PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between KO Kane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Giant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. KO Kane has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Kane
vs
Giant

225 cm
18
300 lbs
0 - 7 - 0

200 cm
25
285 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Good chin

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, KO Kane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andrew Giant!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Giant gets a takedown into half guard.
Kane is breathing heavily.
Giant controlling the pace.
Giant scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Giant is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Kane on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Giant is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Kane!
Giant unloading with bombs!
Giant looking to finish Kane with some ground and pound. This is bad for Kane!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Giant lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Kane hang on?
Giant lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Kane hang on?
Giant controlling from mount.
Kane is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giant content just to control the position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kane is wriggling around trying to escape.
A nice elbow there by Giant.
Giant content just to control the position here.
Giant working Kane over with strikes here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kane takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Giant lands a heavy elbow.
Kane is in all sorts of trouble here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Giant lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
A nice elbow there by Giant.
Giant lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Giant has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Kane's face.
Giant sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Giant is landing with some decent strikes but Kane is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Giant working the ground and pound effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kane is desperately trying to improve his position but Giant has a good base and remains in mount.
Kane in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Kane taking shots to the head.
Giant in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Giant controlling the pace for now.
Giant has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Kane's face.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kane in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Kane knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Giant on the ground.
Giant working the ground and pound effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrew Giant dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Kane scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
KO Kane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Giant shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Kane is trying to control the position but Giant postures up.
Giant sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kane's guard.
Giant has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Giant is controlling the pace.
Kane is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Giant scores with a couple of nice shots.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane has hold of Giant's hands but Giant slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Giant is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Giant lands with some strikes.
Giant working the ground and pound effectively.
Giant pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Giant controlling his opponent.
Giant avoids the attempt from Kane to control.
Giant tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Giant has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Giant landing strikes from the mount.
Giant scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Kane?
Kane tries to reverse the position but Giant maintains control.
Giant with a couple of short strikes.
Giant content just to control the position here.
Giant working the ground and pound effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Giant.
Kane in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Giant sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Kane wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Kane tries to lock up and control but Giant gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Giant breaks from Kane's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kane tries to hold on but Giant pushes him away.
Giant is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Giant content just to control the position here.
Kane tries to hold on but Giant pushes him away.
Giant punishing his opponent with strikes.
Giant working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Giant looking to finish Kane with some ground and pound. This is bad for Kane!
Giant takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Giant lands a big elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrew Giant showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Giant scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Kane tries to get to full guard but Giant has control of the leg.
Giant moves nicely into side control.
Giant working the head and body with strikes.
Giant staying calm.
Giant wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kane keeps working.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Giant in side control lands a decent elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Kane struggling a bit here.
Kane is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Giant has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Kane tries to reverse the position but Giant maintains control.
Giant is landing with some decent strikes but Kane is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Kane is working to get back to half guard.
Giant avoids the attempt from Kane to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Giant punishing his opponent with strikes.
Giant with the ground and pound from mount.
Giant looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Kane working to try and regain half guard.
The referee warns Kane that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Giant lands a big elbow.
Kane wants to control but Giant is having none of it.
Kane is bucking up trying to escape but Giant cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Giant postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Kane looks a forlorn figure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giant pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Giant scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Kane?
Giant working the ground and pound effectively.
Kane taking shots to the head.
Kane is trying to escape the mount.
Giant landing shots from mount.
Giant scoring with strikes but Kane is staying in there.
Andrew Giant has got the better of the ground game so far.
Giant lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giant working the ground and pound effectively.
Giant is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Giant controlling the position easily from mount.
Giant's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Giant unloading with bombs!

And that's the end of the fight!
Andrew Giant comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Giant winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 25:30
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 26:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrew Giant!