PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pro Ject (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keast Kanne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kanne has chosen Snow - Informer as his entrance music. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ject
vs
Kanne

189 cm
22
195 lbs
8 - 0 - 0

182 cm
20
190 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Good gas tank

MADE IN GERMANY

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Pro Ject!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Keast Kanne!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, William Gold and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kanne blocks a jab.
Kanne tries to clinch there but Ject circles away.
Ject avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kanne staying out of range there.
Ject scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

It looks like Keast Kanne has been cut.
Ject ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kanne moves away.
Kanne misses with a low kick.
Kanne slips a straight right by Ject.
Ject throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ject throws a jab when Kanne was well out of range.
Kanne tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ject is trying to force a seperation but Kanne has the dominant position.
Kanne is pushing Ject up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanne lands an elbow that stopped Ject in his tracks for a moment.
Kanne misses with an elbow strike.
Ject blocks an elbow strike from Kanne.
Kanne controlling the action here for a moment.
Ject is trying to break free.
Kanne lands a nice elbow.
Kanne lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kanne comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kanne creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ject wants to get back to striking at distance but Kanne won't allow it.
Kanne throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kanne misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ject.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ject looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Kanne throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kanne connects with a knee to the head.
Kanne throws an elbow that misses.
Ject blocks an elbow strike from Kanne.
Ject blocks an elbow strike.
Kanne throws an elbow but it misses.
Kanne looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ject blocks an elbow strike.
Kanne pushes off an throws an elbow but Ject leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Knees to the body from Kanne.
Kanne prevents Ject from breaking the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanne lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ject tries to break the clinch but Kanne is controlling the position.
Nice elbow from Kanne.
Ject avoids a wild elbow strike from Kanne.
Ject tries to break free but Kanne pushes him back against the cage.
Kanne throws an elbow that misses.
Ject can't break the clinch.
Kanne is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ject is defending well for now.
Kanne lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kanne comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kanne lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ject letting Kanne take a breather here.
Ject is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ject wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kanne crunches a lovely knee into Ject's ribcage.
Kanne has Ject pressed against the cage, preventing Ject from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ject is trying to force a seperation but Kanne has the dominant position.
Kanne misses with a knee strike.
Ject blocks an elbow strike from Kanne.
Kanne using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kanne pushes off an throws an elbow but Ject leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ject blocks the elbow strike.
Ject looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kanne tries to land knees in the clinch but Ject avoids the damage to the body.
The referee calls for Kanne to work.
Kanne looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kanne lands an elbow inside that Ject shrugs off.
Kanne comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Keast Kanne dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Keast Kanne's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Kanne fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ject is out of range.
Kanne bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ject lands a really nice looking cross but Kanne seems unphased.
Ject throws a leg kick that is checked

and Kanne counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kanne pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kanne creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ject is trying to force a seperation but Kanne has the dominant position.
Kanne throws an elbow but it misses.
Kanne throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ject blocks an elbow strike from Kanne.
Ject wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kanne prevents Ject from breaking the clinch.
Ject has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kanne throws an elbow but it misses.
Kanne missing with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ject blocks the elbow strike.
Kanne throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ject tries to circle away but Kanne has him pinned against the cage.
Kanne prevents Ject from breaking the clinch.
Kanne misses with an elbow over the top.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kanne throws an elbow but misses.
Kanne throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kanne - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kanne missing with knees to the body.
Kanne looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kanne gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ject blocks the elbow strike.
Ject avoids a wild elbow strike from Kanne.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ject managing to block the knees to the body from Kanne.
Ject blocks an elbow strike.
Kanne throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kanne creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ject working hard to break the clinch.
Kanne slowing the pace effectively.
Kanne lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kanne tries a knee to the head but Ject blocks it.
Kanne looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ject is trying to break free.
Ject tries to circle away but Kanne has him pinned against the cage.

Ject pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kanne slips a jab from Ject.

Kanne closes the distance and clinches.
Kanne unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanne misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ject.
Kanne lands an elbow just above Ject 's eye.
Kanne connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ject's face.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kanne.
Kanne lands a nice knee to the body.
Ject wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ject avoids a wild elbow strike from Kanne.
Kanne pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ject blocks an elbow strike.
Kanne creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kanne looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kanne creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kanne looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ject is looking to break free of the clinch but Kanne has double underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kanne utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kanne lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kanne comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kanne throws an elbow but it misses.
Kanne lands a knee to the head.
Kanne lands an elbow inside.
Ject wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kanne has him pressed against the cage.
Kanne lands an elbow that stopped Ject in his tracks for a moment.
Kanne lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kanne trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kanne throws an elbow but it misses.
Ject blocks an elbow strike.
Ject blocks the elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Keast Kanne showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Keast Kanne's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Kanne has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kanne with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ject is trying to break the clinch but Kanne has him pressed against the cage.
Ject working hard to break the clinch.
Kanne prevents Ject from breaking the clinch.
Kanne tries to land a knee to the head but Ject blocks with his arms.
Stalling in the clinch from Kanne.
Kanne comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ject has had enough of the clinch but Kanne keeps him there for the moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kanne.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kanne connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ject's face.
Ject is trying to force a seperation but Kanne has the dominant position.
Ject avoids a wild elbow strike from Kanne.
Ject has had enough of the clinch but Kanne keeps him there for the moment.
Kanne creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ject's defenses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanne lands a nice elbow.
Kanne lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kanne throws an elbow but misses.
Kanne throws an elbow but it misses.
Kanne gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ject tries to break free but Kanne pushes him back against the cage.
Nice elbow from Kanne.
Kanne prevents Ject from breaking the clinch.
Kanne pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Ject's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kanne keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ject's efforts to push away.
Ject blocks an elbow strike from Kanne.
Kanne lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kanne with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ject has had enough of the clinch but Kanne keeps him there for the moment.
Ject is trying to force a seperation but Kanne has the dominant position.
Kanne looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kanne lands a nice elbow.
Ject wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kanne has him pressed against the cage.
Kanne throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ject avoids a wild elbow strike from Kanne.
Kanne stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kanne connects with a knee to the head.
Ject blocks an elbow strike.
Ject wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kanne lands an elbow just above Ject 's eye.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanne misses with an elbow over the top.
Kanne gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ject is trying to break the clinch but Kanne has him pressed against the cage.
Ject takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ject wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kanne missing with knees to the body.
Ject tries to break free but Kanne pushes him back against the cage.
Ject can't break the clinch.
Kanne lands an elbow inside that Ject shrugs off.
Ject takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Pro Ject has been cut.
Ject wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ject avoids a wild elbow strike from Kanne.
Kanne displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ject up against the cage.
Kanne receives a warning from the referee for stalling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kanne pushes off an throws an elbow but Ject leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kanne lands a knee to the head.
Kanne throws an elbow that misses.
Kanne lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kanne pushes off an throws an elbow but Ject leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kanne lands a nice elbow.
Kanne misses with an elbow over the top.
Ject blocks the elbow strike.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The referee is keeping an eye on Kanne - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A frustrated look appears on Ject's face as he tries to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Keast Kanne really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!

Kanne moves out of range as Ject strikes.
Ject keeps the fight on the outside.
Ject jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kanne tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ject swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A big left from Ject misses.
Ject swats away the attempt to clinch by Kanne.
Ject throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kanne sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ject misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ject pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kanne doesn't manage to clinch there - Ject circles away.
Ject is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Kanne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ject.
Ject chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kanne can pounce on him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ject loads up on a big right hand but Kanne slips the punch.
Kanne moves out of range as Ject strikes.
Ject throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ject throws a right and a left that Kanne avoids nicely.
Kanne moves in looking to clinch but Ject pushes him off.
A swing and a miss from Ject.
Kanne tries to close the distance and clinch but Ject swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kanne. That's going to slow Ject down.
Kanne pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ject swats away the attempt to clinch by Kanne.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kanne looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ject throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ject misses with a hook. Kanne ducked under it nicely.
Ject looks to throw the jab but Kanne is out of range.
Ject lands with a cross.
Ject swats away the attempt to clinch by Kanne.

Kanne drives through and clinches with Ject against the cage.
Kanne lands an elbow inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kanne throws an elbow but misses.
Kanne lands an elbow inside.
Kanne looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ject working hard to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ject blocks the elbow strike.
Kanne lands an elbow just above Ject 's eye.
Kanne avoiding damage.
Ject looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kanne lands an elbow inside that Ject shrugs off.
Kanne lands an elbow inside that Ject shrugs off.
Kanne lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ject is trying to break the clinch but Kanne has him pressed against the cage.
Ject wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nice elbow from Kanne.
Ject is trying to break free.
Ject is trying to break the clinch but Kanne has him pressed against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kanne prevents Ject from breaking the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kanne just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ject's brow.
Keast Kanne seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kanne lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ject is trying to break the clinch but Kanne is controlling him.
Kanne lands an elbow that stopped Ject in his tracks for a moment.
Knees to the body from Kanne.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Ject is trying to break the clinch but Kanne is controlling him.
Ject tries to circle away but Kanne has him pinned against the cage.
Kanne lands an elbow inside that Ject shrugs off.
Kanne lands an elbow just above Ject 's eye.
Ject blocks the elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kanne.
Ject avoids a wild elbow strike from Kanne.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Keast Kanne dominated that fourth 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! This is the final round!

Kanne tries to clinch but Ject moves out of range.
Ject chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kanne can pounce on him.
Kanne slips a straight right by Ject.
Kanne tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ject swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kanne tries to close the distance and clinch but Ject swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ject throws a looping overhand right but Kanne ducks down to avoid it.
Kanne connects with a solid leg kick.
Kanne steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ject.
Kanne stuns Ject with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Kanne closes the distance and pushes Ject back into the cage.
Kanne pushes off an throws an elbow but Ject leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kanne looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kanne lands a damaging elbow.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanne gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kanne comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kanne comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice elbow from Kanne.
Ject blocks an elbow strike.
Kanne will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ject up against the cage.
Kanne lands a damaging elbow.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kanne creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kanne using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ject takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kanne comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Pro Ject has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kanne landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Ject takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kanne pushes off an throws an elbow but Ject leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kanne.
Kanne lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kanne creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ject's defenses.
Kanne lands a damaging elbow.
Kanne comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kanne keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ject's efforts to push away.
Ject is trying to break the clinch but Kanne is controlling him.
Kanne comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ject wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ject wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kanne creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ject's defenses.
Kanne is stalling here.
Ject takes an elbow to the temple.
Kanne pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ject dodges an elbow strike from Kanne.
Ject blocks an elbow strike.
Ject takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kanne throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kanne pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kanne gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ject wants to get back to striking at distance but Kanne won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ject blocks the elbow strike.
Ject wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kanne lands an elbow inside.
Kanne comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kanne throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kanne scores a nice knee to the body.
Kanne tries to land knees in the clinch but Ject avoids the damage to the body.
Ject wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kanne creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ject's defenses.
Kanne throws an elbow but it misses.
Kanne throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ject wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ject wants to break the clinch but can't.
Keast Kanne is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kanne's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

And that's the end of the fight!
Keast Kanne comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kanne winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 45:50
Judge William Gold scores the fight 45:50
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keast Kanne!
Keast Kanne is the new middleweight champion!