PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Caceres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benny Faroni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Caceres comes to the cage accompanied by Damage Inc. by Metallica. Benny Faroni has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Caceres
vs
Faroni

188 cm
20
172 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
177 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Antonio Caceres!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Benny Faroni!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Eliza Hachem and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caceres leaves Faroni with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Caceres goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

Caceres has taken the fight to the clinch.

Caceres escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Horrible takedown by Faroni or perhaps it was just good defense by Caceres which made him look bad.
Caceres shoots in but Faroni avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Faroni looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Antonio Caceres has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Benny Faroni.
Caceres connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Caceres tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Faroni was well out of range. Poor timing from Caceres.

Caceres pushes Faroni up against the cage in a clinch.
Caceres is pressed up against the cage. Faroni has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Caceres down to the mat. Caceres avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Faroni fails to land the takedown.
Caceres takes a swing at Faroni's ribcage but misses.
Caceres dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Faroni fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Caceres.
Caceres connects with a body shot.
Caceres lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Caceres stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Caceres wants it to stay on the feet.
Faroni looks gassed!
Caceres ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Caceres lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Faroni circles away quickly and effectively.
Caceres throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Faroni's waist but Faroni gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Caceres off to one side.
A punch combination from Caceres misses.
Faroni fails to land the takedown.
Caceres looks to land a combination. Faroni sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Some wild striking there from Caceres.
Caceres misses with a wild combination.

Faroni tries to keep at a distance but Caceres has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Caceres's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Caceres swings for the body but Faroni moves out of range.
Caceres misses with a double jab.
Antonio Caceres seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Faroni avoids a punch combination nicely.
Faroni tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Caceres counters by clinching up.

Caceres escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Faroni takes one to the chin there.
Caceres is looking to wear down Faroni with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Caceres scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Faroni doesn't seem bothered though.
Faroni takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Caceres looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Faroni fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Caceres gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Caceres has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Faroni uses from the top position.
Caceres is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Faroni 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.

Caceres looking for a guillotine here but Faroni defends easily.
Caceres not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Faroni trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Faroni trying to control but Caceres is working from the bottom.

That's four 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.
Caceres wants to get back to his feet but Faroni is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Caceres throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Caceres clinches.

Caceres breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Caceres scores with a jab to the head.
Caceres pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Caceres swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Faroni fails with the takedown
and Caceres counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Faroni gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Caceres counters by moving into the clinch.
Faroni drops down looking for an ankle pick but Caceres pulls his leg out and moves away.
Caceres misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antonio Caceres dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Caceres misses the shot to the body.
Caceres throws out a loose jab but Faroni uses good head movement to avoid it.
Caceres throws a nice looking combination but Faroni bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Faroni is trying desperately to land a takedown but Caceres is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Faroni.
Faroni takes one to the side of the head.
Faroni fails with the takedown.
Nice sprawl there from Faroni as Caceres shoots in.
Caceres throws a hook but Faroni avoids it easily.
Faroni displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Caceres.
Caceres shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Faroni as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Caceres. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Faroni defending well as Caceres loads up on a big left hand.
Faroni shoots in for a double leg but Caceres sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Caceres throws a right hand that Faroni ducks under and follows up with a left that Faroni also avoids with ease.
Caceres looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Caceres misses with a two punch combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Caceres misses with a jab, cross combination.
Faroni fails with a takedown attempt.
Faroni tries to clinch but Caceres is having none of it.
Faroni misses with a takedown attempt

and Caceres counters by moving into the clinch.
Faroni goes for a takedown in the clinch but Caceres prevents it.
Caceres lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Faroni has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Caceres is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Faroni tries to score a body lock takedown but Caceres shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Caceres manages to break the clinch.
Antonio Caceres is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Caceres throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Caceres is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Caceres closes this distance looking for a takedown but Faroni circles away.
Caceres throws a head kick but Faroni moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faroni moves out of range of the strikes.
Faroni is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Faroni showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Caceres.
Some wild striking there from Caceres.
Antonio Caceres is winning the standup battle so far.
Caceres goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Caceres displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Faroni.

Caceres gets the takedown into side control.
Faroni is not content to let Caceres control the position.
Faroni tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Caceres wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Caceres decides to stand back up. Caceres steps back and let's Faroni get back to his feet.
Caceres throws a right and a left that Faroni avoids nicely.
Faroni avoids the head kick by Caceres.
Faroni shoots in looking for a takedown. Caceres tries to sprawl out of it but Faroni keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Caceres manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Caceres rushes Faroni and presses him up against the cage.

Caceres's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Caceres lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Faroni circles away quickly and effectively.
Caceres with a jab.
Caceres connects with a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caceres misses the jab.
Faroni with a poor takedown
and Caceres counters with a nice body shot.
Caceres has a takedown stuffed.
Caceres fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Faroni.
Faroni has his takedown stuffed
and Caceres cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Caceres shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Faroni as he avoids it easily.
Faroni fails to land the takedown.
Caceres throws out a powerful jab.
Nice takedown defense from Caceres. No joy for Faroni on that attempt.
Caceres paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

Caceres closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antonio Caceres dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Caceres closes the distance and pushes Faroni back into the cage.

Caceres pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Caceres cracks Faroni with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Faroni misses with a takedown

and Caceres counters by clinching up.
Faroni stops a takedown attempt from Caceres.

Caceres breaks the clinch.
Caceres throws a series of strikes that have Faroni backpedaling.
Faroni takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Faroni moves out of range of the body kick from Caceres.
No joy there for Caceres, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Caceres misses with a body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Caceres feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Caceres wants to control from the top but Faroni keeps moving.
Caceres throws and elbow that misses. Faroni uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Caceres's guard. Nice move by Faroni!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Faroni forces his way into half guard.
Faroni tries to pass to full mount but Caceres defends it.
Caceres is looking to escape.
Faroni prevents Caceres from improving his position.
Caceres regains full guard. Nicely done.
Faroni sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Caceres's guard.

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.
Faroni tries to pass the half guard into mount. Caceres knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Caceres preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Caceres knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Faroni on the ground.

Faroni is trying to work for a kimura but Caceres is defending well.

Caceres manages to escape and get back to his feet!

Caceres closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Caceres manages to break the clinch.
Caceres misses with the combination.

Caceres moves into the clinch successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Caceres escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Caceres is looking to clinch but Faroni is avoiding it.
Faroni closes this distance looking for a takedown but Caceres circles away.
Caceres lands a lovely overhand right.
Caceres throws a one two combo.
Faroni walks into a stiff left hand from Caceres.
Some wild striking there from Caceres.
Caceres throws a right hand that Faroni ducks under and follows up with a left that Faroni also avoids with ease.
Caceres stuffs the takedown.
Antonio Caceres has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Benny Faroni.
Caceres displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Faroni.
Caceres rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Faroni moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Caceres closes the distance and clinches.
Benny Faroni has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Caceres breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Caceres scores a takedown into full mount!
Caceres lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Caceres looking to control but Faroni is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Caceres is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Faroni can do to turn this around?
Caceres sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Faroni is squirming around, avoiding Caceres's attempts to control the action.
Caceres throws some wild stikes that Faroni manages to avoid easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Antonio Caceres showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Caceres 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 Damien Edna scores the fight for Antonio Caceres!
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight for Antonio Caceres!
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight for Antonio Caceres!

Antonio Caceres wins by unanimous decision!