PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Carver Cade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reiska Pekka Retale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Retale has chosen The Prodigy - Smack My Bitch Up as his entrance music. Carver Cade has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Cade
vs
Pekka Retale

170 cm
18
150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

169 cm
18
154 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Carver Cade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Reiska Pekka Retale!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Retale fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cade manages to avoid it.

Cade tries to keep at a distance but Retale has taken the fight into the clinch.
Retale taking a breather.
Retale pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Cade misses with an elbow strike.
A short right from Retale on the inside.
Cade takes a shot to the head.
Retale pushes Cade back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Retale gets through Cade's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Retale lands a left hand.
Cade is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Retale is defending well for now.
Retale tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cade's elbow.
Cade looking to throw knees to the head but Retale is blocking nicely.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Cade is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Retale gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cade is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Cade throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Cade dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A short right from Retale.
Retale on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Retale lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cade is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Retale is keeping busy.
Cade stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Retale lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cade.
Cade is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Retale tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cade's elbow.
Cade looking to slow down the pace here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Carver Cade.
Retale tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cade was well out of range. Poor timing from Retale.
Cade is looking to score with low kicks.
Retale throws a looping overhand right but Cade ducks down to avoid it.
Cade has a takedown stuffed.
Retale ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cade moves away.
Cade throws a jab when Retale was well out of range.

Retale fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cade, pushing him back against the cage.
Cade drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Retale gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carver Cade. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Retale lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Retale lands a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Retale throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cades head.
Cade looking to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cade blocking some punches.
Good body shot from Retale.
Retale throws a head punch that misses.
Cade being controlled against the cage.
Retale managing to block the knees to the body from Cade.
Cade prevents a body shot from Retale.
Cade misses with an elbow over the top.
Cade looking to stall.
Retale struggles to land a body shot inside as Cade controls his hands.
Cade is stalling here.
Retale blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cade blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cade tries for a takedown but Retale manages to get underhooks.
Cade throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Retale throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cades head.
Retale tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Retale is working Cade over against the cage.
Retale blocks an elbow strike.
Cade missing with knees to the body.
Retale misses with a body punch.
Cade misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Retale.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Retale working aggressively here.
Retale changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Cade fights it off and pushes away nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cade misses with a low kick.
Cade throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Reiska Pekka Retale dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Retale throws a looping overhand right but Cade ducks down to avoid it.
Retale looks to land a right hand but Cade moved out of range.
Cade tries to score with a low kick but Retale moves his leg out of the way.
Cade throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cade shoots in for a takedown but Retale shows good takedown defense.
Retale connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

Retale moves into the clinch successfully.
Cade tries to stall but Retale uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cade is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Retale throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cade tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Retale avoids it.
Retale swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Retale is struggling to control the position.
Retale scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Retale softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Retale.
A knee to the head by Retale.

It looks like Carver Cade has been cut.
Cade wants to stall.
Cade's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Retale throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Retale lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cade throws an elbow but it misses.
Retale can't get the takedown.
Cade tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cade tries to land knees in the clinch but Retale avoids the damage to the body.
Cade wants to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cade misses with a knee to the head.
Cade drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Retale gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carver Cade. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Retale blocks an elbow strike.
Retale can't find room to land a body shot as Cade controls the action.
Retale tries to throw a body punch but Cade avoids it by throwing Retale back against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Retale.
Retale lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cade.
Retale doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Retale takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Cade looking to slow down the pace here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Retale.
A hook to the body from Retale.
Retale softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cade wants to stall.
Cade with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cade is trying to stall.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Retale lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cade.
Cade tries a knee to the head but Retale blocks it.
Cade looking to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Carver Cade.
Cade tried to score with a low kick but Retale checks it.
Retale throws a body punch but Cade moves out of range.
Retale fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cade fails with a takedown attempt.

Cade shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Cade showed some decent athleticism there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Retale blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cade.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Retale blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cade.
Cade throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cade tries to pass to full mount but Retale defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Reiska Pekka Retale will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Carver Cade's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Cade blocks a jab.
Reiska Pekka Retale seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Retale swings for the body but Cade moves out of range.
Cade slips under a jab from Retale.
Cade staying out of range there.
Retale tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cade was well out of range. Poor timing from Retale.

Cade shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Cade was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Retale is trying to escape the mount.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Retale can do anything to dispel that myth.
Cade wants to control the pace but Retale is squirming around nicely.
Cade unloads with some shots from mount but Retale bucks and avoids them well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Retale is looking to get to half guard.
Cade is landing with some decent strikes but Retale is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

Cade has control of Retale's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Retale regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Cade is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Cade with shots to the head and body - Retale looks very uncomfortable down there.
Cade 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.
Cade landing shots from mount.
Retale holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Cade tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Cade tries to control but Retale wriggling away.
Retale really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cade. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cade lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Cade throwing strikes here but Retale is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Retale is looking to get to half guard.
Cade working Retale over with strikes here.
Retale is wriggling around trying to escape.
Cade working the ground and pound effectively.
Cade working Retale over with strikes here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cade unloads with some shots from mount but Retale bucks and avoids them well.
BOOM! Cade connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Cade looking to control but Retale is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Cade in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Reiska Pekka Retale is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Retale holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Cade tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Cade lands with some strikes.
Cade sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Retale is in a horrible position here. Cade smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Retale tries to hold on but Cade postures up.
Cade controlling from mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Retale tries to lock up and control but Cade gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

Cade looking to secure an arm triangle but Retale defends it well.
Cade thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Carver Cade showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Retale has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reiska Pekka Retale!