PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Feliciano Caine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiago Ferreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Caine
vs
Ferreira

180 cm
23
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid 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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Feliciano Caine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tiago Ferreira!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caine fails with an attempt to clinch.
Caine is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Caine stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Caine wants it to stay on the feet.
Caine swats away the attempt to clinch by Ferreira.
Caine fails to land the takedown.
Ferreira tries to close the distance and clinch up but Caine swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Caine misses with a head kick.
Caine cracks a nice hook into Ferreira's ribs.
Ferreira 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.
Caine tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ferreira manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Caine shoots in and bounces Ferreira off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira is looking to stand up but Caine isn't so interested in that idea.
Ferreira looking for a sweep. Not yet Ferreira, not yet.
Ferreira looks gassed!
Caine sitting in guard here, content to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ferreira avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Caine wants to control from the top but Ferreira keeps moving.

Caine stands and steps away. Ferreira gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ferreira clinches up against the cage.
Caine jumps guard but Ferreira stands there with Caine around his waist. Caine gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ferreira being controlled against the cage.
Ferreira avoiding damage.

Caine manages to break the clinch.

Caine closes the distance and pushes Ferreira back into the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira tries to pull guard but Caine forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Caine with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Caine drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Feliciano Caine. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Caine is trying to break the clinch but Ferreira is controlling him.
Caine is pressed up against the cage. Ferreira has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Caine down to the mat. Caine avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Caine fails with a takedown attempt.
Ferreira has his takedown stuffed

and Caine decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ferreira's guard.
Ferreira keeping moving, preventing Caine from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Caine gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
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!
Ferreira swats away the attempt to clinch by Caine.
Caine lands a high kick!
Ferreira misses with a combination

and Caine counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ferreira won't be happy with that.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ferreira is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Caine is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Caine is landing with some decent strikes but Ferreira is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Caine sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Caine fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Ferreira shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Caine manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Caine is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ferreira is controlling him.
Caine keeping moving, preventing Ferreira from controlling successfully.

Caine manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ferreira fails with a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira dives in and grabs Caine's left leg, looking for a takedown. Caine pushes down on Ferreira's head and hops out.
Caine lands with a straight right. Ferreira didn't see that one coming.
Caine wants to clinch.
Ferreira displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Caine.
Ferreira fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Feliciano Caine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tiago Ferreira.

Ferreira tries to sprawl but Caine drives through with a takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Caine seems content to control.
Caine tries to pass to full mount but Ferreira defends it.
Feliciano Caine overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Caine not doing much here.
Ferreira is trying to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Feliciano Caine.
Ferreira keeps the fight on the outside.
Ferreira slaps away a takedown attempt from Caine, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ferreira misses with a jab, cross combination.

Caine shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Ferreira's guard.
Caine not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Caine passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Caine looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Caine controlling the position from side mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caine'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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Feliciano Caine dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Caine connects with an inside leg kick.
Caine closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ferreira circles away.
Ferreira fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Caine manages to avoid it.

Caine gets a takedown into half guard.

Caine seems to be working for a kimura but Ferreira defends the submission attempt.
Caine sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ferreira is trying to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira wants to control but Caine is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Ferreira is refusing to be controlled, as Caine sits in half guard.

Caine is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ferreira defends it well.
Caine wants to control but Ferreira is keeping him busy.
Caine takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira pushes Caine off looking to stand but Caine dives back in and keeps control.
Caine working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Caine controlling the action here.
Caine tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Ferreira really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Caine. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Caine seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ferreira does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Feliciano Caine has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Caine looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Caine tries to close the distance and clinch but Ferreira swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira doesn't manage to clinch there - Caine circles away.
Caine rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ferreira moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Ferreira moves into the clinch successfully.
Ferreira tries to pull guard but Caine holds him up against the cage and eventually Ferreira drops back down to his feet.
Caine tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Caine.
Caine tries to pull guard but Ferreira won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Feliciano Caine. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ferreira has Caine pressed against the cage, preventing Caine from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira landing knees to the body.

Caine pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Ferreira drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ferreira trying to control but Caine is working from the bottom.
Caine manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ferreira manages to get himself to full guard.
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!

Ferreira is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Caine is aware though and is defending well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ferreira being controlled here, momentarily.
Tiago Ferreira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Feliciano Caine is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Ferreira had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Caine defends it easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Feliciano Caine showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Caine 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Feliciano Caine!