PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ken Kahne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steffan Stove (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stove has chosen God will fuck you up as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Kahne
vs
Stove

173 cm
29
158 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

165 cm
27
148 lbs
15 - 5 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ken Kahne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steffan Stove!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kahne fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kahne blocks the body kick.
Kahne tries to counter with a takedown but Stove is quick to defend against it.
Stove throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kahne.
Kahne misses with a hook. Stove ducked under it nicely.
Kahne swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stove moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Stove throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kahne fails with a takedown attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kahne.
Stove tries a head kick but it misses.
Stove stuns Kahne with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A shot to the body from Stove misses

so Kahne counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kahne is stalling in the full guard.
Kahne wants to pass the guard but Stove is keeping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kahne wants to control from the top but Stove keeps moving.
Stove is controlling Kahne's posture.

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.
Stove keeping moving, preventing Kahne from controlling successfully.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Stove looks for the body kick but Kahne saw that one coming.
Kahne throws a hook but Stove blocks it.
Kahne has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Stove.
Steffan Stove seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stove connects with a body shot.
Stove ducks under a wild hook from Kahne.
Stove throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kahne drops down looking for a counter takedown but Stove sprawls and moves away.
Stove throws a head kick that misses.
Kahne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stove was well out of range. Poor timing from Kahne.
Kahne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stove.
Stove tries a head kick but it misses.
Kahne feinted with a counter takedown.
Stove uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kahne.
Stove with the counter takedown but Kahne avoids it easily.
Kahne misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ken Kahne. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stove throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kahne tries to counter with a takedown but Stove is quick to defend against it.
Stove ducks under a wild hook from Kahne.
Stove throws a head kick that misses.
Kahne throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Stove on the side of the head.
Stove connects with a high kick.
Stove throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

Kahne shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Stove looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

Kahne is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Stove doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kahne.

Stove is defending against the submission attempts here by Kahne.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kahne is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Kahne is working for a kimura but Stove is defending it quite comfortably.
Kahne works his foot free and advances to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steffan Stove dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Kahne closes this distance looking for a takedown but Stove circles away.
Stove bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Kahne misses with a hook

and Stove counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Kahne controls Stove momentarily but Stove frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kahne working a defensive guard but Stove manages to pass into side control anyway.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kahne is looking for a sweep.
Kahne struggling a bit here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kahne tries to improve position but can't.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Kahne is trying to control Stove's posture but Stove avoids it.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Kahne blocks the body kick.
Kahne drops down looking for a counter takedown but Stove sprawls and moves away.
Stove misses with a head kick.
Kahne misses with a straight right.
Kahne steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Stove. That one must have hurt.
Kahne blocks a head kick by Stove.
Stove lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Kahne moves out of range of the body kick from Stove.
Kahne will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Stove fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kahne manages to avoid it.
Kahne bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Stove!
Kahne swings for the body but Stove moves out of range.
Stove throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Stove buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kahne throws a shot from downtown. Stove moves away and avoids it.
Stove is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kahne rather than just go for the knockout.
Stove throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kahne.
Kahne lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kahne is trying hard to land a takedown here. Stove sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ken Kahne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stove pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stove misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kahne has been working on his balance at LOD: Lightning Kicks (MaxID250K), so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Stove.
Stove throws a head kick but Kahne moves out of range.
Stove tried to score with a low kick but Kahne checks it.
Stove connects with a single shot there.
Kahne fails with a takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stove lands a nice shot to the body.
Stove looks for the body kick but Kahne saw that one coming.
Kahne uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stove.
Stove has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kahne blocks a head kick by Stove.
Kahne appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Stove lands with a kick to the ribs.
Stove dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stove misses with a head kick.
Stove misses with a body kick.

Kahne feints and as Stove raises his hands in defense, Kahne changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kahne wants to control from the top but Stove keeps moving.
Kahne sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stove looking to control.
Kahne trying to control the position from guard on top but Stove is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kahne looking to pass the guard.
Stove looking for a sweep. Not yet Stove, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steffan Stove showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Stove uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kahne.
Stove pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kahne appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Stove lands a head kick. Kahne smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Kahne misses with a wild body shot.
Kahne darts in looking for a takedown but Stove gets double underhooks and turns Kahne into the cage.
Stove lands with a slapping head kick.
Kahne scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kahne walks forward, straight into a front kick from Stove.
Kahne fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kahne will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Stove pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stove throws a head kick that misses.
Kahne lands a nice hook to Stove's body. Stove takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kahne shoots in for a takedown but Stove shows good takedown defense.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stove throws a sloppy head kick

and Kahne decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Stove's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kahne throwing strikes from guard but Stove blocks nicely.
Kahne wants to control from the top but Stove keeps moving.
Kahne wants to pass the guard but Stove is keeping the position.
Kahne in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ken Kahne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Steffan Stove is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Stove utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kahne throws an elbow that misses. Stove uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kahne's guard. Nice move by Stove!

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Kahne punishes Stove's body with a nice straight punch.
Stove throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kahne drops down looking for a counter takedown but Stove sprawls and moves away.
Stove is looking to land body kicks.
Kahne tries to counter with a takedown but Stove is quick to defend against it.
Stove lands a jab to the nose.
Stove lands with a kick to the temple. Kahne shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Stove pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Kahne changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Stove looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Kahne trying to control the position but Stove is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stove can't do much from the bottom here.
Kahne controlling the position.

Kahne is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Stove has escaped the position, nice work there.
Stove is not content to let Kahne control the position.

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.

Kahne goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Stove rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Kahne's guard! Nice work there by Stove!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Ken Kahne overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kahne tries to land a sweep but no joy.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Steffan Stove seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kahne takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kahne swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kahne takes a body punch but keeps moving.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Steffan Stove.
I've got Stove winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steffan Stove!
A less than humble Steffan Stove misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.