PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kobe Bryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quentin Cane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cane has chosen Alice In Chains - Man In The Box as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Bryan
vs
Cane

185 cm
21
170 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

179 cm
21
182 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kobe Bryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Quentin Cane!
The judges for this bout are , and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cane showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bryan.
Bryan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cane to score with a decent uppercut.
Bryan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cane pinned against the cage. Cane gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Cane takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jab by Cane.
Cane shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bryan as he avoids it easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bryan.
Bryan misses with a two punch combination.
Cane connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bryan's hands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bryan misses with a wild combination.
Cane tries to bum rush Bryan with a series of wild strikes but Bryan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cane looks to score with a jab to the body but Bryan is just out of range.
Cane fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bryan shoots in for a double leg but Cane sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kobe Bryan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A telegraphed right hand from Cane misses the target.
Cane pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bryan is out of range and Cane settles back down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Cane misses.
Bryan tries to clinch up.
Bryan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kobe Bryan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Bryan does no damage.
A left lands for Bryan.
Bryan fails with the takedown
and Cane counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bryan thinking.
Bryan is breathing heavily.
Bryan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cane throws a nice looking combination but Bryan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cane lands the left hand.
Bryan misses with a series of wild punches.
Jab by Cane.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cane scores with a hook.
Bryan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cane lands a nice looking body shot.
Cane is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bryan walks into a stiff left hand from Cane.
Cane lands a jab to the nose.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cane looks to score with a jab to the body but Bryan is just out of range.
Bryan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cane.

Cane lands a big shot that drops Bryan! Can he finish him?

Bryan is rocked!
Bryan keeping moving, preventing Cane from controlling successfully.
Cane slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Bryan keeping moving, preventing Cane from controlling successfully.
Cane content to stall in guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cane slips nicely into half guard.
Cane is trying to control. Bryan wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bryan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Cane sitting and controlling from the half guard.

Despite being in the dominant position, Quentin Cane just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Cane gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Bryan to score an easy takedown into full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cane has Bryan pulled in close to control his posture.
Bryan stands and throws Cane's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Cane tries to bench press Bryan off him but Bryan keeps the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cane sneaks back into half guard.
Cane tries to get to full guard but Bryan has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Quentin Cane dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Cane throws a body punch but Bryan moves out of range.
Bryan has a takedown stuffed.
Cane shoots in for a takedown but Bryan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Cane takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bryan fails to land with a series of punches.
Bryan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cane swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bryan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cane.
Bryan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cane lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Bryan ducks under a wild hook from Cane.
Cane lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bryan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cane defends it nicely.
Nice sprawl there from Bryan as Cane shoots in.
Cane is breathing heavily.
Cane misses with a wild body shot.
Kobe Bryan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cane throws a body punch but Bryan moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

Bryan closes the distance and clinches.
Cane is looking to break free of the clinch but Bryan has double underhooks.
Cane wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bryan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cane's efforts to push away.
Cane is trying to break the clinch but Bryan is controlling him.
Cane wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bryan wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kobe Bryan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cane tries to break free but Bryan pushes him back against the cage.
Cane prevents a takedown attempt there.
Cane is trying to break the clinch but Bryan has him pressed against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cane is trying to break free.

Cane breaks from the clinch.
Bryan misses with a body shot
and Cane counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bryan tries to bum rush Cane with a series of wild strikes but Cane uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bryan tries to clinch but Cane moves away
and Cane counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bryan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bryan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cane.
Cane uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bryan.
Cane pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bryan throws a series of punches but Cane moves out of range.
Cane throws a series of punches but Bryan avoids them all with ease.
Cane loads up on a big right hand but Bryan slips the punch.
Cane throws a shot to the body.
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!
Bryan throws a hook to the side of Cane's head but Cane sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bryan throws a series of punches but Cane avoids them all with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bryan drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cane is on top in guard.
Bryan keeping full guard, as Cane tries to pass.
Cane missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bryan keeping moving, preventing Cane from controlling successfully.
Cane with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cane landing with the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cane trying to control the position from guard on top but Bryan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cane wants to pass the guard but Bryan is keeping the position.
Cane trying to control the position from guard on top but Bryan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cane sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Bryan's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Quentin Cane showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Bryan throws a series of punches but Cane avoids them all with ease.
Cane with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bryan to score with a decent uppercut.
Cane throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bryan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bryan misses with a combination
and Cane counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bryan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cane counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cane throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bryan moves forwards but Cane connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Quentin Cane seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bryan misses with a low kick.
Cane has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cane misses with a double jab.
Bryan tries to clinch up
letting Cane counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cane throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bryan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bryan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Cane takes a swing at Bryan's ribcage but misses.
Cane thuds his right hand into Bryan's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cane but Cane pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Cane swats away the attempt to clinch by Bryan.
Bryan misses with a straight right.
Bryan throws a solid leg kick but Cane takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bryan.
Cane fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cane wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cane throws a good cross that connects.
Cane shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bryan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bryan takes one to the side of the head.
Cane lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bryan scores with a one two! Cane had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Cane misses with a body shot.
Bryan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cane misses the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Cane.
Bryan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cane in his tracks.
Cane misses with a straight right.
Cane bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bryan's head backwards.
Bryan misses with a body kick.

Bryan drives through and clinches with Cane against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bryan has Cane pressed against the cage, preventing Cane from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cane is trying to force a seperation but Bryan has the dominant position.
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 Bryan has him pressed against the cage.
Bryan looking for a takedown.
Cane is trying to break the clinch but Bryan has him pressed against the cage.
Bryan trying to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cane wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Cane breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cane punishes Bryan's body with a nice straight punch.
Bryan is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Cane.
Bryan throws a series of punches but Cane moves out of range.
Cane lands the left hand.
Good leg kick by Cane there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bryan ducks right into an uppercut from Cane.
Cane scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cane dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bryan. That did some damage!
Cane darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Cane throws a good cross that connects.
Cane throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cane lands with a nice combination. Bryan backs away looking to recover.
Bryan throws a shot from downtown. Cane moves away and avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bryan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cane can pounce on him.
Cane misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bryan.

Cane tries to keep at a distance but Bryan has taken the fight into the clinch.

Bryan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cane misses with a straight left.
Bryan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cane counters with a straight right hand.
Kobe Bryan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cane scores with a jab to the jaw.
Cane throws a jab when Bryan was well out of range.
Bryan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cane throws out the jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cane jabs Bryan right on the nose. Bryan blinks but takes it well.
Bryan tries a head kick but it misses.
Bryan takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bryan slips a jab and a cross from Cane.

And that's the end of the fight!
Quentin Cane comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Cane 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Quentin Cane!