PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michal Baranowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kuro Gane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Baranowski
vs
Gane

189 cm
24
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

160 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Tends to cut

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Michal Baranowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kuro Gane!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Josh West and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gane misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gane throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice sprawl there from Gane as Baranowski shoots in.
Gane circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gane throws a series of punches but Baranowski avoids them all with ease.
Gane displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Baranowski.
Gane throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gane looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Baranowski dodges the punch combination from Gane.
Gane throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Baranowski counters with a nice body kick.

Baranowski forces Gane back against the cage and clinches.

Baranowski jumps guard and drags Gane to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Baranowski tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Baranowski looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gane wanted to stand there but Baranowski had control of the position.
Baranowski seems keen to control Gane's posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gane is looking to work some ground and pound but Baranowski has wrist control.
Baranowski is pulling down on Gane's head. It's preventing any offense from Gane, at least for the moment.

Baranowski escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gane gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gane trying to stand up but can't free himself from Baranowski's guard.

Baranowski is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gane defends well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Baranowski trying to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baranowski tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Baranowski keeping moving, preventing Gane from controlling successfully.
Baranowski looking for a sweep. Not yet Baranowski, not yet.
Baranowski pulls Gane in to control the position.
Gane works over Baranowski with some ground and pound from guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Baranowski is on top in guard.
Gane is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Baranowski is controlling him.
Baranowski trying to control the position from guard on top but Gane is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gane wants to stand and escape but Baranowski is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gane is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Baranowski trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Baranowski has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Gane is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Gane looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Baranowski rushes Gane and presses him up against the cage.
Gane is trying to break the clinch but Baranowski is controlling him.

Baranowski manages to break the clinch.
No luck for Baranowski with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michal Baranowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Baranowski is breathing heavily.
Baranowski throws a sloppy head kick and Gane moves out of range easily.
Gane moves in looking to clinch but Baranowski pushes him off.
Gane doesn't manage to clinch there - Baranowski circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gane throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Baranowski counters with a two punch combo.
Gane lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
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!
Gane throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Baranowski throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gane's waist but Gane gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Baranowski off to one side.
Baranowski dives in and grabs Gane's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gane pushes down on Baranowski's head and hops out.
Gane lands with a nice body kick.
Gane tries to bum rush Baranowski with a series of wild strikes but Baranowski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gane looks to land a combination. Baranowski sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A combination from Gane does no damage.
Gane rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Baranowski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Baranowski looks for a takedown but Gane sprawls well.
Gane fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gane fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kuro Gane dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Baranowski tries for a takedown but Gane sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gane fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gane throws a left and a right that both miss
and Baranowski counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Gane is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Michal Baranowski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gane throws a sloppy head kick
and Baranowski counters with a head kick. That will keep Gane thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Gane misses with a combination

and Baranowski counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gane is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Gane wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Baranowski manages to pass to side control.
Baranowski throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Baranowski decides to return to a standing position.
Good standup being displayed there by Baranowski as he connects with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gane throws a series of punches but Baranowski avoids them all with ease.
Gane rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Baranowski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gane lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Baranowski circles away quickly and effectively.
Baranowski's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Baranowski duly obliges.
Baranowski lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Baranowski shoots for a double leg takedown but Gane sprawls well. He's pushed Baranowski's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nice sprawl there from Gane as Baranowski shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michal Baranowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gane looks to land a combination but Baranowski avoids it well.
Kuro Gane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gane tries to bum rush Baranowski with a series of wild strikes but Baranowski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gane throws a left and a right that both miss

and Baranowski moves into the clinch.
The referee calls for Baranowski to work.

Gane pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gane is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Baranowski.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baranowski moves in looking to clinch but Gane pushes him off.
Baranowski slips a jab and a cross from Gane.

Gane clinches up with Baranowski and pushes him back against the cage.
Gane is trying to break free.
Baranowski drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baranowski looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Baranowski wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gane can't break the clinch.

Baranowski manages to break the clinch.
Gane looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kuro Gane seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Baranowski shoots in looking for a takedown but Gane manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Baranowski's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Gane misses with a wild combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gane looks to land a combination but Baranowski avoids it well.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Baranowski stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

Gane has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Baranowski clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Gane misses with punches from the back.
Baranowski biding his time here by controlling the hands, looking to escape.
Baranowski looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Baranowski is trying to break free.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baranowski rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Baranowski is looking to improve his position.
Gane wants to stand up but Baranowski has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Gane takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gane sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Baranowski defending well though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Baranowski avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gane.
Michal Baranowski overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Gane is looking for a kimura but Baranowski is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gane to get the leverage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michal Baranowski dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Gane misses with a double jab.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Baranowski is defended easily by Gane.
Gane throws a series of punches but Baranowski moves out of range.
Gane fails to land with a series of punches.
Gane throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gane looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gane swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Baranowski counters with a thumping low kick.
Gane displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Baranowski.
Baranowski fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michal Baranowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Baranowski throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Gane.
Baranowski shoots in looking for a takedown but Gane manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Baranowski's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gane misses with a series of wild punches.
Gane misses with a series of wild punches.
Gane rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Baranowski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gane throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gane takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Gane is looking to clinch.

Baranowski has Gane up against the cage in a clinch.

Gane pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gane falls off balance throwing a combination
and Baranowski makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Baranowski.
Gane stuffs the takedown attempt from Baranowski. Baranowski gets slowly back to his feet.
Gane throws a right hand that Baranowski ducks under and follows up with a left that Baranowski also avoids with ease.
Baranowski shoots in for a takedown but Gane shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Gane throws a combination. Baranowski tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Gane just misses with a punch to the body.
Baranowski fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gane throws a series of punches but Baranowski moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Gane. Those never looked like landing.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Baranowski.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gane throws a nice looking combination but Baranowski bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gane is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Baranowski.
Baranowski dodges the punch combination from Gane.
Baranowski tries for a takedown but Gane sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sloppy strikes from Gane. Those never looked like landing.
Baranowski lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Baranowski closes the distance and clinches up with Gane, looking for a takedown. Baranowski pushes Gane against the cage but Gane circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Baranowski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gane misses with a double jab.

Baranowski has closed the distance and engaged Gane in a clinch.

Baranowski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Baranowski fails with the takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baranowski looks for a takedown but Gane sprawls well.
No joy there for Gane, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Baranowski looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Gane keeping moving, preventing Baranowski from controlling successfully.
Gane is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Gane pushes Baranowski off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gane misses with a straight right.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kuro Gane.
I think Gane has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 28:29
Judge Josh West scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kuro Gane!
A very excited looking Kuro Gane made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.