PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Shirley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derek Kane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Shirley
vs
Kane

182 cm
19
170 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

175 cm
18
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aaron Shirley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Derek Kane!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut lands for Shirley. That snapped Kane's head back.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Shirley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kane circles away from the clinch attempt.
Shirley throws a chopping leg kick but Kane manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kane avoids a punch combination nicely.
Shirley misses with a double jab.
Kane takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The fighters circling - Shirley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jab, jab by Shirley - just one landing.
Shirley lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Shirley fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane avoids a punch combination nicely.
Shirley is looking to land body kicks.
Shirley lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Kane takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Shirley scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

Kane is rocked!
Shirley's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Shirley duly obliges.
Kane is still on wobbly legs! Can Shirley finish him?
Kane gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Shirley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kane looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Shirley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kane manages to avoid it.
Kane seems to have recovered his senses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kane avoids the body shot from Shirley.
Shirley misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shirley wants to clinch.
Kane uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shirley.
Shirley throws the left hand but Kane avoids the punch easily.
A lazy left from Shirley finds it's target.
Shirley is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nice defenses there by Kane.
Shirley looks to land a combination but Kane avoids it well.
Shirley tests Kane's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Shirley throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shirley wants to clinch.
Kane uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shirley.
Kane avoids the head kick by Shirley.
Kane circles away from the clinch attempt.
Shirley dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kane. That did some damage!
Decent striking displayed by Shirley there.
Shirley moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Shirley throws a wild body kick that Kane sees coming a mile off.
Kane has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The fight stays on the outside here - Shirley looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shirley is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shirley scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kane slips a jab and a cross from Shirley.
Shirley wants to clinch.
Kane keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shirley.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kane tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

Kane scores with a takedown into Shirley's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kane advances to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aaron Shirley dominated that round.
That's time! Shirley's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Kane blocks a head kick by Shirley.
Shirley throws a series of strikes that have Kane backpedaling.
Shirley cracks Kane with a good jab.

Shirley gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Shirley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shirley lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kane circles away quickly and effectively.
Shirley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shirley jabs Kane to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A combination from Shirley does no damage.
Kane blocks a head kick by Shirley.
Shirley misses with the combination.
Kane dodges the punch combination from Shirley.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Shirley.
Aaron Shirley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shirley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shirley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shirley checks a low kick from Kane.
Kane displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shirley throws out the jab.
Shirley swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Shirley is looking to clinch.
Shirley misses with a double jab.
Kane swats away the attempt to clinch by Shirley.
Shirley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kane closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Shirley quickly recovers to half guard.
Kane missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Shirley is trying to stand back up but Kane is controlling him
Kane trying to control the action but Shirley is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kane is pressing down on Shirley's thigh, looking to free his foot. Shirley is holding on for now.
Kane throwing shots but Shirley is blocking nicely.
Kane tries to pass to full mount but Shirley defends it.

Kane is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Shirley has managed to free his arm - good work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kane wants to free his trapped foot but Shirley is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kane looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

Kane seems to be looking for submissions.

Kane is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Kane looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shirley looks like he's trying to stand up.
Kane throwing shots but Shirley is blocking nicely.
Kane throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Shirley blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kane.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shirley is trying to stand.

Kane maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Shirley could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Kane has cracked it and Shirley is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Kane!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Derek Kane!
Our winner, Derek Kane, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.