PBP Commentary

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

Witt
vs
Cable

165 cm
24
160 lbs
16 - 0 - 0

175 cm
30
157 lbs
15 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank

Fightworld Formula

Wolfpack Threadz

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aaron Witt!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sean Cable!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Wagner Zegers and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Witt closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Cable's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Cable avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Witt accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Witt looking to sit in guard and control but Cable gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Cable controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Witt throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Witt trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Cable trying to control but Witt is working from the bottom.
Witt is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Cable avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cable won't allow Witt to sweep him here.
Cable seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Cable stopping the sweep attempt from Witt.
Cable trying to control the position from guard on top but Witt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Witt wants to sweep here but Cable controlling him for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cable trying to control the position from guard on top but Witt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Sean Cable wasn't active enough on the ground.

Witt rushes Cable and presses him up against the cage.
Witt lands a hook to the side of the head.
Witt is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

Witt works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Witt sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Witt throws a big elbow that misses.
Cable keeping full guard, as Witt tries to pass.
Witt 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Witt throws an elbow that misses. Cable uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Witt's guard. Nice move by Cable!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Cable stopping the sweep attempt from Witt.
Witt working a defensive guard here.
Witt bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cable's guard.
Cable keeping moving, preventing Witt from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cable is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Witt postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Witt trying to control but Cable is working from the bottom.
Witt passes Cable's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Witt is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Cable is just riding it out for now. Witt eventually gives up the hold.
Witt throwing shots but Cable is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aaron Witt dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Witt on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Cable throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Cable misses with a hook. Witt ducked under it nicely.
Witt tries to clinch up.
Cable throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cable looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cable tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Witt was well out of range. Poor timing from Cable.

Cable drives through with a takedown into Witt's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Witt controls Cable momentarily but Cable frees himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cable is stalling in the full guard.
Witt has momentary wrist control but Cable slips an elbow through the middle.
Witt looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cable must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
This has been an exciting period of action!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cable wants to control from the top but Witt keeps moving.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Witt looking to control.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Witt closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Cable's guard.
Witt controls from within his opponent's guard.
Witt throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Witt landing with the ground and pound.
Witt trying to control the position from guard on top but Cable is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cable keeping full guard, as Witt tries to pass.
Cable keeping moving, preventing Witt from controlling successfully.
Cable not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cable avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cable manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Witt manages to get himself to full guard.
Witt is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Witt tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cable postures up.
Witt keeping moving, preventing Cable from controlling successfully.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Witt looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Witt is trying to keep Cable in close.
Cable wants to control from the top but Witt keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Witt wants to clinch.
Cable circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cable keeps the fight on the outside.
Witt wants to clinch up but Cable keeps it at a distance.
Both fighters circling a little - Cable finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Witt closes the distance but Cable moves to the side
and Cable counters with a nice kick to the body.

Witt shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Witt stalling away here and it's allowed Cable to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Witt preventing the sweep.
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 Aaron Witt will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Cable slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Aaron Witt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cable throws a push kick but Witt slaps the foot to one side.
Witt moves in looking to clinch but Cable pushes him off.
Cable misses with a wild body shot.
Witt blocks the body kick.
Witt wants to clinch
and Cable finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Cable throws a big shot that misses.
Cable is looking to land body kicks.
Witt doesn't manage to clinch there - Cable circles away.
Cable moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cable throws a front kick that sends Witt stumbling back into the cage.
Cable scores with a shot to the body.
Witt will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Witt fails with an attempt to clinch.

Cable closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Witt did well to prevent Cable getting side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Cable is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Nice strikes from Cable there.
Aaron Witt overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Witt manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Cable tries to free his leg and advance position but Witt is retaining full guard.
Witt is trying to control the position but Cable postures up.
Cable is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Witt is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Witt controlling Cable's posture.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Cable.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cable looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Witt shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Cable's guard.
Cable controls Witt momentarily but Witt frees himself.
Cable keeping full guard, as Witt tries to pass.
Witt trying to control but Cable is working from the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Witt throws a strike but Cable rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Witt is looking for a triangle here but Cable uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Witt struggling a bit here.
Witt is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Cable's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Witt avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cable.
Cable working Witt over with strikes.
Cable wants to take a breather but Witt is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cable sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Witt defending well though.
Witt is staying active underneath Cable, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Witt tries to get to full guard but Cable has control of the leg.
Cable throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Witt to regain full guard.

Witt is looking for a triangle but Cable pushes his legs off easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cable throws a big elbow that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Witt can't keep his opponent in guard - Cable advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Cable in particular looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sean Cable really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Cable thows a body shot but no joy.

Cable looking to score a takedown here. Witt is defending well but Cable drives through and ends up in Witt's guard.
Cable trying to control but Witt is working from the bottom.
Witt is pulling down on Cable's head. It's preventing any offense from Cable, at least for the moment.
Witt looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cable postures up in Witt's guard and throws a big left but Witt blocks it.
Cable in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Witt working a defensive guard here.
Witt bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cable's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cable pushes Witt off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

Cable closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Witt quickly recovers to half guard.
Cable wants to free his trapped foot but Witt is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Witt wants to get back to full guard.

Cable is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Cable throws a strike but Witt avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Witt keeping full guard, as Cable tries to pass.
Witt seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cable tries to free his leg and advance position but Witt is retaining full guard.
Cable preventing the sweep.

Witt is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cable defends well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Witt keeping full guard, as Cable tries to pass.
Witt looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cable is one step ahead there.
Cable looking to sit in guard and control but Witt gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Witt throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cable bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Witt's guard.
Cable connects with a couple of short punches.
Cable throwing strikes but missing.
Cable preventing the sweep.
Cable trying to control but Witt is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Witt is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Witt is really struggling to control Cable but he's trying to hold on to the position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

We're going to have a standup here because Aaron Witt wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Cable shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Cable was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cable tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
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!
Witt is squirming around, avoiding Cable's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sean Cable dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

A nice leg kick lands there from Cable.
Witt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Cable closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Witt blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cable.
Witt tries to roll over but Cable keeps him under control.
Cable tries to pass to full mount but Witt defends it.
Ground and pound from Cable.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cable stalling.
Witt regains full guard. Nicely done.
Witt trying to control the position.
Cable looking to sit in guard and control but Witt gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Cable is trying to control the position but Witt postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Sean Cable was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Witt blocks the body kick.

Witt takes the fight into the clinch.

Witt gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Cable wants to control but Witt is keeping busy.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Witt in particular looking to stall.
Cable is refusing to be controlled, as Witt sits in half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Witt controlling the action here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Aaron Witt wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Witt avoids a kick to the body.
Witt moves out of range of the body kick from Cable.
Cable throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Witt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cable is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Witt rather than just go for the knockout.

Witt closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Witt.
Witt scores with a shot to the side of Cable's head.
Cable can't break the clinch.
Witt effectively controlling the action here.
Witt changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Cable fights it off and pushes away nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Witt shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Cable is trying to defend but Witt finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Cable trying to hold on to Witt's head to control him but Witt postures up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Witt lands a nice short elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Witt trying to control from Cable's half guard. Cable has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Witt wants to control from the top but Cable keeps moving.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aaron Witt showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Witt 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 48:47
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 47:48
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 48:48

The fight is ruled a draw!
Aaron Witt retains his title. It's always disappointing when a championship fight ends as a draw but that's what happens when you leave the fight in the judges hands!