PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Cat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Care Less (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Care Less was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Cat
vs
Less

200 cm
20
265 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

192 cm
27
273 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Charlie Wang's Nutrition and Laundry
Charlie Wang's Nutrition and Laundry

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tom Cat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Care Less!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Sergei Dronov and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick from Less lands but Cat takes it in his stride.
Less misses with a looping right.
Less misses with a few strikes there.
Less throws a head kick that misses.
Less fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Less throws a series of strikes that have Cat backpedaling.
Less lands a lovely overhand right.
Less misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Less is looking to slow Cat down with leg kicks.
Less throws a nice head kick!
Cat with a poor takedown
and Less counters with a stiff right hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Less throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cat.
Cat has his takedown stuffed

and Less counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Cat!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Less controlling the position easily from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cat tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cat is working hard here to advance position.
Less sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Cat is trying to escape the mount.

Less stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Less throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Less misses with a double jab.
Cat with a poor takedown
and Less counters with a big head kick but Cat shrugs it off.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Cat. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Less tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Less connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Less tries a head kick but it misses.
Less lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Less throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Less lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Less lands with a kick to the temple. Cat shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A punch combination from Less misses.
Cat fails with the takedown
and Less counters with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Less throws a sloppy head kick and Cat moves out of range easily.
Less tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cat blocks a head kick by Less.
Less throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Less cracks Cat with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cat blocks a head kick by Less.
Cat ducks under a wild hook from Less.
Less throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Cat's head.
Less thows a body shot but no joy.
Less tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Less looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cat fails with the takedown
and Less counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Cat is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A slow jab from Less misses its intended target.
Cat walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Less takes one on the chin but seems OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Less throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Less misses with an uppercut.
Less throws a series of punches but Cat avoids them all with ease.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
That kick from Less tenderised Cat's leg. Cat is trying to keep his angry face on.
Less moves into range and connects with a jab.
Less chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Care Less 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.

Cat walks into a stiff left hand from Less.
A solid leg kick lands there for Less.
Care Less seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Less misses with an uppercut. Cat saw that one coming.
Cat blocks a head kick by Less.
Less connects with an inside leg kick.

Less manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Cat on his heels. He'll look to pass Cat's guard now, I'm sure.
Cat keeping moving, preventing Less from controlling successfully.
Less wants to stand but Cat is controlling his posture from full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cat wants to sweep but no luck.
Less wants to stand but Cat is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cat wants to hit a switch here but Less passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Cat there!
Cat manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Less content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Cat is trying to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Less tries to stand and escape but Cat is controlling the position.

Less stands up and beckons Cat to join him on the feet.
Less swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Less misses with a hook. Cat ducked under it nicely.
Tom Cat is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Less misses with a jab, cross combination.
Less scoring well with a low kick there.
Less misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cat shoots in looking for a takedown. Less tries to sprawl out of it but Cat keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Less manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Less swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Less lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Less lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Less scores with a leg kick.
Less lands with a right hand.
Less throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Cat's head.
Less misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Less looks to land a combination but Cat avoids it well.
No joy there for Less, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Cat looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

Cat has gone for a leg lock! Less slips out almost immediately though and dives into Cat's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Less wanted to stand there but Cat had control of the position.
Less preventing the sweep.
Less would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Cat looking for subs off his back but Less has passed one foot through into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cat slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Care Less showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Less swats away the attempt to clinch by Cat.
Cat ducks under a wild hook from Less.
The crowd cheers as Less lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cat doesn't seem phased though.
Less fails to land with a series of punches.
That kick from Less tenderised Cat's leg. Cat is trying to keep his angry face on.
A head kick misses from Less.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Less throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Less drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Cat gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cat is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Less stands up and beckons Cat to join him on the feet.
A head kick misses from Less.
Less bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cat's head backwards.
Less keeps the fight on the outside.
Care Less is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

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.
Less swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cat takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Less pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Less. Those never looked like landing.
Less is looking to slow Cat down with leg kicks.
Less throws a right hand that Cat ducks under and follows up with a left that Cat also avoids with ease.
Cat with a poor takedown
and Less counters with a nice leg kick.
Less has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd cheers as Less lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cat doesn't seem phased though.
Cat keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cat is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Less throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cat on the side of the head.
Less plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Less throws a sloppy head kick and Cat moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Less explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Less throws a right hand that Cat ducks under and follows up with a left that Cat also avoids with ease.
Nice body punch from Less.
Less with a nice cross.
Cat displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Less throws out the jab.
Less looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Less throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cat.
Less throws a sloppy head kick and Cat moves out of range easily.
Less misses with a head kick.
Cat defending well as Less loads up on a big left hand.
Less throws a head kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Less looks to land a left hand but Cat moved out of range nicely.
Less throws a right and a left that Cat avoids nicely.
Some wild striking there from Less.
Less throws a sloppy head kick and Cat moves out of range easily.
Cat misses with a takedown attempt
and Less counters with a big head kick but Cat shrugs it off.
Cat avoids the head kick by Less.
Cat on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Less throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cat takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Tom Cat has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Less lands a high kick!

And that's the end of the fight!
Care Less comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Less 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 26:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Care Less!