PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kaien Cao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gonzalez has chosen Entre Dos Aguas as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Cao
vs
Gonzalez

175 cm
21
165 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

173 cm
29
155 lbs
15 - 13 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kaien Cao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Juan Gonzalez!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Daniel Cesar and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzalez throws a right hand that Cao ducks under and follows up with a left that Cao also avoids with ease.
Gonzalez lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cao throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gonzalez counters with a body kick that stops Cao in his tracks momentarily.
Cao thuds a left hand into Gonzalez's body.
Cao waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gonzalez.
Gonzalez tries to clinch up
and Cao counters with a right hand to the body.
No joy there for Gonzalez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gonzalez tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Cao counters with a nice uppercut.
Gonzalez lands an overhand right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Gonzalez is looking to land body kicks.
Gonzalez wants to clinch but Cao slips to the side
and Cao counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cao looks to score with a jab to the body but Gonzalez is just out of range.
Cao falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gonzalez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gonzalez throws a combination that misses
and Cao counters with a right hand to the body.
Gonzalez needs to keep his hands up - Cao had a free shot at his head there.
Gonzalez wants to clinch but Cao slips to the side
and Cao counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gonzalez walks into a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gonzalez misses with the body kick
and Cao counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A head kick misses from Gonzalez.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A low kick from Cao is predictable there

and Gonzalez holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Gonzalez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cao lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gonzalez backwards.
Cao is working for takedown but Gonzalez is calmly controlling the position for now.
Gonzalez tries to land knees in the clinch but Cao avoids the damage to the body.
Cao fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Cao digs a right hand into Gonzalez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gonzalez's gas tank.
Cao misses with the head strike.
Gonzalez cracks Cao with a nice body shot.
Cao works on Gonzalez's body with a couple of short punches.
Gonzalez misses with a knee to the head.
Cao working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gonzalez looks gassed!
Cao is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gonzalez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gonzalez looking to slow down the pace here.
Gonzalez tries a body shot but Cao blocks it.
Cao is trying to stall.
Still in the clinch, Cao scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gonzalez trying to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cao displaying some good clinch control by pressing Gonzalez up against the cage.
Gonzalez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cao taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Cao swings wildly with an uppercut but Gonzalez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gonzalez tries to land knees in the clinch but Cao avoids the damage to the body.
Cao working hard to break the clinch.
Gonzalez pushes Cao back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gonzalez.
Gonzalez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cao lands a left hand.
Cao lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gonzalez backwards.

Gonzalez is rocked!
Gonzalez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cao blocks it with crossed arms.
Gonzalez prevents Cao from breaking the clinch.
Cao misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cao blocks an elbow strike.
Gonzalez misses with an elbow over the top.
Cao misses with a short punch on the inside.

Cao wants the takedown. Gonzalez is fighting it off but Cao persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Gonzalez's guard against the cage.
Cao trying to control the position from guard on top but Gonzalez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gonzalez wants to get back to his feet but Cao is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cao trying to control but Gonzalez is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cao stops Gonzalez from standing up.

Cao drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Gonzalez dives on top into guard.

Cao looking for subs off his back but Gonzalez has passed one foot through into half guard.
Cao is trying to control but Gonzalez passes into side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Gonzalez wants to clinch but Cao slips to the side
and Cao counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gonzalez throws a leg kick which misses Cao's front leg but catches the back leg as Cao tries to avoid it.
Gonzalez throws a head kick that misses.
Cao cracks Gonzalez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Cao slips under a jab.

Cao tries to keep at a distance but Gonzalez has taken the fight into the clinch.
Knees to the body from Gonzalez.
Cao misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cao avoids a wild elbow strike from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez throws a knee to the head but misses.

Gonzalez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gonzalez needs to keep his hands up - Cao had a free shot at his head there.
Nice body punch from Gonzalez.
Cao throws a poor cross that misses
and Gonzalez counters with a series of strikes. Cao will be more careful next time no doubt.

It looks like Kaien Cao has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez wants to clinch up but Cao keeps it at a distance.
Gonzalez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cao moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Juan Gonzalez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gonzalez looks to clinch
and Cao counters with a right hand to the body.
Gonzalez throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gonzalez moves to clinch but Cao breaks away
and Cao makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cao with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gonzalez counters with a head kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Gonzalez misses the target.
Cao circles away from the clinch attempt
and Cao counters with a stiff right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez lands with a nice body kick.
Good exchange - Cao coming out on top.
Gonzalez tries a head kick but it misses.
Gonzalez tries to clinch but Cao is having none of it.
Gonzalez tries to clinch up
and Cao cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cao throws a big shot that misses.
Gonzalez wants to clinch
and Cao counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Cao counter with a right hand.
Cao misses with a right hand
and Gonzalez counters with a left and a right that stings Cao.
Juan Gonzalez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gonzalez tries to clinch
and Cao makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cao swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gonzalez moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Gonzalez tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Cao counters with a straight right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez misses with a double jab
and Cao cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Cao closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Gonzalez did well to prevent Cao getting side control.
Cao wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gonzalez keeps working.
Gonzalez looks like he's trying to stand up.
Cao wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gonzalez keeps working.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Cao is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Gonzalez has managed to free his arm - good work.
Cao seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gonzalez does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kaien Cao dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kaien Cao's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Gonzalez falls off balance throwing a combination

and Cao counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Cao is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Gonzalez is trying to stand up here but Cao is controlling him well.

Gonzalez makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Cao shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gonzalez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A shot to the body from Cao misses
and Gonzalez counters with a straight right hand.
Kaien Cao is winning the standup battle so far.
Cao throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Gonzalez to counter with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Cao counter with a right hand.
Gonzalez scores with a head kick.
Gonzalez tries to clinch up

and Cao counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cao.
Gonzalez gets through Cao's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Cao scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gonzalez tries to land knees in the clinch but Cao avoids the damage to the body.
Gonzalez looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gonzalez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Cao tries to stall but Gonzalez uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cao.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cao letting Gonzalez take a breather here.
Cao lands an uppercut.
Cao has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Gonzalez is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Cao works on Gonzalez's body with a couple of short punches.
Gonzalez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cao taking a breather.

Gonzalez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gonzalez tries to clinch up but Cao circles away and keeps his distance.
Cao lands a leg kick that knocks Gonzalez off balance momentarily.
Cao fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gonzalez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gonzalez tries to clinch
and Cao counters with a nice uppercut.
Gonzalez tries to clinch
and Cao cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gonzalez slips a straight right by Cao.
Gonzalez wants to clinch
letting Cao counter with a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez misses with a body kick.
Cao connects with a crisp jab.
Cao throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gonzalez counters with a one-two to the body.
Cao lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Cao throws a poor cross that misses
and Gonzalez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cao dodges the punch combination from Gonzalez.
A punch combination from Gonzalez misses.
Cao thows a leg kick but Gonzalez checks it

and Gonzalez moves into the clinch.
Cao gets through Gonzalez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cao stalling the fight.
Cao lands with a light punch inside.
Cao throws a head punch that misses.
Gonzalez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cao avoids it.
Gonzalez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cao.
Cao lands a shoulder strike.
Gonzalez is still on wobbly legs! Can Cao finish him?
Cao lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gonzalez backwards.
Cao is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Cao lands a body shot.
Cao misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cao on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Cao has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Gonzalez uses from the top position.

Gonzalez wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Cao's closed guard. He's half up but Cao has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Cao pivots and extends the arm, Gonzalez falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Cao! Well done that man!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kaien Cao!