PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Elijah Cao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pai Mei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Cao
vs
Mei

175 cm
27
158 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

179 cm
33
160 lbs
18 - 16 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Elijah Cao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pai Mei!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Eliza Hachem and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mei blocks a jab.
Cao displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mei throws out the jab.
Cao scores with the left hand. Mei knows he should have avoided that one.
Some wild striking there from Cao.
Mei scores with a kick to the body.
Mei misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cao fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mei throws a right and a left that Cao avoids nicely.
Cao jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cao connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mei throws a right and a left that Cao avoids nicely.
Cao jabs Mei right on the nose. Mei blinks but takes it well.
Cao throws a jab when Mei was well out of range.
Cao is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mei fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cao.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mei will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A jab from Cao finds it's way through Mei's defenses.
Cao scores with the left hand. Mei knows he should have avoided that one.
Mei throws a lazy right hand but Cao sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cao moves in looking to clinch but Mei pushes him off.
Cao throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mei sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mei lands with a kick to the ribs.
Pai Mei is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mei misses with a double jab
and Cao counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pai Mei seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mei takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cao scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Cao lands with a hook. Mei tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A swing and a miss from Mei.
No joy there for Mei, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cao looks to land a right hand but Mei moved out of range.
Cao misses the jab.
Cao checks a leg kick nicely.
Cao moves out of range as Mei throws a body kick.
Mei swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cao works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Cao avoids the head kick by Mei.
Cao tests Mei's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mei moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

Mei is rocked!
Cao wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cao connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mei's hands.
Mei falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Cao to counter with a crisp jab.
Mei is still on wobbly legs! Can Cao finish him?
Mei looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mei seems to have recovered his senses.
Cao jabs Mei right on the nose. Mei blinks but takes it well.
Cao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cao wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mei throws the kick towards the body but Cao avoids it.
Mei throws a combination that misses
and Cao counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cao scores with a shot to the body.
Mei looks winded!
Cao thuds a left hand into Mei's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mei misses with a series of wild punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cao bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mei's head backwards.
Good shot there by Cao.
Cao is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Cao scores with a jab to the head.

Cao bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Mei! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Cao throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cao wants to control from the top but Mei keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cao tries to free his leg and advance position but Mei is retaining full guard.
Cao trying to control the position from guard on top but Mei is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Cao lands a nice shot to the body.
Cao connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mei's hands.
Mei fails to land with a series of punches.
Cao dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mei.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cao. Mei does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cao lands with a straight right. Mei didn't see that one coming.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mei.
Pai Mei is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mei throws a low kick but Cao avoids it.
Mei misses with a hook. Cao ducked under it nicely.

Cao drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mei is looking to stand up but Cao isn't so interested in that idea.
Cao is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mei can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cao stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mei swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cao pushes down on Mei's leg and manages to get into half guard.

Cao is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Mei defends it well.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Cao is working for a submission of some sort.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cao tries to pass to full mount but Mei defends it.

Cao is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Mei doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Cao.
Cao tries to pass to full mount but Mei defends it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cao is trying to work for a kimura but Mei is defending well.
Cao stalling away here and it's allowed Mei to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Cao with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cao wants to control from the top but Mei keeps moving.

Cao drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Mei dives on top into guard.
Cao tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cao not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Elijah Cao dominated that second round.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Cao cracks Mei with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Mei misses with a left hand
and Cao counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mei clobbers Cao with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cao blocks a leg kick.
Mei cracks the inside of Cao's front leg.
A left and a right from Cao both land. Nice combination.
Cao moves out of range of the body kick.
Mei swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A big right from Mei misses.
Cao checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mei takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cao digs a good hook to Mei's body.
Mei pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cao is out of range and Mei settles back down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mei looks to land a combination but Cao avoids it well.
A left lands for Cao.
Nice uppercut lands for Cao. That snapped Mei's head back.
Cao digs a good hook to Mei's body.
A slow jab from Cao misses its intended target.
Cao smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cao scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mei doesn't seem bothered though.

Cao drops Mei with a big left hand and mounts him. Mei is in big trouble!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Cao working for a submission but Mei is keeping him at bay.
Mei takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cao thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cao is looking to work his way around to Mei's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Cao lands a big elbow.
Cao landing strikes, looking to finish!
Mei wants to get back to his feet.

Cao looking to isolate an arm here. Mei doesn't see it coming and as Cao extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Cao!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Elijah Cao!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Elijah Cao waved his t-shirt featuring Xtreme Merchandise's logo in front of the cameras.