PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Darnell Cane (ranked 1864 p4p, 235 weight class) and Octavio Saades (ranked 810 p4p, 118 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Cane
vs
Saades

188 cm
35
203 lbs
22 - 14 - 1

185 cm
27
196 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Darnell Cane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Octavio Saades!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cane swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Despite the aggression on Saades's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Saades connects with an inside leg kick.
Saades throws a leg kick which misses Cane's front leg but catches the back leg as Cane tries to avoid it.
A shot to the body from Cane misses
and Saades counters with a left and a right that stings Cane.
Cane lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

It looks like Octavio Saades has been cut.
Saades looks to throw a body kick
and Cane counters with a good low kick that Saades was not able to check.
Cane lands with a hook. Saades tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cane misses with the combination.
Saades misses with a leg kick.
Cane blocks the body kick.
Saades moves out of range of the strikes.
Cane has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Yellow Lotus Center of Healing and Meditative Arts in the buildup to the fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Saades explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Saades misses with a leg kick
and Cane counters with a stiff right hand.
Saades keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Darnell Cane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cane scores with a nice body kick.
Saades stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

It looks like Darnell Cane has been cut.
Saades misses the jab.
Cane swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cane backing away here, and Saades unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Saades is looking to chop away at Cane's legs.
Cane tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Saades throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cane counters with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cane throws a sloppy head kick
and Saades makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Cane really felt that one!
Saades lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Cane backs up against the ropes.
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!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Saades, right into the meat.
Cane takes a swing at Saades's ribcage but misses.
Saades looks to land a right hand but Cane moved out of range.
Saades pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cane appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Saades attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cane darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Saades looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
As Saades backs away, Cane returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Cane swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cane misses with a shot to the body
and Saades counters with a nice body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cane. Saades does a little dance to reset his feet.
A left lands for Saades.
Saades moves away from the strike by Cane.
Cane tries to clinch up.
Saades walks into a stiff left hand from Cane.
Saades misses with a wild body shot.

Cane has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cane prevents a body shot from Saades.
Nice body punch from Saades.
Cane comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Saades doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Saades doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cane cracks Saades with a nice body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cane misses with some punches.
Cane blocking some punches.
Cane lands a left hand that snaps the head of Saades backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cane misses with a hook to the ribs.
Saades tries a body shot but Cane blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Saades fails to land.
Cane has a couple of punches blocked by Saades.

Saades pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Saades swings widly with a right hand

and Cane counters with a crisp right hand that drops Saades! Cane lets Saades back up to his feet, looking for a finish!

Saades is rocked!

Cane lands a big right hand that sends Saades crashing to the mat! Cane stays standing though and waves Saades back to his feet!
Saades is still on wobbly legs! Can Cane finish him?
Cane cracks Saades with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Darnell Cane!
Darnell Cane bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.