PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Harry Kane (ranked 550 p4p, 74 weight class) and Ephram Urani (ranked 351 p4p, 42 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Kane
vs
Urani

178 cm
29
158 lbs
19 - 7 - 0

165 cm
26
150 lbs
14 - 4 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Harry Kane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ephram Urani!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kane tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kane on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Urani. Urani obviously looking to wear him down.
Urani throws a sloppy head kick and Kane moves out of range easily.
Good shot there by Kane.
Kane misses with a few strikes there.
Urani throws a half hearted mid kick.
Urani cracks Kane with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kane fakes the leg kick and cracks Urani in the body.
Urani walks into a left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Urani. Kane does a little dance to reset his feet.
Urani throws out a leg kick but Kane moves out of range and Urani only half commits.
Kane throws a quick counter kick to the body but Urani avoids it.
Urani throws a solid leg kick but Kane takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Urani.
Jab from Kane.
Urani cracks Kane with an open hand slap.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Urani lands with a thumping leg kick.

Kane moves into the clinch successfully.
Urani lands a hook that snaps the head of Kane backwards.
Urani tries to pull guard but Kane won't allow it.
Nice body punch from Kane.

Urani breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kane is looking to score with low kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kane motions for Urani to come forward. Kane throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Urani throws a body punch but Kane moves out of range.
Urani is looking to clinch but Kane is avoiding it.
Kane misses the shot to the body.
Urani swings for the body but Kane moves out of range.
Kane ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
As Urani backs away, Kane returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Urani throws a head kick that misses.
Urani has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Urani there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kane checks the leg kick.
Kane fails with an attempt to clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Urani misses the target.
Kane drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Urani misses with a wild body shot.
Kane looks to throw the jab but Urani is out of range.
Urani swings for the body but Kane moves out of range.
Kane seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Urani connects with a body shot that sends Kane's belly button to the back.
Urani loads up on a big right hand but Kane slips the punch.
Urani gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Urani blocks a head kick by Kane.
Kane throws out a loose jab but Urani uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kane misses the jab.
Kane looks to score with a jab to the body but Urani is just out of range.
Urani on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kane is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kane throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kane pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kane throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Urani looks to land a right hand but Kane moved out of range.
Urani throws a chopping leg kick but Kane manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Urani. Kane does a little dance to reset his feet.
Urani blocks a leg kick.
Kane is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Kane fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Urani looks to land a left hand but Kane moved out of range nicely.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kane, as that shot connected.
Urani uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kane.
Kane scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kane attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Urani wants to clinch up but Kane keeps it at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kane lands with a shot to the body.
Urani tries to clinch but Kane moves out of range.
Kane tries to clinch but Urani moves out of range.
Despite the aggression on Urani's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Kane takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Urani avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kane throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Urani misses with a looping left.
A punch combination from Urani misses.
Kane throws a shot from downtown. Urani moves away and avoids it.
Urani cracks the inside of Kane's front leg.
Kane tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Urani paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Urani takes a swing at Kane's ribcage but misses.
Kane bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Urani's head backwards.
Kane is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A leg kick checked by Kane.
Urani misses with an attempted mid kick.
Urani lands with a nice body punch.
Kane scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Urani wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Urani staying out of range there.
It seemed like Urani was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kane misses with a looping left.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kane.
Kane pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kane throws a right hand that Urani ducks under and follows up with a left that Urani also avoids with ease.
Urani blocks a leg kick.
Kane fails in his attempt to clinch.
It seemed like Urani was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kane misses with a low kick.
A little jabbing left from Urani on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Urani cracks Kane with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
An inside leg kick from Urani misses.
Kane throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kane walks into a jab.
Urani falls off balance throwing a combination

and Kane holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kane lands a damaging elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kane misses with the head strike.
Urani blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kane misses with a punch to the body.
Urani struggles to land a body shot inside as Kane controls his hands.
Urani is trying to maintain a safe position but Kane gets an underhook and turns Urani into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Harry Kane 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.

Urani lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kane avoids a kick to the body.
Urani misses the shot to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Kane on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kane on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kane is looking to land body kicks.
Kane cracks Urani with an open hand slap.
Kane closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kane misses with a body kick.
Kane misses with a body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kane lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Urani has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Urani and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kane scoring well with a low kick there.
Kane thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kane blocks the body kick.
Kane wants to slow Urani down by chopping away at his legs.
Kane misses with a low kick.
Urani jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kane lands a leg kick that knocks Urani off balance momentarily.
Kane checks a low kick from Urani.
Urani looks to throw the jab but Kane is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Urani just misses with a punch to the body.
Urani blocks a jab.
Kane moves out of range of the body kick from Urani.
Kane throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kane is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Urani.
Kane throws a leg kick but Urani sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Urani is looking to land body kicks.
It appears Kane was looking to counter with a kick there.
Kane lands a jab to Urani's midsection.
Urani throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kane connects with an inside leg kick.
Kane on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kane lands with a cross.
A combination from Urani does no damage.
Urani on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kane. Kane obviously looking to wear him down.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Urani. Kane shrugs it off though.
Kane pivots, looking for a leg kick but Urani is out of range and Kane settles back down.
Urani loads up on a big right hand but Kane slips the punch.
It looked like Kane wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kane throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kane misses with a hook
and Urani counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Kane, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kane bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big left from Kane misses.
Kane takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Urani looks to land a right hand but Kane moved out of range.
Urani avoids a kick to the body.
Kane connects with the punch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kane.
Kane is looking to clinch but Urani is avoiding it.
Urani throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Urani lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Urani tries to clinch up but Kane circles away and keeps his distance.
Urani's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kane lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kane misses with a body shot.
Kane is looking to clinch.
Urani walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kane.
Urani uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kane.
Urani feints and then cracks Kane's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kane down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kane throws a push kick but Urani slaps the foot to one side.
Urani avoids the body shot from Kane.
Harry Kane is winning the standup battle so far.
Urani keeps Kane at a distance using the push kick.
Urani tries to clinch but Kane moves out of range.
Urani misses the jab.
Urani displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kane throws out the jab.
Kane with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kane throws a lazy uppercut
and Urani counters with a good low kick that Kane was not able to check.
Urani uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kane.
Urani misses with a straight right.
Kane fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kane lands an overhand right.
Kane ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kane throws a wild body kick that Urani sees coming a mile off.
Urani throws a big shot that misses.
Kane lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Jab by Urani.
Urani checks a low kick from Kane.
Kane bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Urani ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kane moves away.
Urani lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Urani jabs Kane right on the nose. Kane blinks but takes it well.
Kane throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kane's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Urani connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kane scrambles back to his feet.
Kane has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Urani.
Urani connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Urani takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Urani works Kane's body with a nice hook.
Urani tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kane was well out of range. Poor timing from Urani.
Kane moves out of range of the body kick from Urani.
Kane is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Urani.
Kane cracks Urani with an open hand slap.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kane looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Urani misses with an uppercut. Kane saw that one coming.
Kane uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Urani has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kane.
Kane lands with an uppercut that bounces Urani off the cage and back into range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Ephram Urani will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Kane uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Urani.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kane, right into the meat.
Urani avoids the head kick by Kane.

Urani tries to keep at a distance but Kane has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kane throws an elbow but it misses.
Urani misses with a hook to the ribs.
Urani avoids the elbow strike from Kane, against the cage.
A body shot lands from Urani.
A short uppercut from Urani.
Urani tries to throw a body punch but Kane avoids it by throwing Urani back against the cage.
Urani fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Urani is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kane is keeping busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Urani stalling.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kane.
Urani misses with the head strike.
Urani misses with a punch to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Urani.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane misses with a hook from the clinch.
Urani tries to pull guard but Kane holds him up against the cage and eventually Urani drops back down to his feet.
Kane stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kane misses with some punches.
Harry Kane has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kane lands a hook to the side of the head.

Urani breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kane is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Urani closes the distance and clinches.
Kane misses with a punch on the inside.
Kane lands with a short shot to the head.
Urani misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kane lands a left hand.
Urani misses with a hook to the ribs.
Urani working aggressively here.
Urani has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Kane seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Urani can turn it around.
Urani lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Urani.
Urani scores with a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Urani misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short body shot lands from Urani as the two fighters clinch.
Kane working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Urani blocking some punches.
Kane scores with a shot to the side of Urani's head.
Urani lands a right hand.
Urani has a couple of punches blocked by Kane.
Urani lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kane or not.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Urani blocks an elbow strike from Kane.
Urani is trying to pull guard but Kane turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Urani tries to throw a body punch but Kane avoids it by throwing Urani back against the cage.
Urani misses with a short punch on the inside.
Urani lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kane misses with an elbow over the top.
Urani blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Kane.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urani makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kane comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kane lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Urani backwards.
Urani lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kane backwards.
A short right from Urani.
Kane lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kane working aggressively here.
Kane blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kane throws a head punch that misses.
Kane fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Urani blocking some punches.
Kane misses with the head strike.
Urani lands a nice shot to the body.
Urani lands a shot to the body.
Urani lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kane blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kane lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Urani's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kane tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Urani throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Kane avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kane throws a body kick that misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Urani misses.
Kane scores with a crisp jab that stopped Urani in his tracks.
Urani scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kane is looking to clinch but Urani is avoiding it.
Kane throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kane ducks right into an uppercut from Urani.
Kane throws a sloppy head kick
and Urani counters with a straight right hand.
Kane throws a body kick that misses.
Urani scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kane goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kane connects with a body shot that sends Urani's belly button to the back.
Kane ducks under a wild hook from Urani.
Urani connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Urani looks to throw the jab but Kane is out of range.
Kane misses with a body kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ephram Urani.
I think Urani 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28

The fight is ruled a majority draw!