PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Calvin Klein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronin Kane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kane has chosen Da Art Of Storytellin Pt 2 as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Calvin Klein has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Calvin Klein seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Klein
vs
Kane

205 cm
21
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

191 cm
18
255 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Win Nutritional - proof of quality

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Calvin Klein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ronin Kane!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klein avoids the head kick by Kane.
Kane will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kane shoots in but no luck this time.
Klein throws the left hand but Kane avoids the punch easily.
Kane is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Klein.
No joy there for Klein, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Klein lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kane circles away quickly and effectively.
Klein tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kane swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Klein throws a series of punches but Kane avoids them all with ease.
Klein throws a right and a left that both miss.
Klein misses with a double jab

and Kane counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Klein's guard now.

Kane drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kane jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Kane stands and steps away. Klein gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Kane slips a jab and a cross from Klein.
Kane tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane fails with a takedown attempt.
Klein throws a series of punches but Kane avoids them all with ease.
Klein throws a series of punches but Kane moves out of range.
Klein throws a left and a right that both miss

and Kane moves into the clinch.
Klein wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kane has him pressed against the cage.
Kane prevents Klein from breaking the clinch.
Klein is trying to break the clinch but Kane is controlling him.
Kane tries for a takedown but Klein manages to get underhooks.
Calvin Klein has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ronin Kane.
Kane tries to land a knee to the head but Klein blocks with his arms.

Kane breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kane throws a sloppy head kick and Klein moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Klein throws a one two combo.
Klein moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Kane should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Klein lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kane circles away quickly and effectively.

Kane has managed to clinch.
Kane tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Klein smiles and moves away.
Klein swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Kane counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Kane is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Kane seems to be looking for submissions.
Kane looks gassed!

Klein makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kane looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Klein wants to get back to his feet.

Kane wants to work for an arm triangle but Klein is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Klein is trying to stand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kane is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Klein misses with a few strikes there.
A lazy left from Klein finds it's target.
Klein misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Left hook, right uppercut from Klein.
Klein throws a right and a left that Kane avoids nicely.
Klein throws a right hand that Kane ducks under and follows up with a left that Kane also avoids with ease.
Klein tries to bum rush Kane with a series of wild strikes but Kane uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Klein throws a right and a left that Kane avoids nicely.
Kane fails to land with a series of punches.
Klein throws a series of punches but Kane moves out of range.

Kane feints and as Klein raises his hands in defense, Kane changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ronin Kane dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Klein goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Klein misses with a double jab

so Kane counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Kane throwing strikes but missing.
Klein wants to stand up but Kane is controlling him.
Klein working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kane.

Kane stands and steps away. Klein gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Kane throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kane is looking to clinch.
Klein lands the left hand.
Klein is looking to clinch but Kane is avoiding it.
Kane is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Klein.
Klein tries to clinch there but Kane circles away.
Klein misses with a two punch combination.
Kane has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kane there as he acknowledges the shot.
Calvin Klein seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Klein misses with a jab, cross combination.
Klein is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Klein ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kane fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kane takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Klein throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kane.
Klein tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Klein keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Kane decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Kane is trying to work for a kimura but Klein is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kane prevents Klein from standing back up.

Kane is looking for a kimura here.
Klein looks like he's trying to stand up.
Kane is looking to stall here but Klein recovers full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kane stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Kane slips a jab and a cross from Klein.
Klein lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Some wild striking there from Klein.
Klein lands a nice hook to Kane's body. Kane takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Klein throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kane.
Klein fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Klein throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Klein closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Kane shoots in looking for a takedown. Klein tries to sprawl out of it but Kane keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Klein manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klein tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kane makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Klein with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A right-left combo lands from Klein.
Klein digs a good hook to Kane's body.
Klein misses with a few strikes there.
Klein will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Kane looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Klein!

Kane working for a guillotine from mount but Klein is in no mood to give up.

Kane working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ronin Kane showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Kane takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Klein!
Klein tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Kane decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Klein wants to get back to his feet.
Klein blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kane.
Klein wants to get back to his feet.
Kane throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Kane is working for a submission of some sort.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Klein is trying to stand back up but Kane is controlling him

Kane is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Klein defends it well.
Kane prevents Klein from standing back up.
Klein knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kane on the ground.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Klein lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Klein throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kane.
Kane slips a jab and a cross from Klein.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A punch combination from Klein misses.
Kane takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Klein will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Klein throws a right and a left that both miss.

Kane throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Klein was covering up waiting for the punch and Kane finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Kane looking to pass the guard.
Ronin Kane has got the better of the ground game so far.

Kane drops back looking for a leg! Klein is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Klein manages to kick Kane off! Kane jumps back into Klein's guard.

Kane thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Calvin Klein has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kane wants to control from the top but Klein keeps moving.
Klein is looking to stand up but Kane isn't so interested in that idea.
Kane pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Klein is keeping the position for now.
Kane won't allow Klein to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Klein misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Klein throws a right and a left that both miss.
No joy there for Klein, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kane takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Klein defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kane.
A punch combination from Klein misses.
Kane looks for a takedown but Klein sprawls well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Klein will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ronin Kane is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Klein throws a right hand that Kane ducks under and follows up with a left that Kane also avoids with ease.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ronin Kane comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kane winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ronin Kane!