PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sutter Cane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Young One (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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 Young One was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Cane
vs
One

167 cm
21
150 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

168 cm
21
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

KAISER

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sutter Cane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Young One!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cane on the wrong end of a nice jab.
One throws a body punch but Cane moves out of range.
One lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
One misses with a left hand
and Cane counters with a good low kick that One was not able to check.
One lands an overhand right.
One steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cane.
Cane thows a left - swing and a miss!
One misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cane.
One blocks a leg kick.
One takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cane lands with a nice body kick.
One fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cane blocks a leg kick.
Cane does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
One misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cane scores with a kick to the body.
A shot to the liver by Cane. Beautiful body shot.
One looks to land a left hand but Cane moved out of range nicely.
We've been told by Cane's head coaches at Kebab House that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Cane throws a body shot but no joy.
One lands a nice hook to Cane's body. Cane takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! One crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Cane - the referee stops the clock and One gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Cane. One manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A punch lands to the side of Cane 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Cane scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
One misses with a combination
and Cane counters with a low kick, right behind One 's knee.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from One.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab from One.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cane.
One throws a hook to the side of Cane's head but Cane sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That kick from Cane tenderised One's leg. One is trying to keep his angry face on.
One misses with a straight left.
One takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
One swings away with a body shot that misses
and Cane counters with a good low kick that One was not able to check.
One walks into a left hand.
One throws a sloppy body shot
and Cane counters with a left to the body.
One moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
One lands a nice shot that snaps Cane's head back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
One throws a head kick but Cane moves out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cane, as that shot connected.
One just misses with a punch to the body.
Cane misses with a body shot
and One counters with a left to the body.
Cane takes a swing at One's ribcage but misses.
Cane doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cane scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cane ducks under a wild hook from One.
One throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cane sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by One.
One tries to clinch but Cane is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
One throws a wild body kick that Cane sees coming a mile off.
One attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
One throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cane throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
One waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cane.
One tries to clinch but Cane moves away
and Cane counters with a good low kick that One was not able to check.
One stalks Cane and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Cane's face. Cane staggers backwards, shaken.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
One doesn't manage to clinch there - Cane circles away.
One connects with a right hand. Cane shakes it off.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! One crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Cane - the referee stops the clock and One gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Cane. One manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
One throws a series of punches but Cane avoids them all with ease.
One misses with a left hand
and Cane makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Sutter Cane will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Cane gets tackled into the cage by One. One maintains the clinch.
Cane tries to land knees in the clinch but One avoids the damage to the body.
One with a knee to the head.
Cane trying to land knees to the body.

Cane manages to break the clinch.
One checks a leg kick nicely.
One throws an off balance right hand
letting Cane counter with a right hand.

It looks like Young One has been cut.
Cane lands a head kick!
One throws a body punch but Cane moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
One keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cane takes a jab right on the kisser.
One's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cane lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cane, right into the meat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
One lands a head kick!
One misses with a straight right.
One swings widly with a right hand
and Cane counters with a nice body kick.
One checks a leg kick nicely.
One fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cane manages to avoid it.
One is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cane.
Cane tries a head kick but it misses.
A jab from One misses.
One misses with a looping left.
One lands with a nice body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cane throws a sloppy head kick
and One counters with a nice uppercut.
One misses with a straight left.
One misses the body punch
and Cane finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
One misses with a shot to the body
and Cane counters with a thumping low kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from One.
Cane has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
One checks a leg kick.
One throws a jab when Cane was well out of range.
One's corner calls for a 1-2. One obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
One throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
One moves out of range as Cane throws a body kick.
One is looking to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
One tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
One misses with an uppercut. Cane saw that one coming.
One looks to land a left hand but Cane moved out of range nicely.
One misses with an uppercut
and Cane counters with a body kick.
Cane takes a swing at One's ribcage but misses.
Cane tries a low kick but One avoids it.
One has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Cane.
One bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cane's head.
Cane uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from One.
One lands a jab to Cane's midsection.
Sutter Cane is winning the standup battle so far.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cane, right into the meat.
One throws a body shot but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
One is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cane.
Cane throws a push kick but One slaps the foot to one side.
A leg kick checked by One.
Cane looks to score with a jab to the body but One is just out of range.
Cane throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
One pulls out of a head kick attempt.
One throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cane keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from One.
One throws a lazy head kick
and Cane counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
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!
Jab, jab by One - just one landing.
One throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Young One will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Young One's cut.
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. 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.

One misses with a double jab.
One takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

One clinches with his opponent.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for One.
One with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cane lands with a right to the head.
One misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cane.
One throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cane blocks it with crossed arms.
One looking to throw knees to the head but Cane is blocking nicely.

Cane's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cane pushes One away with a front kick.
One misses with a low kick.
Cane throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
One takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
One misses with an uppercut. Cane saw that one coming.
One looks to score with a jab to the body but Cane is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
One misses with a hook to the body
and Cane counters with a nice body shot.
Good shot there by Cane.
One swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cane lands with a thumping leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cane.
One has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Cane.
Cane lands a front kick.
Cane scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
One misses with a wild body shot.
Crunch! Cane slams his shin into One's torso.
Cane fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. One looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cane stuns One with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cane tries to land a front kick but One steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jab, jab by One - just one landing.
Cane checks a low kick from One.
One throws a leg kick that is checked
and Cane counters with a nice leg kick.
One throws a lazy head kick
and Cane counters with a nice low kick that buckles One's knee momentarily.
Cane throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent One stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cane misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cane thumps One with a low kick.
One takes a swing at Cane's ribcage but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cane connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A solid body kick from Cane.
One misses with an uppercut
and Cane counters with a leg kick.
Cane is looking to wear down One with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
One takes one to the chin there.
One looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cane throws a good cross that connects.
One misses with a right hand
and Cane counters with a head kick.
One looks to land a combination but Cane avoids it well.
One keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A leg kick checked by One.
One tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Cane counters with a nice low kick that buckles One's knee momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cane ducks under a wild hook from One.
Cane is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that One can do to turn this around?

One instigates a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
One throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
One tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cane avoids it.
One being controlled against the cage.
One's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cane blocks a body shot from One.
One's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cane avoiding damage as One throws knees to the body.
Cane lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Cane escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
One misses with a looping left.
Cane stuns One with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sutter Cane showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cane has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sutter Cane!