PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Denis Kang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Wayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Kang
vs
Wayne

180 cm
22
185 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

195 cm
22
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Tends to cut

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Denis Kang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bruce Wayne!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Columbo Gatti and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kang thows a body shot but no joy.

Wayne closes the distance and clinches.
Kang goes for a takedown attempt but Wayne pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Wayne tries to clinch there but Kang circles away.
Kang tries to clinch up but Wayne circles away and keeps his distance.

Kang clinches up with Wayne and pushes him back against the cage.
Wayne looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kang blocks an elbow strike.
Kang dodges an elbow strike from Wayne.
Wayne misses with an elbow over the top.

Kang pulls guard effortlessly.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kang has a closed guard, preventing Wayne from standing up.
Wayne stays in close to Kang's body and controls the position.
Wayne preventing the sweep.
Wayne wants to control from the top but Kang keeps moving.
Wayne is in close to Kang's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne with a nice head shot there.
Kang is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kang is really struggling to control Wayne but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Wayne wants to control from the top but Kang keeps moving.
Wayne preventing the sweep.

Kang has his foot on Wayne's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Wayne works his way back into a safe position though.
Kang wants to sweep here but Wayne controlling him for the moment.
Kang might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Kang clinches up with Wayne and pushes him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
With the fighters up against the cage, Wayne throws an elbow but misses.
Wayne lands a damaging elbow.
Wayne throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kang blocks the elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wayne just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kang's brow.
Wayne throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kang jumps guard but Wayne stands there with Kang around his waist. Kang gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kang lands with a right to the head.
Wayne pushes off an throws an elbow but Kang leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Wayne throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Wayne throws an elbow but misses.
Kang dodges an elbow strike from Wayne.
Kang blocks an elbow strike from Wayne.
Wayne throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wayne is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kang dodges an elbow strike from Wayne.
Wayne throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kang 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 Denis Kang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kang wants to break free but Wayne has control.
Wayne throws an elbow that misses.
Kang lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wayne is trying to maintain a safe position but Kang gets an underhook and turns Wayne into the cage.

Kang has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Wayne regains guard immediately.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wayne is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Wayne has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Kang off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Kang circles away from the clinch attempt

and Kang moves into the clinch.
Wayne gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Denis Kang has been cut.
Wayne pushes off an throws an elbow but Kang leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Wayne looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kang tries to pull guard but Wayne holds him up against the cage and eventually Kang drops back down to his feet.
Wayne lands an elbow just above Kang 's eye.
Kang connects with a knee to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Wayne throws an elbow but misses.
Wayne throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wayne just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kang's brow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wayne just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kang's brow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wayne.
Wayne looks gassed!
Nice elbow from Wayne.
Wayne throws an elbow but it misses.
Kang fails to pull guard.
With the fighters up against the cage, Wayne throws an elbow but misses.
Kang is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Wayne gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Kang dodges an elbow strike from Wayne.
Kang pushes Wayne back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wayne throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Kang manages to break the clinch.
Wayne tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Kang counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Kang breaks the clinch.
Kang rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wayne moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wayne moves out of range of the body kick.
Kang shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kang shoots in but no luck this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Denis Kang will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Denis Kang's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Wayne darts in trying to clinch

and Kang counters by clinching up.
Kang blocks an elbow strike from Wayne.
Kang blocks an elbow strike.
Wayne trying to stall but Kang improves his position.
Wayne throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wayne looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kang drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kang avoids the elbow strike from Wayne, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wayne just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kang's brow.
Kang wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wayne has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wayne throws an elbow that misses.
Wayne throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wayne throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kang avoids the elbow strike from Wayne, against the cage.
Come on Wayne - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wayne.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kang manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

Kang looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wayne slips nicely into half guard.
Wayne is trying to control the action in half guard but Kang is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Wayne lands a nice short elbow.

Kang looking for submissions off his back.
Kang wants to get back to his feet.
Wayne is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Wayne is keen to just control but Kang is a slippery customer.
Wayne stops Kang from getting back to his feet.
Kang on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kang tries to get out of the position.

Wayne is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Wayne controlling the pace.
Wayne is stalling here. Kang is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Wayne seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Kang has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Wayne wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kang stands up and we're back to a striking position.

Kang scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Kang laying and praying for a moment but Wayne takes advantage and regains half guard.
Wayne punching from the bottom.
Wayne is looking to escape.

Wayne looking for submissions off his back.
Kang working over Wayne with some ground and pound. Wayne looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Wayne pushes Kang off and gets back to his feet.
Horrible takedown by Kang or perhaps it was just good defense by Wayne which made him look bad.

Kang closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wayne creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Wayne lands an elbow that stopped Kang in his tracks for a moment.

Kang has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Wayne uses from the top position.

Kang scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Kang wants to clinch up but Wayne keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Denis Kang dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Denis Kang's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Kang throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wayne's waist but Wayne gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kang off to one side.
Kang shoots in for a takedown but Wayne shows good takedown defense.
Kang is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Denis Kang is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wayne tries to clinch up but Kang circles away and keeps his distance.
Kang looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Wayne is fending him off so far but Kang persists. Nope, Wayne circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Denis Kang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wayne shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kang as he jumps to the side.

Wayne rushes Kang and presses him up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kang content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Wayne throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kang has had enough of the clinch but Wayne keeps him there for the moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wayne.
Kang blocks the elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kang.
Wayne throws an elbow but it misses.
Wayne throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne lands an elbow inside.
Wayne misses with an elbow over the top.
Kang blocks an elbow strike from Wayne.

Kang is trying to trip Wayne. He has hold of a leg but Wayne is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Kang persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Kang wanted to stand there but Wayne had control of the position.
Wayne looking for a sweep. Not yet Wayne, not yet.
Wayne bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kang's guard.

Kang working for submissions but it's allowed Wayne to get to half guard.

Wayne wants to work for an arm triangle but Kang is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Kang regains full guard. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kang tries to strike from the bottom.
Wayne with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wayne postures up in Kang's guard and throws a big left but Kang blocks it.
Kang has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Wayne has passed into side control.
Wayne working away.
Kang is not content to let Wayne control the position.
Kang is trying to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kang can't do much from the bottom here.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Wayne connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kang gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Wayne counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Kang's guard now.
Kang is trying to keep Wayne in close.
Kang is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Wayne is controlling him.
Wayne postures up and lands a big shot to Kang's brow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kang wants to control the position but Wayne says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Wayne wants to control but Kang is keeping him busy.
Wayne throwing shots but Kang is blocking nicely.
Kang has hold of Wayne's hands but Wayne slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Denis Kang overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wayne not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bruce Wayne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Wayne misses with an attempted mid kick.

Kang drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Kang would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Kang pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wayne is keeping the position for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce Wayne comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kang 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Denis Kang!