PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kennedy Kane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fletcher Huntington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kane comes to the cage accompanied by Hurt. Huntington has chosen Verdi - Triumphal March from Aida as his entrance music. Kennedy Kane has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Kane
vs
Huntington

165 cm
18
145 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

167 cm
18
151 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kennedy Kane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fletcher Huntington!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Steve Smith and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huntington keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Huntington lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Huntington.

Huntington clinches up with Kane and pushes him back against the cage.
Huntington drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kane gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Huntington pressing his opponent against the cage.

Huntington breaks the clinch.
Kane tries a head kick but it misses.
Kane swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Huntington counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Huntington controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Huntington wants to stand but Kane is controlling his posture from full guard.
Kane preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Huntington postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Kane is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Huntington, into his guard.
Huntington looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kane is one step ahead there.
Kane distracts Huntington with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Huntington wants to hit a switch here but Kane passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Huntington there!
Kane scoring with strikes but Huntington is staying in there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kane moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Huntington has worked his arm free - good work by Huntington!
Huntington is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Huntington prevents Kane from improving position.

Kane stands up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huntington fails with a takedown attempt.
Huntington shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kane as he jumps to the side.
Kennedy Kane has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fletcher Huntington.
Kane lands with a nice body punch.
Kane throws a leg kick

so Huntington counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Kane wants to sweep but no luck.
Kane wants to stand up but Huntington is controlling him.

Kane kicks Huntington off and gets to his feet.
Kane is breathing heavily.

Huntington closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Kane to the mat! Kane manages to get full guard.
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!

Kane pushes Huntington off and scrambles back to his feet.

Kane shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kane trying to control from half guard but Huntington is working away.
Huntington misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Huntington trying to control but Kane postures up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kane prevents Huntington from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fletcher Huntington dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Huntington with a lazy takedown attempt

and Kane counters by clinching up.

Kane breaks from the clinch.
Huntington stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kane.

Huntington drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Huntington is pushing down on Kane's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kane is fighting to maintain full guard but Huntington has managed to sneak the leg through.

Huntington is working for a kimura but Kane is defending it quite comfortably.
Kane is trying to stand up here but Huntington is controlling him well.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Huntington lands strikes from half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kane taking some punishment here, with Huntington in his half guard.

Huntington is looking for a kimura here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane has hold of Huntington's hands but Huntington slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kane wants to get back to his feet.

Huntington stands up and beckons Kane to join him on the feet.
Huntington has a takedown stuffed.
Huntington looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kane misses with a jab, cross combination.
Huntington on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Huntington shoots for a double leg takedown but Kane sprawls well. He's pushed Huntington's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kennedy Kane has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fletcher Huntington.

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.
Huntington shoots for a double leg takedown but Kane sprawls well. He's pushed Huntington's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kane lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

Kane tries to keep at a distance but Huntington has taken the fight into the clinch.

Huntington breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Kane gets caught flat footed, as Huntington shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Huntington throwing strikes but missing.
Kane keeping moving, preventing Huntington from controlling successfully.
Fletcher Huntington has got the better of the ground game so far.
Huntington is working Kane over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huntington slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Huntington is working Kane over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Huntington throws a big right hand that misses.
Huntington trying to control but Kane is working from the bottom.
Huntington advances position into side control!
Huntington lands an elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huntington taking a breather here.

Huntington stands up and beckons Kane to his feet.

Huntington feints and as Kane raises his hands in defense, Huntington changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kane keeping moving, preventing Huntington from controlling successfully.
Huntington stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kane swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Huntington is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Huntington with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fletcher Huntington showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

A combination from Kane does no damage.
Huntington throws a head kick but Kane moves out of range.
Kane swats away the attempt to clinch by Huntington.

Kane closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Kane wants to lay and pray for a moment but Huntington keeps working.

Kane decides to stand up, so the ref orders Huntington to his feet.
Kane throws a head kick but Huntington moves out of range.
Kane looks to land a combination but Huntington avoids it well.
Kane lands with a kick to the temple. Huntington shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Huntington shoots in looking for a takedown. Kane tries to sprawl out of it but Huntington keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kane manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Huntington clinches with his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kane lands a left hand.

Huntington escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kane throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane throws a combination that misses
and Huntington counters with a solid body kick.

Huntington closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Huntington lands in his opponent's guard.
Huntington makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Huntingtonis looking to pass into half guard but Kane pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Kane is in guard.
Kane throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Huntington looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Huntington pulls Kane in to control the position.
Huntington keeping full guard, as Kane tries to pass.

Huntington throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kane wants to pass the guard but Huntington is keeping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huntington looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kane is one step ahead there.
Huntington is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kane pushes Huntington off looking to stand but Huntington dives back in and keeps control.
Huntington works his way into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Huntington goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Kane rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Huntington's guard! Nice work there by Kane!
Kane preventing the sweep.
Huntington wants to improve his position but instead Kane has moved into half guard.
Huntington is looking to escape.
Huntington works his way to full guard. Good work.

Kane decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Huntington, up you get!
Kane fails with the takedown

and Huntington counters with a takedown into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huntington in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Huntington scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Kane to see if he's OK.
Huntington grinds an elbow into Kane's temple.
Huntington wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kane keeps working.
Kane is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Huntington is controlling him well.
Kane tries to strike from the bottom but misses.

Kane throws Huntington to one side and escapes!
Kane fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kane unloads a knee to the mid-section. Huntington lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kennedy Kane has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Kane manages to break the clinch.
Huntington moves forwards but Kane connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Huntington avoids the head kick by Kane.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Fletcher Huntington.
I've got Huntington 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fletcher Huntington!