PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Darnell Cane (ranked 1048 p4p, 138 weight class) and Benjamin Sigfridsson (ranked 1339 p4p, 170 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Cane
vs
Sigfridsson

188 cm
36
202 lbs
23 - 14 - 1

180 cm
39
192 lbs
27 - 18 - 2

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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 23 - 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 27 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Benjamin Sigfridsson!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cane avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cane misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sigfridsson feints a counter leg kick.

Cane has closed the distance and engaged Sigfridsson in a clinch.
Sigfridsson lands a shot to the body.
Sigfridsson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sigfridsson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cane backwards.
Sigfridsson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nice body punch from Sigfridsson - that landed with a thud.
A left hand lands to the body for Sigfridsson.
A short uppercut from Cane.
Cane is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Cane is trying to maintain a safe position but Sigfridsson gets an underhook and turns Cane into the ropes.
Cane seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Sigfridsson is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Sigfridsson misses with the head strike.
Cane lands with a short shot to the head.
Sigfridsson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sigfridsson lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Sigfridsson fails to land.
Cane lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sigfridsson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sigfridsson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cane taking a breather.
Cane manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Cane throws a punch but it's blocked by Sigfridsson.
A left hand lands to the body for Sigfridsson.
A short right from Sigfridsson on the inside.
Sigfridsson tries a body shot but Cane blocks it.
Cane blocks the elbow strike.
Cane throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sigfridsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sigfridsson is working Cane over against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Cane fails to land.
Cane with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short left from Sigfridsson.
Sigfridsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cane fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cane is looking to control Sigfridsson's arms but Sigfridsson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cane has his back to the ropes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cane.
Sigfridsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cane prevents a body shot from Sigfridsson.
Sigfridsson throws an elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Still in the clinch, Sigfridsson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sigfridsson dodges an elbow strike from Cane.
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!
Cane blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cane lands a hook that snaps the head of Sigfridsson backwards.

Cane's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sigfridsson jabs Cane to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Darnell Cane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cane throws a body shot but no joy.

Sigfridsson clinches.
A short uppercut from Sigfridsson.
Sigfridsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cane misses with a hook from the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Cane misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cane scores with a shoulder strike.
Sigfridsson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cane misses with a knee to the head.
Sigfridsson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sigfridsson throws a head punch that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cane misses with a knee to the head.
Sigfridsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Sigfridsson.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sigfridsson as Cane tries to tie him up.
Cane is trying to stall.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sigfridsson.
Sigfridsson looking to throw knees to the head but Cane is blocking nicely.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sigfridsson.
Cane tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sigfridsson avoids it.
Sigfridsson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cane lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sigfridsson backwards.
Cane tries a body shot but Sigfridsson blocks it.
Cane lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Cane fails to land.
Cane struggles to land a body shot inside as Sigfridsson controls his hands.
Sigfridsson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cane throws a head punch that misses.
Sigfridsson lands with a right to the head.
Sigfridsson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cane backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

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

Sigfridsson has Cane up against the ropes in a clinch.
A short right from Cane on the inside.
Sigfridsson throws a head punch that misses.
Sigfridsson misses with some punches.
Sigfridsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cane lands a nice uppercut.
Sigfridsson lands a right hand.
Cane tries to work over Sigfridsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cane looking to throw knees to the head but Sigfridsson is blocking nicely.
Cane lands a body punch.
Cane lands a nice shot to the body.

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Cane manages to break the clinch.

Sigfridsson has Cane up against the ropes in a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sigfridsson scores with a shoulder strike.
Cane's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sigfridsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Benjamin Sigfridsson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Sigfridsson tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Cane manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cane is looking to counter punch.

Sigfridsson moves into the clinch.
Sigfridsson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Cane throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sigfridsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Cane.
Cane misses with a knee strike.
Cane tries to land a knee to the head but Sigfridsson blocks with his arms.
Cane tries a knee to the head but Sigfridsson blocks it.
Sigfridsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cane makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sigfridsson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cane is pushing Sigfridsson up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Benjamin Sigfridsson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

Cane pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Sigfridsson clinches up against the ropes.
Cane struggles to land a body shot inside as Sigfridsson controls his hands.
Sigfridsson lands a nice uppercut.
Cane swings wildly with an uppercut but Sigfridsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cane lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cane blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cane tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short right from Sigfridsson on the inside.

Cane breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cane throws a nice looking combination but Sigfridsson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Sigfridsson moves into the clinch.
Cane has a couple of punches blocked by Sigfridsson.

Cane pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cane throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sigfridsson throws a head kick that half lands.

Sigfridsson rushes Cane and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Cane misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sigfridsson.
Sigfridsson throws a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Cane fails to land.
Sigfridsson has a couple of punches blocked by Cane.
Cane throws a head punch that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sigfridsson lands with a short shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sigfridsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Cane.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sigfridsson.
Sigfridsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Cane pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sigfridsson tries to clinch but Cane is having none of it.

Cane clinches.
Cane with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sigfridsson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sigfridsson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cane backwards.
Sigfridsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Cane uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sigfridsson lands a nice uppercut.
Cane tries to land a knee to the head but Sigfridsson blocks with his arms.
Sigfridsson misses with a punch on the inside.

Cane breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cane throws a sloppy head kick
and Sigfridsson counters with a flying knee. Nice.

Sigfridsson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cane tries to stall but Sigfridsson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Sigfridsson scores with a shoulder strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sigfridsson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sigfridsson lands a damaging elbow.
Sigfridsson working aggressively here.
Cane throws a head punch that misses.
Cane trying to control the position but instead, Sigfridsson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cane into the ropes.
Cane makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cane throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sigfridsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sigfridsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cane is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Sigfridsson blocking some punches.
Sigfridsson lands a right hand.
Cane blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sigfridsson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cane backwards.
Still in the clinch, Sigfridsson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cane blocks an elbow strike from Sigfridsson.
Cane scores with a shoulder strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cane blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sigfridsson.
Sigfridsson lands a right hand.
Sigfridsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Cane breaks the clinch.
Sigfridsson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

Sigfridsson clinches up with Cane and pushes him back against the ropes.
Cane misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sigfridsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Cane blocks an uppercut.
Sigfridsson avoiding damage as Cane throws knees to the body.
Cane lands with a right to the head.
Sigfridsson presses Cane against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sigfridsson lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cane trying to stall but Sigfridsson improves his position.
Sigfridsson lands a shot to the body.
Sigfridsson throws a head punch that misses.
Cane swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Sigfridsson fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Benjamin Sigfridsson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Cane swats away the attempt to clinch by Sigfridsson.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cane 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 Sigfridsson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sigfridsson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sigfridsson connects with a looping right hand.

Sigfridsson closes the distance and pushes Cane back into the ropes.
Sigfridsson has a couple of punches blocked by Cane.
Sigfridsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Cane uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sigfridsson is leaning against Cane and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Still in the clinch, Sigfridsson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sigfridsson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sigfridsson scores with a shot to the side of Cane's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cane is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sigfridsson is keeping busy.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sigfridsson as Cane tries to tie him up.
Sigfridsson is working Cane over against the ropes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sigfridsson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Benjamin Sigfridsson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sigfridsson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cane misses with some punches.
Cane throws a head punch that misses.

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

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cane is trying to stall.
Sigfridsson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cane.
Sigfridsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cane trying to stall but Sigfridsson improves his position.
Sigfridsson scores with a shot to the side of Cane's head.
Cane misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sigfridsson misses with an elbow over the top.
Cane misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cane can't find room to land a body shot as Sigfridsson controls the action.
Sigfridsson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cane backwards.
Cane swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sigfridsson scores with a shoulder strike.
Cane swings wildly with an uppercut but Sigfridsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sigfridsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cane stalling in the clinch but Sigfridsson improves position.
Sigfridsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cane with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sigfridsson misses with a punch on the inside.
Sigfridsson throws a head punch that misses.
Sigfridsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sigfridsson lands with a light punch inside.

Cane breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cane swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sigfridsson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cane tries to close the distance and clinch but Sigfridsson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A nice side step and Sigfridsson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sigfridsson blocks a jab.

Sigfridsson moves into the clinch successfully.
Cane misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cane.
Sigfridsson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cane backwards.

Cane escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cane throws a combination that misses
letting Sigfridsson counter with a right hand.

Sigfridsson has closed the distance and engaged Cane in a clinch.
Cane throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sigfridsson blocks it with crossed arms.
Sigfridsson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Cane using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sigfridsson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sigfridsson lands a nice elbow.
Sigfridsson misses with a punch on the inside.
Sigfridsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sigfridsson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cane tries to work over Sigfridsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sigfridsson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cane backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sigfridsson blocking some punches.
Cane misses with some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sigfridsson.
Cane avoids a wild elbow strike from Sigfridsson.
Cane tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sigfridsson's elbow.
Cane swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Sigfridsson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Cane manages to break the clinch.
Cane throws a combination. Sigfridsson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Sigfridsson tries to close the distance and clinch but Cane swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cane scores with a hook.
Sigfridsson swats away the attempt to clinch by Cane.

And that's the end of the fight!
Benjamin Sigfridsson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sigfridsson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Benjamin Sigfridsson!
Benjamin Sigfridsson bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.