PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Don Kane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tidus Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tidus Hunter has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Kane
vs
Hunter

200 cm
20
265 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

200 cm
20
260 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Likes ground

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Don Kane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tidus Hunter!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hunter scores a takedown into full mount!
Kane is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kane sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Kane is looking for a sweep. Hunter is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Kane looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kane keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kane is trying to get back to full guard.
Hunter working the head and body with strikes.
Hunter wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kane keeps working.

Kane is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Hunter pulls his head out easily.
Kane is looking for a sweep. Hunter is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hunter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Hunter fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kane, pushing him back against the ropes.
Hunter crunches a lovely knee into Kane's ribcage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane throws a head punch that misses.

Hunter breaks from the clinch.
Kane misses with a takedown

and Hunter moves into the clinch.
Kane is breathing heavily.

Hunter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Hunter decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Hunter wants to stand up but Kane is controlling the position.
Hunter moves into full mount! Kane won't be happy about that!
Hunter lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Hunter really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kane. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hunter fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Kane is squirming around, avoiding Hunter's attempts to control the action.
Hunter unloading with bombs!
The referee warns Kane that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Kane is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hunter cracks Kane with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kane is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hunter with shots to the head and body - Kane looks very uncomfortable down there.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Hunter tries to control but Kane wriggling away.
Hunter scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Kane takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Kane tries to reverse the position but Hunter maintains control.
Hunter putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Kane is trying to escape the mount.
Hunter throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Poor strikes thrown by Hunter there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Kane is trying to escape the mount.
Hunter tries to control but Kane wriggling away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kane really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Kane gets back to half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

Kane looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Hunter is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Kane working to try and regain half guard.
Hunter landing strikes, looking to finish!
Kane keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Hunter looking to finish Kane with some ground and pound. This is bad for Kane!
Kane is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hunter cracks Kane with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunter connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Kane is squirming around, avoiding Hunter's attempts to control the action.
Kane is trying desperately to improve position.
Hunter trying to control but he's not successful this time.

Hunter working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Kane in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Hunter in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Kane is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Hunter landing strikes from the mount and Kane is in trouble!
Kane tries to reverse the position but Hunter maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Hunter misses with a looping right.
Kane blocks a head kick by Hunter.

Kane fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hunter sprawls well initially but Kane persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

Kane is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Hunter actively working from the bottom here.
Kane uses his free foot to push down on Hunter's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Hunter.
Kane takes Hunter's back.

Hunter is trying to defend against the choke here but Kane has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Kane Tightens the hold and Hunter taps out furiously! Kane displays superior BJJ to win the fight.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Don Kane!