PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Clarence Ervin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rangner Kain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rangner Kain has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Clarence Ervin's chin.

Ervin
vs
Kain

185 cm
25
163 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
166 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Clarence Ervin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rangner Kain!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kain swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ervin dives in and grabs Kain's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kain pushes down on Ervin's head and hops out.
Kain keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kain misses with a few strikes there.
Kain is looking to clinch but Ervin is avoiding it.
Kain is looking to clinch.
Kain misses with a double jab.
Kain doesn't manage to clinch there - Ervin circles away.
Kain tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ervin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kain doesn't manage to clinch there - Ervin circles away.
Kain tries to clinch there but Ervin circles away.
Kain lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ervin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kain can pounce on him.
Kain looks to land a body kick but Ervin moved away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kain goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kain looks to clinch
enabling Ervin to counter with a crisp jab.
Kain tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ervin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kain fails to land with a series of punches.
Kain stalks Ervin and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ervin's face. Ervin staggers backwards, shaken.
Kain scores with a nice strike.
Kain jabs Ervin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Ervin misses the target.
Rangner Kain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kain closes the distance looking to clinch

and Ervin counters with a shoot takedown. Kain fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ervin landing some decent shots from guard.
Ervin throwing strikes from guard but Kain blocks nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ervin is pushing down on Kain's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kain is fighting to maintain full guard but Ervin has managed to sneak the leg through.
Ervin looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kain is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ervin scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kain taking some punishment here, with Ervin in his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ervin lands with a punch from half guard.
Ervin drops an elbow to the side of Kain's head.
Ervin slips a nice elbow through Kain's hands, connecting with Kain's forehead.
Kain really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ervin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ervin working Kain over with strikes.
Kain has hold of Ervin's hands but Ervin slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ervin lands with a punch from half guard.
Nice strikes from Ervin there.
Kain looks gassed!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kain on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Kain taking some punishment here, with Ervin in his half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Ervin connects with a nice short shot to Kain's temple.
Ervin lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kain wants to improve his position but Ervin is controlling well.
Ground and pound from Ervin.
Kain trying to control here.
Kain is staying active underneath Ervin, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ervin lands with a punch from half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ervin seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ervin scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ervin lands with a punch from half guard.
Ervin winds up and cracks Kain with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ervin slips a nice elbow through Kain's hands, connecting with Kain's forehead.
Ervin scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kain is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ervin scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ervin drops an elbow to the side of Kain's head.
Ervin lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ervin slips a nice elbow through Kain's hands, connecting with Kain's forehead.
Ervin frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ervin is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Ervin working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Ervin working the ground and pound effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Clarence Ervin dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Ervin scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Ervin is trying to control. Kain wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Kain is looking to improve his position.
Kain on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Kain on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ervin landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ervin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kain can do to turn this around?
Kain is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ervin scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ervin looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kain with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kain taking some punishment here, with Ervin in his half guard.
Kain on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Kain is breathing heavily.
Ervin is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ervin winds up and cracks Kain with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ervin is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ervin lands with a punch from half guard.

Kain is rocked!
Ervin slips a nice elbow through Kain's hands, connecting with Kain's forehead.
Nice strikes from Ervin there.
Kain is still in real trouble! Can Ervin finish him?
Ervin working over Kain with some ground and pound. Kain looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ervin trying to control from half guard but Kain is working away.
Kain seems to have recovered his senses.
Ervin works his way into full mount!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ervin looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Ervin landing shots from mount.

It looks like Rangner Kain has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ervin connects with a bit shot that sees Kain covering up! More strikes from Ervin and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Ervin is our winner by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Clarence Ervin!