PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shelton Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buraian Cade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Scott
vs
Cade

185 cm
22
220 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

185 cm
22
202 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

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 New York, Shelton Scott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Buraian Cade!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Jonathan Paton and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scott tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cade swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cade throws a solid leg kick but Scott takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cade.
Cade misses with a few strikes there.
Scott tries to clinch there but Cade circles away.
Shelton Scott seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cade misses with a wild combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Scott looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Scott tries to clinch up.
Cade tries a low kick but Scott avoids it.
Scott tries to clinch there but Cade circles away.
Cade is looking to clinch.
Cade avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cade avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Scott throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

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

Cade breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scott tries to clinch

and Cade holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Scott tries to land a knee to the head but Cade blocks with his arms.
Scott using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cade has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cade crunches a lovely knee into Scott's ribcage.
Scott with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Scott throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Scott throws an elbow but it misses.
Cade avoiding damage as Scott throws knees to the body.
Scott lands a damaging elbow.
Cade takes a knee right on the jaw!
Scott throws a knee to the head but misses.
Scott is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott trying to land knees to the body.
Scott misses with a knee strike.
Cade with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Cade wants to stall.
Scott tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Scott lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Cade has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Scott misses with an elbow strike.
A frustrated look appears on Cade's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Scott missing with knees to the body.
Scott looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Scott creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cade's defenses.
Cade lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Scott with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cade is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cade throws a knee to the head but misses.
Scott with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cade avoids a wild elbow strike from Scott.
Cade landing knees to the head.
Cade tries a knee to the head but Scott blocks it.

Cade escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A right-left combo lands from Cade.
Cade connects with a good right hand that stumbles Scott. Scott circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Cade misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cade throws a right and a left that Scott avoids nicely.
Cade wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott tries to clinch
and Cade counters with a good low kick that Scott was not able to check.
Cade misses with the combination.
Cade throws a right hand that Scott ducks under and follows up with a left that Scott also avoids with ease.
Scott clinches but Cade breaks the clinch
enabling Cade to counter with a crisp jab.
Scott clinches but Cade breaks the clinch

and Cade counters by clinching up.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Scott just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cade's brow.
Cade digs a right hand underneath Scott's ribcage. Scott let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cade is looking to break free of the clinch but Scott has double underhooks.
Cade is trying to force a seperation but Scott has the dominant position.
Scott is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Scott connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cade's face.
Scott comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Scott gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Scott tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cade lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cade with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Scott managing to block the knees to the body from Cade.
Scott with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cade crunches a lovely knee into Scott's ribcage.
Scott throws an elbow that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cade breaks from the clinch.

Scott has closed the distance and engaged Cade in a clinch.
Scott with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cade scores a nice knee to the body.

Cade breaks from the clinch.
Scott wants to clinch
letting Cade counter with a right hand.
Scott clinches but Cade breaks the clinch

and Cade counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Scott pushes off an throws an elbow but Cade leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Scott throws a knee to the head but misses.
Scott managing to block the knees to the body from Cade.
Scott with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cade digs a right hand underneath Scott's ribcage. Scott let out a lung full of air as it connected.

Cade pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Scott showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cade.

Scott clinches with his opponent.
Scott throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cade blocks it with crossed arms.
Scott throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Scott managing to block the knees to the body from Cade.
Scott tries to land a knee to the head but Cade blocks with his arms.
Cade wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Scott has him pressed against the cage.
Cade utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cade misses with a knee strike.
Cade works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cade landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Scott misses with a knee strike.
Scott avoiding damage as Cade throws knees to the body.
Cade avoids a wild elbow strike from Scott.
Cade with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Scott looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A knee to the head by Scott.

Cade breaks the clinch.
Scott pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Scott wants to clinch.
Cade swinging wildly here.
Scott closes the distance looking to clinch
and Cade counters with a one-two to the body.
Scott tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Cade makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Buraian Cade dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Scott tries to close the distance and clinch but Cade swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Scott clinches with his opponent.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Cade avoiding damage as Scott throws knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Cade.
Scott tries to land a knee to the head but Cade blocks with his arms.
Scott throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cade is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Scott managing to block the knees to the body from Cade.
Scott throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Scott throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Scott tries to land a knee to the head but Cade blocks with his arms.
Cade with a knee to the head.

Cade breaks the clinch.
A head kick misses from Cade.

Cade has closed the distance and engaged Scott in a clinch.

Cade escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Scott wants to clinch but Cade slips to the side
and Cade counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Scott clinches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cade lands a good knee to the midsection. Scott won't want to take too many of those.
Scott throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cade blocks it with crossed arms.
Scott with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cade looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cade working Scott over with knees to the body.

Cade pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cade looks to land a combination. Scott sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

Cade fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Scott, pushing him back against the cage.
Scott looking to throw knees to the head but Cade is blocking nicely.
Cade trying to land knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Scott throws an elbow but misses.
Cade takes an elbow to the forehead.
Cade lands a knee to the head.
Cade throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cade on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Scott blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Scott creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Scott throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cade blocks it with crossed arms.
Cade trying to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Scott.
Nice elbow from Scott.
Good body shot from Cade.
Cade tries to land knees in the clinch but Scott avoids the damage to the body.
Scott lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Scott throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Scott misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cade.
A body shot lands from Cade.
Scott misses with a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Cade's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Cade pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cade looks to land a left hand but Scott moved out of range nicely.
Scott tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Cade counters with a one-two to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Scott clinches with his opponent.
Cade trying to control the position but instead, Scott has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cade into the cage.
Cade seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Scott with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Scott keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cade's efforts to push away.
Scott connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cade's face.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Scott as Cade tries to tie him up.
Cade dodges an elbow strike from Scott.
Cade blocks an elbow strike from Scott.
Scott looking to throw knees to the head but Cade is blocking nicely.
Cade unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Cade tries to land a knee to the head but Scott blocks with his arms.
With the fighters up against the cage, Scott throws an elbow but misses.
Scott throws an elbow but it misses.
Cade scores with a knee to the head.
Scott is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cade is defending well for now.
Cade tries to circle away but Scott has him pinned against the cage.

Cade breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Scott clinches but Cade breaks the clinch
and Cade counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cade.
Scott tries to clinch but Cade moves away

and Cade counters by clinching up.
Scott lands a nice knee to the body.
Cade is trying to force a seperation but Scott has the dominant position.
Cade looking to throw knees to the head but Scott is blocking nicely.
Scott comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Cade can't break the clinch.
Cade blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cade landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Scott using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cade has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cade lands a knee to the head.
Scott pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Cade has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Scott blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Scott lands a damaging elbow.
Cade has had enough of the clinch but Scott keeps him there for the moment.
Scott tries a knee to the head but Cade blocks it.
Cade blocks an elbow strike from Scott.
A short body shot lands from Cade as the two fighters clinch.
Cade tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cade is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Scott is defending well for now.
Scott looking to throw knees to the head but Cade is blocking nicely.
Cade tries to land knees in the clinch but Scott avoids the damage to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Scott just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cade's brow.
Cade tries to break free but Scott pushes him back against the cage.
Scott dodges an elbow strike from Cade.

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.
Scott lands an elbow that stopped Cade in his tracks for a moment.
Cade is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Scott is keeping busy.
Cade blocks an elbow strike.
A frustrated look appears on Cade's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cade working hard to break the clinch.
Scott throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Scott pushes off an throws an elbow but Cade leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Scott misses with an elbow strike.

Cade's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Scott doesn't manage to clinch there - Cade circles away.
Scott tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cade paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Cade gets in close and instigates a clinch.

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

Scott moves into range and clinches up with Cade.
Scott comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Scott throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cade tries to circle away but Scott has him pinned against the cage.
Scott throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cade blocks it with crossed arms.
Cade working hard to break the clinch.
Cade presses Scott against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

Cade pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cade moves in looking to clinch but Scott pushes him off.
Cade throws a front kick aimed at Scott's knee but Scott avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Buraian Cade showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Scott clinches but Cade breaks the clinch
and Cade counters with a right hand to the body.

Cade clinches up against the cage.
A knee to the head by Scott.
Cade takes an elbow to the temple.
Cade managing to block the knees to the body from Scott.
Cade is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Scott tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cade is struggling to control the position.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cade.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Scott as Cade tries to tie him up.
Buraian Cade seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Scott throws a knee to the head but misses.
Scott throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cade.
Cade managing to block the knees to the body from Scott.
Cade utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Scott with a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Scott.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cade lands with a right to the head.
Cade with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Scott lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Scott using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cade has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Scott throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cade blocks it with crossed arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cade breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Scott tries to clinch there but Cade circles away.
Cade rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Scott moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Scott clinches with his opponent.
Cade avoids a wild elbow strike from Scott.
Cade lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Cade breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Scott darts in trying to clinch

and Cade moves into the clinch.
Scott tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cade misses with a knee strike.
Scott looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cade is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Scott tries a knee to the head but Cade blocks it.

Cade pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Scott tries to clinch but Cade moves out of range.
Jab by Cade.
Scott closes the distance looking to clinch
and Cade counters with a series of strikes. Scott will be more careful next time no doubt.
Scott tries to clinch up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cade tries to clinch there but Scott circles away.
Scott wants to clinch
and Cade counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Scott closes the distance looking to clinch
and Cade counters with a left and a right that stings Scott.
Scott tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cade paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Scott misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Scott takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Scott swats away the attempt to clinch by Cade.
A head kick by Scott misses
and Cade counters with a series of strikes. Scott will be more careful next time no doubt.
Scott throws a head kick that misses
and Cade counters with a good low kick that Scott was not able to check.
Scott throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Scott tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Cade counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Scott closes the distance but Cade moves to the side

and Cade counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cade.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott avoiding damage as Cade throws knees to the body.
Scott tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Cade breaks from the clinch.
Cade looks to land a combination. Scott sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Scott circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cade keeps the fight on the outside.
Cade misses with a double jab.
Scott is looking to clinch but Cade is avoiding it.
Scott circles away from the clinch attempt.

Scott forces Cade back against the cage and clinches.
Cade misses with a knee strike.
Cade avoiding damage as Scott throws knees to the body.
Scott tries a knee to the head but Cade blocks it.
Scott misses with an elbow over the top.

Cade manages to break the clinch.
Scott clinches but Cade breaks the clinch
and Cade counters with a low kick, right behind Scott 's knee.
Scott tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Cade counters with a left and a right that stings Scott.
Scott tries to clinch but Cade moves away

and Cade counters by clinching up.

Cade breaks from the clinch.
Cade circles away from the clinch attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Scott has managed to clinch.
Scott throws an elbow but it misses.
Scott throws an elbow but it misses.
Scott with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Cade's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cade throws a low kick but Scott avoids it.
Cade avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Scott darts in trying to clinch
and Cade counters with a nice kick to the body.
Buraian Cade is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cade throws a combination. Scott tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

Cade takes the fight into the clinch.
Scott pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Cade avoids the elbow strike from Scott, against the cage.
Shelton Scott has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Scott throws an elbow that misses.
Scott takes a knee to the side of the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Buraian Cade comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cade 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Buraian Cade!