PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Better Dead (ranked 1528 p4p, 174 weight class) and Harry Kane (ranked 1286 p4p, 151 weight class). Dead comes to the cage accompanied by Death March - Motionless in White. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dead
vs
Kane

183 cm
35
168 lbs
30 - 32 - 0

178 cm
29
158 lbs
17 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin

Sin City Allstars

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 32 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Better Dead!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Harry Kane!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dead swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kane counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kane checks a leg kick.
Kane feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dead's calf.
Kane connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dead momentarily.
Kane's coach down at Gangsterdamage was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Kane's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Dead takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kane slips a straight right by Dead.
Dead misses with a kick to the body.
Kane circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kane is looking to slow Dead down with leg kicks.
Dead looks to land a right hand but Kane moved out of range.

Dead darts in and clinches Kane up against the cage.
Dead throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dead throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kane can't find room to land a body shot as Dead controls the action.
Dead is looking to control Kane's arms but Kane gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dead has his back to the cage.
Dead throws a punch but it's blocked by Kane.
Kane doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kane lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
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!
Dead goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kane comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kane makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dead lands a nice elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Dead.
Kane softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dead throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kane fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dead misses with some punches.
Kane lands with a light punch inside.
Dead throws an elbow but it misses.
Kane misses with a punch to the body.
Kane misses with some punches.
Kane digs a right hand underneath Dead's ribcage. Dead let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right from Kane.
A short right from Kane.
Kane takes a shot to the head.

Dead's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kane blocks a low kick nicely.
Kane keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Kane has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nice elbow from Kane.
Kane lands an elbow just above Dead 's eye.
Nice body punch from Kane.
Kane lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dead gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kane lands an elbow inside that Dead shrugs off.
Kane lands a body punch.
Kane lands an elbow that stopped Dead in his tracks for a moment.
Kane gets through Dead's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kane misses with a punch on the inside.
Dead looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kane.
A short right from Kane on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dead throws an elbow but misses.
Kane blocks an elbow strike from Dead.
Kane softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kane throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kane throws a punch but it's blocked by Dead.
Dead tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dead tries for a takedown but Kane manages to get underhooks.
Dead lands a nice uppercut.
Dead blocks the elbow strike.
Kane lands a right hand.
Kane makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dead takes an elbow to the forehead.
Dead misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kane lands an uppercut.
Kane takes an elbow to the forehead.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kane throws an elbow but misses.
Kane lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kane works on Dead's body with a couple of short punches.
Kane creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dead's defenses.
Dead blocks the elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dead.
Nice elbow from Kane.
Kane working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kane lands an elbow inside that Dead shrugs off.
Kane lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kane lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kane.
Kane blocks the elbow strike.
Dead pushes off an throws an elbow but Kane leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Dead lands an elbow inside.
Dead misses with a knee strike.
Dead takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Kane.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dead.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kane throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kane lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dead backwards.
Kane blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dead lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kane lands an elbow that stopped Dead in his tracks for a moment.
Kane scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dead lands a nice uppercut.
Dead is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Dead tries to break free but Kane pushes him back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Kane.
A short body shot lands from Kane as the two fighters clinch.
Kane tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Dead fails to land.
Dead is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kane is keeping busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dead unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kane lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dead blocking some punches.
Kane lands an elbow that stopped Dead in his tracks for a moment.
Dead is trying to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harry Kane dominated that 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.

Dead connects with a solid leg kick.
Kane has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Kane has managed to clinch.
Dead throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kane blocks it with crossed arms.
A right hand to the body from Kane.
A short uppercut from Kane.
Kane takes an elbow to the temple.
Dead working aggressively here.
Kane lands an elbow inside that Dead shrugs off.
Kane lands a nice elbow.
Kane lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dead backwards.
Kane softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kane lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dead is trying to stall.
Dead misses with some punches.
Kane lands a left hand.
Still in the clinch, Kane scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dead gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kane working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nice elbow from Kane.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dead.
Kane lands a left hand.
Dead can't find room to land a body shot as Kane controls the action.
Kane is working Dead over against the cage.
Kane lands with a left to the head.
Kane gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dead landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kane misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dead pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Dead lands with a right to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dead throws an elbow but misses.
Kane lands an elbow that stopped Dead in his tracks for a moment.
Dead with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kane lands an elbow inside that Dead shrugs off.
Dead is trying to maintain a safe position but Kane gets an underhook and turns Dead into the cage.
A short right from Kane.
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!
Kane tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Harry Kane seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kane tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dead tries to pull guard but Kane holds him up against the cage and eventually Dead drops back down to his feet.
A nice left hand lands by Kane.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Kane - that landed with a thud.
Dead lands an elbow just above Kane 's eye.
Kane lands an elbow just above Dead 's eye.
Dead takes a shot to the head.
Kane lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Dead is rocked!
Dead scores with a shot to the side of Kane's head.
Kane lands a nice uppercut.
Oh Dead is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kane lands with a short shot to the head.
Dead blocks an elbow strike from Kane.
Dead throws an elbow but it misses.
A short left from Dead.
A short uppercut from Kane.
Kane lands a right hand.
Dead wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dead misses with an elbow over the top.
A short uppercut from Kane.
A nice left hand lands by Kane.
Dead lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kane backwards.
A short uppercut from Kane.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kane lands an uppercut.
Kane lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dead backwards.
Dead blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dead takes an elbow to the forehead.
Dead throws an elbow that misses.

Dead manages to break the clinch.
Kane lands a leg kick that knocks Dead off balance momentarily.
Dead seems to have got his legs back now.
Kane fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dead.

Kane clinches with his opponent.
Dead tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kane avoids it.
Kane lands a nice elbow.
Kane lands a shoulder strike.
Dead with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kane avoids the elbow strike from Dead, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dead fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kane lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dead backwards.
Dead tries to break the clinch but Kane is controlling the position.
Dead blocks an elbow strike.
Dead's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kane goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kane lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kane lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dead backwards.
Dead swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kane throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kane lands a shoulder strike.
Kane gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Dead.
Dead lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Kane.

It looks like Better Dead has been cut.
Kane working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kane scores with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kane lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kane.
Kane lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dead.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kane scores with a shot to the side of Dead's head.
A right hook to the body lands for Kane.
Kane lands an elbow inside that Dead shrugs off.
Kane lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dead takes an elbow to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harry Kane showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Better Dead's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Dead tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dead wants to clinch up but Kane keeps it at a distance.
Dead throws a sloppy head kick

and Kane counters by moving into the clinch.
Kane blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Kane on the inside.
Good body shot from Kane.
Kane lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dead backwards.
Dead misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Kane.
Kane working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A left hand lands to the body for Kane.
Kane lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Clinched against the cage, Kane lands a big elbow that drops Dead! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Dead is complaining that he's OK but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harry Kane!
A very excited looking Harry Kane rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
Better Dead spoke after the fight, saying 'I was a little off today...o.k. I'm always a little off.'.