PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Comanche Todd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derek Kane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Todd
vs
Kane

185 cm
32
185 lbs
18 - 21 - 0

175 cm
27
175 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

V-Mask Clothing (10%)

Spartan Nutrition
KAISER

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Comanche Todd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Derek Kane!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Todd jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kane is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Kane fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Todd connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Todd works the jab nicely.
Todd smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Todd misses with a series of wild punches.
Kane pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Todd swings for the body but Kane moves out of range.
Kane tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Todd throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sloppy strikes from Todd. Those never looked like landing.
Todd throws a jab when Kane was well out of range.
Kane tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Todd throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Todd swinging wildly here.
Comanche Todd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Todd defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kane.
Todd throws a series of punches but Kane avoids them all with ease.
And Kane tries to counter it with a takedown but Todd pushes his down on his head and steps out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Todd defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kane.
Comanche Todd has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Derek Kane.
Kane slips under a jab.
Todd ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kane uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Todd.
Comanche Todd is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Todd with a jab.
Todd cracks Kane with a right hand to the side of the head.
Todd misses with a looping left.
Todd throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Danga de danga de dang - Todd scores with a four punch combination!

Kane is rocked!
Todd misses with a double jab

and Kane decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Todd's guard.
Kane is still in real trouble! Can Todd finish him?
Todd looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
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 pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Todd is keeping the position for now.
Kane seems to have recovered his senses.
Kane missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Kane working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kane trying to control the position from guard on top but Todd is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kane looking to pass the guard.
Kane is looking to pass into half guard but Todd pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Todd is in guard.

The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Todd postures up.
Kane pulls Todd in close to his closed guard and prevents Todd from doing any damage or advancing position.
Kane looking to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kane looking to hit a scissor sweep but Todd is one step ahead there.

Kane had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Todd defends it easily.
Kane pulls Todd in to control the position.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kane lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Todd throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kane keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Todd misses with a wild combination.
Kane shoots in for a takedown but Todd shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Todd misses with a body shot.
Kane throws a head kick that half lands.
Todd falls off balance throwing a combination

so Kane counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Kane looking to sit in guard and control but Todd gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Kane wants to control the position but Todd says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Comanche Todd dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Todd misses with a double jab.
Todd throws an overhand right that lands on Kane's shoulder, as Kane tries to avoid the shot.
Todd lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

Kane shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kane showed some decent athleticism there.
Kane is looking to advance position but Todd won't allow it.
Kane wants to lay and pray for a moment but Todd keeps working.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kane wants to pass the guard but Todd is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kane is looking to take a break and control but Todd is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kane sitting and controlling from the half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Todd is staying active underneath Kane, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Kane avoids the body shot from Todd.
Todd swings widly with a right hand

and Kane counters with a single leg into guard. Todd didn't expect that.
Kane tries to free his leg and advance position but Todd is retaining full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Todd is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Kane goes for a takedown attempt but Todd pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Todd thuds his right hand into Kane's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kane takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice straight punches there by Todd. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Todd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kane gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Todd.
Todd with a nice cross.
Todd throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good shot there by Todd.
Todd blocks a head kick by Kane.
Todd misses with a combination

and Kane counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kane is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Kane tries to pass the half guard into mount. Todd knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Kane looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Todd with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kane moves into full mount! Todd won't be happy about that!
Todd is squirming around, avoiding Kane's attempts to control the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Todd really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Derek Kane has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kane misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Kane tries to control but Todd wriggling away.
Todd really wants to buck Kane off and get back to his feet.
Kane misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Kane takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Derek Kane will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Todd throws a right and a left that both miss.
Todd is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kane can do to turn this around?
Kane tries for a takedown but Todd sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Kane closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Todd did well to prevent Kane getting side control.
Kane thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kane throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kane controlling the pace.
Kane throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kane missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Todd is looking for a sweep. Kane is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Kane wants to work for an arm triangle but Todd is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kane seems to be looking for submissions.
Kane missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Kane takes a swing at Todd's ribcage but misses.
Todd misses with a jab, cross combination.
Todd looks to land a combination but Kane avoids it well.
And Kane tries to counter it with a takedown but Todd pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Todd throws a body shot but no joy.
Todd throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Kane decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Todd's guard.
Kane throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Todd works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kane throws a big right hand that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kane tries to free his leg and advance position but Todd is retaining full guard.
Kane looking to sit in guard and control but Todd gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Kane wants to sweep but no luck.
Kane is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Kane has his foot on Todd's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Todd works his way back into a safe position though.
Kane controlling Todd's posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kane 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.
Kane looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Kane wants to sweep but no luck.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Todd scores with a jab. Kane acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Todd missing with a left hand there. Kane was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kane tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Todd digs a good hook to Kane's body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kane.
Kane slips under a jab.
Kane uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Todd.
Todd misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kane.
Kane takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Some wild striking there from Todd.
Todd lands with a right hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Todd lands with a right hand.
Kane avoids the body shot from Todd.
Nice straight punches there by Todd. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Todd.

And that's the end of the fight!
Comanche Todd showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Todd 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Comanche Todd!
Comanche Todd made sure to mention his sponsor, V-Mask Clothing (10%) in his post fight interview.