PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dakker Kane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Odin Tualasamony (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Odin Tualasamony has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Kane
vs
Tualasamony

190 cm
25
203 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

190 cm
23
188 lbs
8 - 5 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dakker Kane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Odin Tualasamony!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yuuki Gou and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kane fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tualasamony fails with an attempt to clinch.

Tualasamony moves into the clinch.
Kane blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tualasamony 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.
Tualasamony taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Tualasamony dodges an elbow strike from Kane.
Tualasamony tries to land knees in the clinch but Kane avoids the damage to the body.
Tualasamony landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tualasamony is pushing Kane up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kane blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tualasamony is trying to maintain a safe position but Kane gets an underhook and turns Tualasamony into the cage.
Tualasamony 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.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kane.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kane as Tualasamony tries to tie him up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tualasamony tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kane avoids it.
Tualasamony trying to land knees to the body.
Kane looking for a takedown.
Kane throws an elbow that misses.
Tualasamony misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kane.
Tualasamony is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Tualasamony misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kane.
Tualasamony blocks the elbow strike.
Tualasamony is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Tualasamony connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Dakker Kane has been cut.
Tualasamony tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kane avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tualasamony landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tualasamony tries to land knees in the clinch but Kane avoids the damage to the body.
Kane creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kane blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kane avoiding damage as Tualasamony throws knees to the body.
Tualasamony tries to land knees in the clinch but Kane avoids the damage to the body.
Tualasamony misses with a knee strike.
Kane missing with knees to the body.
Tualasamony tries a knee to the head but Kane blocks it.

Kane escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body kick there by Kane.
Tualasamony doesn't manage to clinch there - Kane circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tualasamony uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kane.

Kane closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tualasamony can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kane prevents Tualasamony from improving his position.

Kane in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Tualasamony tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Kane!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dakker Kane!