PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Kesler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Isaac Kano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kano has chosen Living Colour - Cult of Personality as his entrance music. Ryan Kesler has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Kesler
vs
Kano

200 cm
18
270 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

188 cm
22
240 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
KO power

Dangerous GnP
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ryan Kesler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Isaac Kano!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Kesler as Kano shoots in.

Kesler shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Kano is trying to defend but Kesler finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

Kano looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kesler lands a nice short elbow.
Kano is trying to get back to full guard.
Kesler is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kesler prevents Kano from improving his position.
Kesler takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

It looks like Isaac Kano has been cut.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kano manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Kesler has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kesler is looking to work some ground and pound but Kano has wrist control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kesler throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kesler trying to control the position from guard on top but Kano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Kesler scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kesler lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kesler postures up.
Kesler stopping the sweep attempt from Kano.
Kesler is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kesler postures up.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Kesler stands up over Kano, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That has opened up Isaac Kano's cut even more.
Kesler seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Kesler stands up over Kano, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

The cut above Isaac Kano's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kano is looking for a triangle but Kesler pushes his legs off easily.
Kesler knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kano on the ground.
Kano looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kesler is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Kesler will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kesler working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

Isaac Kano's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Isaac Kano's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ryan Kesler!