PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Captain Caveman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saiquin Raven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Caveman
vs
Raven

150 cm
18
141 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

170 cm
22
144 lbs
8 - 8 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Inner Fire Nutrition *Q140 Energy* $15
Wonder Roids

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Captain Caveman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Saiquin Raven!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Bruno Hogan and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Caveman misses the target.
Raven shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Caveman pinned against the cage. Caveman gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Raven misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Captain Caveman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Caveman with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Caveman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Caveman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Caveman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Raven manages to avoid it.
A big left from Caveman misses.
Raven lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Caveman stuffs the takedown.
Captain Caveman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Saiquin Raven.
Raven fails with a takedown attempt.
Caveman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Raven was well out of range. Poor timing from Caveman.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raven changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Caveman tries to avoid it but Raven manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Caveman to the ground. Caveman escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A big left from Caveman misses.
Raven shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Caveman pinned against the cage. Caveman gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Caveman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Raven moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A big right from Caveman misses.
Caveman looks to score with a jab to the body but Raven is just out of range.
Caveman throws a jab when Raven was well out of range.
Raven fails with a takedown attempt.
Caveman misses with a body shot.
A right-left combo lands from Caveman.
Caveman lands a nice looking body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raven closes the distance and clinches up with Caveman, looking for a takedown. Raven pushes Caveman against the cage but Caveman circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A punch combination from Caveman misses.
Raven keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Caveman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Raven takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Caveman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Caveman throws a hook but Raven avoids it easily.
Caveman throws a big shot that misses.
Caveman is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Raven's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Caveman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Raven moves away.
A big right from Caveman misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Raven.
Caveman missing with a left hand there. Raven was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raven keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Raven takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Caveman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Raven moves away from the strike by Caveman.
Raven tries to score a power double leg takedown but Caveman sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Raven somewhat.
Caveman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Raven sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Raven slips a straight right by Caveman.
Caveman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Raven manages to avoid it.
Raven fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nice uppercut lands for Caveman. That snapped Raven's head back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caveman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Raven fails with a takedown attempt.
Caveman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Raven.
Caveman thows a body shot but no joy.
Caveman bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Caveman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Caveman lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Caveman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caveman throws a right and a left that Raven avoids nicely.
Caveman just misses with a punch to the body.
Jab by Caveman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Captain Caveman dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Caveman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Caveman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Raven uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Caveman.
Raven shoots for a takedown but Caveman saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Caveman thows a body shot but no joy.
A big right from Caveman misses.
Caveman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Raven shoots in for a takedown but Caveman shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Caveman stuffs the takedown.
Captain Caveman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Saiquin Raven.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caveman scores with a nice strike.
Raven avoids the body shot from Caveman.

Raven drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Caveman is trying to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raven wants to lay and pray for a moment but Caveman keeps working.
Raven is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Raven trying to control the position but Caveman is working away.
Raven laying and praying for a moment but Caveman takes advantage and regains half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Raven wants to control but Caveman is keeping him busy.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Raven bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Caveman is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Raven trying to control the position but Caveman is working away.
Who's going to make the next move?
Raven is looking to take a break and control but Caveman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raven is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Caveman's shoulder. That is not cool.
Caveman prevents Raven from moving into mount.
Raven wants to lay and pray for a moment but Caveman keeps working.
A lull in the action here as Raven stalls from top position.
Raven tries to move to mount but Caveman blocks the move with his legs.
Caveman is not content to let Raven control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Raven slips a jab and a cross from Caveman.
Caveman's corner calls for a 1-2. Caveman obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Caveman keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Caveman throws out a loose jab but Raven uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Raven fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Raven keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
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 Captain Caveman will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Raven steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Caveman.
Caveman lands a jab.
Raven dives in and grabs Caveman's left leg, looking for a takedown. Caveman pushes down on Raven's head and hops out.
Caveman swings for the body but Raven moves out of range.
Caveman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Raven manages to avoid it.
Raven drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Caveman looks to land a combination but Raven avoids it well.
Caveman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Raven was well out of range. Poor timing from Caveman.
Raven steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Caveman.
A combination from Caveman does no damage.
Caveman misses with a few strikes there.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Caveman.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Caveman scores with a shot to the body.
Raven drops his hands momentarily and Caveman takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Caveman lands a body shot.
Raven takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Caveman misses the shot to the body.
Raven shoots in for a takedown but Caveman shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Caveman misses with the combination.
Caveman looks to land a combination but Raven avoids it well.
Caveman lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Raven backs up against the cage.

Raven looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Caveman!
Caveman is trying to escape the mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raven controlling from the full mount.
Raven wants to control the pace but Caveman is squirming around nicely.
Raven controlling from the full mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Raven wants to take Caveman's back here but Caveman is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Raven trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raven is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Caveman is in real trouble.
Caveman controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Raven trying to control.
Caveman just trying to survive but Raven is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Raven trying to control momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Raven controls the action.
Raven is looking to control Caveman but Caveman is wriggling around and keeping busy.

Despite being in the dominant position, Saiquin Raven just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Caveman displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Raven.
Captain Caveman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Saiquin Raven.
Caveman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Caveman throws a nice looking combination but Raven bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Caveman displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Raven.
Caveman just misses with a punch to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Captain Caveman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Caveman, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:26
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:26
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Captain Caveman!