PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sam Kain (ranked 25767 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blonde Bimbo (ranked 4234 p4p, 0 weight class). Blonde Bimbo will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Kain
vs
Bimbo

185 cm
25
135 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

200 cm
25
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Can Moonwalk

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 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sam Kain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Blonde Bimbo!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Santiago Holmes and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kain moves into range and clinches up with Bimbo.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Bimbo stalls.
A bit of stalling here from Bimbo.
Kain is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Bimbo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bimbo takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Kain swinging wildly here.
Kain has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cozad The Island in the buildup to the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Bimbo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Kain has his feet on Bimbo's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kain is looking to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kain tries to clinch but Bimbo is having none of it.
Kain looks to clinch

so Bimbo counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Kain might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Bimbo sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Bimbo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kain controls Bimbo momentarily but Bimbo frees himself.
Kain 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.
Kain really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bimbo got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kain has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bimbo has managed to get both his arms back between Kain's legs - danger averted.
Bimbo prevents Kain from getting back to his feet.
Kain looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Kain takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Kain is breathing heavily.
Nice takedown defense from Kain. No joy for Bimbo on that attempt.
Bimbo throws a sloppy head kick and Kain moves out of range easily.
A punch combination from Kain misses.
Bimbo misses with a series of wild punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kain tries to clinch but Bimbo moves out of range.
Bimbo connects with a high kick.
Bimbo shoots in and drives through. Kain sprawls well.
Bimbo throws a head kick that misses.
Bimbo misses with a body shot.
Kain stuffs the takedown attempt from Bimbo. Bimbo gets slowly back to his feet.
Sam Kain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Blonde Bimbo.
Kain doesn't manage to clinch there - Bimbo circles away.
Kain lands a nice looking body shot.
Kain avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kain lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A right-left combo lands from Kain.
Kain defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bimbo.

Bimbo decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
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!
Bimbo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kain keeps working.
Bimbo takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

Bimbo is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Bimbo prevents Kain from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Sam Kain will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Bimbo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kain pinned against the cage. Kain gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bimbo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kain seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Kain tries to clinch but Bimbo moves out of range.
A nice side step and Bimbo releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bimbo has his takedown stuffed
and Kain counters with a two punch combo.
Sam Kain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Blonde Bimbo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kain throws a lazy head kick

and Bimbo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kain looking for a takedown.
Kain tries to break the clinch but Bimbo is controlling the position.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kain stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kain wants it to stay on the feet.
Kain tries to clinch there but Bimbo circles away.
Bimbo wants to counter the offense by Kain and move into the clinch position.
Sam Kain is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kain tries to clinch up but Bimbo circles away and keeps his distance.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bimbo!
Bimbo avoids the head kick by Kain.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Bimbo shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Bimbo was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Kain sneaks out the side door and pushes Bimbo away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Bimbo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sam Kain is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kain misses with a head kick.
Bimbo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bimbo connects with a high kick.
Kain tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bimbo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bimbo avoids the head kick by Kain.
Bimbo is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Bimbo just misses with a punch to the body.
Sam Kain is winning the standup battle so far.
Bimbo avoids the head kick by Kain.
Kain throws out a loose jab but Bimbo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bimbo shoots for a double leg takedown but Kain sprawls well. He's pushed Bimbo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bimbo.
Bimbo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kain sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bimbo somewhat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bimbo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kain wants to clinch up but Bimbo keeps it at a distance.
As Kain backs off Bimbo throws a huge counter combo but Kain manages to avoid it all.
Bimbo throws a nice inside leg kick.

Bimbo moves into the clinch.
Bimbo pressing his opponent against the cage.

Bimbo manages to break the clinch.
Kain stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bimbo.
Bimbo blocks a head kick by Kain.
Bimbo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bimbo is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Kain's half guard.

Bimbo decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.

Bimbo closes the distance and pushes Kain back into the cage.
Bimbo taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Bimbo's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bimbo is looking for a takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Blonde Bimbo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Bimbo tries to clinch up.
Kain fails to land with a series of punches.
And Bimbo tries to counter it with a takedown but Kain pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Kain doesn't manage to clinch there - Bimbo circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kain looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bimbo shoots in but no luck this time.
Kain misses with a kick to the body.
Bimbo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bimbo misses with a wild body shot.

Kain has Bimbo up against the cage in a clinch.
Bimbo tries to pull guard but Kain holds him up against the cage and eventually Bimbo drops back down to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bimbo pulls guard.
Bimbo working a defensive guard but Kain manages to pass into side control anyway.
Bimbo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Kain decides to stand back up. Kain steps back and let's Bimbo get back to his feet.

Kain has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kain tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bimbo just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bimbo fails to pull guard.
Sam Kain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Blonde Bimbo.
Kain is looking to break free of the clinch but Bimbo has double underhooks.
Bimbo fails to pull guard.

Bimbo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kain gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kain wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Kain lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Kain trying to move into half guard but instead Bimbo has managed to sweep!

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!
Bimbo trying to control the position from guard on top but Kain is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bimbo looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bimbo preventing the sweep.
Bimbo slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Bimbo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kain keeps working.

Bimbo tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bimbo has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's four 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.
Bimbo trying to control the action but Kain is working from the bottom.
Bimbo takes a little break here. Kain wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kain is trying to control Bimbo's posture but Bimbo avoids it.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Blonde Bimbo.
I think Bimbo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Dirk Anderson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Blonde Bimbo!