PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Kane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shiroi Neko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kane comes into the arena with Gang of Four - I love a Man in Uniform blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Neko's choice of entrance music: Machine Head - Halo. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kane
vs
Neko

190 cm
24
196 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

188 cm
26
201 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Fight Club Clothing Helsinki™

Control Nutrition
FinnFighters Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tommy Kane!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shiroi Neko!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Albert Achterberg and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kane.
Kane misses with a low kick.
A right-left combo lands from Kane.
Kane connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Neko momentarily.
Kane just misses with a punch to the body.
Neko lands a right hook to the body.
Kane blocks a jab.
Neko jabs at Kane's body.
Kane shoots in but Neko avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Some wild striking there from Kane.
Neko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kane circles away quickly and effectively.
Kane swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Neko.
Neko looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kane missing with a left hand there. Neko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kane uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Neko.
No luck for Kane with that takedown attempt.
Kane does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kane takes one on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Neko.
Kane slips a jab and a cross from Neko.
Kane throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Neko cracks Kane with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kane fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kane checks a low kick from Neko.
Neko thows a body shot but no joy.
Neko takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kane throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kane steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Neko.
Neko on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kane takes one on the button.
Kane closes the distance and clinches up with Neko, looking for a takedown. Kane pushes Neko against the cage but Neko circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommy Kane. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Neko defending well as Kane loads up on a big left hand.
Neko shoots for a takedown but Kane saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kane catches Neko with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Shiroi Neko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kane looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Neko is fending him off so far but Kane persists. Nope, Neko circles away and we're back to standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Neko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kane circles away quickly and effectively.
Neko swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Kane counters with a takedown into side control.
Kane wants to lay and pray for a moment but Neko keeps working.
Neko is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Kane asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Neko can't do much from the bottom here.
Neko avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Kane.
Kane moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Neko is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Kane is controlling him well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neko tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kane wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Kane in side control, throwing shots but Neko defends.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Kane swings away with a body shot that misses
and Neko counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kane tries to clinch up.
Kane swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Neko.
Kane fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nice defenses there by Kane.

Kane scores with a takedown into Neko's guard.
Neko keeping moving, preventing Kane from controlling successfully.
Kane's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Neko looking to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Neko looking for a guillotine here but Kane defends easily.
Neko looks gassed!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Neko looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kane is one step ahead there.
Kane trying to control but Neko is working from the bottom.

Neko is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kane is aware though and is defending well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kane trying to control the position from guard on top but Neko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Neko throws a lazy right hand but Kane sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Kane 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.

A telegraphed right hand from Neko misses the target.
Neko scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Neko looks to land a left hand but Kane moved out of range nicely.
A jab from Neko misses.
Nice body punch from Kane.
Kane moves out of range of the strikes.
A big right from Kane misses.
Neko throws a right and a left that both miss.
A jab lands there for Neko.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kane looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kane on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Horrible takedown by Kane or perhaps it was just good defense by Neko which made him look bad.
Neko is breathing heavily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Neko.
Kane keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kane moves out of range of the strikes.
Neko lands with an overhand left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good work by Neko as he checks the leg kick.
A low kick from Neko misses
and Kane counters with a nice body shot.
Horrible takedown by Kane or perhaps it was just good defense by Neko which made him look bad.
Kane tries to clinch but Neko is having none of it.
The crowd cheers as Kane lands an impressive looking overhand right. Neko doesn't seem phased though.
Kane lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Neko walks into a stiff left hand from Kane.
Tommy Kane is winning the standup battle so far.

Kane bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Neko is not content to let Kane control the position.
Kane wants to take a breather but Neko manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Kane.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neko wants to improve his position but instead Kane has moved into half guard.
Neko is looking for a sweep. Kane is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kane trying to pass the guard but Neko defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Neko is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Kane jumps into side control!
Neko is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Kane's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Neko is looking for a sweep. Kane is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kane trying to control the action but Neko is working from the bottom.
Neko blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kane.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kane with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Neko wants to get back to full guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kane lands a nice short elbow.
Neko tries to get to full guard but Kane has control of the leg.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Kane jabs at Neko's body.
Neko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Neko tries to keep at a distance but Kane has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kane lands a shoulder strike.

Kane breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Neko loads up on a big right hand but Kane slips the punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kane gets the takedown into side control.
Kane scoring with punches from side control.
Neko tries to buck Kane off but Kane is having none of it.
An elbow from Kane crashes against the mat.
Kane controls the position.
Neko takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

Kane tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kane has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Neko is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Kane dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Kane misses with a wild combination.
Neko takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Neko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kane.
Kane lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nice shot by Kane.
Kane scores with a hook.

Neko shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Kane napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Kane manages to work his way to half guard, despite Neko's best efforts.
Kane looks like he's trying to stand up.
Neko trying to control from Kane's half guard. Kane has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Neko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Neko being controlled here momentarily.
Neko trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neko controlling from the top position.
Neko trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Neko thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kane is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kane is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Neko wants to pass the guard but Kane is keeping the position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Kane moves away from the strike by Neko.

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.
Neko fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Neko misses the body punch
and Kane counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kane lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jab, jab by Kane - just one landing.

Kane shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Neko napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Kane is chipping away with strikes.
Kane in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Neko takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Kane wants to control but Neko is keeping him busy.
Kane creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Neko sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Kane trying to control the position but Neko is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neko on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Neko is looking to regain half guard here but Kane keeps moving and retains side control.
Neko parries the strikes from Kane easily there. Kane is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Neko to escape.

Neko sneaks out the side door and pushes Kane away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Kane throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kane slips under a jab.
Kane looks to throw the jab but Neko is out of range.
Neko scores with a jab. Kane acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Neko misses with a straight left.
Neko throws a jab when Kane was well out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kane connects with the punch.
Kane dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Neko takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

Kane instigates a clinch.
Neko throws a punch but it's blocked by Kane.
Kane throws an elbow but it misses.
Kane throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kane's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Neko throws a punch but it's blocked by Kane.
Neko misses with the head strike.
A short right from Kane.
Kane lands a left hand that snaps the head of Neko backwards.
A shot in the inside from Neko.
Kane lands an elbow just above Neko 's eye.
Neko misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Neko prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kane stops a takedown attempt from Neko.
Kane is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kane holding his opponent close, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Kane clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Kane wants to clinch.
Some bone on bone action there as Neko checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Neko looks to score with a jab to the body but Kane is just out of range.
Neko misses with a jab to the body
and Kane makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kane listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kane lands a lovely overhand right.

Kane darts in and clinches Neko up against the cage.
Kane is working for takedown but Neko is calmly controlling the position for now.
Neko swings wildly with an uppercut but Kane uses good head movement to avoid it.
Neko wants to stall.

Kane escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Neko is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Kane misses with a jab, cross combination.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kane.
Neko thows a leg kick but Kane checks it
and Kane cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane tries to bum rush Neko with a series of wild strikes but Neko uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Neko throws out a loose jab but Kane uses good head movement to avoid it.
A cross from Kane lands.
Kane cracks Neko with a good jab.
Neko throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kane cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A punch combination from Neko misses.
Kane throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Neko stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Neko throws a shot from downtown. Kane moves away and avoids it.
Neko takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kane tries to clinch but Neko moves out of range.

Kane bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Kane controlling from side mount.
Kane advances to full mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neko is bucking up trying to escape but Kane cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Neko wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Kane.
Neko slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Kane passes to side control.
Kane in the domination position with Neko hanging on.
Kane has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Kane scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Neko?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kane raining down shots from the mount!
Kane fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Kane looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Kane tries to control but Neko wriggling away.
Neko tries to lock up and control but Kane gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Kane looking to control but Neko is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Neko tries to hold on but Kane postures up.
Neko in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kane lands a heavy elbow.
Neko is looking to get to half guard.
Kane controlling from the full mount.
Kane connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Neko is looking to get to half guard.
Neko regains half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kane uses his free foot to push down on Neko's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Neko.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Kane had his way with Shiroi Neko in 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. This is the final round!

A telegraphed right hand from Neko misses the target.
Tommy Kane is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Neko on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kane scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Neko throws a jab when Kane was well out of range.
Neko misses with a two punch combination.
Neko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kane.
A shot to de liver by Kane. Beautiful body shot.
Kane misses with a double jab.
Kane shoots in for a double leg but Neko sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kane lands a jab to the head.
Neko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Neko scores with a jab. Kane acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Neko throws a jab but it's blocked by Kane.
Neko is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Kane scores with a hook.
Neko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kane.
Neko misses with a double jab
and Kane counters with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neko misses with a straight right.
Neko keeps the fight on the outside.
Neko thows a body shot but no joy.
Neko stuffs the takedown.
Some wild striking there from Kane.
Neko falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Kane to counter with a crisp jab.
Neko is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Neko scores with a three punch combo!
A jab from Neko misses.
Good shot there by Kane.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kane looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kane uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Neko.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kane slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Neko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kane darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Neko throws an overhand right that lands on Kane's shoulder, as Kane tries to avoid the shot.
Neko tries to work over Kane's front leg with a kick but Kane checks it.
Neko connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kane's hands.
Kane throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kane cracks Neko with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Neko misses with a looping left.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kane!
Kane scores with a hook.
Neko swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kane cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Neko throws a jab but it's blocked by Kane.
Kane will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kane wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neko misses with a straight left.
Neko lands with a right hand.
Neko throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kane counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Neko thinking.

Kane shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Kane landing punches.
Neko is squirming around, avoiding Kane's attempts to control the action.
Kane content just to control the position here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kane cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Neko tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kane in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Shiroi Neko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kane controlling the position easily from mount.
Kane looking to control but Neko is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Tommy Kane is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Neko is working to get back to half guard.
Kane unloading with bombs!
Kane trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Neko can't escape the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Kane showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kane has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 50:45
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 50:45
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Kane!
Tommy Kane retains his middleweight title!