PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Cain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and ning thou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Cain
vs
thou

190 cm
19
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

216 cm
22
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jason Cain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, ning thou!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Jonathan Paton and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cain lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Cain lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but thou circles away quickly and effectively.
thou misses with a few strikes there.
Cain misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cain has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by thou.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A punch combination from Cain misses.
Cain throws a combination but it was largely blocked by thou.
Cain throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
thou throws a head kick that misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from thou is defended easily by Cain.
A jab from Cain misses.
thou looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cain is fending him off so far but thou persists. Nope, Cain circles away and we're back to standing.
Cain takes a swing at thou's ribcage but misses.

thou takes the fight into the clinch.
thou keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cain's efforts to push away.

thou manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
thou is controlling Cain's posture.
thou looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
thou is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Cain preventing the sweep.

thou looking for a guillotine here but Cain defends easily.
thou is controlling Cain's posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
thou is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Cain really is a fat lump.
thou wants to sweep here but Cain controlling him for the moment.
thou looks gassed!
Cain trying to control the position from guard on top but thou is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
thou dodges the punch combination from Cain.
Cain misses with a wild body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cain looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cain swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and thou counters with a series of strikes. Cain will be more careful next time no doubt.
A punch combination from Cain misses.
thou bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
thou fails with the takedown.
Jason Cain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of ning thou.
Cain tries to bum rush thou with a series of wild strikes but thou uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
thou steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cain.
thou shoots in but no luck this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cain keeps the fight on the outside.
thou connects with a high kick.
Cain throws a sloppy body shot
and thou counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Cain looks to land a combination but thou avoids it well.
thou fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cain avoids it really well and circles away.
A combination from Cain does no damage.
Cain misses with the combination.
Cain throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and thou counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
thou shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cain as he avoids it easily.
Cain misses with a body shot.
Cain stuffs the takedown.
Cain throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and thou counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

ning thou dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Cain misses with an uppercut.
Cain swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and thou counters with a head kick.
Cain swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and thou counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Cain wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cain wants to break free but thou has control.
Nice elbow from thou.

It looks like Jason Cain has been cut.

thou gets control of Cain's arms and successfully pulls guard. thou will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as thou holds on and takes a little breather.
thou's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
thou is trying to control the position but Cain postures up.
Cain might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cain is fighting to break thou's control of his arms but thou is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Cain is looking to stand up but thou won't let him.
Cain trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
thou keeping moving, preventing Cain from controlling successfully.

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.
thou has a closed guard, preventing Cain from standing up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now thou is on top in guard.
thou tries to free his leg and advance position but Cain is retaining full guard.
thou loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
thou would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
thou won't allow Cain to sweep him here.
thou won't allow Cain to get back to his feet.
thou trying to control the position from guard on top but Cain is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cain wants to stand up but thou is controlling him.

thou decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
thou looks for a takedown but Cain sprawls well.
ning thou seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cain looks to land a combination but thou avoids it well.
thou wants to clinch.
Cain connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between thou's hands.
Cain misses with a double jab.
Cain lands a right hook to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - thou looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

ning thou showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jason Cain's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

thou avoids a punch combination nicely.
thou shoots in but no luck this time.
Cain misses with the combination.
thou fails to land the takedown.
thou takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Cain looks to land a combination but thou avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cain swinging wilding here.
Cain falls off balance throwing a combination
and thou counters with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A good leg kick by thou.

That's one minute gone in the round.
thou has a takedown stuffed.
Jason Cain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of ning thou.
Cain rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but thou moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
thou throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cain's waist but Cain gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing thou off to one side.
thou misses with a two punch combination.
thou fails with a takedown attempt.
Cain darts in trying to clinch
and thou counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cain swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and thou counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
thou stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Cain wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but thou has him pressed against the cage.
Cain has had enough of the clinch but thou keeps him there for the moment.
thou jumps guard but Cain stands there with thou around his waist. thou gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Cain is looking to break free of the clinch but thou has double underhooks.
thou drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Cain gets the underhooks and prevents it.
thou goes for a takedown attempt but Cain pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
thou misses the shot to the body.
Cain lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as thou backs up against the cage.
A jab from Cain misses.
thou lands a nice hook to Cain's body. Cain takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
thou tries to clinch up but Cain circles away and keeps his distance.
Cain throws a low kick, looking for thou's leg but thou calmly moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - thou looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
thou dodges the punch combination from Cain.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cain throws a lazy right hand but thou sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cain punishes thou's body with a nice straight punch.
thou shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cain but Cain pushes him off and we're back to square one.
thou is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cain sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Cain rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but thou moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
thou shoots in and drives through. Cain sprawls well.
thou fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Cain slaps away a takedown attempt from thou, before circling back to the center of the mat.
thou tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cain swivels and escapes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Cain fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jason Cain is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
thou is looking to clinch but Cain is avoiding it.
thou uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cain.
thou misses with a double jab.
Cain scores with a punch to the head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cain, right into the meat.
A chopping leg kick lands by thou.
Cain will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Some wild striking there from Cain.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
thou wants to clinch up but Cain keeps it at a distance.
Jason Cain has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
ning thou is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cain moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jason Cain.
Well thou has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... ning thou!