PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Burt The Hurt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Kahne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Hurt comes to the cage accompanied by Stayin' Alive. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

The Hurt
vs
Kahne

168 cm
34
145 lbs
26 - 15 - 1

173 cm
35
147 lbs
18 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Hellbent
Bullet Proof System

MayheM sportswear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Burt The Hurt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ken Kahne!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Dillan Fox and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Hurt is looking to slow Kahne down with leg kicks.

The Hurt fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kahne, pushing him back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, The Hurt scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kahne misses with a body punch.
The Hurt working aggressively here.
The Hurt with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by The Hurt.
Kahne lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of The Hurt backwards.
Kahne working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The Hurt lands a knee to the head.
Kahne is trying to stall.

Kahne breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The Hurt walks into a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kahne gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The Hurt seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
The Hurt works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kahne ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

The Hurt clinches up with Kahne and pushes him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kahne throws a punch but it's blocked by The Hurt.
The Hurt lands a nice knee to the body.
The Hurt tries a knee to the head but Kahne blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kahne.
Kahne is trying to work for a single leg takedown but The Hurt pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A nice right hand lands inside from The Hurt.
The Hurt utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by The Hurt as Kahne tries to tie him up.
Kahne goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kahne works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The Hurt lands with a left to the head.
A short right from The Hurt on the inside.
The Hurt working aggressively here.
Kahne swings wildly with an uppercut but The Hurt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kahne blocks an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Hurt misses with a short punch on the inside.
The Hurt putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kahne in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Hurt lands with a left to the head.
Kahne blocking some punches.
The Hurt tries to land a knee to the head but Kahne blocks with his arms.
The Hurt misses with the head strike.
The Hurt lands a nice knee to the body.
The Hurt misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kahne.
Kahne has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. The Hurt seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Kahne can turn it around.
The Hurt throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kahne blocks it with crossed arms.
Nice body punch from Kahne.
Kahne throws a punch but it's blocked by The Hurt.
Kahne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from The Hurt on the inside.
Kahne blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The Hurt takes a shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from The Hurt.
The Hurt makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The Hurt swings wildly with an uppercut but Kahne uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Hurt working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kahne blocks an uppercut.
Kahne wants a takedown.
Kahne avoiding damage as The Hurt throws knees to the body.
Kahne throws a head punch that misses.
Kahne misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kahne lands with a short shot to the head.
Kahne struggles to land a body shot inside as The Hurt controls his hands.
The Hurt can't find room to land a body shot as Kahne controls the action.
Kahne blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The Hurt scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from The Hurt on the inside.
Kahne's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kahne misses with the head strike.
The Hurt missing with knees to the body.
A short right from Kahne on the inside.
Kahne scores with a shoulder strike.
The Hurt looking to throw knees to the head but Kahne is blocking nicely.
Kahne doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The Hurt lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The Hurt with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kahne lands a left hand.
The Hurt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kahne lands a nice uppercut.
Kahne misses with a body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right from The Hurt on the inside.
Kahne scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kahne has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. The Hurt is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Burt The Hurt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ken Kahne.
The Hurt misses with some punches.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kahne avoiding damage as The Hurt throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Burt The Hurt dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
The Hurt has a couple of punches blocked by Kahne.
The Hurt throws a head punch that misses.
The Hurt tries to land knees in the clinch but Kahne avoids the damage to the body.
The Hurt can't find room to land a body shot as Kahne controls the action.
The Hurt blocks a body shot from Kahne.
Kahne avoiding damage as The Hurt throws knees to the body.
Burt The Hurt has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kahne throws a head punch that misses.
The Hurt keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kahne's efforts to push away.
The Hurt misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kahne misses with a hook from the clinch.
The Hurt missing with knees to the body.
A body shot lands from The Hurt.
The Hurt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The Hurt tries to land knees in the clinch but Kahne avoids the damage to the body.
The Hurt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kahne can do to turn this around?
Kahne avoiding damage as The Hurt throws knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Hurt using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kahne has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The Hurt lands a left hand.
The Hurt lands a left hand.
The Hurt connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kahne's face.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kahne creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Kahne breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice defenses there by Kahne.
Kahne throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kahne staying out of range there.
The Hurt swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kahne counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kahne throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kahne takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The Hurt digs a good body shot into Kahne's ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kahne throws a series of punches but The Hurt moves out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. The Hurt darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The Hurt lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The Hurt tries to clinch but Kahne moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kahne misses with an uppercut. The Hurt saw that one coming.
The Hurt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kahne swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kahne moves out of range of the leg kick from The Hurt.
Kahne throws a big shot that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - The Hurt looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A nice side step and Kahne releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kahne looks to score with a jab to the body but The Hurt is just out of range.
The Hurt lands the left hand.
The Hurt pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kahne back to the cage. The Hurt follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Kahne throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The Hurt lands a body shot.
Kahne dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kahne throws out a loose jab but The Hurt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kahne connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kahne throws an overhand right that lands on The Hurt's shoulder, as The Hurt tries to avoid the shot.
Kahne fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The Hurt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kahne throws out the jab.
The Hurt fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kahne swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The Hurt ducks under a wild hook from Kahne.
A big left from Kahne misses.
The Hurt tries to close the distance and clinch but Kahne swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kahne is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The Hurt rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kahne moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

The Hurt darts in and clinches Kahne up against the cage.
The Hurt misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by The Hurt.
A head punch on the inside from The Hurt fails to land.
Kahne blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Hurt scores with a knee to the head.
Kahne managing to block the knees to the body from The Hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Hurt prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kahne looking to slow down the pace here.
The Hurt misses with the head strike.
The Hurt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kahne.
Kahne working aggressively here.
The Hurt connects with a knee to the head.
The Hurt tries to land a knee to the head but Kahne blocks with his arms.
Kahne blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for The Hurt.
Kahne avoiding damage as The Hurt throws knees to the body.
The Hurt lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Burt The Hurt dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

The Hurt throws a combination that misses

and Kahne counters with a nice double leg into side control. The Hurt won't be happy with that.
Kahne is working The Hurt over with some ground and pound from side control.
Kahne working the head with strikes.
Kahne has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kahne looks up at the clock and then as The Hurt takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Kahne smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
The Hurt is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

Kahne has worked his way into a potential kimura here. The Hurt is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Kahne yanks on the arm and The Hurt is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Kahne.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ken Kahne!
Our winner, Ken Kahne, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.