PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ben Sheridan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Kane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kane has chosen For Whom the Bell Tolls- Metallica as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Sheridan
vs
Kane

187 cm
19
192 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
19
195 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ben Sheridan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Lucas Kane!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Sam Margolis and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kane swinging wildly here.
Kane throws a series of punches but Sheridan avoids them all with ease.
Sheridan throws a combination that misses
and Kane counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Kane dodges the punch combination from Sheridan.
Kane scores with a punch to the head.

Kane has Sheridan up against the cage in a clinch.

Kane's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kane lands a right hook to the body.
Sheridan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kane counters with a one-two to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A right-left combo lands from Kane.
Kane connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kane scores with a jab to the body.
Kane misses with a head kick.
Kane throws a head kick that misses.
Kane plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Sheridan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kane manages to avoid it.
Sheridan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Kane counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kane.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheridan jumps guard but Kane turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Sheridan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Sheridan tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Sheridan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kane using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sheridan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sheridan tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kane just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kane controlling the action here for a moment.

Kane breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A big left from Kane misses.
Kane lands a high kick!
Kane scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jab, jab by Sheridan - just one landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sheridan tries to bum rush Kane with a series of wild strikes but Kane uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sheridan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sheridan misses with a series of wild punches.
Kane uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sheridan throws a series of punches but Kane avoids them all with ease.
Sheridan throws a nice looking combination but Kane bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sheridan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice defenses there by Sheridan.
Sloppy strikes from Sheridan. Those never looked like landing.
Kane throws a head kick that misses.
Kane scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A head kick misses from Kane.
Sheridan misses with a double jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kane fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sheridan slips a straight right by Kane.

Kane clinches with his opponent.

Kane breaks the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kane closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Kane escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sheridan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kane throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Some wild striking there from Sheridan.
A jab from Kane does it's job there.
A head kick misses from Kane.

Sheridan lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Kane sprawling to the canvas. Sheridan follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Kane hang on?

Kane is rocked!

It looks like Lucas Kane has been cut.
Kane looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

Sheridan is trying to work for a kimura but Kane is defending well.
Kane is still in real trouble! Can Sheridan finish him?
Kane looks like he's trying to stand up.
Sheridan is trying to control the action in half guard but Kane is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Sheridan is looking for a kimura but Kane is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Sheridan to get the leverage.
Sheridan prevents Kane from standing back up.
Sheridan wants to take a breather but Kane is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sheridan seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Sheridan is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Kane!
Sheridan sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sheridan has hold of Kane's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Kane manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Sheridan takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
Kane seems to have recovered his senses.
Kane has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Kane is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Sheridan tries to get the hooks in deep but Kane pushed the leg off.

Sheridan is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Kane taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Sheridan.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ben Sheridan!
A very excited looking Ben Sheridan made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.