PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Will Banks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carver Cade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Banks comes to the cage accompanied by All I do Is win. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Banks
vs
Cade

175 cm
31
156 lbs
26 - 17 - 1

170 cm
26
153 lbs
15 - 6 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 17 - 1, fighting out of New York, Will Banks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Carver Cade!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by Cade. That's going to slow Banks down.
Cade takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Banks checks a leg kick.
Cade throws a leg kick that is checked
and Cade takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cade shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Banks defends it nicely.
Cade misses with the combination.
Banks moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Banks keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cade throws a wild body kick that Banks sees coming a mile off.
Cade tries a head kick but it misses.
Banks throws a series of punches but Cade avoids them all with ease.

Banks darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Banks slows the pace down in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cade blocking the ground and pound attempt from Banks.
The fighters are battling for position here. Cade manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Cade looking to control.
Banks looking to pass the guard.
Banks throws a big right hand that misses.
Banks is looking to advance position but Cade has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cade thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Banks tries to buck Cade off but he can't manage it.
Cade landing strikes from the mount and Banks is in trouble!
Cade lands a heavy elbow.
Cade throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Banks is trying desperately to improve position.
Cade throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Banks tries to hold on but Cade postures up.
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 looking to control but Banks is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Banks tries to reverse the position but Cade maintains control.
Banks tries to hold on but Cade pushes him away.
Cade throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cade lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Cade prevents Banks from getting the reversal.
Banks wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Cade.
Cade looking to ground and pound but Banks is blocking nicely.
Cade misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Cade scoring with strikes but Banks is staying in there.
Cade with good strikes from the mount here!
Cade landing strikes, looking to finish!
Banks sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cade thows a huge punch but Banks dodges it nicely.
Cade missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Banks wants to control but Cade is keeping busy.
Banks is looking to improve his position.
Cade throwing shots but Banks is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banks holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Cade throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cade sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Banks defending well though.
Cade is trying to control. Banks wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Banks won't allow Cade to pass to mount.
Banks is trying to control but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Banks makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Banks.
Cade throwing strikes but missing.
Cade throws an elbow that misses. Banks uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Cade's guard. Nice move by Banks!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cade looking for a sweep. Not yet Cade, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carver Cade 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.

Banks tests Cade's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cade throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cade throws a shot from downtown. Banks moves away and avoids it.

Cade drives through with a takedown into guard.
Banks controlling Cade's posture.
Cade preventing the sweep.
Banks keeping moving, preventing Cade from controlling successfully.
Banks manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Carver Cade has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cade tries to hold on but Banks pushes him away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Banks throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Cade tries to hold on but Banks postures up.
Banks throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Banks trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Cade tries to lock up and control but Banks gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Banks throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Cade tries to hold on but Banks pushes him away.
Cade is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cade regains half guard.
Cade avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Banks.
Banks not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Banks looks to land a strike but Cade avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Cade utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cade preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Banks wants to control from the top but Cade keeps moving.
Cade is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cade has momentary wrist control but Banks slips an elbow through the middle.
Banks pushes down on Cade's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Cade trying to control from the bottom.
Banks thows a huge punch but Cade dodges it nicely.
Banks missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Banks wants to take a breather but Cade is having none of it.
Banks working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Banks is thwarting Cade's attempts to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banks looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Banks not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cade is refusing to be controlled, as Banks sits in half guard.
Banks throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Banks wants to free his trapped foot but Cade is holding on for dear life with his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Will Banks dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Cade's corner calls for a 1-2. Cade obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Banks tries to score a power double leg takedown but Cade sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Banks somewhat.
Cade lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cade. That's going to slow Banks down.
Banks tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cade swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cade throws a poor cross that misses
and Banks counters with a straight right hand.
Banks ducks under a wild hook from Cade.
Banks blocks a jab.
Cade throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Banks lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Cade has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cade and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A looping hook to the body misses from Banks. Cade does a little dance to reset his feet.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Cade enables Banks to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Cade manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Banks preventing the sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cade keeping full guard, as Banks tries to pass.
Cade wants to sweep but no luck.
Banks postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Banks throws an elbow that misses. Cade uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Banks's guard. Nice move by Cade!
Banks is pulling down on Cade's head to control his posture.
Cade landing with the ground and pound.
Cade looking to pass the guard.
Banks is trying to control the position but Cade postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cade with a nice head shot there.
Cade advances to half guard.
Banks blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cade.
Banks is holding on to half guard well.
Banks has hold of Cade's hands but Cade slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Banks trying to hold on to Cade's head to control him but Cade postures up.
Banks is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Banks wants to improve his position but Cade is controlling well.
Cade thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banks wants to control but Cade is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Cade trying to control from Banks's half guard. Banks has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Banks is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Will Banks has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Banks avoids the body shot from Cade.
Cade jabs at Banks's body.
Cade throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cade misses with an uppercut
and Banks counters with a one-two to the body.

Cade fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Banks sprawls well initially but Cade persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Cade is trying to control the action in half guard but Banks is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Cade throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Cade lands a nice short elbow.
Cade throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Banks keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Banks preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Banks gets full guard.
Cade wants to control from the top but Banks keeps moving.
Cade throws a big right hand that misses.
Cade missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Banks has his hands on Cade's head, controlling the position.
Banks trying to control the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Carver Cade comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cade has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carver Cade!
After the fight, Carver Cade was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.