PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ron Kane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Boldin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boldin has chosen Noisia - Machine gun as his entrance music. Ron Kane could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Robert Boldin's chin.

Kane
vs
Boldin

200 cm
31
250 lbs
28 - 9 - 0

200 cm
31
275 lbs
20 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

****160Q Energy for $150****
Brute

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ron Kane!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Robert Boldin!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Mauricio Rocha and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boldin tries a head kick but it misses.
Kane dodges the punch combination from Boldin.
Kane moves out of range of the strikes.
Boldin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kane paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ron Kane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kane lands a nice looking body kick.
No joy there for Kane, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kane lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kane buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Kane closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kane throws a head punch that misses.
Kane tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boldin's elbow.
Boldin trying to control the position but instead, Kane has worked for underhooks and has pushed Boldin into the cage.
Kane lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boldin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kane is defending well for now.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Boldin just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kane's brow.
Kane goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Boldin blocking some punches.
Kane goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kane doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kane tries to throw a body punch but Boldin avoids it by throwing Kane back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Kane fails to land.
Boldin leaning against his opponent.
Kane lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kane scores with a shoulder strike.
Kane throws a punch but it's blocked by Boldin.
Boldin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kane is defending well for now.
Boldin avoiding damage.
Kane blocks a body shot from Boldin.
Kane fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boldin scores with a shot to the side of Kane's head.
Boldin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kane throws a punch but it's blocked by Boldin.
Kane looking to throw knees to the head but Boldin is blocking nicely.
Kane tries to break free but Boldin pushes him back against the cage.
Kane misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kane softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boldin is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kane tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Boldin misses with an elbow strike.
Kane tries to work over Boldin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Boldin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kane is defending well for now.
Kane lands an elbow inside that Boldin shrugs off.
Boldin misses with a knee to the head.
Boldin wants to stall.
Kane being controlled against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boldin misses with a knee to the head.
Kane avoiding damage as Boldin throws knees to the body.
Boldin tries to land knees in the clinch but Kane avoids the damage to the body.
Kane is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Boldin is defending well for now.
Boldin prevents a body shot from Kane.
Boldin tries a knee to the head but Kane blocks it.
Boldin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kane on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kane pushes Boldin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kane avoids a wild elbow strike from Boldin.
Kane lands with a left to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kane as Boldin tries to tie him up.
Boldin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kane.

Kane breaks the clinch.
Boldin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boldin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Boldin 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.

Boldin clinches up with Kane and pushes him back against the cage.
Boldin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kane throws a punch but it's blocked by Boldin.
Boldin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kane is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kane throws a punch but it's blocked by Boldin.
Kane tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Boldin.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Boldin leaning his opponent against the cage.
Boldin blocks the elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ron Kane dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Kane just misses with a punch to the body.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Kane here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.

Boldin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kane avoids the elbow strike from Boldin, against the cage.
Kane blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kane has Boldin pushed against the cage.
Kane tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kane misses with a punch on the inside.
Kane misses with a punch to the body.
Boldin avoids a wild elbow strike from Kane.
Boldin takes a shot to the head.
Kane has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Kane working aggressively here.
Kane lands a knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boldin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Boldin trying to control the position but instead, Kane has worked for underhooks and has pushed Boldin into the cage.
Kane misses with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Come on Boldin - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Boldin blocks a body shot from Kane.
Boldin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kane stalling in the clinch but Boldin improves position.
Kane misses with the head strike.
Boldin blocks an uppercut.
Kane working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Boldin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kane blocks it with crossed arms.
Boldin trying to control the position but instead, Kane has worked for underhooks and has pushed Boldin into the cage.
A short left from Kane.
Kane softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Boldin with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kane prevents a body shot from Boldin.
Boldin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kane avoids it.
Boldin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kane working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
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's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kane throws an elbow but misses.
Kane looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kane is trying to maintain a safe position but Boldin gets an underhook and turns Kane into the cage.
Kane is stalling here.
Boldin avoiding damage.
Kane working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Boldin - that landed with a thud.
Ron Kane has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Boldin unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kane managing to block the knees to the body from Boldin.
Boldin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kane on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kane.
Boldin looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kane lands a body shot in the clinch.
Boldin is breathing heavily.
Boldin throws an elbow that misses.
Boldin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kane avoids it.
A shot in the inside from Kane.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kane scores with a hook to the body.
Boldin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short uppercut from Kane.
Kane makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Boldin managing to block the knees to the body from Kane.
A right handed body shot lands from Kane.
Kane throws a head punch that misses.
Boldin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kane drops Boldin onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Boldin is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!

Boldin is rocked!
Kane lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Boldin backwards.
Boldin is still on wobbly legs! Can Kane finish him?
Kane lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Boldin to his knees! Kane keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ron Kane!
Ron Kane retains his heavyweight title!