PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brayden Caine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Cua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Caine
vs
Cua

179 cm
22
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

177 cm
18
159 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Very quick

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brayden Caine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rick Cua!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Steve Montenegro and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cua misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cua pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Cua rushes Caine and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cua.
A left hand lands to the body for Cua.
Cua makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cua stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cua.
Cua scores with a shot to the side of Caine's head.
Cua scores with a shoulder strike.
Caine tries to pull guard but Cua holds him up against the cage and eventually Caine drops back down to his feet.
Cua lands with a right to the head.
Cua scores with a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Caine is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short right from Cua on the inside.
A short right from Cua on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Caine is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Cua slows down the pace here.
Cua lands a nice uppercut.
Cua lands a nice uppercut.
Caine is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

Caine manages to break the clinch.
Caine shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Cua sprawls well. Cua wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Caine gets slowly back to his feet.
Cua circles away from the clinch attempt

and Cua moves into the clinch.
Cua tries to throw a body punch but Caine avoids it by throwing Cua back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caine looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cua will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Caine up against the cage.
Caine is trying to force a seperation but Cua has the dominant position.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Cua lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Caine or not.
A shot in the inside from Cua.
Cua lands a left hand that snaps the head of Caine backwards.
Cua lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Caine backwards.
Cua stalling against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Caine throws a head punch that misses.
Cua lands a left hand.
Cua stalling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Cua.
Caine blocks a body shot from Cua.
Caine has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Cua is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brayden Caine. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cua can't find room to land a body shot as Caine controls the action.
Cua lands a left hand.

Caine is rocked!
Cua swings wildly with an uppercut but Caine uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cua lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cua goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cua is leaning against Caine and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cua working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cua stalling in the clinch.
Cua lands a nice shot to the body.
Cua misses with a hook to the ribs.
Caine prevents a body shot from Cua.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cua softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cua lands with a light punch inside.
Oh Caine is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cua lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cua lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cua is struggling to control the position.

Caine breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Caine seems to have got his legs back now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Caine gets tackled into the cage by Cua. Cua maintains the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rick Cua dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Cua drives through and clinches with Caine against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Cua.
Caine jumps guard but Cua stands there with Caine around his waist. Caine gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Cua lands a body shot.
Nice body punch from Cua - that landed with a thud.
Cua gets through Caine's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Caine takes a shot to the head.
Cua digs a right hand into Caine's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Caine's gas tank.
Caine tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cua lands a left hand.

Cua drops Caine onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Caine is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cua scores with a hook to the body.
Cua controlling the action here for a moment.
A left hand lands to the body for Cua.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Cua as the two fighters clinch.
Cua misses with a hook to the ribs.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Cua lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cua lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Caine or not.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cua lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cua makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Cua.
Cua scores with a shot to the side of Caine's head.
Rick Cua seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cua lands a body shot.
Cua working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from Cua.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Caine misses with the head strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cua works on Caine's body with a couple of short punches.
Cua lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Caine.
Cua unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Caine! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Cua is unloading with more strikes now! Caine drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rick Cua!
Rick Cua got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'