PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kain Saint (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samor Kanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Saint comes to the cage accompanied by Be Aggresive by Faith No More. Kanen comes into a darkened arena with his song building. BURN ONE DOWN kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Saint
vs
Kanen

188 cm
29
210 lbs
21 - 6 - 0

189 cm
27
215 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

HGH Nutrients Q160-Q158-Q155

Conviction
Convicted Trap House

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Kain Saint!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Samor Kanen!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Ackerman and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kanen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Saint fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kanen.
Kanen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Saint bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kanen's head backwards.
A good leg kick by Saint.
Saint tries to clinch up.
Kanen misses with a looping left.
Saint scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A slapping body kick lands there for Saint.
Kain Saint seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kanen staying out of range there.
Saint scores with a sloppy right hand. Kanen should have avoided that one.

It looks like Samor Kanen has been cut.
Kanen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Saint.
Saint looks to land a left hand but Kanen moved out of range nicely.
Kanen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Saint.
Saint dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanen swings for the body but Saint moves out of range.
Kanen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Saint takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kanen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Saint connects with a crisp jab.
Kanen moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kanen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Saint moves away.
Saint scores with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kanen blocks a head kick by Saint.
Saint swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Saint jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kanen has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Saint finds it's way round the side to connect with Kanen's head.
Saint scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saint throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kanen throws a hook to the side of Saint's head but Saint sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Saint scores with a sloppy right hand. Kanen should have avoided that one.

Kanen is rocked!
Kanen slips under a jab from Saint.
Kanen is still on wobbly legs! Can Saint finish him?

Saint moves into the clinch.
Saint misses with a hook from the clinch.
Saint throws a punch but it's blocked by Kanen.
Saint tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Saint.
Saint swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kanen seems to have recovered his senses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Saint takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Saint missing with knees to the body.
Kanen blocks an uppercut.
Saint misses with a punch to the body.
Kanen lands with a short shot to the head.
Saint can't find room to land a body shot as Kanen controls the action.
Kanen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kanen throws a punch but it's blocked by Saint.
Kanen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kanen tries to throw a body punch but Saint avoids it by throwing Kanen back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanen blocks a body shot from Saint.
Kanen utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

Kanen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Saint is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kanen misses the shot to the body.
Saint lands a jab to the head.
An inside leg kick lands from Saint.
Saint fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kanen manages to avoid it.
Kanen misses with a kick to the body.
Saint swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Saint tries a head kick but it misses.
Kanen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Saint.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saint thuds a left hand into Kanen's body.
Kanen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kanen throws a quick inside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kanen looks to score with a jab to the body but Saint is just out of range.
Kanen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kanen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Saint's calf.
Saint scores with a decent looking hook.
Kanen lands a head kick!
Kanen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kanen moves out of range of the leg kick from Saint.
Saint throws a lazy right hand but Kanen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A jab from Kanen does it's job there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kain Saint dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Samor Kanen's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Saint shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kanen as he avoids it easily.
Kanen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kanen misses the jab.
Kanen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Saint. Saint circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Saint misses with a low kick.
Kanen blocks a low kick nicely.
Kanen takes a swing at Saint's ribcage but misses.
Kanen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kanen looks to score with a jab to the body but Saint is just out of range.
Saint waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kanen.
Saint moves out of range of the leg kick from Kanen.

Saint pushes Kanen up against the cage in a clinch.
Kanen tries to throw a body punch but Saint avoids it by throwing Kanen back against the cage.
Kanen lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint misses with a hook to the ribs.
Saint tries a body shot but Kanen blocks it.
Kanen misses with the head strike.
Kanen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Saint throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Saint - that landed with a thud.
Saint tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kanen smiles and moves away.
Kain Saint is winning the standup battle so far.
Kanen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Saint.
Saint swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kanen throws a low kick, looking for Saint's leg but Saint calmly moves out of range.
Saint missing with a left hand there. Kanen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kanen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saint fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kanen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kanen lands with a slapping head kick.
Kanen's corner calls for a 1-2. Kanen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saint is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kanen.
Kanen explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Saint misses with a wild combination.
Saint misses with an uppercut. Kanen saw that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kanen. Saint does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kanen tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kanen walks into a jab.
Kanen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Saint fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanen scores with a jab.
Sloppy strikes from Saint. Those never looked like landing.
Kanen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Saint lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Saint keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Saint throws a low kick, looking for Kanen's leg but Kanen calmly moves out of range.
Saint misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kanen.
Kanen swings for the body but Saint moves out of range.
Kanen fakes the leg kick and cracks Saint in the body.
Kanen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kanen misses with a wild combination.
Saint moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saint avoids the body shot from Kanen.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kanen throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Saint to counter with a crisp jab.

Saint rushes Kanen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Saint can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kain Saint. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Saint is trying to push Kanen away but Kanen has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kanen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Kanen fails to land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kanen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Saint avoids it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Saint creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Saint is trying to force a seperation but Kanen has the dominant position.
Saint has a couple of punches blocked by Kanen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Kain Saint will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Samor Kanen's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Saint cracks Kanen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Saint tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kanen was well out of range. Poor timing from Saint.
Kanen cracks the inside of Saint's front leg.
Kanen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Saint rather than just go for the knockout.
Saint is looking to chop away at Kanen's legs.
Saint connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Saint lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Kanen looks to score with a jab to the body but Saint is just out of range.
Kanen misses with a body shot.
Kanen looks to land a combination but Saint avoids it well.
Kanen throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

Saint shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Kanen napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kanen is looking to reverse the position.
Saint misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Kanen down.
Saint trying to control the position but Kanen is working away.
Saint looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Kanen is avoiding damage well.
Saint is trying to ground and pound but Kanen uses the momentary lack of control by Saint to regain half guard.
Kanen desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Saint missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Samor Kanen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saint is pressing down on Kanen's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kanen is holding on for now.
Nice strikes from Saint there.
Kanen is pressing down on Saint's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Kanen keeping moving, preventing Saint from controlling successfully.
Saint is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Kanen keeping moving, preventing Saint from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint throwing strikes from guard but Kanen blocks nicely.
Saint wants to pass the guard but Kanen is keeping the position.
Kanen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Saint.
Saint trying to control but Kanen is working from the bottom.
Kanen seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Kain Saint.
Kanen lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Kanen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Saint's calf.
Saint throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kanen on the side of the head.
Saint lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Saint misses with a two punch combination.
Saint misses with a hook. Kanen ducked under it nicely.
Saint wants to slow Kanen down by chopping away at his legs.
Saint digs a good hook to Kanen's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kanen thows a body shot but no joy.
Kanen misses with a low kick as Saint jumps back.
Kanen lands with a hook. Saint tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kain Saint showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Saint has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kain Saint!
Post fight, Kain Saint took to the microphone: 'OK....who's next?'.