PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jigoro Kane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Solomon Carver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kane kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Under a Killing Moon by Thrice. Carver has chosen Jay Z - Run this Town (Broken Halo Remix) as his entrance music. Solomon Carver has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Kane
vs
Carver

185 cm
26
195 lbs
16 - 1 - 0

179 cm
26
218 lbs
15 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

[MMABR]: Vaninico's Nutrition
Hell's Balls Recovery

Knock Out Artistry
SPARTAN FIGHTWARE

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jigoro Kane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Solomon Carver!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice jab there from Kane.
Carver avoids a kick to the body.
Carver ducks right into an uppercut from Kane.
Kane moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jigoro Kane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carver takes a swing at Kane's ribcage but misses.
Carver fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kane manages to avoid it.
Carver avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Carver misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Carver takes one to the chin there.
Carver sizes up Kane with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Carver swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Carver lands with a nice body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carver misses with a body shot.
Kane takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kane loads up on a big right hand but Carver slips the punch.
Carver lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kane backs up against the cage.
Kane throws a hook but Carver blocks it.
No joy there for Kane, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kane throws a hook but Carver avoids it easily.
Kane loads up on a big right hand but Carver slips the punch.
Kane uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Carver.
Carver is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kane rather than just go for the knockout.
A shot to de liver by Carver. Beautiful body shot.
Carver swings for the body but Kane moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kane throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kane pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Carver lands a jab to the head.
Carver keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kane.
Carver takes one to the chin there.
Kane misses with a shot to the body
and Carver counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Carver lands a body shot.
Kane throws a lazy right hand but Carver sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kane swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kane misses with a looping left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carver slips under a jab.
Carver waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kane.
Kane throws a lazy right hand but Carver sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kane throws a nice looking combination but Carver bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Carver scores with a jab to the jaw.
Carver misses with a wild body shot.
Kane throws a big shot that misses.
Carver lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Carver swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Carver ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kane misses with a hook to the body
and Carver cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carver misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kane.
Carver moves out of range as Kane strikes.
Kane scores with a nice body kick.
Carver displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A big left from Kane misses.
Kane showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Carver.
Carver throws a body punch but Kane moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kane jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Carver instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jigoro Kane will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Carver digs a good body shot into Kane's ribs.
Kane misses the jab.
Kane throws a hook to the side of Carver's head but Carver sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Carver moves out of range of the strikes.
Carver tries to clinch up but Kane circles away and keeps his distance.
Carver moves away from the strike by Kane.
Carver fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kane misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carver.
Kane throws an overhand right that lands on Carver's shoulder, as Carver tries to avoid the shot.
Kane swats away the attempt to clinch by Carver.
Kane looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carver is looking to clinch.
A punch combination from Kane misses.
A jab from Kane misses.
Carver looks to land a combination but Kane avoids it well.
Good standup being displayed there by Kane as he connects with a hook.
Kane connects with a body shot.
Carver fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Carver, as that shot connected.
Carver is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kane misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kane lands a with a good body shot.
Kane throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kane blocks a jab.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Kane here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Carver keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kane.
Carver moves out of range of the strikes.
Carver misses with a straight right.
Kane throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carver needs to keep his hands up - Kane had a free shot at his head there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carver moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Kane.
Kane swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Carver.

It looks like Solomon Carver has been cut.
Jigoro Kane is winning the standup battle so far.
Carver uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kane.
Carver's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Carver duly obliges.
Carver fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kane misses with a shot to the body
and Carver counters with a nice body shot.
Carver just misses with a punch to the body.
Kane scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Carver doesn't seem bothered though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kane misses with a hook. Carver ducked under it nicely.
Carver bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
No joy there for Kane, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kane throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Carver sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kane throws out a loose jab but Carver uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carver is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kane.
Carver throws a body punch but Kane moves out of range.
Kane misses with a low kick.
A combination from Carver does no damage.
Kane fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Carver.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jigoro Kane dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Solomon Carver's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Kane pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kane throws a hook but Carver avoids it easily.
Kane looks to land a left hand but Carver moved out of range nicely.
The fighters circling - Kane throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kane rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Carver moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
No joy there for Carver, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kane is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Carver.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kane bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Carver's head.
Carver throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Carver bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carver throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kane counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A slow jab from Kane misses its intended target.
Kane misses with a straight left.
Carver takes a swing at Kane's ribcage but misses.
Carver moves away from the strike by Kane.
Carver misses the shot to the body.
Carver looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Carver just misses with a punch to the body.
Carver misses with a body shot.
Carver ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kane moves away.

That's two 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.
Carver moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A punch combination from Kane misses.
Carver throws a body punch but Kane moves out of range.
Kane misses with a body shot
and Carver counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kane staying out of range there.
Kane misses the jab.
Kane defending well as Carver loads up on a big left hand.
Kane avoids a punch combination nicely.
Carver throws a looping overhand right but Kane ducks down to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kane throws a shot from downtown. Carver moves away and avoids it.
Carver thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kane pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Carver will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kane scores with a nice right hand.
Kane fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carver manages to avoid it.
Kane throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Carver throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kane throws a shot from downtown. Carver moves away and avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Carver misses the shot to the body.
Kane closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Carver throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Carver tries to close the distance and clinch but Kane swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kane throws the kick towards the body but Carver avoids it.
Kane missing with a left hand there. Carver was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Carver blocks a head kick by Kane.
No joy there for Kane, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Carver ducks under a wild hook from Kane.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jigoro Kane showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kane, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Jigoro Kane!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Jigoro Kane!
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight for Jigoro Kane!

Jigoro Kane wins by unanimous decision!