PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Papa Legba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Captain Caveman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Legba comes to the cage accompanied by "Cruising in Miami" by Bass 305. 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.

Legba
vs
Caveman

166 cm
24
147 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

150 cm
21
141 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Balco Boys - Hilo
Balco Boys Battle Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Papa Legba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Captain Caveman!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caveman throws a head kick that misses.
Caveman takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Caveman misses with a double jab.
Legba moves away from the strike by Caveman.
Caveman throws out a loose jab but Legba uses good head movement to avoid it.
Legba lands a jab to Caveman's midsection.
Caveman has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Legba finds it's way round the side to connect with Caveman's head.
Caveman misses with a body punch
letting Legba counter with a right hand.
Caveman swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Legba counters with a right hand to the body.
Caveman looks to land a right hand but Legba moved out of range.
Legba lands a really nice looking cross but Caveman seems unphased.
Caveman misses with a straight right.
A jab from Legba finds it's way through Caveman's defenses.
Caveman throws a left and a right that both miss

and Legba counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Caveman!
Caveman wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Legba.
Caveman blocking the ground and pound.
Legba has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Legba thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Legba looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Caveman tries to reverse the position but Legba maintains control.
Legba trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Legba postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Caveman looks a forlorn figure.
Legba landing strikes from the mount and Caveman is in trouble!
Poor strikes thrown by Legba there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Poor strikes thrown by Legba there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Legba will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Legba prevents Caveman from getting the reversal.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Legba looking to ground and pound but Caveman is blocking nicely.
Legba working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Legba sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Legba throws a sloppy strike and Caveman uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Caveman has ended up in Legba's guard.
Legba keeping moving, preventing Caveman from controlling successfully.
Caveman must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Caveman is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Legba utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caveman tries to free his leg and advance position but Legba is retaining full guard.
Caveman's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Caveman postures up in Legba's guard and throws a big left but Legba blocks it.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Caveman wants to control from the top but Legba keeps moving.
Caveman missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Legba keeping moving, preventing Caveman from controlling successfully.
Legba wants to sweep here but Caveman controlling him for the moment.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Captain Caveman wasn't active enough on the ground.
Legba lands a nice looking body shot.
Captain Caveman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Caveman misses with a double jab
and Legba counters with a nice uppercut.

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.
Caveman falls off balance throwing a combination

and Legba moves into the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Legba tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Caveman avoids it.
Legba connects with a knee to the head.
Legba keeps control of Caveman as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Legba unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Caveman tries to circle away but Legba has him pinned against the cage.
Legba stalling in the clinch but Caveman improves position.
Legba is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Caveman is defending well for now.
Legba with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Legba is breathing heavily.
Legba tries a knee to the head but Caveman blocks it.
Caveman wants to get back to striking at distance but Legba won't allow it.
Legba connects with a knee to the head.
Legba with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Caveman is trying to break free.

Caveman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Legba throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Caveman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Legba tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Legba looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Caveman slips under a jab from Legba.
Caveman throws a left and a right that both miss

and Legba counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Caveman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Caveman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Legba tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Caveman wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Legba has him pressed against the cage.
Legba stalling against the cage.

Caveman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Caveman missing with a left hand there. Legba was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Caveman misses with a double jab

and Legba counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Legba postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Caveman wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Legba preventing the sweep.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Legba looking to pass the guard.
Caveman keeping moving, preventing Legba from controlling successfully.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Legba sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Papa Legba has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Caveman throws a left and a right that both miss

and Legba holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Legba is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Caveman is defending well for now.
Legba lands a nice knee to the body.

Caveman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Legba drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Legba working the body and head with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Legba with the ground and pound but Caveman regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Legba thows a huge punch but Caveman dodges it nicely.
Legba sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Caveman defending well though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Legba is stalling here. Caveman is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Legba seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Caveman has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Legba is not content to let Caveman control the position.
Legba struggling a bit here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caveman lands a few punches from side control.
Legba is trying to control Caveman's posture but Caveman avoids it.
Caveman working the ground and pound from side control.
Legba takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Caveman in side control lands a decent elbow.
Caveman lands some shots froms side control.
Legba regains half guard, as Caveman was trying to land strikes.
Caveman is stalling here. Legba is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Caveman seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Legba has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Caveman can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Legba is looking to take a break and control but Caveman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Caveman regains half guard, as Legba was trying to land strikes.
Legba is trying to control the action in half guard but Caveman is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Caveman moves into full guard.
Caveman is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Papa Legba dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Legba keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Caveman.
Caveman walks into a straight right hand from Legba.
Caveman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Legba.
Caveman throws a combination that misses
and Legba counters with a nice uppercut.
Legba is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Caveman takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Captain Caveman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Caveman falls off balance throwing a combination
and Legba counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jab, jab by Legba - just one landing.
Legba thuds his right hand into Caveman's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Legba is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Caveman looks to throw the jab but Legba is out of range.
Caveman is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Caveman swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Legba counters with a straight right hand.
A lazy left from Legba finds it's target.
Caveman throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Legba counters with a stiff right hand.
Legba lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Caveman throws a combination that misses
and Legba counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Caveman thinking.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Legba gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Caveman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Caveman is trying to push Legba away but Legba has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Legba lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Captain Caveman has been cut.
Caveman has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Legba misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Caveman.
Caveman lands with a left to the head.
Legba tries for a takedown. No joy.
Legba lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Caveman as Legba tries to tie him up.
Caveman avoids a wild elbow strike from Legba.
Legba prevents Caveman from breaking the clinch.
Legba tries to score a body lock takedown but Caveman shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Legba keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Caveman's efforts to push away.
Caveman scores with a hook to the body.
Caveman is trying to break the clinch but Legba is controlling him.
Legba is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Caveman blocks the elbow strike.

Caveman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Legba shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Papa Legba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Legba moves away from the strike by Caveman.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caveman swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Legba counters with a nice double leg into side control. Caveman won't be happy with that.
Caveman stops Legba from passing to mount.
Legba with the ground and pound but Caveman regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Legba with the ground and pound but Caveman uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Caveman is trying to control the position but Legba postures up.
Legbais looking to pass into half guard but Caveman pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Caveman is in guard.
Caveman distracts Legba with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Caveman wants to control from the top but Legba keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Legba wants to sweep but no luck.
Caveman is looking to work some ground and pound but Legba has wrist control.
Caveman scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Caveman trying to control the position from guard on top but Legba is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Caveman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Legba works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Caveman thows a big elbow that misses.
Caveman wants to pass the guard but Legba is keeping the position.
Caveman scoring with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Legba is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Legba bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Caveman's guard.
Caveman looking for a sweep. Not yet Caveman, not yet.
Papa Legba overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Legba throwing strikes but missing.
Legba wants to control from the top but Caveman keeps moving.
Papa Legba is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Caveman tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Legba won't allow Caveman to get back to his feet.
Captain Caveman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Caveman has his foot on Legba's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Legba works his way back into a safe position though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Papa Legba showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Legba 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Papa Legba!