PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ameri Kana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Sabre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kana comes to the cage accompanied by THIS IS THE FINAL COUNTDOWN. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Kana
vs
Sabre

182 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

189 cm
18
191 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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 Las Vegas, Ameri Kana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matt Sabre!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Sabre, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sabre getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sabre throws a series of punches but Kana avoids them all with ease.
Kana fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sabre is out of range.
Kana throws a leg kick that misses.
Sabre throws a series of punches but Kana avoids them all with ease.
Sabre misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sabre throws a nice looking combination but Kana bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sabre misses with a double jab.

Kana shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Sabre manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kana manages to get himself to full guard.

Kana looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sabre won't allow Kana to sweep him here.
Sabre postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sabre passes into half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Sabre working the head and body with strikes.
Ground and pound from Sabre.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kana wants to sweep but Sabre has passed to side control!
Kana tries to buck Sabre off but Sabre is having none of it.
Sabre working the body and head with strikes.
Sabre in side control lands a decent elbow.

Kana is rocked!
Sabre working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Oh Kana is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kana tries to buck Sabre off but Sabre is having none of it.
Sabre lands some shots froms side control.
Sabre trying to control the action but Kana is working from the bottom.
Sabre lands a few punches from side control.
Sabre working the head and body with strikes.
Sabre is working Kana over with some ground and pound from side control.
Sabre cracks Kana with a big elbow.
Sabre wants to control but Kana is keeping him busy.
Kana gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

Sabre looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sabre prevents Kana from improving his position.

Kana actively working from the bottom here.
Kana seems to have got his legs back now.
Sabre is taking a breather. Kana says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Kana is looking to improve his position.
Kana is breathing heavily.
Sabre drops an elbow to the side of Kana's head.
Kana is trying to get back to full guard.
Sabre looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sabre takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

Kana looking for submissions off his back.
Sabre lands strikes from half guard.
Sabre prevents Kana from improving his position.
Sabre lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Sabre moves nicely into side control.
Sabre landing a few strikes.
Sabre scoring with punches and elbows.
Kana takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Sabre scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Kana is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Sabre can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matt Sabre!