PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fruin Kane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Silva
vs
Kane

185 cm
19
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
25
192 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Lethal high kicks
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Marcus Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Fruin Kane!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kane scores with a head kick.
Silva looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Kane tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kane goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Kane feints and then cracks Silva's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Silva down.
Kane thows a body kick. Silva tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A head kick from Kane lands but Silva takes it in his stride.
A head kick misses from Kane.
Silva checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kane throws a head kick that misses.
Kane throws a chopping leg kick but Silva manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kane throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kane lands a head kick!
Kane pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Kane throws a leg kick which misses Silva's front leg but catches the back leg as Silva tries to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kane throws a head kick that misses.
Kane throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kane scores with a push kick.
Kane throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kane throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kane thumps Silva with a low kick.
Kane throws a head kick that misses.
Kane chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kane feints and then cracks Silva's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Silva down.
Kane looks to land a body kick but Silva moved away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kane lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Silva has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Silva and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Silva takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Kane tried to score with a low kick but Silva checks it.
Kane pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kane - that will leave a mark!
Kane misses with a head kick.
Kane lands with a kick to the temple. Silva shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kane falls off balance throwing a combination
and Silva counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Silva avoids the head kick by Kane.
Silva avoids the head kick by Kane.
Kane throws out a leg kick but Silva moves out of range and Kane only half commits.
Kane lands a head kick!
Kane is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kane pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kane throws a head kick that misses.
Kane throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kane throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kane throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kane moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kane throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Kane explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Silva avoids the head kick by Kane.
Kane throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice body kick there by Kane.
A telegraphed right hand from Kane misses the target.
Kane lands with a slapping head kick.
Kane throws a nice head kick!
A leg kick checked by Silva.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Silva checks a leg kick.
Kane throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kane tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fruin Kane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kane lands a head kick!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva avoids the head kick by Kane.
Kane looks for the body kick but Silva saw that one coming.
Silva checks a low kick from Kane.
Kane lands a high kick!
Kane throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Kane goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kane lands a head kick. Silva smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Kane pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kane.
A head kick misses from Kane.
Kane throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Kane misses with a few strikes there.
Kane throws a head kick that Silva semi-blocks.
Kane misses with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fruin Kane dominated that round.
That's time! Silva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A head kick misses from Kane.
Kane looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A head kick from Kane lands but Silva takes it in his stride.
Kane is looking to land body kicks.
Kane is looking to score with low kicks.
Kane scores with a head kick.
Kane misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva blocks a head kick by Kane.
A head kick by Kane misses
and Silva counters with a series of strikes. Kane will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kane scoring well with a low kick there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Both fighters circling a little - Kane finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Kane misses with a low kick as Silva jumps back.
Kane tries to score with a low kick but Silva moves his leg out of the way.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
No joy there for Kane, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane tries to land a front kick but Silva steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kane tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva avoids the head kick by Kane.
Kane throws a head kick that Silva semi-blocks.
Kane dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Silva. That did some damage!
Kane throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Kane throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kane.
A head kick misses from Kane.
A head kick from Kane lands but Silva takes it in his stride.
Kane misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kane scores with a nice body kick.
Kane scores with a head kick.
Kane scores with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kane tries a head kick but it misses.
Kane feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Silva's calf.
Kane looks to land a left hand but Silva moved out of range nicely.
Kane throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Silva takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Kane lands a front kick.
Silva takes a kick to the side of the head.
Fruin Kane seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kane misses with a low kick.
Kane throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Silva.
Marcus Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Silva crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kane - the referee stops the clock and Silva gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kane. Silva manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Kane throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kane throws a head kick that misses.
Kane tries a head kick but it misses.
Kane throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Silva's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kane is looking to slow Silva down with leg kicks.
Kane misses with a head kick.
Kane misses with a few strikes there.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kane.
Kane looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Silva moves out of range as Kane throws a body kick.
Kane swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kane throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kane is looking to slow Silva down with leg kicks.
Silva will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Kane throws a head kick that Silva semi-blocks.
Kane looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Kane tries a head kick but it misses.
Kane with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

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 throws a head kick that misses.
Silva checks the leg kick.
Kane scores with a head kick.
Silva takes a kick to the side of the head.
Kane chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kane throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick from Kane lands but Silva takes it in his stride.
Kane moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Silva on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kane. Kane obviously looking to wear him down.
Silva takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kane tries a head kick but it misses.
Kane buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Kane.
Kane goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kane.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fruin Kane showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Silva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Kane connects with a high kick.
Kane connects with a high kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kane. That's going to slow Silva down.
Kane buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Silva blocks a head kick by Kane.
Kane throws a nice head kick!
Kane plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Silva avoids the head kick by Kane.
Kane throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Silva blocks a head kick by Kane.
Kane tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kane throws a nice outside leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Silva moves out of range of the body kick.
A head kick misses from Kane.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Kane lands a nice leg kick that just misses Silva's sensitive parts.
Silva moves out of range as Kane throws a body kick.
Silva takes a kick to the side of the head.
Kane lands with a kick to the temple. Silva shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kane tries to work over Silva's front leg with a kick but Silva checks it.
Silva takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Kane buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kane misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kane fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Silva is out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kane.
Silva takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Silva moves out of range of the body kick.
Silva walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kane.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva checks a low kick from Kane.
Kane misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kane tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kane.
Kane lands a front kick.
Kane throws a lazy head kick
and Silva counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A head kick from Kane lands but Silva takes it in his stride.
Kane throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Silva takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kane bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Kane tries to land a front kick but Silva steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kane rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kane throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Kane.
Silva on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kane throws a quick inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Kane.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kane. That's going to slow Silva down.
Kane keeps Silva at a distance using the push kick.
Silva moves out of range of the body kick from Kane.
Kane lands a high kick!
Kane misses with a head kick.
Kane thumps Silva with a low kick.
Kane throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Kane lands a nice leg kick that just misses Silva's sensitive parts.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kane throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Silva.
Kane throws a head kick that misses.
Kane throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kane lands a head kick. Silva smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Kane throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Silva stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kane cracks the inside of Silva's front leg.
Kane lands a nice looking kick to the body. Silva takes a step back to recover.
Kane tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kane throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Silva's head.
Kane fakes the leg kick and cracks Silva in the body.
Marcus Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fruin Kane is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kane lands a head kick. Silva smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fruin Kane comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kane has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

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