PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Billy Branton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenny Caudill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Branton comes to the cage accompanied by Face the Pain by Stemm. Caudill comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Breaking Benjamin- Breath kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Branton
vs
Caudill

194 cm
22
199 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

175 cm
29
185 lbs
19 - 8 - 1

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

STEEL PENN'S 160 OF STEEL $50 Rio

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Branton!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kenny Caudill!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caudill dodges the punch combination from Branton.

Branton gets tackled into the cage by Caudill. Caudill maintains the clinch.
Caudill prevents the takedown attempt.

Branton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Caudill throws a head kick that misses.
Caudill fails with an attempt to clinch.
Caudill tries to clinch up but Branton circles away and keeps his distance.
Good leg kick by Caudill there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Branton shoots in for a takedown but Caudill shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Branton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Caudill lands a big head kick that sends Branton tumbling to the mat! Caudill takes a step backwards and waves Branton back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Branton is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Caudill moves into range and clinches up with Branton.
Oh Branton is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Branton avoiding damage as Caudill throws knees to the body.
Branton drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Branton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Caudill connects with a knee to the head.
Branton is trying to push Caudill away but Caudill has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Caudill landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Caudill lands a nice knee to the body.
Branton seems to have got his legs back now.
Branton is breathing heavily.
A body shot lands from Caudill.
Branton takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Caudill lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Branton is trying to drag Caudill to the mat but Caudill just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Caudill lands a good knee to the midsection. Branton won't want to take too many of those.
Caudill slows down the pace here.
Caudill has Branton pressed against the cage, preventing Branton from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Caudill is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Caudill unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Caudill lands a knee to the body.
Branton wants to take the fight to the mat but Caudill manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Caudill crunches a lovely knee into Branton's ribcage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Caudill throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Caudill lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Caudill lands an elbow that stopped Branton in his tracks for a moment.
Knees to the body from Caudill.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caudill landing knees to the body.
Caudill lands a good knee to the midsection. Branton won't want to take too many of those.
Caudill with a knee to the head.
Branton takes an elbow to the temple.
Caudill is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Branton is working for takedown but Caudill is calmly controlling the position for now.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Caudill obliges.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Caudill.
A body shot lands from Caudill.
Caudill scores with a knee to the head.
Branton tries to score a body lock takedown but Caudill shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Caudill is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Caudill connects with a knee to the head.
Caudill scores with a knee to the head.
Branton takes an elbow to the temple.
Caudill working Branton over with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caudill crunches a lovely knee into Branton's ribcage.
Branton takes an elbow to the forehead.
Caudill connects with a nasty looking knee right to Branton's face.
Caudill working Branton over with knees to the body.
Caudill has Branton pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Branton is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Caudill - that's hurt Branton badly! Oh, another knee lands and Branton is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Branton doesn't seem to be complaining.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Kenny Caudill!
Kenny Caudill is the new middleweight champion!
After winning the bout, Kenny Caudill thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.