PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mark Bounty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hairy Kane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kane is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Saigon - Bring Me Down . The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Bounty
vs
Kane

185 cm
26
194 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

190 cm
26
201 lbs
19 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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ANABOLIC LAUNDRY 90%

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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 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mark Bounty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Hairy Kane!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bounty scores with a leg kick.
Bounty misses with a two punch combination.
Kane fails with the takedown.
Bounty feints and then cracks Kane's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kane down.
Kane swings widly with a right hand
and Bounty counters with a leg kick.
Kane shoots in for a double leg but Bounty sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kane scores with a body shot.
Bounty connects with a solid leg kick.
Kane's corner calls for a 1-2. Kane obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bounty tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kane manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bounty turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kane misses with a lunging right hand
and Bounty counters with a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kane drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bounty looks to land a combination but Kane avoids it well.
Hairy Kane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bounty lands a nice looking body kick.
Kane throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bounty lands with a right hand.
Bounty connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bounty fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bounty throws a leg kick but Kane moved away.
Bounty throws a leg kick but Kane sees it coming and moves out of range.

Bounty moves into the clinch.
Bounty tries to land knees in the clinch but Kane avoids the damage to the body.
Bounty tries to break the clinch but Kane is controlling the position.
Kane blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kane blocks an elbow strike from Bounty.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bounty.
Nice elbow from Bounty.
Bounty lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kane.
Bounty trying to land knees to the body.
Kane avoids a wild elbow strike from Bounty.
Bounty missing with knees to the body.
Bounty pushes off an throws an elbow but Kane leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bounty blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Kane fails to land.
Bounty tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kane avoids the elbow strike from Bounty, against the cage.
Bounty tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kane avoids it.
Bounty throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A right hook to the body lands for Kane.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bounty misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kane.
Bounty looking to throw knees to the head but Kane is blocking nicely.
Bounty tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kane avoids it.
Kane working aggressively here.
Bounty missing with knees to the body.
Bounty tries to land knees in the clinch but Kane avoids the damage to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bounty just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kane's brow.
Kane blocks an elbow strike.
Kane avoids a wild elbow strike from Bounty.
Kane swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kane misses with a punch on the inside.
Kane lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kane takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bounty is trying to break free.
Kane has a couple of punches blocked by Bounty.
A short right from Kane on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kane.
A short left from Kane.
Kane throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bountys head.
Bounty misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kane.
Kane dodges an elbow strike from Bounty.
Bounty misses with a knee to the head.
Kane swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bounty cracks Kane with a nice body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Kane fails to land.
Bounty misses with a knee strike.
Bounty lands a nice elbow.
Bounty scores with a knee to the head.
Kane fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bounty with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kane lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bounty tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kane gets through Bounty's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kane blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bounty blocking some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bounty misses with an elbow strike.
Kane on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kane misses with a punch on the inside.
Kane tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kane doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bounty throws a punch but it's blocked by Kane.
Nice elbow from Bounty.
Kane tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bounty's elbow.
Kane scores with a shoulder strike.
Kane working aggressively here.
Bounty missing with knees to the body.
Kane tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kane lands with a light punch inside.
Bounty trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kane.
Kane blocks an elbow strike from Bounty.
A short uppercut from Kane.
Kane lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bounty lands an elbow inside that Kane shrugs off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Kane throws a head kick that misses.
Kane uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bounty.
Kane shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bounty defends it nicely.
Bounty misses the jab.
Bounty slips under a jab.
Bounty is looking to score with low kicks.
Bounty wants to clinch up but Kane keeps it at a distance.
Kane changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bounty tries to avoid it but Kane manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bounty to the ground. Bounty escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kane swats away the attempt to clinch by Bounty.
Bounty ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bounty staying out of range there.
Bounty tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Kane misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane misses with a head kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Kane.
Kane takes a kick to the side of the head.
Mark Bounty is winning the standup battle so far.
Bounty has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bounty there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kane closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bounty circles away.
Mark Bounty has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hairy Kane.
Kane on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bounty throws a leg kick but Kane moved away.
Bounty fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kane has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bounty fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kane checks it well.
Kane works over Bounty's head and body with a nice combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That kick from Bounty tenderised Kane's leg. Kane is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kane displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bounty throws out the jab.
A good leg kick by Bounty.
Kane misses with an uppercut. Bounty saw that one coming.

Kane fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Bounty to the ground. Kane is now in Bounty's guard.

Kane avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kane wants to control from the top but Bounty keeps moving.
Kane passes into half guard.
Bounty is staying active underneath Kane, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kane throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kane wants to advance to full mount but Bounty doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Bounty looking to control.
Bounty wants to sweep here but Kane controlling him for the moment.
Kane lands a couple of elbows.
Bounty tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bounty working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kane doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kane manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kane stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bounty swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bounty keeping moving, preventing Kane from controlling successfully.
Kane working some strikes from top position.
Bounty wants to sweep here but Kane controlling him for the moment.
Kane is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kane cracks Bounty with a solid left hand.
Bounty is trying to keep Kane in close.
Bounty can't keep his opponent in guard - Kane advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Kane controlling the action here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bounty pushes Kane off looking to stand but Kane dives back in and keeps control.
Bounty moves into full guard.

Bounty looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kane slips nicely into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bounty has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kane is working away from the top position though.
Kane wants to take a breather but Bounty is having none of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bounty is trying to control but can't.
Bounty is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Kane is working for a submission of some sort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hairy Kane showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

A big right from Bounty misses.
Kane buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bounty ducks under a wild hook from Kane.
Kane has a takedown stuffed.
Kane throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bounty counters with a big head kick but Kane shrugs it off.
Kane throws a leg kick but Bounty sees it coming and checks it nicely.
An inside leg kick from Bounty misses.
Bounty misses with a two punch combination.
Kane moves out of range of the leg kick from Bounty.
Nice sprawl there from Bounty as Kane shoots in.
Bounty swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bounty misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bounty tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kane counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bounty fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bounty throws a lazy right hand but Kane sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kane swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bounty uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kane.
Kane lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kane shoots and misses
and Bounty counters with a thumping low kick.
Mark Bounty has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hairy Kane.
Kane throws a front kick aimed at Bounty's knee but Bounty avoids it well.
Bounty is looking to slow Kane down with leg kicks.
Bounty misses with a series of wild punches.
Bounty keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kane.
Kane takes a swing at Bounty's ribcage but misses.
Kane scores with a decent looking hook.
Bounty thows a body kick. Kane tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Bounty throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mark Bounty is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bounty throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bounty connects with a leg kick. Kane looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bounty pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bounty avoids the body shot from Kane.
Kane misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Kane gets a clinch.
Kane tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bounty lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kane backwards.
Bounty trying to land knees to the body.
Kane lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bounty tries to land knees in the clinch but Kane avoids the damage to the body.
Bounty looking to throw knees to the head but Kane is blocking nicely.
Bounty looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bounty throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kane blocks it with crossed arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kane avoids the elbow strike from Bounty, against the cage.
Kane makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kane misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kane dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Kane avoids the elbow strike from Bounty, against the cage.
A short right from Kane.
Kane blocks an elbow strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kane.
Kane misses with a body punch.
Kane's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bounty misses with an elbow over the top.
Kane blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bounty wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kane has him pressed against the cage.
Bounty throws a head punch that misses.
Bounty lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kane avoiding damage as Bounty throws knees to the body.
Kane swings wildly with an uppercut but Bounty uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kane.
Mark Bounty has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kane blocks an elbow strike from Bounty.
Kane blocks an elbow strike.
Kane is trying to stall.
Kane misses with some punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kane misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bounty throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bounty throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kane swings wildly with an uppercut but Bounty uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kane misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kane blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bounty misses with an elbow over the top.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bounty is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bounty goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kane avoids a wild elbow strike from Bounty.
Kane tries a body shot but Bounty blocks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mark Bounty.
I think Bounty has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Hairy Kane!
During a confident post fight interview, Hairy Kane thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.