PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Wesley Taurus (ranked 943 p4p, 1657 weight class) and RJ Cain (ranked 147 p4p, 230 weight class). Taurus comes to the cage accompanied by Country Boy - Aaron Lewis. Cain is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Middle Class Rut . These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Taurus
vs
Cain

183 cm
19
180
7 - 3 - 0

183 cm
23
180
7 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wesley Taurus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, RJ Cain!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Franklyn Lucas and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taurus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cain.
Cain lands an overhand right.
Cain uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Taurus.
Cain is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Taurus.
We've been told by Taurus's head coaches at Legendary MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Wesley Taurus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cain's jab looks to have found its range, popping Taurus under the eye.
Taurus throws a right and a left that Cain avoids nicely.
Taurus lands a slapping body shot.
Nice defenses there by Cain.
Taurus feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cains jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Cain looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cain showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Taurus.
Cain throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cain takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taurus dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cain. That did some damage!
Cain lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Taurus darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nice cross by Taurus.
Taurus lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Taurus cracks Cain with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taurus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cain lands with a shot to the body.
Taurus misses with a low kick.
Taurus takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cain misses the shot to the body.
Cain slips under a jab.
Cain displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Taurus throws out the jab.
Cain fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Taurus turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Taurus misses with a wild body shot.
Taurus slips a straight right by Cain.
Taurus scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cain doesn't seem bothered though.
Cain cracks Taurus with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Taurus connects with a nice looking jab.
Taurus jabs Cain right on the nose. Cain blinks but takes it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cain scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cain has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Taurus misses with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taurus scores with a nice right hand.
Taurus with a nice calf kick.
Cain ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cain swings widly with a right hand
and Taurus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Taurus throws a body shot but no joy.
Taurus misses with a hook.
Taurus misses with a lunging right hand
and Cain makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cain lands a jab.
Taurus throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Cain misses the shot to the body.
Cain lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Taurus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cain throws out the jab.
Cain throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A slapping leg kick lands for Taurus.
Taurus lunges at Cain with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cain's hand.
Cain darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taurus pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cain is out of range and Taurus settles back down.
Cain is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Taurus.
Cain moves out of range as Taurus strikes.
Taurus takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cain uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Taurus.
Cain connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Cain throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
An attempted straight right counter from Taurus misses the target.
A jab from Cain misses.
Taurus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Taurus misses with a leg kick.
Cain works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Taurus swings for the body but Cain moves out of range.
Taurus throws a head kick that misses.
Taurus does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A telegraphed right hand from Cain misses the target.
Taurus lands with a good body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Taurus throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It seemed like Cain was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cain swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A left and a right from Cain both land. Nice combination.

It looks like Wesley Taurus has been cut.
Cain fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Taurus manages to avoid it.
Taurus looks to score with a jab to the body but Cain is just out of range.
Cain drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Taurus lunges at Cain with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cain's hand.
Taurus takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Taurus is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Cain avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cain scores with a crisp jab that stopped Taurus in his tracks.
Cain scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taurus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cain throws out a counter right but Taurus avoids it with no problem.
Cain checks the leg kick nicely there.
Taurus throws a jab when Cain was well out of range.
Taurus slips under a jab from Cain.
Taurus swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Wesley Taurus will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Wesley Taurus'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.

Taurus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Taurus lands a head kick!
Taurus loads up on a big right hand but Cain slips the punch.
Cain takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Taurus. Cain does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wesley Taurus is winning the standup battle so far.
Taurus scores with a sloppy right hand. Cain should have avoided that one.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Cain might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Taurus has got the better of the exchanges.
Cain misses with a straight right.
Cain fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cain jabs Taurus right on the nose. Taurus blinks but takes it well.
Taurus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cain slips under a jab.
Taurus throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cain.
It seemed like Cain was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Taurus misses with a straight right.
Taurus ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cain throws a hook to the side of Taurus's head but Taurus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cain throws a body punch but Taurus moves out of range.
Taurus throws a nice looking combination but Cain bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A telegraphed right hand from Taurus misses the target.
It seemed like Cain was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taurus looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Taurus misses with a right hand
and Cain counters with a stiff right hand.
Cain feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tauruss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

Taurus is rocked!
Taurus moves away from the strike by Cain.
Oh Taurus is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cain uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Taurus has time to react.
Cain throws a shot from downtown. Taurus moves away and avoids it.
Taurus misses with a right hand
and Cain counters with a big right hand! Oh Taurus is in trouble here! Cain follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). RJ Cain!
RJ Cain managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Threads of HARDCORE, into his post fight interview.