PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mmmm Kay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carl Cade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Kay
vs
Cade

150 cm
25
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
144 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mmmm Kay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carl Cade!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kay moves out of range as Cade strikes.
Kay bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kay misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kay changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cade tries to avoid it but Kay manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cade to the ground. Cade escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Cade defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kay.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mmmm Kay. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Kay has managed to clinch.

Kay's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kay takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A telegraphed right hand from Cade misses the target.
Kay avoids the body shot from Cade.
Cade smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cade ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kay moves away.
Cade jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kay shoots in and drives through. Cade sprawls well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kay fails to land the takedown.
Cade ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kay moves away.
Mmmm Kay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cade misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cade misses with a straight right.
Cade swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kay keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kay could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
A head kick misses from Kay.
No luck for Kay with that takedown attempt.
Kay looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kay shoots for a double leg takedown but Cade sprawls well. He's pushed Kay's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kay defending well as Cade loads up on a big left hand.
Kay moves out of range of the strikes.
Cade stuffs the takedown.
Kay is breathing heavily.
Kay staying out of range there.
A swing and a miss from Cade.
Cade throws a shot from downtown. Kay moves away and avoids it.
Kay blocks a jab.
Kay shoots in for a double leg but Cade sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Cade misses with a looping left.
Cade displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kay.
Cade is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kay.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cade throws a jab when Kay was well out of range.
Cade uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kay.
Kay tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cade swivels and escapes.
Kay walks into a stiff left hand from Cade.
Kay avoids the body shot from Cade.
Cade throws an overhand right that lands on Kay's shoulder, as Kay tries to avoid the shot.
Cade is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kay.
A swing and a miss from Cade.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kay.
Cade throws a jab when Kay was well out of range.
Kay avoids the body shot from Cade.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kay shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Cade sprawls well. Cade wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kay gets slowly back to his feet.
Kay uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cade.
Cade throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kay goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kay slips a jab from Cade.
Carl Cade is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Kay gets a clinch.
Kay blocking some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cade is trying to break free.
Cade is trying to break free.
Kay tries to score a body lock takedown but Cade shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carl Cade dominated that round.
That's time! Kay's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Cade throws a lazy right hand but Kay sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Kay closes the distance and clinches.
Kay has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Cade is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Nice elbow from Kay.

Kay drags the fight down to the ground.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Kay looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cade is one step ahead there.

Kay kicks Cade off and gets to his feet.
Cade slaps away a takedown attempt from Kay, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cade waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kay.
Kay scoring well with a low kick there.

Kay gets a clinch.
Cade takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cade prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mmmm Kay. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cade is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cade is trying to break the clinch but Kay is controlling him.
Cade is trying to force a seperation but Kay has the dominant position.
Kay stalling the fight.
Kay has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Cade after a bit of a struggle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cade wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cade tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kay lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cade.
Kay tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Cade just stands there and leans against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Cade scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cade is trying to break the clinch but Kay has him pressed against the cage.

Kay pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cade is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Cade is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kay.
Kay shoots in for a double leg but Cade sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kay moves away from the strike by Cade.
The fighters circling - Cade throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
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!
Cade looks to throw the jab but Kay is out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Cade. Those never looked like landing.

Kay takes the fight into the clinch.
Kay using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cade is looking to break free of the clinch but Kay has double underhooks.
Kay has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Cade avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kay.
Cade is trying to break the clinch but Kay has him pressed against the cage.
Kay keeps control of Cade as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cade goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kay tries to pull guard but Cade won't allow it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Cade throws an elbow but misses.
Kay fails to pull guard.
Kay trying to land knees to the body.
Kay goes for a takedown attempt but Cade pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Cade throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kay defending well as Cade loads up on a big left hand.
Kay slips a straight right by Cade.
Kay avoids the body shot from Cade.
Kay shoots in looking for a takedown but Cade manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kay's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kay shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Cade sprawls well. Cade wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kay gets slowly back to his feet.
Cade pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cade throws the left hand but Kay avoids the punch easily.
Cade misses with a hook. Kay ducked under it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Mmmm Kay will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

A looping hook to the body misses from Cade. Kay does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mmmm Kay is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cade keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Cade just misses with a punch to the body.
Cade displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kay.
Cade pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Kay takes the fight into the clinch.
Cade can't break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Cade fails to land.
Cade wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cade has had enough of the clinch but Kay keeps him there for the moment.
A frustrated look appears on Cade's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kay pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cade looks to score with a jab to the body but Kay is just out of range.
Kay shoots in looking for a takedown but Cade manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kay's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Kay moves into the clinch.
Cade throws a punch but it's blocked by Kay.

Kay manages to pull guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kay pulls Cade in to control the position.
Kay trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Kay pulls Cade in close to prevent any damage.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Mmmm Kay wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Kay pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cade throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kay counters with an inside leg kick.
Cade throws a hook but Kay blocks it.
Cade thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cade pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cade throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kay sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kay swings for the body but Cade moves out of range.
Cade misses with a body shot.
Carl Cade seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kay defending well as Cade loads up on a big left hand.
Kay dives in and grabs Cade's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cade pushes down on Kay's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mmmm Kay. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cade throws a lazy right hand but Kay sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Kay has managed to clinch.

Kay successfully pulls guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kay is on top in guard.
Kay passes into half guard.
Kay is taking a breather. Cade says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kay thows a huge punch but Cade dodges it nicely.

Kay decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Cade connects with a nice looking jab.
Cade loads up on a big right hand but Kay slips the punch.
Cade looks to score with a jab to the body but Kay is just out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Kay clinches with his opponent.
Kay keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cade's efforts to push away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Kay escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mmmm Kay showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kay 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mmmm Kay!