PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Uber San (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Kane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

San
vs
Kane

169 cm
26
140 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

190 cm
21
135 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Intelligent

King of Clothes

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Uber San!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Kane!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Paul Tew and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Kane. Those never looked like landing.
Kane falls off balance throwing a combination

and San counters by moving into the clinch.
Kane is trying to push San away but San has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
San jumps guard but Kane turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
San prevents Kane from breaking the clinch.
Kane tries to circle away but San has him pinned against the cage.
San has Kane pressed against the cage, preventing Kane from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kane wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but San has him pressed against the cage.
Kane stops a takedown attempt from San.
Kane has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

San gets control of Kane's arms and successfully pulls guard. San will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
San is controlling Kane's posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
San trying to keep a closed guard but Kane is proving a slippery customer.
San wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
San on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if San tries to get out of the position.
San is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
San is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kane is looking to work some ground and pound but San has wrist control.
San looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kane is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
San will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
San tries to land a sweep but no joy.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as San holds on and takes a little breather.
Kane throwing strikes from guard but San blocks nicely.
Kane throwing strikes from guard but San blocks nicely.
Kane preventing the sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kane postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kane is looking to stand up but San won't let him.
San has his hands on Kane's head, controlling the position.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Kane lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but San circles away quickly and effectively.

San closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Kane to the mat! Kane manages to get full guard.
Kane is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst San is controlling him.
Kane keeping moving, preventing San from controlling successfully.
San lands a couple of digs.
San scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
San is in close to Kane's body, working some short punches and elbows.
San lands a couple of elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
San lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
San postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Kane is rocked!
Kane is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kane is still in real trouble! Can San finish him?
San scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
San scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
San lands a couple of digs.
San content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
San engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
San with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
San is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
San postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
San 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.
We've been informed that Kane has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
San chips away with some ground and pound.
San engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Kane seems to have recovered his senses.
San stands up over Kane, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kane keeping moving, preventing San from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
San content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
San prevents Kane from getting back to his feet.
San pushing down on Kane's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Uber San dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

San has managed to clinch.
San has Kane pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kane manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kane tries to circle away but San has him pinned against the cage.
San is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kane can do to turn this around?
San tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kane just stands there and leans against the cage.
San drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kane gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Uber San. That's going to take a lot out of him.
San tries for a takedown. No joy.
Kane tries to break free but San pushes him back against the cage.

San has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Kane uses from the top position.
Kane tries to stand but San is controlling from the bottom.
San working a defensive guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kane has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of San is proving hard to escape from.
Kane stops San from standing up.
Kane trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
San looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kane is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kane postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
San might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
San is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
San trying to keep a closed guard but Kane is proving a slippery customer.

Kane stands up and waves to San to follow him.
Kane throws a combination but it was largely blocked by San.
San lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Mike Kane is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

San gets control of Kane's arms and successfully pulls guard. San will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now San is on top in guard.

Kane wants to get back to his feet but San is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
San lands a couple of digs.
San trying to control but Kane is working from the bottom.
San with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kane thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
San is working Kane over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Kane is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Kane is trying to push San away but San has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

San ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. San no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
San has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
San lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

San working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
San 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kane looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but San puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Nice strikes from San there.
San slips a nice elbow through Kane's hands, connecting with Kane's forehead.
Kane wants to stand back up but San manages to pass into side control.
A lull in the action here as San stalls from top position.
A big shot lands for San! That's hurt Kane! Will he recover? San fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Uber San!