PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Reese (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cristiano Cane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cane has chosen Breaking Benjamin - Diary of Jane as his entrance music. Cristiano Cane will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Reese
vs
Cane

175 cm
22
175 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

189 cm
22
172 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kyle Reese!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Cristiano Cane!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, William Gold and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch lands to the side of Reese 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Reese closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Reese closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Reese shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cane but Cane pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Cane stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Cane scores with a nice strike.

Reese has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cane wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cane wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Reese has him pressed against the cage.
Cane prevents a takedown attempt there.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cane.

Reese tightens his grip and picks Cane up, before dumping him to the ground. Cane manages to land in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reese trying to control but Cane is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reese looking to sit in guard and control but Cane gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Reese 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.

Reese had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Cane is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Reese Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Cane's back instead.
Reese misses with punches from the back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Reese trying to control momentarily.
Cane looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Reese is trying to control but Cane is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.
Cane avoids a series of strikes thrown by Reese.
Reese throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Cane because Reese loaded up on that one.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cane wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Reese.
Reese is landing with some decent strikes but Cane is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cane wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Reese.
Cane wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Reese scoring with strikes but Cane is staying in there.
Reese looking to finish with strikes here!
Reese takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Reese throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Reese looking to control but Cane is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Reese lands a big elbow.
Cane is in a horrible position here. Reese smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Reese throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Cane because Reese loaded up on that one.
Reese working Cane over with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cristiano Cane dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Cane throws a head kick that misses.
Cane loads up on a big right hand but Reese slips the punch.
Cane throws a right hand that Reese ducks under and follows up with a left that Reese also avoids with ease.
Reese looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cane is fending him off so far but Reese persists. Nope, Cane circles away and we're back to standing.
Cane misses with a head kick.
Cane stalks Reese and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Reese's face. Reese staggers backwards, shaken.
Reese blocks a head kick by Cane.
Cane throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cane fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Cristiano Cane is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cane waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Reese.
Cane fails to land with a series of punches.
Cane looks to land a left hand but Reese moved out of range nicely.
Cane connects with a crisp jab.
Cane throws a sloppy head kick and Reese moves out of range easily.
Reese showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cane.
Cane misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cane moves into range and connects with a jab.
A jab from Cane does it's job there.

Reese closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Reese lands in his opponent's guard.
Reese stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cane swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cane utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reese prevents Cane from getting back to his feet.
Cane is breathing heavily.
Reese trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Reese stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cane swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Reese in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Horrible takedown by Reese or perhaps it was just good defense by Cane which made him look bad.
Cane lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Nice straight punches there by Cane. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cane.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cane, as that shot connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reese takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Cane misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cane rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Reese moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Reese closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Cane to the mat! Cane manages to get full guard.
Reese wants to control from the top but Cane keeps moving.
Reese looking to pass the guard.
Cane utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Reese in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reese throwing strikes but missing.
Reese advances position into side control!
Reese is trying to move to mount but Cane reverses beautifully and ends up in Reese's guard.
Reese lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Cane!
Reese landing strikes from the mount and Cane is in trouble!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Cristiano Cane will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Reese gets a takedown into half guard.
Cane is trying to stand up here but Reese is controlling him well.
Reese working the head and body with strikes.
Cane avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Reese.
Ground and pound from Reese.
Reese is pressing down on Cane's thigh, looking to free his foot. Cane is holding on for now.
Reese thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Cane takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cane is trying to stand up here but Reese is controlling him well.
Reese 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.
Reese passes the guard and advances to mount!
Reese throws some wild stikes that Cane manages to avoid easily.
Reese working Cane over with strikes here.
Reese lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Reese looking to ground and pound but Cane is blocking nicely.
Reese cracks Cane with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Reese looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Reese is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Reese lands a nice shot to the head.
Reese connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Reese working the ground and pound effectively.
Reese fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Reese punching from mount but Cane doing a good job of avoiding damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reese trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Reese looking to ground and pound but Cane is blocking nicely.
Reese working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Reese lands with some strikes.
Kyle Reese overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Reese with good strikes from the mount here!
Reese looking to finish Cane with some ground and pound. This is bad for Cane!
Reese has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Cane's face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Reese scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Cane?
Reese landing strikes from the mount and Cane is in trouble!
Reese thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Reese landing shots from mount.
Reese lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Cane hang on?
Reese connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Reese controlling his opponent.
Reese putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

And that's the end of the fight!
Kyle Reese showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cane has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Cristiano Cane!