PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sean Cable (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tug Speedman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Cable
vs
Speedman

175 cm
30
157 lbs
14 - 6 - 0

180 cm
28
151 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Great low kicks
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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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 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sean Cable!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tug Speedman!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paul Aken and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cable wants to clinch.
Cable tries to clinch but Speedman is having none of it.
A big right from Speedman misses.
Cable uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Speedman.
Speedman throws a jab when Cable was well out of range.
Speedman uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cable has time to react.
Speedman misses the shot to the body.
Speedman throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cable on the side of the head.
Speedman looks to land a combination but Cable avoids it well.
Speedman fails to land with a series of punches.
Speedman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cable.
Speedman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Cable closes the distance and pushes Speedman back into the cage.
Cable goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cable has Speedman pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cable misses with the head strike.
Cable tries a body shot but Speedman blocks it.
Cable tries to work over Speedman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Speedman is trying to break free.
Cable trying to control the position but instead, Speedman has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cable into the cage.
Speedman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Speedman is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Speedman breaks the clinch.
Cable staying out of range there.
Speedman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cable sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Speedman misses with a body shot.
Speedman scores with a punch to the head.
Speedman misses with a body shot.

Cable looking to score a takedown here. Speedman is defending well but Cable drives through and ends up in Speedman's guard.
Cable with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Cable throwing strikes but missing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Speedman is looking to stand up but Cable isn't so interested in that idea.
Speedman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cable slips nicely into half guard.
Cable controlling the action here.
Speedman wants to improve his position but Cable is controlling well.
Cable not doing much here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cable working over Speedman with some ground and pound. Speedman looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Speedman is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Cable scores with a couple of nice shots.
Speedman really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cable. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cable prevents Speedman from improving his position.
Cable perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Speedman has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cable is working away from the top position though.
Cable not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Sean Cable will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Cable showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Speedman.
Cable darts in trying to clinch
and Speedman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Speedman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cable.
Cable tries to clinch
and Speedman counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Cable.
Speedman getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cable walks into a stiff left hand from Speedman.
Speedman throws a body punch but Cable moves out of range.
Speedman looks to score with a jab to the body but Cable is just out of range.
Cable takes one on the button.
Speedman swings for the body but Cable moves out of range.
Speedman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cable was well out of range. Poor timing from Speedman.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Speedman. That snapped Cable's head back.
Cable tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Speedman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Speedman just misses with a punch to the body.
Cable is looking to clinch.
Cable tries to clinch but Speedman moves out of range.
Tug Speedman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cable looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cable thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Speedman if he has to take too many more of those.
Tug Speedman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cable looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Speedman missing with a left hand there. Cable was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cable doesn't manage to clinch there - Speedman circles away.
Speedman misses the shot to the body.
Tug Speedman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Speedman misses with a wild body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Speedman lands with a right hand.
Speedman uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cable's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Speedman connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cable scrambles back to his feet.
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!
Cable uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Speedman.
Cable uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Speedman.
Cable tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Cable closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Cable 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.
Speedman tries to roll over but Cable keeps him under control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Speedman can do anything to dispel that myth.
Cable wants to take a breather but Speedman is having none of it.
Cable is looking to advance position but Speedman won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cable missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Cable trying to control the action but Speedman is working from the bottom.
Cable stalling.

We're going to have a standup here because Sean Cable wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Cable takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cable looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Cable scores with a kick to the midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cable wants to clinch.
Cable is looking to clinch but Speedman is avoiding it.
Speedman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cable looks to clinch
and Speedman counters with a straight right hand.

Cable forces Speedman back against the cage and clinches.

Speedman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cable fails with an attempt to clinch.
Speedman misses with a body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Speedman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Speedman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Speedman takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Tug Speedman will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Speedman misses with a body shot.
Cable tries to close the distance and clinch but Speedman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cable bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cable looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Cable fails with an attempt to clinch.
Speedman scores with a jab. Cable acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Cable takes a body punch but keeps moving.

Cable shoots in and gets a takedown into Speedman's guard.
Cable sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Speedman's guard.

Cable is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Speedman to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
Cable postures up in Speedman's guard and throws a big left but Speedman blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Speedman keeping full guard, as Cable tries to pass.
Cable trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cable trying to control but Speedman is working from the bottom.
Speedman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cable.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cable wants to control from the top but Speedman keeps moving.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Cable working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cable wants to control from the top but Speedman keeps moving.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Sean Cable wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Speedman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cable wants to clinch.
Cable tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Speedman lands a nice shot to the body.
Speedman misses the shot to the body.
Speedman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Speedman misses with an uppercut

so Cable counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Cable throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cable trying to control but Speedman is working from the bottom.
Cable trying to move into half guard but instead Speedman has managed to sweep!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Speedman looking to sit in guard and control but Cable gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cable controlling from the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Speedman keeping full guard, as Cable tries to pass.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Speedman keeping moving, preventing Cable from controlling successfully.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sean Cable showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cable 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sean Cable!
A less than humble Sean Cable misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.