moves forwards but Kennedy connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Forrester rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kennedy moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Forrester pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kennedy scoring well with a low kick there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kennedy.
Forrester swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kennedy scores with a nice right hand.
Forrester takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Forrester sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A punch combination from Forrester misses.
Kennedy takes a swing at Forrester's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Forrester walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kennedy connects with an inside leg kick.
Forrester throws a sloppy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Forrester looks gassed!
Forrester walks into a straight right hand from Kennedy.
Forrester throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kennedy.
Nathaniel Forrester seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Kennedy drives through and clinches with Forrester against the cage.
Forrester tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kennedy looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Forrester looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kennedy misses with a body punch.
Nice elbow from Kennedy.
Forrester lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kennedy backwards.
Forrester is trying to stall.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Forrester avoids the elbow strike from Kennedy, against the cage.
Forrester goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kennedy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Forrester wants to get back to striking at distance but Kennedy won't allow it.
Kennedy lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Forrester takes an elbow to the temple.
Forrester avoids a wild elbow strike from Kennedy.
Kennedy unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kennedy gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Nathaniel Forrester has been cut.
Kennedy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Forrester backwards.
Kennedy lands a damaging elbow.
Forrester wants to break free but Kennedy has control.
Forrester has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kennedy.
Forrester struggles to land a body shot inside as Kennedy controls his hands.
Kennedy lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Forrester is trying to push Kennedy away but Kennedy has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Forrester is trying to break the clinch but Kennedy has him pressed against the cage.
Kennedy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Forrester backwards.
Kennedy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Forrester tries to land knees in the clinch but Kennedy avoids the damage to the body.
Kennedy utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kennedy lands an elbow inside that Forrester shrugs off.
Kennedy lands an elbow inside.
Kennedy landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy tries to land knees in the clinch but Forrester avoids the damage to the body.
Kennedy works on Forrester's body with a couple of short punches.
Kennedy comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kennedy lands an elbow inside that Forrester shrugs off.
Kennedy lands a hook that snaps the head of Forrester backwards.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kennedy.
Kennedy is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kennedy landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kennedy creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Forrester's defenses.
Kennedy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Forrester backwards.
Forrester blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kennedy lands an elbow just above Forrester 's eye.
Forrester is looking to break free of the clinch but Kennedy has double underhooks.
Kennedy creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Forrester's defenses.
Kennedy lands an elbow just above Forrester 's eye.
Kennedy lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kennedy lands with a short shot to the head.
Kennedy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Forrester is defending well for now.
Kennedy scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy lands an elbow that stopped Forrester in his tracks for a moment.

Forrester is rocked!
Forrester takes a knee to the side of the body.
Forrester takes an elbow to the temple.
Kennedy lands an elbow just above Forrester 's eye.
Forrester is still on wobbly legs! Can Kennedy finish him?
Forrester takes an elbow to the temple.
Kennedy lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Forrester is pressed against the cage. Kennedy pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Forrester! Two more big strikes from Kennedy and Forrester crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). John Kennedy!
John Kennedy made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'I'm here to win. Much love to my adversary.'.