PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Caiden Cross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bambooo Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cross's entrance music is Knockout. A fine choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Cross
vs
Man

182 cm
21
213 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

200 cm
21
215 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Caiden Cross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bambooo Man!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Man misses.
Cross fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cross doesn't manage to clinch there - Man circles away.

Man closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Cross to the mat! Cross manages to get full guard.
Man tries to free his leg and advance position but Cross is retaining full guard.
Cross avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Man trying to control the position from guard on top but Cross is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Man pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cross is keeping the position for now.
Cross utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Man stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cross swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross keeping moving, preventing Man from controlling successfully.
Man tries to free his leg and advance position but Cross is retaining full guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Cross wants to clinch.

Cross gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Man wants to control from the top but Cross keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cross keeping full guard, as Man tries to pass.
Cross preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Cross uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Cross tries to clinch up.
Man throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cross's waist but Cross gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Man off to one side.
Cross tries to close the distance and clinch up but Man swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cross is looking to clinch.
Cross tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Man paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cross uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Man.
Man circles away from the clinch attempt.
Man closes the distance and clinches up with Cross, looking for a takedown. Man pushes Cross against the cage but Cross circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Cross tries to clinch up.
Cross defending well as Man loads up on a big left hand.
Man keeps the fight on the outside.
Man tries to score a power double leg takedown but Cross sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Man somewhat.
Caiden Cross has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bambooo Man.
Cross tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Man paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Man tries to keep at a distance but Cross has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cross putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Man in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Cross gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Man looks gassed!
A knee to the head by Cross.
Cross utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Cross connects with a knee to the head.
Cross connects with a knee to the head.
Man takes an elbow to the temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cross lands a knee to the body.
Cross lands a knee to the head.
Cross avoiding damage.
Man takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice elbow from Cross.
Cross working Man over with knees to the body.
Cross lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Cross comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Cross lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A knee to the head by Cross.
Cross lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cross lands an elbow just above Man 's eye.
Cross scores with a knee to the head.
Man tries for a takedown but Cross manages to get underhooks.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cross connects with a nasty looking knee right to Man's face.
Cross creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Man's defenses.
Cross creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Man's defenses.
Cross lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cross gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Man takes an elbow to the temple.
Cross creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Man's defenses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Caiden Cross dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Cross moves in looking to clinch but Man pushes him off.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cross lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Man takes an elbow to the temple.
Cross gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Man.
Cross lands a knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Cross.
Cross lands an elbow that stopped Man in his tracks for a moment.
A knee to the head by Cross.
Cross with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Cross lands a knee to the body.
Cross lands an elbow inside that Man shrugs off.
Cross landing knees to the head.
Cross comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Cross takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Cross scores with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cross landing knees to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Man is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Man takes a knee right on the jaw!
Man takes an elbow to the forehead.
Knees to the body from Cross.
Man wants a takedown but no success here.
Caiden Cross has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bambooo Man.
Cross stops a takedown attempt from Man.
Cross gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cross scores with a knee to the head.
Man goes for a takedown in the clinch but Cross prevents it.
Nice elbow from Cross.
Man is trying to drag Cross to the mat but Cross just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Cross scores with a knee to the head.
Cross lands an elbow that stopped Man in his tracks for a moment.
Man changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Cross fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Cross slaps away a takedown attempt from Man, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Cross tries to clinch up but Man circles away and keeps his distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cross as he avoids it easily.
Man shoots in but Cross avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Man closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cross circles away.

Man tries to keep at a distance but Cross has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cross unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Cross with a knee to the head.
Cross with a knee to the head.
Cross lands an elbow just above Man 's eye.
Cross lands a nice knee to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Cross takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Cross connects with a knee to the head.
Cross scores with a knee to the head.
Cross putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Man in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Man changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Cross fights it off and pushes away nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cross takes the fight into the clinch.
Cross landing knees to the head.
Cross lands a knee to the head.
Man can't get the takedown.
Cross is pressed up against the cage. Man has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Cross down to the mat. Cross avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Man avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Cross moves into range and clinches up with Man.
Man drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cross landing knees to the head.
Cross scores a nice knee to the body.
Cross with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Man is trying to drag Cross to the mat but Cross just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Cross lands a nice elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cross comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Cross landing knees to the head.
Cross using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Man is trying to drag Cross to the mat but Cross just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Cross stalling.
Cross lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Cross tries to land a knee to the head but Man blocks with his arms.
Man goes for a takedown in the clinch but Cross prevents it.
Cross lands an elbow just above Man 's eye.
Cross utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Cross lands a damaging elbow.
Man takes a knee to the side of the body.
Man looking for a takedown.
Man is working for takedown but Cross is calmly controlling the position for now.
Caiden Cross has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cross crunches a lovely knee into Man's ribcage.
Cross landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Man is trying to drag Cross to the mat but Cross just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Nice elbow from Cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Caiden Cross dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Man misses with a takedown attempt - Cross sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Cross tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Man paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cross misses the shot to the body.
Cross tries to clinch there but Man circles away.
Man shoots in for a double leg but Cross sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Cross tries to clinch up but Man circles away and keeps his distance.
Man slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cross wants to clinch.
Man takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cross slips under a jab from Man.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross throws a body punch but Man moves out of range.
Man dives in and grabs Cross's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cross pushes down on Man's head and hops out.
Caiden Cross has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bambooo Man.
Man avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cross doesn't manage to clinch there - Man circles away.
Man shoots for a double leg takedown but Cross sprawls well. He's pushed Man's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Cross slips under a jab from Man.
Cross leaves Man with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Caiden Cross is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Cross clinches with his opponent.
Cross stops a takedown attempt from Man.
A knee to the head by Cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cross lands an elbow inside.
Cross is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cross lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Man takes an elbow to the temple.
Man takes an elbow to the forehead.
Cross creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Man's defenses.
Cross lands an elbow just above Man 's eye.
Cross landing knees to the head.
Cross lands a damaging elbow.
A knee to the head by Cross.
Cross lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Cross lands an elbow that stopped Man in his tracks for a moment.
Cross landing knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cross lands an elbow that stopped Man in his tracks for a moment.
Cross utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cross.
Cross lands a good knee to the midsection. Man won't want to take too many of those.
Man takes a knee to the side of the body.
Man takes a knee right on the jaw!
Man tries to score a body lock takedown but Cross shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Cross with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Cross lands an elbow inside.
Man tries to score a body lock takedown but Cross shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Cross connects with a knee to the head.
Cross lands an elbow that stopped Man in his tracks for a moment.
Cross throws an elbow but it misses.
Cross is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Man can do to turn this around?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cross with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Man is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Cross working Man over with knees to the body.
Cross gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Man.
Man tries to score a body lock takedown but Cross shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Man takes an elbow to the temple.
Cross connects with a nasty looking knee right to Man's face.
Man changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Cross fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Cross gets a clinch.
Cross landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cross connects with a knee to the head.
Cross gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Man.
Man changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Cross fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Cross moves into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cross lands an elbow just above Man 's eye.
Cross landing knees to the head.
Cross with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Cross.
Man goes for a takedown attempt but Cross pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Cross tries to close the distance and clinch up but Man swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cross stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cross wants it to stay on the feet.
Man keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cross tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

And that's the end of the fight!
Caiden Cross showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cross, 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:25
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:25
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Caiden Cross!