PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kain Saint (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samor Kanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saint's entrance music is Be Aggresive by Faith No More. A fine choice. Kanen is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: BURN ONE DOWN. This should be a great matchup!

Saint
vs
Kanen

188 cm
31
210 lbs
25 - 8 - 0

189 cm
28
215 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

HGH Nutrients Q160-Q158

Conviction
Convicted Trap House

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Kain Saint!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Samor Kanen!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Daniel Bishop and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kanen misses with a low kick.
Saint tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kanen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A slow jab from Saint misses its intended target.
Saint misses with a body shot.
Good exchange - Saint coming out on top.

It looks like Samor Kanen has been cut.
Saint misses with a low kick.
A shot to the liver by Saint. Beautiful body shot.
Saint looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Saint takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

Saint gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kanen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kanen misses with a body punch.
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!
Saint lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kanen backwards.
Saint is working Kanen over against the cage.
Kanen tries a body shot but Saint blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint lands an uppercut.
Kanen swings wildly with an uppercut but Saint uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kanen works on Saint's body with a couple of short punches.
Kanen blocks a body shot from Saint.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kanen.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Saint.
Saint misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kanen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kanen blocking some punches.
Kanen managing to block the knees to the body from Saint.
Kanen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Saint lands a body shot.
Saint lands an uppercut.
Saint tries a body shot but Kanen blocks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saint wants to take the fight to the mat but Kanen manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Saint misses with a hook to the ribs.
Saint tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Kanen.
Saint misses with an elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kanen working aggressively here.
Saint tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kanen just stands there and leans against the cage.
Saint prevents a body shot from Kanen.
Kanen misses with a punch to the body.
Saint working hard to break the clinch.
Saint takes a shot to the head.
Saint tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kanen's elbow.

Saint's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Saint fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Saint just misses with a punch to the body.
Kanen throws a jab but it's blocked by Saint.
Saint misses with a few strikes there.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kanen.
Kanen throws a sloppy body shot
and Saint counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kanen throws a head kick but Saint moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Saint.
Kain Saint seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kanen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Saint throws out the jab.
Saint is looking to wear down Kanen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kanen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Saint misses with a low kick.
Saint throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Saint misses with a looping right.
Saint just misses with a punch to the body.
Kanen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Saint thows a body shot but no joy.
Saint throws a shot from downtown. Kanen moves away and avoids it.
Kanen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kanen moves out of range of the body kick from Saint.
A looping hook to the body misses from Saint. Kanen does a little dance to reset his feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Saint.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kain Saint. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kanen looks to land a body kick but Saint moved away.
Saint chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Saint fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saint scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kanen connects with a body shot.
Kanen looks for the body kick but Saint saw that one coming.
Kanen moves out of range of the body kick from Saint.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kain Saint dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Samor Kanen's cut.
That's time! Saint's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Saint throws an off balance right hand

and Kanen counters with a takedown into side control.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Saint takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Saint seems a little lost for a moment, as Kanen dominates the positioning.
Saint on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Saint manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Saint manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saint not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Saint looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Saint looking for a sweep. Not yet Saint, not yet.
Kanen content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kanen landing some decent shots from guard.
Saint is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kanen wants to control from the top but Saint keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kanen is posturing up here but Saint has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Kanen tries to roll out but it's too tight and Kanen has to tap! Slick submission there by Saint!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kain Saint!
As Kain Saint got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: OK....who's next?'.