PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Javier Vazquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Cain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Vazquez
vs
Cain

185 cm
19
193 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

183 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Javier Vazquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jason Cain!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Bruno Lombardi and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vazquez circles away from the clinch attempt

and Vazquez counters with a takedown into side control.
Cain wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vazquez just content to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cain is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Vazquez slows the pace down.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Javier Vazquez wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Vazquez misses with the combination.
Cain fails with an attempt to clinch.

Vazquez feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Cain is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Vazquez is controlling him.
Vazquez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cain is keeping the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cain is looking to stand up but Vazquez isn't so interested in that idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vazquez is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Cain wants to stand but Vazquez is controlling the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Javier Vazquez wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Cain tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vazquez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cain tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Vazquez counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cain wants to get back to his feet.
Cain looks gassed!
Vazquez sitting and controlling from the half guard.

Vazquez stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Cain misses with a head kick.
Cain tries to clinch up
and Vazquez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

It looks like Jason Cain has been cut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vazquez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cain connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Vazquez's hands.
Vazquez swats away the attempt to clinch by Cain.
Cain tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cain wants to clinch
and Cain takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Vazquez drives through with a takedown into Cain's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Vazquez looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Javier Vazquez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jason Cain's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Cain closes the distance looking to clinch

and Vazquez counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Cain's guard now.
Vazquez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Vazquez looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Vazquez won't allow Cain to get back to his feet.
Vazquez looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's one minute gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Javier Vazquez wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Cain wants to clinch

and Vazquez counters with a takedown into side control.
Cain wants to get back to his feet.
Vazquez controls the position.

Vazquez has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Cain tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vazquez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cain looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Vazquez looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Cain!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vazquez looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cain squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Cain is breathing heavily.
Vazquez takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Vazquez's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Javier Vazquez just wasn't active enough.
Cain looks to clinch
and Vazquez counters with a straight right hand.
Vazquez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cain scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

Vazquez shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Cain is trying to defend but Vazquez finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Vazquez controlling the action here.

Vazquez decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Vazquez lands a two punch combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vazquez circles away from the clinch attempt

so Vazquez counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vazquez prevents Cain from getting back to his feet.

Vazquez gets to his feet. Cain looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Cain tries to clinch up.
Cain jabs Vazquez right on the nose. Vazquez blinks but takes it well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cain tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Vazquez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vazquez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Vazquez scores a takedown into full mount!
Vazquez looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Javier Vazquez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jason Cain'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. This is the final round!

Vazquez keeps the fight on the outside.
Cain tries to clinch up but Vazquez circles away and keeps his distance.
Vazquez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cain doesn't manage to clinch there - Vazquez circles away.
Vazquez shoots in looking for a takedown. Cain tries to sprawl out of it but Vazquez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cain manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jason Cain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vazquez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cain tries to clinch up but Vazquez circles away and keeps his distance.
Vazquez takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Vazquez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cain can do to turn this around?
Cain closes the distance but Vazquez moves to the side
and Vazquez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vazquez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vazquez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cain lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Cain.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cain is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cain fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice defenses there by Cain.
Cain scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Vazquez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cain but Cain pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Cain defending well as Vazquez loads up on a big left hand.

Cain gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cain lands a knee to the head.
Vazquez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Javier Vazquez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Cain throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vazquez blocks it with crossed arms.
Vazquez tries to break the clinch but Cain is controlling the position.
Cain is trying to break the clinch but Vazquez is controlling him.
Vazquez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Vazquez blocks an elbow strike from Cain.

Cain pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vazquez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cain circles away quickly and effectively.
Cain scores with a head kick. Vazquez tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Cain moves to clinch but Vazquez breaks away

and Vazquez decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Cain's guard.
Cain wants to stand and escape but Vazquez is having none of it.
Vazquez is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Jason Cain has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vazquez stops Cain from standing up.
Vazquez slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Javier Vazquez just wasn't active enough.
Cain throws a sloppy head kick and Vazquez moves out of range easily.
Vazquez fails to land with a series of punches.

Vazquez shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Cain missing with punches from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cain is trying to stand up here but Vazquez is controlling him well.
Vazquez has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Vazquez controlling from the full mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vazquez has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jason Cain.
I think Vazquez has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:28
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Javier Vazquez!