PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Beasty Kanne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blaise Lamont (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kanne comes to the cage accompanied by Don't Cry For Me Argentina. Lamont has chosen Twisted Nerve as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Kanne
vs
Lamont

179 cm
36
175 lbs
29 - 23 - 1

181 cm
35
180 lbs
24 - 15 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Zipp Zapp

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Beasty Kanne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Blaise Lamont!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Leandro Rodrigues and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kanne throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lamont.
Kanne digs a good hook to Lamont's body.

Lamont takes the fight into the clinch.
Kanne working aggressively here.
Kanne doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Kanne's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kanne doesn't manage to clinch there - Lamont circles away.
Kanne scores with a jab.
Lamont throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kanne stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lamont tries to clinch but Kanne moves out of range.
Kanne tries to clinch up but Lamont circles away and keeps his distance.
Kanne scores with a nice strike.

It looks like Blaise Lamont has been cut.
Kanne throws a lazy right hand but Lamont sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lamont throws a jab when Kanne was well out of range.
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!
Lamont throws a shot from downtown. Kanne moves away and avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanne ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kanne defending well as Lamont loads up on a big left hand.
Kanne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lamont.
Kanne dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lamont. That did some damage!
Kanne fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lamont throws a series of punches but Kanne avoids them all with ease.
Kanne moves in looking to clinch but Lamont pushes him off.
Lamont circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kanne scores with a jab to the body.
Kanne works over Lamont's head and body with a nice combination.
Kanne's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kanne duly obliges.

Lamont is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice defenses there by Kanne.
Lamont is still on wobbly legs! Can Kanne finish him?
Beasty Kanne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kanne is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lamont.
Lamont seems to have recovered his senses.

It looks like Beasty Kanne has been cut.
Kanne tries to clinch but Lamont moves away
and Lamont counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kanne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lamont throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kanne misses with a low kick.
Lamont rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kanne counters with a one-two to the body.
Lamont looks to land a right hand but Kanne moved out of range.

Kanne closes the distance and pushes Lamont back into the cage.
Lamont lands a hook to the side of the head.

Kanne breaks the clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lamont is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kanne is keeping busy.
Kanne tries a body shot but Lamont blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamont lands with a left to the head.
Lamont lands an uppercut.
Lamont makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lamont throws a head punch that misses.
Kanne lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kanne scores with a shoulder strike.
Kanne lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lamont is trying to stall.
Lamont has a couple of punches blocked by Kanne.
Lamont tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kanne blocking some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lamont prevents a body shot from Kanne.

Kanne breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lamont throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kanne stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lamont misses with a straight right.
Kanne closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kanne throws a nice looking combination but Lamont bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kanne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lamont moves away.
Lamont works the jab nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kanne works over Lamont's head and body with a nice combination.
Lamont moves out of range of the leg kick from Kanne.
Lamont has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kanne.
We've been told by Kanne's head coaches at Franklin D. Bluth Memorial Supergym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lamont thuds a left hand into Kanne's body.
Kanne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kanne cracks Lamont with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Beasty Kanne dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Kanne throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lamont connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lamont scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kanne blocks a jab.
Beasty Kanne is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kanne avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kanne just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Lamont.
Lamont slips under a jab from Kanne.
Kanne throws an overhand right that lands on Lamont's shoulder, as Lamont tries to avoid the shot.
Lamont throws a hook but Kanne blocks it.
Lamont connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lamont throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kanne stalks Lamont and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lamont's face. Lamont staggers backwards, shaken.

That has opened up Blaise Lamont's cut even more.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kanne misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lamont.
Lamont showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kanne.
Lamont throws a series of punches but Kanne moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanne staying out of range there.
Kanne scores with a body shot.
Kanne slips a jab and a cross from Lamont.
Kanne tries to clinch up but Lamont circles away and keeps his distance.
Kanne moves in looking to clinch but Lamont pushes him off.
Lamont takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lamont swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Kanne misses.
Lamont swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kanne throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lamont throws an overhand right that lands on Kanne's shoulder, as Kanne tries to avoid the shot.
Lamont is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kanne.
Lamont misses with a few strikes there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Kanne. That snapped Lamont's head back.
A clash of legs there as Lamont blocks the low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kanne misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kanne throws a head kick but Lamont moves out of range.
Kanne takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lamont just misses with a punch to the body.
Kanne throws a series of punches but Lamont moves out of range.
Kanne takes a swing at Lamont's ribcage but misses.
Kanne throws a jab but it's blocked by Lamont.
Lamont fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kanne misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kanne.
Kanne connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lamont momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanne looks to land a combination but Lamont avoids it well.
Lamont throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lamont throws a hook but Kanne avoids it easily.
Lamont throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lamont fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lamont takes a kick to the side of the head.
Kanne has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lamont finds it's way round the side to connect with Kanne's head.
Kanne slips under a jab.
Lamont throws a lazy right hand but Kanne sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Beasty Kanne is winning the standup battle so far.
Kanne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lamont.
Kanne avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kanne lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lamont's corner calls for a 1-2. Lamont obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lamont working aggressively here.
Lamont works on Kanne's body with a couple of short punches.
Lamont tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Kanne breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kanne moves away from the strike by Lamont.
Lamont is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kanne.
Kanne moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lamont scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kanne in his tracks.
Kanne moves in looking to clinch but Lamont pushes him off.
Lamont misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kanne.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kanne. Lamont does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Beasty Kanne will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Kanne throws a body kick that misses.
Kanne cracks Lamont with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kanne throws a sloppy head kick and Lamont moves out of range easily.
Kanne misses with a leg kick.
Kanne throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kanne is looking to clinch.
Kanne takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kanne misses with a left hand
and Lamont counters with a left to the body.
Lamont has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Lamont connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kanne momentarily.

Kanne clinches.
Lamont keeps control of Kanne as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kanne tries a body shot but Lamont blocks it.
Kanne blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamont working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lamont.
A short left from Lamont.
Lamont swings wildly with an uppercut but Kanne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kanne lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lamont or not.
Lamont tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kanne wants to break free but Lamont has control.
Lamont misses with a punch on the inside.
Lamont can't find room to land a body shot as Kanne controls the action.
Kanne tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Blaise Lamont has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lamont misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lamont.
Kanne looking to stall.
Kanne blocks an uppercut.
Lamont misses with some punches.

Kanne manages to break the clinch.
Kanne on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kanne looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lamont connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Lamont throws a good cross that connects.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lamont uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kanne.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanne misses with a jab, cross combination.
A big left from Lamont misses.

Kanne clinches up against the cage.
Lamont makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kanne has a couple of punches blocked by Lamont.

Lamont jumps guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Lamont is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kanne wants to pass the guard but Lamont is keeping the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lamont keeping moving, preventing Kanne from controlling successfully.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Beasty Kanne wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Kanne looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Beasty Kanne is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Kanne clinches.
Lamont misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Lamont fails to land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kanne blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lamont tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lamont softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Blaise Lamont.
I think Kanne has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Beasty Kanne!
An out of breath Beasty Kanne thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.