PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Caige (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eazy E (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Caige's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Silverchair- Pure massacre. Eazy E has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Caige
vs
E

173 cm
22
210 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

193 cm
22
210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Billy Caige!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eazy E!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Skip Squint and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
E tries to clinch but Caige moves out of range.
Caige scores with a nice body kick.
Caige throws a series of punches but E avoids them all with ease.
Caige could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Caige misses with a double jab.
E fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Caige lands with a kick to the temple. E shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Caige throws a wild body kick that E sees coming a mile off.
Caige throws a head kick that misses.
E tries to clinch up.
Caige looks to land a combination. E sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Caige throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Billy Caige seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
E tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Caige paws at him with a jab and circles away.
E moves in looking to clinch but Caige pushes him off.
E shoots in for a takedown but Caige shows good takedown defense.
E misses with a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Caige throws a head kick that misses.
E is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
E tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Caige paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Caige fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt E.
E fails with an attempt to clinch.
Caige throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Caige rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but E moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Caige avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
E tries to close the distance and clinch up but Caige swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice takedown defense from Caige. No joy for E on that attempt.
Billy Caige has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eazy E.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! E crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Caige - the referee stops the clock and E gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Caige. E manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
E looks gassed!
No luck with that takedown attempt from E.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caige fails to land with a series of punches.
E chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Caige can pounce on him.
A combination from Caige does no damage.
Caige will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice sprawl there from Caige as E shoots in.
Caige scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
No joy there for Caige, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Caige scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Caige lets loose with a powerful body kick. E will feel that in the morning.
E is trying desperately to land a takedown but Caige is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for E.
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!
Caige throws a head kick that misses.
Caige dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on E. That did some damage!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caige pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Caige throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A head kick misses from Caige.
Caige misses with a two punch combination.
A punch lands to the side of E 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Caige lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as E backs up against the cage.

It looks like Eazy E has been cut.
Caige throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Caige misses with a head kick.
Caige misses with a two punch combination.
Caige connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
E showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Caige.
A combination from Caige does no damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caige takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Caige throws a sloppy head kick and E moves out of range easily.
Caige throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Caige throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Caige throws a shot from downtown. E moves away and avoids it.
Caige looks to land a combination but E avoids it well.
Caige throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
E looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Caige is fending him off so far but E persists. Nope, Caige circles away and we're back to standing.
The fight stays on the outside here - E looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Caige tries to bum rush E with a series of wild strikes but E uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Caige dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eazy E's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

A jab from Caige does it's job there.
Danga de danga de dang - Caige scores with a four punch combination!
E blocks a head kick by Caige.
E fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Caige swinging wilding here.
Caige throws a series of punches but E moves out of range.
A head kick by Caige misses

and E counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by E.
Caige keeping moving, preventing E from controlling successfully.

E is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
E stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Caige 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.
E is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
E stopping the sweep attempt from Caige.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

E stands and steps away. Caige gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Caige tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jab, jab by Caige - just one landing.
E tries to score a power double leg takedown but Caige sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten E somewhat.
E has a takedown stuffed.
Billy Caige has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eazy E.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Caige throws a series of punches but E moves out of range.
Caige throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Caige misses with a series of wild punches.
Caige misses with a head kick.
Billy Caige is winning the standup battle so far.
The fight stays on the outside here - E looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Caige scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Crunch! Caige slams his shin into E's torso.
Caige swinging wilding here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caige will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Caige throws a nice looking combination but E bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Caige stalks E and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into E's face. E staggers backwards, shaken.

Caige gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows E to score an easy takedown into full guard.
E tries to free his leg and advance position but Caige is retaining full guard.

E stands up and waves to Caige to follow him.
E throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Caige's waist but Caige gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing E off to one side.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caige misses with a double jab

and E counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Caige's guard now.

E is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
E trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Caige striking off his back, scoring a few points.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caige keeping full guard, as E tries to pass.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Caige is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eazy E showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Eazy E's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

A head kick misses from Caige.
Caige tests E's chin there with a solid looking shot.
E misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Caige 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.
Billy Caige is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Caige throws a right and a left that E avoids nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
E moves in looking to clinch but Caige pushes him off.
Caige swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Caige keeps the fight on the outside.
A slapping leg kick lands for Caige.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from E.
Horrible takedown by E or perhaps it was just good defense by Caige which made him look bad.
Billy Caige has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eazy E.
E fails to land the takedown.
Left hook, right uppercut from Caige.
Caige scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Caige lands a high kick!
Caige throws a head kick but E moves out of range.
Caige moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
E shoots in for a takedown but Caige shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
E has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Caige.
Caige connects with a crisp jab.
Caige moves into range and connects with a jab.
Caige lands with a slapping head kick.
Caige swats away the attempt to clinch by E.
Caige pulls out of a head kick attempt.
E avoids a kick to the body.
E shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Caige as he jumps to the side.
E tries to clinch up but Caige circles away and keeps his distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caige lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
E tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Danga de danga de dang - Caige scores with a four punch combination!
Caige looks to land a combination. E sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
E is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Caige swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Caige keeps the fight on the outside.
Caige throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Some wild striking there from Caige.
Caige misses with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caige throws a right hand that E ducks under and follows up with a left that E also avoids with ease.
E blocks a head kick by Caige.
Caige buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
E fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Caige avoids it really well and circles away.
Caige throws a push kick but E slaps the foot to one side.
Caige throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Caige throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
No joy there for Caige, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Caige 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.

And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Caige showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Caige 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 29:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 29:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Caige!