PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hanibal Kane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karate Kid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kane
vs
Kid

185 cm
21
184 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

190 cm
21
196 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very confident

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 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hanibal Kane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Karate Kid!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Ren Mimura and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kane swats away the attempt to clinch by Kid.
Kid tries to clinch but Kane is having none of it.
Kid tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kane keeps the fight on the outside.
Kane swats away the attempt to clinch by Kid.
Kid tries to close the distance and clinch but Kane swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kane will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kane circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kid tries to clinch but Kane moves out of range.
Kane swats away the attempt to clinch by Kid.
Kane fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kid avoids it really well and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kane keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice sprawl there from Kid as Kane shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hanibal Kane. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kid tries to clinch but Kane is having none of it.
Kid looks to score with a jab to the body but Kane is just out of range.
Kid tries to clinch but Kane is having none of it.
Karate Kid seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kid wants to clinch up but Kane keeps it at a distance.
Kid tries to clinch there but Kane circles away.
Kid tries to clinch but Kane is having none of it.
Kid tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kane swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kid is looking to clinch but Kane is avoiding it.
Kid displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kane.
Karate Kid is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kid fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kid moves in looking to clinch but Kane pushes him off.

Kane darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Kane throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kane with the ground and pound but Kid uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Kaneis looking to pass into half guard but Kid pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Kid is in guard.

Kid stands and steps away. Kane gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Kid tries to clinch but Kane is having none of it.
A head kick from Kid lands but Kane takes it in his stride.
Kid tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kane paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kane swats away the attempt to clinch by Kid.

Kid has managed to clinch.
Kid utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kane wants to break free but Kid has control.
Kid working Kane over with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Kid.
Kane is breathing heavily.
Kane wants a takedown but no success here.

Kid breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kid tries to clinch up.
Kid moves in looking to clinch but Kane pushes him off.
Kane swats away the attempt to clinch by Kid.
Kane keeps the fight on the outside.
Kid fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kane shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kid tries to close the distance and clinch but Kane swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Kid clinches with his opponent.
A bit of stalling here from Kid.

Kid escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kid tries to clinch but Kane moves out of range.
Kid tries to close the distance and clinch but Kane swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kid is looking to clinch but Kane is avoiding it.
Kid defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kane.
Kid tries to close the distance and clinch but Kane swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kid tries to clinch up.
Kid tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kane swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kid throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kid tries to clinch but Kane moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kid looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kid throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kane.
Kid is looking to clinch.
Kane circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kane takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kid fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kane avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Karate Kid 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.

Kid pushes Kane up against the cage in a clinch.
Kid is trying to stall.
Kid landing knees to the head.
Kid landing knees to the head.
A knee to the head by Kid.
Kid unloads a knee to the mid-section.

Kid breaks from the clinch.
Kid tries to close the distance and clinch but Kane swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kid tries to clinch but Kane is having none of it.
Kid tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kane swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kid fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kid looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kid tries to close the distance and clinch but Kane swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hanibal Kane is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kane avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kid.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kid doesn't manage to clinch there - Kane circles away.
Nice jab there from Kid.
Kane circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kid doesn't manage to clinch there - Kane circles away.
Kid tries to clinch but Kane is having none of it.
Kane swats away the attempt to clinch by Kid.
Kane stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kid.
Kane swats away the attempt to clinch by Kid.
Kane swats away the attempt to clinch by Kid.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kid looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kane swats away the attempt to clinch by Kid.

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.
Kid delivers a nice body kick.
Kid doesn't manage to clinch there - Kane circles away.
Kane avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kid fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kid throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Kid tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kane swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kid is looking to clinch but Kane is avoiding it.
Kid is looking to clinch but Kane is avoiding it.
Kane swats away the attempt to clinch by Kid.
Kid doesn't manage to clinch there - Kane circles away.
Kid scores with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kid tries to clinch up.
Kid fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kid is looking to clinch but Kane is avoiding it.
Kid throws a leg kick which misses Kane's front leg but catches the back leg as Kane tries to avoid it.
Kid doesn't manage to clinch there - Kane circles away.
Kid tries to clinch there but Kane circles away.
Kid tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kane swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Kane tries to keep at a distance but Kid has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kid lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Kid.
Kid stalling against the cage.
Kid continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.

Kid pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kane circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kid tries to clinch there but Kane circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kid lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Kane circles away from the clinch attempt.

Kid fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kane, pushing him back against the cage.
Kid with a knee to the head.

It looks like Hanibal Kane has been cut.
Kid stalls.
Kid taking a breather.
Kid landing knees to the head.
Kid with a knee to the head.
Kid landing some nice looking knees to the body.
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!
Kid leaning against his opponent.
Kid lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Kid escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kid looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kid tries to close the distance and clinch but Kane swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Karate Kid showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hanibal Kane's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Kid fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kane fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kid lands a head kick!
Kid tries to clinch but Kane is having none of it.
Kane circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kid tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kane paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kid throws a head kick that Kane semi-blocks.
Kid fails in his attempt to clinch.
A head kick from Kid lands but Kane takes it in his stride.

Kane is rocked!
Kid ducks under a wild hook from Kane.
Oh Kane is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kane keeps the fight on the outside.
Kane seems to have got his legs back now.
Kid tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kane swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kid tries to clinch up but Kane circles away and keeps his distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Kid takes the fight into the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kid obliges.

Kid pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kid tries to clinch up.
Kid tries to close the distance and clinch but Kane swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kid is looking to clinch.
Kid tries to clinch but Kane is having none of it.
Kid tries to close the distance and clinch but Kane swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kane circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kid fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kid tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kane swats away the attempt to clinch by Kid.
Kid tries to clinch but Kane is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kane circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kid tries to clinch up but Kane circles away and keeps his distance.
Kid tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kane swats away the attempt to clinch by Kid.
Kid tries to clinch there but Kane circles away.
Kane avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kid feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kane's calf.
Karate Kid seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kane avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kane keeps the fight on the outside.
Kid tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kane swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kid doesn't manage to clinch there - Kane circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kid is looking to clinch.
Kid wants to clinch up but Kane keeps it at a distance.
Kane circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kane fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kid tries to clinch but Kane moves out of range.
Kid is looking to clinch but Kane is avoiding it.
Kane swats away the attempt to clinch by Kid.
Kid tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kane paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kid tries to clinch but Kane is having none of it.
Kane swats away the attempt to clinch by Kid.
Kid connects with a solid leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kid tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kane swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kid tries to clinch up but Kane circles away and keeps his distance.
Kid wants to clinch up but Kane keeps it at a distance.
Kid tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kane paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kid tries to close the distance and clinch but Kane swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kid tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kane paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kid tries to clinch but Kane moves out of range.
Kid wants to clinch up but Kane keeps it at a distance.

Kid gets a clinch.
Kane misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kane takes a knee right on the jaw!

Kid's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kid looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hanibal Kane has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Karate Kid is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kid is looking to clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Karate Kid comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kid 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 26:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 26:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karate Kid!