PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hot Sauce (ranked 5671 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Kant (ranked 5609 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Sauce
vs
Kant

178 cm
26
200 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

195 cm
26
212 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

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 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hot Sauce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Michael Kant!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Chris Dean and Ben Hemmingworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sauce swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kant counters with a straight right hand.
Donk. Kant catches Sauce right on the button with a cross.
Kant connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sauce lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kant circles away quickly and effectively.
Kant keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sauce.
Kant tries to clinch but Sauce moves out of range.
Sauce misses with a hook to the body
and Kant cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sauce misses the body punch
letting Kant counter with a right hand.
Sauce throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kant scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kant misses with a series of wild punches.
Kant with a nice cross.
Sauce cracks a nice hook into Kant's ribs.
Sauce throws a right hand that Kant ducks under and follows up with a left that Kant also avoids with ease.
Kant listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kant takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hot Sauce seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sauce fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kant manages to avoid it.
Sauce throws a right hand that misses

and Kant counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kant keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sauce's efforts to push away.
Stalling in the clinch from Kant.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kant.
Kant swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Sauce breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sauce fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kant on the side of the head.
Sauce is looking to wear down Kant with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kant tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sauce works Kant's body with a nice hook.
Kant looks winded!
Sauce with a nice cross.

It looks like Michael Kant has been cut.
Sauce swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kant defending well as Sauce loads up on a big left hand.
Sauce swinging wildly here.
Sauce sets himself, and Kant steps forward looking for the clinch! Sauce avoids it this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A cross from Kant lands.
Sauce throws a series of punches but Kant avoids them all with ease.
Kant has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kant lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sauce circles away quickly and effectively.
Sauce misses the body punch
and Kant counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sauce could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Sauce misses the body punch
and Kant connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kant blocks a jab.
Sauce swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kant scores with a three punch combo!
Sauce throws a nice looking combination but Kant bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A big left from Sauce misses.
Kant moves out of range of the strikes.
Kant ducks right into an uppercut from Sauce.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sauce looks to land a left hand but Kant moved out of range nicely.
Sauce takes a swing at Kant's ribcage but misses.
Sauce misses with a hook.
Sauce throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sauce throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sauce lunges at Kant with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kant's hand.
Sauce misses the shot to the body.
Sauce scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Sauce misses with a shot to the body
and Kant counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kant takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kant. Sauce does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sauce keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kant is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Sauce had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Sauce cracks Kant with a good jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sauce looks to score with a jab to the body but Kant is just out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sauce swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kant counters with a straight right hand.
Sauce throws a body shot but no joy.
Sauce throws out a loose jab but Kant uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sauce fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kant on the side of the head.
Sauce throws a jab but it's blocked by Kant.
Kant displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Sauce looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sauce lands a nice shot to the body.
Sauce throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kant counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sauce rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kant moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kant missing with a left hand there. Sauce was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kant might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Sauce slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Sauce misses with a double jab

and Kant moves into the clinch.
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 Hot Sauce will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Michael Kant's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

A punch combination from Sauce misses.
Sauce misses with a two punch combination.
Jab by Kant.
Kant misses with a body shot.
Hot Sauce is winning the standup battle so far.
Kant lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sauce throws a lazy uppercut
and Kant counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sauce swinging wildly here.
Nice defenses there by Sauce.
It looked like Sauce was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kant.
Sauce throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sauce ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sauce misses with a lunging right hand
and Kant counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sauce throws a combination that misses

and Kant counters by clinching up.
Sauce goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kant working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kant scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sauce is trying to force a seperation but Kant has the dominant position.
Kant scores with a nice hook to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kant creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sauce blocking some punches.
Kant misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kant tries to work over Sauce's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kant misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kant misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sauce blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Sauce breaks from the clinch.
Sauce misses with an uppercut.
Kant throws a series of punches but Sauce avoids them all with ease.
Kant is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Sauce ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sauce throws a hook but Kant blocks it.
Kant is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kant throws a one two combo.
A nice combination there by Sauce.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sauce lands with a hook. Kant tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sauce lands a head shot.
Sauce lands with a straight right. Kant didn't see that one coming.
Sauce misses the shot to the body.
Kant has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Sauce throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kant sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sauce missing with a left hand there. Kant was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sauce throws a series of punches but Kant moves out of range.
Sauce throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A shot to the liver by Sauce. Beautiful body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sauce, as that shot connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sauce misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sauce scores with a body shot.
Sauce throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kant counters with a straight right hand.
Sauce lands with a hook. Kant tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kant throws an overhand right that lands on Sauce's shoulder, as Sauce tries to avoid the shot.
Kant looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kant avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sauce works over Kant's head and body with a nice combination.
A lazy left from Kant finds it's target.
Sauce throws a right hand that Kant ducks under and follows up with a left that Kant also avoids with ease.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sauce misses with a right hand
and Kant connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sauce missing with a left hand there. Kant was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sauce swinging wildly here.
Kant is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Kant throws a jab when Sauce was well out of range.
Sauce throws a big shot that misses.
Sauce cracks Kant with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sauce throws a combination that misses
enabling Kant to counter with a crisp jab.
Sauce paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sauce looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sauce throws a body shot but no joy.
Sauce scores with a nice strike.
A swing and a miss from Sauce.
Kant takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kant scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sauce in his tracks.
Hot Sauce is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A combination from Sauce does no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hot Sauce dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Michael Kant's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

A nice combination there by Kant.
Kant tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sauce swings widly with a right hand
and Kant counters with a nice uppercut.
A jab from Kant does it's job there.
Kant takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sauce. Kant does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kant throws out a counter right but Sauce avoids it with no problem.
A big left from Kant misses.
Nice defenses there by Kant.
Sauce throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kant tries to counter with a clinch but Sauce shakes him off and moves away.
Kant throws a shot to the body.
A jab from Sauce misses.
Kant scores with a nice right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A big right from Kant misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Sauce lands a left and a right that send Kant crashing to the mat, dazed. Sauce thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sauce scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sauce lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sauce throws a right hand that Kant ducks under and follows up with a left that Kant also avoids with ease.
It seemed like Kant was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sauce displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kant throws out the jab.
Sauce lands with an uppercut that bounces Kant off the cage and back into range.
Sauce looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kant showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sauce.
Sauce jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab from Kant misses.
Sauce tries to bum rush Kant with a series of wild strikes but Kant uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kant waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sauce.
Sauce moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sauce throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hot Sauce is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sauce misses with a body shot.
Sauce throws a series of punches but Kant moves out of range.
Kant throws out a counter right but Sauce avoids it with no problem.
Sauce throws a body shot but no joy.
Sauce throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kant sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sauce throws a hook but Kant avoids it easily.
Sauce misses the body punch
and Kant counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sauce misses with the combination.
Sauce fails to land with a series of punches.
Sauce is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kant can do to turn this around?
Sauce misses with a shot to the body
and Kant counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kant has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A swing and a miss from Kant.
Sauce lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kant looks to land a combination. Sauce sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Sauce throws the left hand but Kant avoids the punch easily.
Sauce connects with a body shot.
Sauce on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sauce will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sauce circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sauce fails to land with a series of punches.
Kant gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kant throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sauce seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Sauce misses with the combination.
It seemed like Kant was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kant uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sauce.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sauce ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kant moves away.
Sauce waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kant.
Sauce swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kant counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sauce throws a series of punches but Kant moves out of range.
Sauce misses with a body shot
and Kant connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kant with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sauce to score with a decent uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sauce. Kant does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kant scores with a punch to the head.
Sauce misses with a few strikes there.
Sauce swinging wildly here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sauce throws a shot from downtown. Kant moves away and avoids it.
Michael Kant has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sauce swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kant counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hot Sauce showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sauce, 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hot Sauce!
Hot Sauce thanked the fans post fight for their support.