PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ron Kane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marx da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). da Silva has chosen Solid Sessions - Janeiro (Chiller Twist Mix) as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kane
vs
da Silva

200 cm
20
250 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

189 cm
23
260 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ron Kane!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marx da Silva!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Paulo Santos and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kane throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ron Kane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kane throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
da Silva misses with an uppercut.
Kane throws a right hand that da Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that da Silva also avoids with ease.
Kane misses with a looping left.
Kane misses with a low kick.
Kane works over da Silva's head and body with a nice combination.
da Silva misses with an attempted mid kick.
da Silva throws a quick inside leg kick.
da Silva tries to clinch but Kane moves out of range.
da Silva scores with a leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kane darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
da Silva throws a head kick but Kane moves out of range.
da Silva misses with a leg kick
letting Kane counter with a right hand.
da Silva walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kane checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kane throws a body punch but da Silva moves out of range.
da Silva goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
da Silva checks a leg kick nicely.
Kane swings and misses with a hook to the body.
da Silva lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
da Silva blocks a jab.
Kane lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
da Silva scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
da Silva thuds a left hand into Kane's body.
Kane tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but da Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Kane.
Kane takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Kane is breathing heavily.
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 to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
da Silva misses with a body kick.
da Silva throws a head kick but Kane moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by da Silva.
Kane is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kane crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from da Silva - the referee stops the clock and Kane gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says da Silva. Kane manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Kane takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
da Silva throws a leg kick but Kane moved away.
Kane checks a low kick from da Silva.
Kane checks a leg kick.
Kane lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
da Silva bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by da Silva.
Kane takes a kick to the side of the head.

It looks like Ron Kane has been cut.
da Silva misses with a body kick.
da Silva moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
da Silva chopping away at his opponent's legs.
da Silva is looking to clinch but Kane is avoiding it.
Kane tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
da Silva scoring well with a low kick there.

da Silva has managed to clinch.
da Silva utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
da Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
da Silva tries a knee to the head but Kane blocks it.
Nice elbow from da Silva.
da Silva lands an elbow that stopped Kane in his tracks for a moment.
da Silva is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
da Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
da Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kane.
da Silva landing knees to the body.
da Silva lands a knee to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
da Silva blocks an elbow strike from Kane.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
da Silva lands a body punch in the clinch.
da Silva lands a knee to the body.
da Silva trying to land knees to the body.
da Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
da Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kane is defending well for now.
da Silva blocks the elbow strike.
da Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kane is defending well for now.
A shot in the inside from da Silva.

Ron Kane's cut is getting worse.
da Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kane.
Kane looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kane tries to break the clinch but da Silva is controlling the position.
da Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Kane blocks with his arms.
da Silva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
da Silva putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kane in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kane on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
da Silva missing with knees to the body.
da Silva pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
da Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Kane avoids the damage to the body.
Kane avoiding damage as da Silva throws knees to the body.
Kane misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from da Silva.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kane.
Kane pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kane goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
da Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kane blocks it with crossed arms.

Kane breaks the clinch.
Kane fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kane throws a hook to the side of da Silva's head but da Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kane listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
da Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Kane swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kane lands with an overhand left.
da Silva dodges the punch combination from Kane.
da Silva misses with a straight right.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kane.
da Silva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kane.
da Silva is looking to clinch but Kane is avoiding it.
Kane throws a head kick but da Silva moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kane on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by da Silva. da Silva obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kane misses with a combination
and da Silva counters with a thumping low kick.
da Silva tests Kane's chin there with a solid looking shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marx da Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ron Kane's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

da Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Kane is just out of range.
Kane bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kane is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kane moves out of range as da Silva throws a body kick.
Kane scores with a nice strike.
Kane lands a body shot.
Kane misses with a jab to the body
and da Silva counters with a nice leg kick.
da Silva feints and then cracks Kane's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kane down.
Marx da Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kane throws a head kick that misses
and da Silva counters with an outside leg kick.
da Silva walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kane checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by da Silva.
Kane jabbing away but nothing is landing.
da Silva moves away from the strike by Kane.
da Silva looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
da Silva turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kane misses with a kick to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kane throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and da Silva counters with an outside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before da Silva can pounce on him.
da Silva misses with a hook to the body
and Kane counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kane avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
da Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Kane moves out of range easily.
da Silva looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
da Silva lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kane moves out of range of the body kick.
da Silva cracks the inside of Kane's front leg.
Kane chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before da Silva can pounce on him.
An inside leg kick lands from da Silva.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
da Silva looks for the body kick but Kane saw that one coming.
da Silva feints and then cracks Kane's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kane down.
da Silva throws a body kick that misses.
A big left from Kane misses.
A clash of legs there as Kane blocks the low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Kane misses the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
da Silva thuds his shin into the meat of Kane's side.
Kane checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kane looks to land a left hand but da Silva moved out of range nicely.
da Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Kane moves out of range easily.
da Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kane.
da Silva throws a quick inside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by da Silva.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by da Silva.
da Silva throws a front kick that sends Kane stumbling back into the cage.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by da Silva.
da Silva lands with a shot to the body.
Kane is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kane crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from da Silva - the referee stops the clock and Kane gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says da Silva. Kane manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Kane looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
da Silva connects with a solid leg kick.
da Silva is looking to slow Kane down with leg kicks.
da Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kane 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.

da Silva gets a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
da Silva trying to land knees to the body.
da Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
da Silva avoiding damage as Kane throws knees to the body.
Kane is pushing da Silva up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kane on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
da Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Kane tries to land knees in the clinch but da Silva avoids the damage to the body.
da Silva lands a nice elbow.
da Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Kane is blocking nicely.
Kane lands a hook that snaps the head of da Silva backwards.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kane creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kane managing to block the knees to the body from da Silva.
da Silva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
da Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kane is defending well for now.
Kane pushes off an throws an elbow but da Silva leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kane is trying to break the clinch but da Silva has him pressed against the cage.
A hook to the body from da Silva.
Kane wants to break free but da Silva has control.
da Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
da Silva works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
da Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kane lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kane managing to block the knees to the body from da Silva.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for da Silva.
da Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
da Silva trying to stall but Kane improves his position.
da Silva lands an uppercut.

Ron Kane's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Kane will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
da Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
da Silva is trying to maintain a safe position but Kane gets an underhook and turns da Silva into the cage.
Kane takes an elbow to the temple.
Knees in the clinch landing for da Silva.
Kane takes a knee to the side of the body.
da Silva pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
da Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Kane lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
da Silva trying to land knees to the body.
da Silva missing with knees to the body.
da Silva takes an elbow to the temple.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kane as da Silva tries to tie him up.
Kane misses with an elbow over the top.
Kane avoiding damage as da Silva throws knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A left hand lands to the body for da Silva.
Kane takes a knee to the side of the body.
da Silva tries a knee to the head but Kane blocks it.
Kane working hard to break the clinch.
da Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kane lands an elbow inside that da Silva shrugs off.
Kane misses with an elbow over the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marx da Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ron Kane's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A big right from Kane misses.
Kane scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
da Silva throws and low kick but Kane moves out of range easily.
da Silva looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
da Silva looks for the body kick but Kane saw that one coming.
Kane throws a shot from downtown. da Silva moves away and avoids it.
da Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kane paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kane avoids a kick to the body.
Kane moves into range and connects with a jab.
da Silva moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
da Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kane scores with a body shot.
Kane connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
da Silva has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from da Silva there as he acknowledges the shot.
A jab lands there for Kane.
Kane throws a head kick that misses
and da Silva makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Kane really felt that one!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane lands with a thumping leg kick.
da Silva blocks a head kick by Kane.
Kane loads up on a big right hand but da Silva slips the punch.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kane!
Nice shot lands for Kane.
A slow jab from Kane misses its intended target.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kane darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kane.
Kane has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by da Silva.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
da Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kane.
Kane lands with a right hand.
Kane fakes high and swings low for a body shot but da Silva manages to avoid it.
Kane thows a body shot but no joy.
da Silva misses with a low kick as Kane jumps back.
Kane lands with an overhand left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kane misses with a leg kick
and da Silva counters with a good low kick that Kane was not able to check.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from da Silva. Kane shrugs it off though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
da Silva misses with a kick to the body.
da Silva bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from da Silva - that will leave a mark!
da Silva wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kane blocks the body kick.
da Silva lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kane moves out of range as da Silva throws a body kick.
da Silva throws a nice inside leg kick.
da Silva explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Kane blocks a leg kick.
Kane takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
da Silva turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
da Silva tries to clinch but Kane is having none of it.
Kane throws a head kick that misses
and da Silva counters with an outside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kane gets cracked there but stands up to it.
da Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
da Silva turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
da Silva lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
da Silva lands with a kick to the temple. Kane shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

Jeez, Ron Kane's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Kane swats away the attempt to clinch by da Silva.
Kane swinging wildly here.

da Silva clinches up against the cage.
da Silva lands a good knee to the midsection. Kane won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
da Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kane is defending well for now.
da Silva lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kane backwards.
da Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kane avoids it.
Kane wants to break the clinch but can't.
da Silva lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kane throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
da Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kane misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by da Silva.
Kane trying to stall but da Silva improves his position.
da Silva comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Marx da Silva!
Marx da Silva is the new heavyweight champion!