PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Holden Caufield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edmundo Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Caufield kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Just Close Your Eyes. Holden Caufield could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Edmundo Alves's chin.

Caufield
vs
Alves

185 cm
19
160 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

177 cm
20
165 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Holden Caufield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Edmundo Alves!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, David Schapiro and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caufield shoots in but Alves avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Alves moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Caufield tries to score a power double leg takedown but Alves sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Caufield somewhat.

Alves moves into the clinch.
Caufield tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Caufield comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Alves is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Caufield using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Caufield looking to slow down the pace here.
Caufield landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Alves is trying to break free.
Caufield lands an elbow that stopped Alves in his tracks for a moment.
Caufield misses with a knee to the head.
Caufield creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Alves's defenses.
Caufield prevents Alves from breaking the clinch.
Alves can't break the clinch.
Caufield utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Caufield goes for a takedown in the clinch but Alves prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Holden Caufield. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Caufield drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Caufield lands a nice elbow.
Alves has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Caufield avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Caufield lands an elbow inside.
Alves blocks an elbow strike from Caufield.
Caufield missing with knees to the body.
Alves wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Caufield lands a damaging elbow.
Alves takes an elbow to the forehead.
Alves working hard to break the clinch.
Caufield scores a nice knee to the body.
Alves has had enough of the clinch but Caufield keeps him there for the moment.
Alves is trying to break free.
Knees in the clinch landing for Caufield.
Alves looks gassed!
Nice elbow from Caufield.
Alves is looking to break free of the clinch but Caufield has double underhooks.
Alves lands with a right to the head.
Caufield lands a nice elbow.
Caufield throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Alves wants to break the clinch but can't.
Alves wants to get back to striking at distance but Caufield won't allow it.
A short uppercut from Alves.
Alves has had enough of the clinch but Caufield keeps him there for the moment.
Caufield trying to control the position but instead, Alves has worked for underhooks and has pushed Caufield into the cage.
Caufield works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caufield lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Caufield goes for a takedown in the clinch but Alves prevents it.
Caufield has Alves pressed against the cage, preventing Alves from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Alves prevents a takedown attempt there.
Caufield tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Caufield lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Alves is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Caufield pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Caufield lands an elbow inside that Alves shrugs off.
Caufield gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Alves is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Caufield with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Caufield breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Caufield shoots in looking for a takedown. Alves tries to sprawl out of it but Caufield keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Alves manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Caufield tries to score a power double leg takedown but Alves sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Caufield somewhat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Caufield gets the takedown into side control.
Caufield wants to control but Alves is keeping him busy.
Caufield is really struggling to control Alves but he's trying to hold on to the position.

Caufield decides to stand back up.
Caufield looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Alves is fending him off so far but Caufield persists. Nope, Alves circles away and we're back to standing.
No luck for Caufield with that takedown attempt.
Alves throws a big shot that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves misses with an uppercut. Caufield saw that one coming.
Caufield uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Alves.
Alves throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Caufield takes the fight into the clinch.
Caufield changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Alves fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Alves displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Caufield.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Alves connects with a jab.
Alves scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Alves lands a lovely overhand right.

Alves moves into the clinch.
Alves takes a knee right on the jaw!
Caufield changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Alves fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Alves misses with a straight right.
Alves throws a right and a left that Caufield avoids nicely.
Alves fails to land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Caufield fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Caufield displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alves throws out the jab.
Alves stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Holden Caufield. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alves throws a right and a left that both miss.
Caufield moves away from the strike by Alves.
Caufield looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Alves bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Caufield's head backwards.

That's two 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.
Caufield avoids a punch combination nicely.
Alves has his takedown stuffed

and Caufield counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Caufield.
Alves is breathing heavily.
Caufield slips nicely into half guard.

Caufield is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Alves defends it well.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Alves tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Caufield tries to pass to full mount but Alves defends it.

Caufield is trying to work for a kimura but Alves is defending well.
Caufield works his way into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves prevents Caufield from moving into mount.
Alves sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Caufield moves nicely into side control.

Caufield stands up and beckons Alves to his feet.
Caufield fails with the takedown
and Alves counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Alves lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Caufield misses with a takedown attempt
and Alves connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves misses with an uppercut. Caufield saw that one coming.
Alves throws a right hand that Caufield ducks under and follows up with a left that Caufield also avoids with ease.
Caufield staying out of range there.
Edmundo Alves seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alves throws a one two combo.
Caufield displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Alves.
Caufield slips a jab from Alves.
Edmundo Alves is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alves tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Caufield is able to avoid easily.
Alves connects with the punch.
Caufield misses with a takedown attempt
and Alves counters with a one-two to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Holden Caufield dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Alves throws the left hand but Caufield avoids the punch easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Caufield is defended easily by Alves.
Caufield tries to clinch up
and Alves counters with a left and a right that stings Caufield.
Caufield with a poor takedown
and Alves counters with a straight right hand.
Alves throws a series of punches but Caufield avoids them all with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alves displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Caufield displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Alves throws out the jab.
Alves loads up on a big right hand but Caufield slips the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves looks to land a combination but Caufield avoids it well.
Alves misses with an uppercut. Caufield saw that one coming.
Alves is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Alves might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Caufield shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Alves cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Holden Caufield. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alves displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Caufield.

Alves closes the distance and clinches.
Caufield is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Caufield scores with a knee to the head.

Caufield breaks from the clinch.
Horrible takedown by Caufield or perhaps it was just good defense by Alves which made him look bad.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Alves.
Alves tries to clinch but Caufield moves away

and Caufield counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Alves!
Alves manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Caufield blocks the strikes from Alves.
Alves misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Alves is striking from the bottom but he's now found himself mounted! Oh dear - not enough focus on defense there.

Caufield is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Alves to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Alves shrugs it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Caufield gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Caufield shoots and misses
letting Alves counter with a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves lands a head shot.
Caufield misses with a takedown
and Alves counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Caufield has his takedown stuffed
and Alves counters with a straight right hand.

Alves is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Caufield's half guard.
Caufield is looking for a sweep. Alves is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Alves wants to control but Caufield is keeping him busy.

Caufield looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caufield keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Caufield looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Alves not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Caufield kicks Alves off and gets back to his feet.
Caufield gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Alves counters by clinching up.

Caufield breaks from the clinch.
Edmundo Alves has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Caufield fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Alves looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Caufield!

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Edmundo Alves.
I think Caufield 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Holden Caufield!