PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas The Killa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Kane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michael Kane is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

The Killa
vs
Kane

182 cm
18
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
21
200 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Thomas The Killa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michael Kane!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Shimada and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kane throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kane throws a hook but The Killa avoids it easily.
Kane misses with the combination.
Michael Kane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kane has a takedown stuffed.
Kane misses with a wild body shot.
The Killa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kane.
The Killa lands with a slapping head kick.
The Killa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kane waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract The Killa.
The Killa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The Killa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kane closes this distance looking for a takedown but The Killa circles away.
Kane throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kane stalks The Killa and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into The Killa's face. The Killa staggers backwards, shaken.
Kane avoids the head kick by The Killa.
Thomas The Killa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

It looks like Thomas The Killa has been cut.
The Killa could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Kane moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The Killa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

Kane closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Killa manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Kane looks gassed!
The Killa thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kane's head.
The Killa throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

The Killa is looking for a kimura here.
Kane is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of The Killa's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take The Killa's back!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Killa trying to get back to his feet but Kane is in full control for now.
Kane is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften The Killa up.

Kane patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?

Kane is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. The Killa defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.

Kane looking for the RNC.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kane thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
The Killa is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
The referee is taking a good look at The Killa as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Kane!

Kane is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. The Killa defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kane trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Kane has the hooks in. The Killa is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.

Kane is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. The Killa defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Killa wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Kane dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thomas The Killa's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

The Killa throws a head kick but Kane moves out of range.
A good leg kick by The Killa.
The Killa throws a sloppy head kick and Kane moves out of range easily.
Kane blocks a leg kick.
Kane showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from The Killa.
Kane misses with a wild combination.
Kane tries to clinch but The Killa is having none of it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kane fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A combination from Kane does no damage.
The Killa throws a leg kick
and Kane counters with a head kick. That will keep The Killa thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Killa moves away.
Kane misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kane throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kane fails to land with a series of punches.
Kane misses with a hook.
The Killa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kane.
Kane is looking to clinch but The Killa is avoiding it.
Kane misses with a wild combination.
The Killa throws a right and a left that Kane avoids nicely.
The Killa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kane.
The Killa throws a series of punches but Kane avoids them all with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The Killa defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kane.
Kane tries to clinch up.
The Killa scores with a push kick.
The Killa throws a nice looking combination but Kane bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The Killa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kane circles away quickly and effectively.
The Killa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The Killa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kane throws out the jab.

Kane drives through with a takedown into guard.

The Killa is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kane is aware though and is defending well.
Kane lands a couple of elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kane loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

The Killa looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Kane passes into side control.
The Killa is not content to let Kane control the position.
Kane working the head with strikes.
The Killa is working to avoid the ground and pound but Kane connects with a decent elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kane in side control lands a decent elbow.
Michael Kane has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kane wants to lay and pray for a moment but The Killa keeps working.
Kane lands a few punches from side control.
The Killa regains half guard there - taking advantage of Kane's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.

The Killa looking for a kimura from the bottom but Kane passes into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Kane showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Thomas The Killa's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Kane clinches.

Kane breaks the clinch.
The Killa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kane darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kane tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but The Killa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The Killa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kane misses the jab.
A jab from Kane misses.
The Killa dodges the punch combination from Kane.
The Killa blocks a low kick nicely.
Kane throws a combination. The Killa tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Killa moves away from the strike by Kane.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kane.
The Killa wants to slow Kane down by chopping away at his legs.
The Killa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A punch combination from Kane misses.

Kane scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
An elbow from Kane crashes against the mat.
The Killa is pushing Kane's head away, looking to escape. Kane manages to hold on to the position though.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kane creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Kane looks up at the clock and then as The Killa takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Kane smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
The Killa wants to get back to his feet but Kane is dominant here and he's now got The Killa's back!
The Killa manages to reverse the position and now he's in Kane's guard. Nice work there by The Killa.

Kane is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! The Killa rolls with it to try and escape but Kane cranks on the arm and The Killa is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Michael Kane!