PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Quentin Cane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cane comes to the cage accompanied by Alice In Chains - Man In The Box. Allen has chosen The Realest Sport as his entrance music. The key to victory for Quentin Cane has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Cane
vs
Allen

179 cm
21
182 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

185 cm
24
178 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Quentin Cane!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason Allen!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Cane shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Allen manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Cane postures up in Allen's guard and throws a big left but Allen blocks it.
Cane trying to control but Allen is working from the bottom.
Cane sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Cane throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cane working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Allen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cane.
Allen is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Cane trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Allen can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cane loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cane throws and elbow that misses. Allen uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Cane's guard. Nice move by Allen!

Allen avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Allen avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Cane bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Allen's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Allen uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Cane shoots in but no luck this time.

Allen drives through with a takedown into guard.

Cane has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Allen can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Cane looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Allen has picked Cane up and slammed him! Cane can't keep hold of the triangle and Allen manages to pass to side control!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cane tries to bench press Allen off him but Allen keeps the position.
Cane can't do much from the bottom here.
Cane is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Cane is working hard here to advance position.
Cane struggling a bit here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Allen wants to stand but Cane has his arm trapped.
Cane is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cane is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Allen.
Allen misses with a takedown
and Cane cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Quentin Cane dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Cane swinging wildly here.
Allen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cane misses with an uppercut. Allen saw that one coming.
Quentin Cane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cane throws a jab but it's blocked by Allen.
Allen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Allen.
Jason Allen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cane throws out a powerful jab.
Cane tries to work over Allen's front leg with a kick but Allen checks it.
Cane uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Allen has time to react.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen misses with a takedown attempt
and Cane counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Allen thinking.
Cane misses with a straight left.
Cane will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Allen tries for a takedown but Cane circles away easily
and Cane counters with a straight right hand.
Quentin Cane has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Allen.
Cane misses with an uppercut.
Cane gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

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

Cane is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Allen pulls his head out easily.
Allen wants to stand but Cane has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cane makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Cane.

Cane escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Allen gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Cane has his foot on Allen's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Allen works his way back into a safe position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cane wants to sweep here but Allen controlling him for the moment.
Allen wants to get up but he can't break Cane's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Cane looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Cane looking for a guillotine here but Allen defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cane is trying to control the position but Allen postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Cane looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Cane 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.
Cane bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Allen's guard.
Cane with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Quentin Cane dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Cane misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Allen counters with a takedown into side control.
Cane tries to bench press Allen off him but Allen keeps the position.
Jason Allen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Allen working away.
Cane tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Allen wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Cane struggling a bit here.
Cane is trying to work for a sweep but Allen has mounted him!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cane is in all sorts of trouble here.
Cane is squirming around, avoiding Allen's attempts to control the action.
Allen prevents Cane from getting the reversal.
Cane is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

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.
Cane tries to reverse the position but Allen maintains control.
Cane is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Cane is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Allen controlling from mount.

Allen stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cane swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cane dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Allen looks for a takedown but Cane sprawls well.
Cane shoots and misses

and Allen counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Cane looking for a sweep. Not yet Cane, not yet.
Cane is trying to control the position but Allen postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen is looking to stand up but Cane won't let him.
Allen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Cane escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Allen gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Cane throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Cane is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Allen is aware though and is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Allen really 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.

Cane fails with the takedown

and Allen counters with a single leg into guard. Cane didn't expect that.

Cane throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Cane wants to sweep here but Allen controlling him for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cane is trying to control Allen's posture but Allen avoids it.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Cane is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Cane's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Cane misses with a shot to the body

and Allen counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

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.
Cane has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Cane manages to break the clinch.
Allen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cane.
Allen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cane looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cane has his takedown stuffed

and Allen moves into the clinch.
Allen keeps control of Cane as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Allen drags the fight down to the ground.
Allen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cane trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cane with a nice head shot there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cane trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cane stops Allen from standing up.
Cane in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cane thows a big elbow that misses.
Allen wants to stand up but Cane is controlling him.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Cane misses with a wild body shot.
A slow jab from Cane misses its intended target.
Cane throws a body punch but Allen moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Allen moves away from the strike by Cane.
Cane with a lazy takedown attempt

and Allen counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Quentin Cane. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cane wants to get back to full guard.
Cane trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Allen manages to pass to mount!
Allen sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Cane is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Allen dominated that fourth 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Cane misses with a takedown attempt

and Allen holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Cane is looking to break free of the clinch but Allen has double underhooks.
Allen keeps control of Cane as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Allen drags the fight down to the ground.
Cane throwing strikes from guard but Allen blocks nicely.
Cane stops Allen from standing up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Allen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cane working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cane in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cane throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Allen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Cane swinging wildly here.
Cane misses the shot to the body.
Cane throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cane throws a big shot that misses.
Nice takedown defense from Cane. No joy for Allen on that attempt.
Cane lands a jab to the nose.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cane throws a looping overhand right but Allen ducks down to avoid it.
Cane is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Allen.
Cane throws a lazy right hand but Allen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cane throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cane throws a looping overhand right but Allen ducks down to avoid it.
Cane scores with a jab.

Cane tries to keep at a distance but Allen has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cane prevents the takedown attempt.
Allen goes for a takedown in the clinch but Cane prevents it.
Quentin Cane has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Allen.
Allen is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Cane wants to break free but Allen has control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cane wants to break free but Allen has control.
Allen wants a takedown but no success here.
Cane is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cane tries to break the clinch but Allen is controlling the position.

Allen is trying to trip Cane. He has hold of a leg but Cane is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Allen persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Allen wants to get up but he can't break Cane's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Cane escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Allen gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Allen wants to stand but Cane is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Cane looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Cane has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Allen should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Cane has tightened it up now! Allen should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Quentin Cane!
Quentin Cane retains his welterweight title!