PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wendell Sailor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Merrick Kane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sailor comes into the arena with Blackalicious - It's Going Down blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Kane's choice of entrance music: Blood Sugar - Pendulum. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Sailor
vs
Kane

192 cm
33
224 lbs
19 - 8 - 0

200 cm
33
309 lbs
27 - 10 - 1

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very quick

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Fast

Convicted Trap House
Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Wendell Sailor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Merrick Kane!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Steve Erwin and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sailor misses with a body shot.
A big left from Sailor misses.
Sailor throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kane scores with a shot to the body.
Sailor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sailor looks to score with a jab to the body but Kane is just out of range.
Kane throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sailor scores with a hook to the body. Kane takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

Kane drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sailor wants to sweep but no luck.
Kane trying to control the position from guard on top but Sailor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kane is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Sailor looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane wants to control from the top but Sailor keeps moving.
Kane forces his way into half guard.
Sailor regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Kane.
Kane working some strikes from top position.
Kane lands a couple of elbows.
Kane trying to control the position from guard on top but Sailor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kane slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Kane trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sailor wants to improve his position but instead Kane has moved into half guard.
Sailor gets back to full guard.
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!
Kane advances to half guard.
Sailor tries to roll over but Kane keeps him under control.
Kane trying to pass the guard but Sailor defending well.
Sailor is trying to get back to full guard.
Sailor is working hard here to advance position.
Sailor trying to control but Kane postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kane working over Sailor with some ground and pound. Sailor looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Kane is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Sailor sees it coming and defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sailor gets full guard.
Kane stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sailor swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sailor keeping moving, preventing Kane from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kane stopping the sweep attempt from Sailor.
Kane wants to pass the guard but Sailor is keeping the position.
Kane stops Sailor from standing up.

Kane drops back looking for a leg! Sailor is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Sailor manages to kick Kane off! Kane jumps back into Sailor's guard.
Sailor not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kane accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Merrick Kane dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Kane scores with a one two! Sailor had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

It looks like Wendell Sailor has been cut.
Sailor throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kane on the side of the head.
Kane throws a right and a left that Sailor avoids nicely.
A low kick from Sailor is predictable there
and Kane counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kane avoids a punch combination nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sailor misses with a jab to the body

and Kane counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Sailor's guard now.

Sailor is rocked!
Kane looking to pass the guard.
Kane has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kane in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kane throws a big elbow that misses.
Kane controls from within his opponent's guard.
Kane pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sailor is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sailor looking for a sweep. Not yet Sailor, not yet.
Kane trying to control but Sailor is working from the bottom.
Sailor trying to keep a closed guard but Kane is proving a slippery customer.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Sailor manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Merrick Kane has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sailor wants to control the pace but Kane is squirming around nicely.
BOOM! Sailor connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Kane can't escape the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sailor with good strikes from the mount here!
Sailor working Kane over with strikes here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kane blocking the ground and pound.
Kane is looking to get to half guard.
Sailor wants to control the pace but Kane is squirming around nicely.
Sailor lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Kane is in all sorts of trouble here.
Sailor thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Sailor is landing with some decent strikes but Kane is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Kane wants to control but Sailor is having none of it.
Kane is trying to escape the mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sailor throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Kane because Sailor loaded up on that one.
Sailor raining down shots from the mount!
Sailor trying to control but Kane is having none of it.
Sailor with a couple of short strikes.
Kane is squirming around, avoiding Sailor's attempts to control the action.
Sailor prevents Kane from getting the reversal.
Sailor trying to control but Kane is having none of it.
Sailor landing punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sailor lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Sailor lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Sailor tries to control but Kane wriggling away.
Kane bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Kane trying to control the position from guard on top but Sailor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kane with a flurry of punches that miss.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sailor is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sailor looking for a sweep. Not yet Sailor, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wendell Sailor dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Wendell Sailor's cut.
That's time! Sailor's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Kane throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kane looks for the body kick but Sailor saw that one coming.
Kane connects with a looping right hand.
Sailor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kane.
Sailor throws a body punch but Kane moves out of range.
Sailor misses with a straight right.
Merrick Kane seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kane moves out of range of the strikes.
Wendell Sailor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Kane drives through with a takedown into Sailor's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kane throws a big right hand that misses.
Kane postures up in Sailor's guard and throws a big left but Sailor blocks it.
Kane is looking to work some ground and pound but Sailor has wrist control.
Sailor looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sailor is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kane is controlling him.
Kane lands a couple of elbows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane working some strikes from top position.
Kane postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kane trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kane wants to control from the top but Sailor keeps moving.
Kane content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sailor working a defensive guard here.
Kane content to stall in guard here.
Sailor looking to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kane with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sailor bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kane's guard.

Kane looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kane is trying to keep Sailor in close.
Sailor throws a big elbow that misses.
Sailor trying to control the position from guard on top but Kane is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sailor has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kane wants to hit a switch here but Sailor passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Kane there!
Sailor postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Kane looks a forlorn figure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sailor landing punches.
Kane is wriggling around trying to escape.
Sailor trying to control but Kane is having none of it.
Sailor lands a heavy elbow.
Sailor avoids the attempt from Kane to control.
Kane sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kane tries to roll over but Sailor keeps him under control.
Kane gets back to full guard.
Sailor postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Sailor got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kane has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sailor has managed to get both his arms back between Kane's legs - danger averted.
Sailor throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kane works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kane trying to control the position.
Sailor throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sailor is stalling in the full guard.
Kane manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sailor manages to get himself to full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Merrick Kane comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kane has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Merrick Kane!
Merrick Kane decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.