PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Darnell Cane (ranked 3638 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Bornholm (ranked 19870 p4p, 0 weight class). Darnell Cane has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Cane
vs
Bornholm

188 cm
28
202 lbs
12 - 4 - 1

183 cm
25
189 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 12 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Darnell Cane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Daniel Bornholm!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, David Schapiro and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bornholm gets in close and instigates a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cane.
Bornholm blocking some punches.
Cane scores with a nice hook to the head.

Cane breaks the clinch.
Darnell Cane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bornholm throws a hook to the side of Cane's head but Cane sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bornholm blocks a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Bornholm misses the target.
Bornholm throws a looping overhand right but Cane ducks down to avoid it.
Cane misses with a right hand
and Bornholm counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cane throws an overhand right that lands on Bornholm's shoulder, as Bornholm tries to avoid the shot.
Bornholm missing with a left hand there. Cane was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cane keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Cane misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bornholm.
Bornholm throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cane throws a series of punches but Bornholm avoids them all with ease.
Bornholm tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cane was well out of range. Poor timing from Bornholm.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cane rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Bornholm to counter with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cane ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bornholm moves away.
Cane misses with a shot to the body
and Bornholm counters with a stiff right hand.
Cane with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bornholm lands a jab-cross combination.

It looks like Darnell Cane has been cut.
Bornholm moves out of range of the strikes.
Bornholm avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cane tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bornholm was well out of range. Poor timing from Cane.
Bornholm takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bornholm takes one to the side of the head.
Cane throws a poor cross that misses
and Bornholm counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cane ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bornholm moves away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cane catches Bornholm with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Cane misses with an uppercut
and Bornholm cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cane misses with a lunging right hand
and Bornholm cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bornholm scores with a punch to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cane throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Bornholm to counter with a crisp jab.
Bornholm moves out of range as Cane strikes.
Cane bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cane misses with a straight right.
Bornholm staying out of range there.
Cane scores with a jab. Bornholm acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bornholm tests Cane's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bornholm might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Bornholm wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cane with a jab.
Cane drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cane scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cane throws a sloppy body shot
and Bornholm counters with a stiff right hand.
Good shot there by Bornholm.
Bornholm looks to land a left hand but Cane moved out of range nicely.
Cane is looking to counter punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cane misses with a hook. Bornholm ducked under it nicely.
Bornholm throws a nice looking combination but Cane bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
It looked like Cane wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bornholm moves away from the strike by Cane.
Cane moves forwards but Bornholm connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Cane throws a hook but Bornholm avoids it easily.
Cane ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cane is looking to counter punch.
Bornholm throws a body shot but no joy.
Cane misses with a right hand
and Bornholm counters with a straight right hand.
Cane misses with a right hand
and Bornholm counters with a straight right hand.
Bornholm lands a jab to the nose.
Jab from Bornholm.
Cane keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cane fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bornholm manages to avoid it.
Bornholm digs a good hook to Cane's body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bornholm tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cane was well out of range. Poor timing from Bornholm.
Bornholm throws a right and a left that Cane avoids nicely.
Cane swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Cane takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bornholm drops his hands momentarily and Cane takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cane takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Cane scores with a jab to the jaw.
Cane cracks Bornholm with a right hand to the side of the head.
Cane falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bornholm counters with a right hand to the body.
Bornholm throws a shot from downtown. Cane moves away and avoids it.
Bornholm lands with a good body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bornholm misses with an uppercut.
Cane walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bornholm walks into a straight right hand from Cane.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Bornholm dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Darnell Cane'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.

A jab lands there for Cane.
Cane throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bornholm. Cane does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice uppercut lands for Bornholm. That snapped Cane's head back.
Bornholm throws a hook to the side of Cane's head but Cane sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cane uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bornholm.
Nice jab there from Bornholm.
Bornholm throws a looping overhand right but Cane ducks down to avoid it.
Cane throws an off balance right hand
and Bornholm counters with a nice body shot.
Cane defending well as Bornholm loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bornholm throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bornholm defending well as Cane loads up on a big left hand.
Bornholm tries to bum rush Cane with a series of wild strikes but Cane uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cane misses with a right hand
and Bornholm connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bornholm swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cane throws a lazy right hand but Bornholm sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bornholm throws a big shot that misses.
Cane avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bornholm lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Bornholm walks into a stiff left hand from Cane.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bornholm!
Cane throws a poor cross that misses
and Bornholm connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bornholm digs a good body shot into Cane's ribs.
Cane stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bornholm misses with a body shot.
Bornholm has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bornholm swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Cane to counter with a crisp jab.
Bornholm throws the left hand but Cane avoids the punch easily.
Cane looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A big left from Bornholm misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cane.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cane misses with a straight right.
Cane lands a right hook to the body.
Cane misses with a looping right.
The fighters circling - Bornholm throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cane throws an off balance right hand
and Bornholm counters with a straight right hand.
Bornholm throws a lazy uppercut
and Cane cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

It looks like Daniel Bornholm has been cut.
Cane tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bornholm was well out of range. Poor timing from Cane.
Cane with a lazy takedown attempt
and Cane takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bornholm swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cane misses with a right hand
and Cane takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bornholm misses with a hook to the body
enabling Cane to counter with a crisp jab.
Bornholm misses with a body shot.
Bornholm throws a hook but Cane blocks it.
Bornholm throws a sloppy body shot
and Cane counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cane shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Bornholm napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Cane wants to control but Bornholm is keeping him busy.
Cane throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Bornholm struggling a bit here.
An elbow from Cane crashes against the mat.
Cane looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Bornholm is avoiding damage well.
Bornholm is working to avoid the ground and pound but Cane connects with a decent elbow.
Bornholm tries to bench press Cane off him but Cane keeps the position.
We've been hearing that Cane has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Cane landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bornholm is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Cane asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The strikes coming from Cane are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Cane working the head with strikes.
Cane is trying to ground and pound but Bornholm uses the momentary lack of control by Cane to regain half guard.
Bornholm pushes Cane off looking to stand but Cane dives back in and keeps control.
Bornholm avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cane.

Bornholm is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Cane pulls his head out easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cane is looking to take a break and control but Bornholm is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Daniel Bornholm will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Cane swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bornholm is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Cane with a body shot.
Bornholm closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Bornholm throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cane.
Cane was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Daniel Bornholm seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bornholm punishes Cane's body with a nice straight punch.
Cane jabs Bornholm right on the nose. Bornholm blinks but takes it well.
Bornholm slips under a jab from Cane.
Bornholm throws out a counter right but Cane avoids it with no problem.
Bornholm moves away from the strike by Cane.
Bornholm throws a looping overhand right but Cane ducks down to avoid it.
Cane lands a head shot.
Good shot there by Cane.
Bornholm throws a big shot that misses.
Cane misses with a looping right.
Bornholm throws a jab but it's blocked by Cane.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bornholm works Cane's body with a nice hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cane defending well as Bornholm loads up on a big left hand.
Cane throwing a counter right hand but Bornholm manages to avoid it.
Cane thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cane fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bornholm manages to avoid it.
A countering left hand to the body from Bornholm misses.
Cane scores with a hook to the body. Bornholm takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bornholm misses with an uppercut

and Cane counters with a shoot takedown. Bornholm fights it but they end up in guard.
Darnell Cane overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cane throws an elbow that misses. Bornholm uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Cane's guard. Nice move by Bornholm!

Cane looking for a sweep. Not yet Cane, not yet.
Bornholm trying to control the position from guard on top but Cane is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cane managing to control the position.
Cane looking to control but Bornholm passes into half guard.
Darnell Cane has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bornholm is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Cane sees it coming and defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bornholm is trying to control. Cane wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Cane slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Bornholm has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Hunter MMA. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Bornholm won't allow Cane to sweep him here.
Cane being controlled here, momentarily.
Bornholm forces his way into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bornholm trying to control the action but Cane is working from the bottom.
Bornholm stalling.
Cane is looking for a sweep. Bornholm is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cane trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Bornholm manages to pass to mount!
Daniel Bornholm is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bornholm sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Cane is trying desperately to improve position.
Bornholm sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cane is desperately trying to improve his position but Bornholm has a good base and remains in mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Bornholm comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bornholm 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Bornholm!