PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tegan Caldwell (ranked 4624 p4p, 5520 weight class) and Jamari Lexington (ranked 0 p4p, 592 weight class). Jamari Lexington is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Caldwell
vs
Lexington

188 cm
25
170
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
22
175
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tegan Caldwell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jamari Lexington!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Sandra Marshall and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caldwell fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Lexington tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Caldwell swivels and escapes.
Lexington is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Caldwell misses with a wild combination.
Caldwell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Caldwell ducks under a wild hook from Lexington.
Caldwell is looking to counter with head kicks.
Caldwell connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lexington wants to clinch up but Caldwell keeps it at a distance.
Caldwell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lexington will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lexington misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lexington closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lexington is pressed up against the cage. Caldwell has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lexington down to the mat. Lexington avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Caldwell wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lexington leaves Caldwell with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tegan Caldwell. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Caldwell instigates a clinch.
Caldwell jumps guard but Lexington stands there with Caldwell around his waist. Caldwell gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Caldwell wants to take the fight to the mat but Lexington manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Caldwell gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lexington.
Lexington looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caldwell pushes off an throws an elbow but Lexington leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Lexington is trying to pull guard but Caldwell turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Lexington tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Caldwell leaning against his opponent.
Lexington looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Caldwell manages to break the clinch.
Lexington shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Caldwell sprawls well. Caldwell wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lexington gets slowly back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lexington shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Caldwell but Caldwell pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Caldwell shoots for a double leg takedown but Lexington sprawls well. He's pushed Caldwell's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nice takedown defense from Lexington. No joy for Caldwell on that attempt.
Caldwell throws a head kick that misses.
Lexington gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Caldwell counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Caldwell.
Caldwell lands a good knee to the midsection. Lexington won't want to take too many of those.
Lexington fails to pull guard.
Caldwell prevents a takedown attempt there.
Lexington is pressed up against the cage. Caldwell has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lexington down to the mat. Lexington avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caldwell scores with a nice right hand.

Caldwell gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Caldwell drags the fight down to the ground.
Lexington prevents Caldwell from getting back to his feet.
Lexington controlling from the top position.
Lexington trying to control but Caldwell is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Lexington got a little sloppy there for a moment and Caldwell has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lexington has managed to get both his arms back between Caldwell's legs - danger averted.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tegan Caldwell dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Lexington darts in looking for a takedown but Caldwell gets double underhooks and turns Lexington into the cage.
Lexington fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Caldwell avoids it really well and circles away.

Caldwell has taken the fight to the clinch.
Caldwell is trying to pull guard but Lexington has him pressed against the cage.

Caldwell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caldwell scores with a three punch combo!
Caldwell tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Lexington counters with a takedown into side control.

Caldwell explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lexington throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Caldwell tries for a takedown but Lexington sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Caldwell circles away from the clinch attempt.
Caldwell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lexington can do to turn this around?
Lexington with a poor takedown
and Caldwell makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Lexington really felt that one!
Tegan Caldwell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jamari Lexington.
Lexington shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Caldwell defends it nicely.
Horrible takedown attempt by Lexington or perhaps it was just good defense by Caldwell, which made it look bad.
Caldwell wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Lexington is breathing heavily.
Caldwell scores with a kick to the body.
Caldwell shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lexington sprawls well. Lexington wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Caldwell gets slowly back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caldwell shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A head kick by Lexington misses
and Caldwell counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lexington's knee momentarily.
Lexington throws a body shot but no joy.
No luck for Lexington with that takedown attempt.
Lexington throws a front kick aimed at Caldwell's knee but Caldwell avoids it well.
Caldwell shoots in looking for a takedown. Lexington tries to sprawl out of it but Caldwell keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lexington manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lexington with a lazy takedown attempt
and Caldwell counters with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lexington misses with a takedown attempt
and Caldwell counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lexington has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Caldwell misses with a takedown attempt
and Lexington counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A nice leg kick lands there from Caldwell.
Caldwell tries to bum rush Lexington with a series of wild strikes but Lexington uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice sprawl there from Lexington as Caldwell shoots in.
Caldwell throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lexington's waist but Lexington gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Caldwell off to one side.

Lexington clinches with his opponent.
Lexington drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Caldwell prevents a takedown attempt there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lexington takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Lexington jumps guard but Caldwell stands there with Lexington around his waist. Lexington gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lexington goes for a takedown in the clinch but Caldwell prevents it.
Caldwell putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lexington in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

Caldwell breaks from the clinch.
Lexington is looking to clinch.
Caldwell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tegan Caldwell dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Caldwell shoots in but no luck this time.
Lexington tries to counter with a clinch but Caldwell shakes him off and moves away.
Caldwell closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lexington counters with a left and a right that stings Caldwell.
Lexington shoots in but Caldwell avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Caldwell misses its target.
Lexington will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

Lexington gets a double leg takedown into Caldwell's guard.
Caldwell is looking to stand back up but Lexington counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Caldwell.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lexington seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Caldwell does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Caldwell is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Caldwell looking for submissions off his back.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lexington is thwarting Caldwell's attempts to control the position.
Caldwell is doing well to control the position and prevent Lexington from advancing to side control.
Caldwell is looking for a sweep. Lexington is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Caldwell wants to control but Lexington is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Lexington throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lexington slows the pace down in half guard.
Caldwell wants to improve his position but Lexington is controlling well.
Lexington throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lexington clinches with his opponent.
Lexington changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Caldwell fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Caldwell closes the distance and clinches.

Caldwell manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Caldwell trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Caldwell trying to control the position.
Caldwell throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lexington lands a couple of elbows.
Lexington wants to control from the top but Caldwell keeps moving.
Caldwell pulls Lexington in close to prevent any damage.
Lexington trying to control but Caldwell is working from the bottom.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Tegan Caldwell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lexington with a lazy takedown attempt

and Caldwell holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Tegan Caldwell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jamari Lexington.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lexington takes a knee to the side of the body.
Caldwell is struggling to control the position.
Jamari Lexington has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tegan Caldwell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lexington fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jamari Lexington.
Well Caldwell has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Dirk Anderson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tegan Caldwell!