PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karl Katze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Canseco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Katze
vs
Canseco

200 cm
19
213 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

175 cm
19
209 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Karl Katze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jose Canseco !
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Katze misses with a body kick.
Canseco misses with an uppercut. Katze saw that one coming.
Katze shoots for a takedown but Canseco saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A swing and a miss from Canseco .
Canseco tries to clinch there but Katze circles away.
Canseco thumps Katze with a low kick.
Katze circles away from the clinch attempt.
A swing and a miss from Canseco .
Katze avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

Katze clinches up with Canseco and pushes him back against the cage.

Canseco 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Canseco misses with a body shot.

Katze has managed to clinch.
Katze prevents Canseco from breaking the clinch.
Katze leaning against his opponent.
Katze avoiding damage as Canseco throws knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Canseco wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Katze has him pressed against the cage.
Katze avoiding damage.

Katze wants the takedown. Canseco is fighting it off but Katze persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Canseco 's guard against the cage.
Katze trying to control the position from guard on top but Canseco is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Katze looking to pass the guard.
Canseco keeping moving, preventing Katze from controlling successfully.
Canseco is looking to stand up but Katze isn't so interested in that idea.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Katze pushes Canseco up against the cage in a clinch.
Canseco lands a nice knee to the body.

Canseco breaks the clinch.
Canseco wants to clinch

and Katze counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Katze.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Canseco using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Katze has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Katze avoiding damage.
Canseco wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Katze is trying to stall.

Canseco breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Katze gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Canseco manages to break the clinch.
Canseco misses with a body kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Katze.
Katze moves in looking to clinch but Canseco pushes him off.

Katze drives through and clinches with Canseco against the cage.
Katze dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Canseco misses with a body punch.
Katze stalling.
Canseco throws a punch but it's blocked by Katze.
Katze is working for takedown but Canseco is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karl Katze. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Katze managing to block the knees to the body from Canseco .
Canseco lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Canseco tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Katze's elbow.

Canseco pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Katze clinches with his opponent.
Katze tries for a takedown but Canseco manages to get underhooks.

Canseco breaks from the clinch.

Canseco tries to keep at a distance but Katze has taken the fight into the clinch.

Canseco pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Canseco tries to close the distance and clinch but Katze swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Katze feints and as Canseco raises his hands in defense, Katze changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Canseco wants to get back to his feet but Katze is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Canseco looks gassed!
Katze looking to pass the guard.
Katze stops Canseco from standing up.

Canseco has his feet on Katze's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Canseco doesn't manage to clinch there - Katze circles away.

Katze drives through and clinches with Canseco against the cage.
Canseco has a couple of punches blocked by Katze.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katze slowing the pace effectively.
Katze is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Canseco pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Katze is looking to control Canseco 's arms but Canseco gets an underhook and turns him. Now Katze has his back to the cage.
Canseco is trying to break the clinch but Katze has him pressed against the cage.
Canseco wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Canseco wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Canseco is trying to break free.

Katze is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Canseco can't fight it off and eventually Katze manages to take the fight to the floor. Canseco looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Katze is in close to Canseco 's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Katze scoring with punches to the head and body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Katze content to stall in guard here.
Katze lands a couple of digs.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Katze content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Katze with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Katze pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Canseco is keeping the position for now.
Katze is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Karl Katze dominated that round.
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.

Canseco closes the distance looking to clinch

and Katze counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Katze.

Canseco manages to break the clinch.
Canseco with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Katze to score with a decent uppercut.

Katze clinches.
Katze stalling against the cage.
Canseco wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Katze has him pressed against the cage.

Canseco breaks the clinch.
Katze fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Canseco tries a head kick but it misses.
Katze tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Canseco was well out of range. Poor timing from Katze.

Katze rushes Canseco and presses him up against the cage.
Canseco wants to get back to striking at distance but Katze won't allow it.
Canseco can't break the clinch.
Katze controlling the action here for a moment.
Katze stalling in the clinch but Canseco improves position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Katze stalling against the cage.
Canseco wants to break the clinch but can't.

Canseco manages to break the clinch.
Canseco is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jose Canseco is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Katze gets the takedown into side control.

Katze is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Canseco has escaped the position, nice work there.
Canseco is pushing Katze's head away, looking to escape. Katze manages to hold on to the position though.
Canseco is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Canseco is not content to let Katze control the position.
Katze is working Canseco over with some ground and pound from side control.
Katze prevents Canseco from escaping the position.

Katze is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Canseco has escaped the position, nice work there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Canseco is trying to buck Katze off.
Canseco takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Canseco keeping his opponent close.
Canseco is trying to buck Katze off.

Katze is trying to get an arm triangle but Canseco is defending well.
Canseco is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Katze is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Canseco is just riding it out for now. Katze eventually gives up the hold.
Katze scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Katze wants to free his trapped foot but Canseco is holding on for dear life with his legs.

Katze is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Canseco tries to kick Katze off but Katze keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Katze lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Canseco blocking the ground and pound attempt from Katze.
Canseco really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Katze. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's four 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.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Katze rushes Canseco and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Canseco manages to break the clinch.

Katze clinches.
Katze looking to slow down the pace here.
Katze tries for a takedown. No joy.
Katze avoiding damage as Canseco throws knees to the body.
Katze has Canseco pressed against the cage.

Canseco breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Canseco looks to land a right hand but Katze moved out of range.
Canseco misses with a head kick.
Katze looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Karl Katze. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Canseco throws a sloppy head kick and Katze moves out of range easily.

Katze shoots in and bounces Canseco off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Karl Katze dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Canseco throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Katze fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Canseco , pushing him back against the cage.
Katze prevents Canseco from breaking the clinch.
Katze is looking to control Canseco 's arms but Canseco gets an underhook and turns him. Now Katze has his back to the cage.
Canseco wants to break the clinch but can't.
Canseco has had enough of the clinch but Katze keeps him there for the moment.
Katze is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Canseco breaks the clinch.
Katze shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Katze fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Canseco sprawls well initially but Katze persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Katze throwing shots but Canseco is blocking nicely.
Canseco is trying to stand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Katze controlling the action here.
Katze wants to free his trapped foot but Canseco is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Canseco pushes Katze off looking to stand but Katze dives back in and keeps control.

Katze is working for a kimura but Canseco is defending it quite comfortably.
Katze has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Katze landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

Katze is working for a submission of some sort.
Canseco wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Katze slows the pace down in half guard.

That's two 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.
Katze wants to control but Canseco is keeping him busy.
Canseco is looking to escape.
Katze moves nicely into side control.
Katze landing strikes.

Katze is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Canseco knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Canseco regains half guard.
Karl Katze is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Canseco is trying to stand up here but Katze is controlling him well.
Katze takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Canseco is trying to stand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katze is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Katze looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Katze stops Canseco from getting back to his feet.
Katze keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Canseco wants to get back to his feet.
Katze is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Canseco tries to kick Katze off but Katze keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Jose Canseco has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Katze slips a nice elbow through Canseco 's hands, connecting with Canseco 's forehead.

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

Katze drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Karl Katze overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Katze working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katze sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Katze stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Canseco swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Katze content to stall in guard here.
Katze tries to free his leg and advance position but Canseco is retaining full guard.
Katze trying to control the position from guard on top but Canseco is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Canseco can't keep his opponent in guard - Katze advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Canseco is trying to stand.
Canseco punching from the bottom.
Katze is controlling the pace.

And that's the end of the fight!
Karl Katze showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Katze, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karl Katze!