PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Derek Kane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Tessin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Kane
vs
Tessin

175 cm
27
175 lbs
13 - 8 - 0

180 cm
24
185 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Good gas tank

Spartan Nutrition

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 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Derek Kane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Randy Tessin!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Franklyn Lucas and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tessin moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tessin scores with a jab to the body.

Kane shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Tessin napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Tessin is trying to control Kane's posture but Kane avoids it.

Kane working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Tessin tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kane wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Kane working away.

Kane looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Kane tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Tessin gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Tessin is trying to escape the mount.
Kane wants to control the pace but Tessin is squirming around nicely.
Tessin is in all sorts of trouble here.
Tessin wants to control but Kane is having none of it.
Kane fails to advance to Tessin's back.

Kane has hold of Tessin's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Tessin manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Tessin manages to regain half guard. Good work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tessin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kane.
Kane is looking to stall here but Tessin recovers full guard.
Kane preventing the sweep.
Tessin throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Tessin managing to control the position.
Tessin thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Kane stops Tessin from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tessin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tessin striking off his back but it's not causing Kane any problems.
Kane pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tessin is keeping the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tessin pulls Kane in to control the position.
Kane has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kane trying to control the position from guard on top but Tessin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Tessin takes a swing at Kane's ribcage but misses.
Tessin swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Kane closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Tessin quickly recovers to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Tessin manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Tessin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tessin wants to sweep but no luck.
Tessin seems keen to control Kane's posture.
Kane wants to control from the top but Tessin keeps moving.
Kane passes into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tessin trying to control but Kane postures up.

Kane is working for a kimura but Tessin is defending it quite comfortably.

Kane is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tessin manages to get to full guard.
Tessin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tessin keeping moving, preventing Kane from controlling successfully.
Tessin working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Derek Kane dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Kane shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Tessin doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Kane stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tessin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kane is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tessin can do to turn this around?

Kane drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kane jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Tessin looking for a sweep. Not yet Tessin, not yet.
Tessin working a defensive guard here.
Kane being controlled here momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tessin keeping moving, preventing Kane from controlling successfully.
Tessin is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Kane slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tessin keeping moving, preventing Kane from controlling successfully.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Kane rushes Tessin and presses him up against the cage.
Tessin looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Kane has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Tessin is trying to keep an underhook but Kane manages to get the takedown into half guard.

Tessin pushes Kane off and gets back to his feet.
Tessin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kane.
Kane scores with a head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kane takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kane throws a combination that misses
and Tessin counters with a nice body shot.
Kane uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tessin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tessin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tessin is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kane rather than just go for the knockout.
Tessin looks to land a right hand but Kane moved out of range.
Tessin just misses with a punch to the body.
Kane feinted with a counter takedown.

Kane shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Tessin manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Tessin trying to control the position.
Tessin wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Tessin striking from his own guard.
Kane trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tessin looking for a sweep. Not yet Tessin, not yet.
Kane trying to control but Tessin is working from the bottom.
Kane distracts Tessin with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Tessin trying to keep a closed guard but Kane is proving a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kane looking to pass the guard.
Tessin keeping moving, preventing Kane from controlling successfully.
Tessin controls Kane momentarily but Kane frees himself.
Tessin looking for a sweep. Not yet Tessin, not yet.
Kane wants to control from the top but Tessin keeps moving.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Kane throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kane trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tessin wants to sweep but no luck.
Tessin is adopting a defensive guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Tessin jabs at Kane's body.
Tessin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kane takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kane with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kane lands with a nice combination. Tessin backs away looking to recover.

Tessin shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Kane is trying to defend but Tessin finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Tessin prevents Kane from standing back up.
Kane works his way to full guard. Good work.
Tessin stopping the sweep attempt from Kane.
Tessin throws a big right hand that misses.
Tessin postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Tessin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Derek Kane will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Tessin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kane half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Tessin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tessin looks to score with a jab to the body but Kane is just out of range.
Tessin misses with a body shot.
Nice body punch from Tessin.
Kane moves out of range of the strikes.
Tessin dips to his left and cracks Kane with an uppercut!
Kane throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tessin takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tessin misses the shot to the body.
Kane fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Kane closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Derek Kane overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
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!
Tessin is trying to control Kane's posture but Kane avoids it.
Kane in side control, just content to control the action for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kane thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kane trying to control the action but Tessin is working from the bottom.
Kane tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Tessin gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Tessin is trying to maintain the position but Kane is very close to passing his half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kane wants to control but Tessin is keeping him busy.
Tessin is trying to get back to full guard.
Tessin has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kane is working away from the top position though.
Kane is trying to control the action in half guard but Tessin is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kane is stalling here. Tessin is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Kane seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Tessin has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Randy Tessin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tessin working the strikes but Kane uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Tessin looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kane with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Tessin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kane moves into full guard.
Kane is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tessin is trying to control but can't.
Kane is taking a breather. Tessin 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.

Kane is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Tessin makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Tessin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Tessin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kane, pushing him back against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Tessin just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kane's brow.

Kane gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Tessin regains guard.
Kane's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Kane trying to control the position from guard on top but Tessin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tessin manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kane manages to get himself to full guard.

Tessin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kane has a closed guard, preventing Tessin from standing up.
Tessin throws a big right hand that misses.
Tessin landing some decent shots from guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tessin is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Tessin landing with the ground and pound.
Kane not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Derek Kane is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tessin won't allow Kane to sweep him here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Randy Tessin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kane 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!