PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sugar Cane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas More (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thomas More is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Cane
vs
More

161 cm
19
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

172 cm
22
139 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sugar Cane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Thomas More!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
More scores with a nice right hand.
Cane shoots for a takedown but More saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Cane closes this distance looking for a takedown but More circles away.

Cane gets a clinch.

Cane breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thomas More seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cane blocks a low kick nicely.
Cane gets cracked with a nice right hand there by More.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cane looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
More connects with a single shot there.

Cane feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Cane trying to control the position from guard on top but More is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

More scrambles and gets back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
More scores with a punch to the head.
Horrible takedown by Cane or perhaps it was just good defense by More which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sugar Cane. That's going to take a lot out of him.
More fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Cane takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Cane shoots in for a takedown but More shows good takedown defense.
More tests Cane's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cane tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. More smiles and moves away.
Nice cross by More.
Cane swinging wilding here.
Cane is breathing heavily.
More lands a body shot.
Jab from More.
More digs a good body shot into Cane's ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
More tests Cane's chin there with a solid looking shot.
More fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Cane to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Cane looks to clinch but More throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Cane taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Thomas More!