PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gideon Gabriel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Beasty Kanne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kanne comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Don't Cry For Me Argentina kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Beasty Kanne was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Gabriel
vs
Kanne

178 cm
22
179 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

179 cm
25
175 lbs
13 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gideon Gabriel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Beasty Kanne!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, John Roberts and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kanne fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gabriel.
Kanne throws a low kick, looking for Gabriel's leg but Gabriel calmly moves out of range.
Kanne throws a leg kick that misses.
Kanne scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kanne scores with a jab.
Kanne checks a leg kick.
Gabriel throws a hook but Kanne avoids it easily.
Kanne rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gabriel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A head kick misses from Gabriel.
Kanne checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Gabriel throws a low kick but Kanne moves out of range easily.

Gabriel looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

Kanne has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Gabriel off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kanne tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gabriel paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanne works over Gabriel's head and body with a nice combination.

It looks like Gideon Gabriel has been cut.
Beasty Kanne is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gabriel throws a leg kick
and Kanne counters with a nice kick to the body.
Kanne defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gabriel.

Kanne moves into the clinch successfully.
Kanne tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Kanne breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kanne looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kanne connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gabriel momentarily.
Gabriel clobbers Kanne with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

It looks like Beasty Kanne has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Gabriel throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Kanne was covering up waiting for the punch and Gabriel finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Kanne keeping moving, preventing Gabriel from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gabriel won't allow Kanne to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kanne has his hands on Gabriel's head, controlling the position.
Kanne wants to sweep but no luck.
Kanne pulls Gabriel in close to prevent any damage.
Kanne trying to control the position.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Beasty Kanne wasn't active enough on the ground.
Gabriel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kanne manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanne punishes Gabriel's body with a nice straight punch.
Kanne throws a series of punches but Gabriel avoids them all with ease.
Kanne tries to bum rush Gabriel with a series of wild strikes but Gabriel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jab, jab by Kanne - just one landing.
Kanne throws a hook to the side of Gabriel's head but Gabriel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gabriel has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gabriel there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kanne moves to clinch but Gabriel breaks away
and Gabriel counters with a nice leg kick.
Kanne throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kanne doesn't manage to clinch there - Gabriel circles away.
Gabriel walks into a straight right hand from Kanne.
Kanne throws a push kick but Gabriel slaps the foot to one side.
Gabriel avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kanne looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kanne swinging wildly here.
Kanne throws a series of punches but Gabriel moves out of range.
Gabriel throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gabriel misses with a low kick.

Gabriel drives through with a takedown into Kanne's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Gabriel working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kanne trying to keep a closed guard but Gabriel is proving a slippery customer.
Gabriel throwing strikes but missing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kanne looking for a sweep. Not yet Kanne, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Beasty Kanne dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Good work by Gabriel as he checks the leg kick.
Gabriel scores with a head kick.
Kanne scores with the left hand. Gabriel knows he should have avoided that one.
Gabriel's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kanne connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gabriel scrambles back to his feet.
Gabriel scores with a leg kick.
Kanne tests Gabriel's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gabriel walks into a jab.
Beasty Kanne seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kanne lands a nice leg kick that just misses Gabriel's sensitive parts.
Gabriel on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Gabriel throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kanne closes the distance looking to clinch
and Gabriel counters with a thumping low kick.
Gabriel throws a leg kick but Kanne checks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gabriel fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kanne checks it well.
An inside leg kick lands from Kanne.

Kanne instigates a clinch.
Gabriel looking to throw knees to the head but Kanne is blocking nicely.

Gabriel escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gabriel with a poor takedown
and Kanne counters with a straight right hand.
Gabriel shoots in for a double leg but Kanne sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Gabriel throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A cross from Kanne lands.
Kanne throws a leg kick but Gabriel sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Gabriel will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gideon Gabriel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kanne looks to land a body kick but Gabriel moved away.
Kanne misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gabriel on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kanne. Kanne obviously looking to wear him down.
Gabriel looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kanne lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kanne lands a leg kick that knocks Gabriel off balance momentarily.
Kanne motions for Gabriel to come forward. Kanne throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kanne tries to close the distance and clinch but Gabriel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kanne swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice straight punches there by Kanne. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kanne.
Kanne throws a leg kick but Gabriel sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Good exchange - Kanne coming out on top.
Gabriel tries for a takedown but Kanne sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Kanne checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gabriel checks a low kick from Kanne.
Beasty Kanne is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kanne throws a hook to the side of Gabriel's head but Gabriel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanne wants to clinch up but Gabriel keeps it at a distance.
A combination from Kanne does no damage.
Kanne doesn't manage to clinch there - Gabriel circles away.
Gabriel wants to slow Kanne down by chopping away at his legs.
Gabriel tried to score with a low kick but Kanne checks it.
A leg kick checked by Kanne.
Gabriel is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kanne sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gabriel wants to slow Kanne down by chopping away at his legs.
Kanne fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gabriel on the side of the head.
Kanne lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kanne throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kanne feints and then cracks Gabriel's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gabriel down.
Kanne throws a sloppy head kick and Gabriel moves out of range easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gabriel throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kanne makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kanne misses the shot to the body.
Kanne throws a head kick that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice inside leg kick there by Gabriel. That's going to slow Kanne down.
Kanne fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gabriel is out of range.
Kanne tries to clinch up.
Kanne tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kanne looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gabriel throws a solid leg kick but Kanne takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gabriel.
Gabriel plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kanne misses with a body kick.
Gabriel fails with a takedown attempt.
Kanne misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Beasty Kanne showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Gabriel misses with a low kick.
Gabriel shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kanne sprawls well. Kanne wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gabriel gets slowly back to his feet.
Kanne swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Gabriel motions for Kanne to come forward. Gabriel throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kanne checks a low kick from Gabriel.
Kanne connects with a leg kick. Gabriel looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gabriel throws a shot from downtown. Kanne moves away and avoids it.

Kanne drops Gabriel with a beautiful combination! Gabriel stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Kanne is looking for the KO!

Gabriel is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice uppercut there from Kanne.
Oh Gabriel is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kanne cracks Gabriel with a left hook right on the temple and Gabriel goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Kanne lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Gabriel is OK!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Beasty Kanne!