PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Louis Cane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and King Law (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Cane
vs
Law

205 cm
23
284 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

193 cm
26
278 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Louis Cane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, King Law!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Donald Grub and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Law cracks Cane with an open hand slap.
Cane ducks under a wild hook from Law.
Some wild striking there from Cane.
Law lands a nice hook to Cane's body. Cane takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Law lands a jab to the head.
Law connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cane's hands.
Law jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Law throws a hook to the side of Cane's head but Cane sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Law throws an ugly left hook that misses

so Cane counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cane looking to pass the guard.
Cane will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Cane wants to control from the top but Law keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cane advances position into side control!
Law can't do much from the bottom here.
Cane throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Law is trying to improve his position.
Law is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Cane off and has taken his back!
Cane trying to control the hands but Law breaks the grip.

That's two 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.
Cane is in bad spot here.
Cane breaks Law's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.

Law is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cane defends well.
Cane wants to control from the top but Law keeps moving.
Law is trying to keep Cane in close.
Cane is looking to advance position but Law has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cane tries to lock up and control but Law gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Cane tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Law avoids the attempt from Cane to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Cane regains half guard.
Law thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cane's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

King Law 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 uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Law.
Law looks to land a right hand but Cane moved out of range.
Law moves into range and connects with a jab.
A lazy left from Law finds it's target.
Law throws a shot from downtown. Cane moves away and avoids it.
Law throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Cane counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Law is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Law is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Cane wants to improve his position but Law is controlling well.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cane makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Cane.
Law won't allow Cane to sweep him here.

Cane is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Law postures up.
Cane keeping moving, preventing Law from controlling successfully.
Cane is trying to keep Law in close.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. King Law hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Law fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cane on the side of the head.
Cane moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Louis Cane is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cane defending well as Law loads up on a big left hand.
Law throws a right hand that misses
and Cane counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cane ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Law lunges at Cane with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cane's hand.
Cane on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Cane fails with the takedown.

Law gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Cane to score an easy takedown into full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Law looking to control.
Cane is pushing down on Law's leg trying to pass to half guard. Law is fighting to maintain full guard but Cane has managed to sneak the leg through.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cane is just content to waste time from the top position. Law takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Cane postures up.
Cane slips nicely into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cane is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Law reverses the position - he's now on top in Cane's guard.
Law trying to control the position from guard on top but Cane is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but King Law will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Law missing with a left hand there. Cane was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Law throws a lazy uppercut

and Cane counters with a takedown into side control.
Law tries to bench press Cane off him but Cane keeps the position.
Cane taking a breather here.
Law tries to strike from the bottom but misses.

Cane is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Law knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Cane lands some shots froms side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cane is trying to get an arm triangle but Law is defending well.
Law is not content to let Cane control the position.
Cane remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Law is looking to regain half guard here but Cane keeps moving and retains side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Law is being controlled here.

Cane looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Cane working away.
Cane wants to lay and pray for a moment but Law keeps working.
Louis Cane has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cane landing strikes.
Cane laying and praying for a moment but Law takes advantage and regains half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cane seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Law does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Cane missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Louis Cane overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Law keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Cane working Law over with strikes.
Cane is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Cane tries to free his leg and advance position but Law is retaining full guard.
Law 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 wants to control from the top but Law keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Cane won't allow Law to sweep him here.

Cane drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Law dives on top into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cane controls Law momentarily but Law frees himself.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Louis Cane.
Law staying out of range there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Louis Cane showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Law has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... King Law!