PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between KO Kane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Cute (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Cute's choice of entrance music: Eye of the Tiger. Tom Cute will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Kane
vs
Cute

190 cm
25
270 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
21
220 lbs
3 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power

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 Tokyo, KO Kane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tom Cute!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Hirohito Nitta and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cute changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kane tries to avoid it but Cute manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kane to the ground. Kane escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Tom Cute seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Cute decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Kane is trying is best to control the position here.
Cute is keen to just control but Kane is a slippery customer.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kane manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kane is on top in guard.
Kane has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kane lands a couple of elbows.
Kane throwing strikes but missing.
Cute tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kane loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kane with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kane postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kane lands a couple of digs.
Cute wants to stand up but Kane is controlling him.
Cute looks gassed!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kane accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cute utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kane sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Cute's guard.
Kane is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kane lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kane scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kane looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Cute with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cute on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kane lands strikes from half guard.
Kane drops an elbow to the side of Cute's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ground and pound from Kane.
Kane looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Cute with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kane is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kane drops an elbow to the side of Cute's head.
Kane lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kane working Cute over with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kane prevents Cute from improving his position.
Kane passes the guard and advances to mount!
Kane with the ground and pound from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Kane.
Kane putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
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!
Kane scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Kane landing strikes, looking to finish!
Kane dominating with strikes here.
Kane has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Cute's face.
Kane with a couple of short strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice elbow there by Kane.
Kane landing shots from mount.
Kane lands a big elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kane connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
A nice elbow there by Kane.
Kane is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Kane lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Cute hang on?
Kane with a couple of short strikes.
Kane is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Kane fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Kane lands a big shot there that rocks Cute but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Cute is in a horrible position here. Kane smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kane scoring with strikes but Cute is staying in there.
Kane breaks from Cute's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Kane landing strikes from the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

KO Kane dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Kane scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Kane thows a huge punch but Cute dodges it nicely.
Kane lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kane is thwarting Cute's attempts to control the position.
Kane lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Kane connects with a nice short shot to Cute's temple.
Kane lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kane winds up and cracks Cute with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Kane.
Cute has hold of Kane's hands but Kane slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kane lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kane lands strikes from half guard.
Kane seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kane is nestled in close to Cute, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Kane lands with a punch from half guard.
Kane working over Cute with some ground and pound. Cute looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kane looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Cute with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kane is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kane is pressing down on Cute's thigh, looking to free his foot. Cute is holding on for now.
Kane lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kane is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kane lands strikes from half guard.
Cute on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Kane scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kane winds up and cracks Cute with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Kane lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Cute taking some punishment here, with Kane in his half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kane scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kane seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kane lands a nice short elbow.
The fighters are battling for position here. Cute manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Kane connects with a couple of short punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cute looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kane is working Cute over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kane in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kane chips away with some ground and pound.
Kane is working Cute over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kane prevents Cute from getting back to his feet.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kane's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kane scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kane throws a strike but Cute rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kane wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Cute manages to pass to side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kane tries to kick Cute off but Cute keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kane controlling the position well.
Cute thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kane's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

KO Kane dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Kane bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Cute is working to avoid the ground and pound but Kane connects with a decent elbow.
Kane lands a nice forearm strike.
Kane creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Kane in side control lands a decent elbow.
Kane cracks Cute with a big elbow.
Kane working the body and head with strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cute takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Kane landing a few strikes.
Cute takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Kane working the ground and pound from side control.
Cute is looking to reverse the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane scores with a couple of short elbows.
Kane connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Cute some visible discomfort.
Kane is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cute can do to turn this around?
Kane is chipping away with strikes.
Kane working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Kane working the ground and pound from side control.
Kane creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Kane lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Cute is working to avoid the ground and pound but Kane connects with a decent elbow.
Kane cracks Cute with a big right hand but Cute just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Kane lands a nice forearm strike.
Cute takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Cute is trying to buck Kane off.
KO Kane overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kane lands a nice forearm strike.
Kane in side control lands a decent elbow.
Cute taking a bit of punishment here - Kane scoring with strikes.
Kane connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Cute some visible discomfort.
Check out the look on Kane's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Kane connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Cute some visible discomfort.
Kane lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Kane scores with a couple of short elbows.
Kane lands some shots froms side control.
Kane working the ground and pound.
Kane lands a nice forearm strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cute takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Kane lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Cute down.
Cute is looking for a sweep.
Kane avoids the strikes from the bottom by Cute.
Kane scores with punches from side control.
Tom Cute has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kane is putting a hurting on Cute here, landing some big shots from side control.
Cute takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Kane creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Kane landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Kane lands a nice forearm strike.
Cute is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Kane is controlling him well.
Kane working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kane is chipping away with strikes.
Cute manages to work his way to half guard, despite Kane's best efforts.
Cute regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Kane.
Cute has momentary wrist control but Kane slips an elbow through the middle.
Cute trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Kane with a nice head shot there.
Kane stands up over Cute, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kane chips away with some ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Cute throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kane with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

And that's the end of the fight!
KO 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:25
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:25
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:25

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