PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Muir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Caudill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Muir
vs
Caudill

187 cm
22
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
20
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Fast

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Muir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ray Caudill!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Caudill clinches with his opponent.
Muir wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Caudill has him pressed against the cage.
Muir is trying to break free.
Muir wants to get back to striking at distance but Caudill won't allow it.
Muir wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Caudill has him pressed against the cage.
Caudill lands a hook to the side of the head.
Muir managing to block the knees to the body from Caudill.
Caudill prevents the takedown attempt.
Muir tries to break the clinch but Caudill is controlling the position.
Caudill lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Caudill.
Muir wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Caudill has him pressed against the cage.
Caudill wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Muir has him pressed against the cage.
Caudill wants to break free but Muir has control.
Muir wants to get back to striking at distance but Caudill won't allow it.

Caudill breaks the clinch.
Muir moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Caudill scoring well with a low kick there.
Muir throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Caudill falls off balance throwing a combination
and Caudill takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Muir with a jab.
Muir throws a right and a left that both miss.
Caudill misses with a combination
and Muir counters with a straight right hand.

Caudill is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Caudill dodges the punch combination from Muir.
Caudill is still on wobbly legs! Can Muir finish him?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Caudill stuffs the takedown attempt from Muir. Muir gets slowly back to his feet.
Caudill seems to have recovered his senses.
A big right from Caudill misses.
Muir checks the leg kick.
Muir throws a series of punches but Caudill avoids them all with ease.
Muir misses with a series of wild punches.
Muir looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Caudill is fending him off so far but Muir persists. Nope, Caudill circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Muir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Muir tries to clinch up but Caudill circles away and keeps his distance.
Muir throws a right and a left that both miss.
Caudill scores with a jab.

Caudill moves into the clinch successfully.

Caudill breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Muir moves out of range as Caudill throws a body kick.
A right-left combo lands from Muir.
Muir misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Muir tries to bum rush Caudill with a series of wild strikes but Caudill uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
No joy there for Muir, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Muir is breathing heavily.
Caudill lands with a thumping leg kick.
Caudill avoids the head kick by Muir.
Muir throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Caudill.
Muir throws a left and a right that both miss
and Caudill counters with a left and a right that stings Muir.

Caudill moves into the clinch successfully.

Caudill escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caudill lands a jab to the nose.

Caudill fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Muir, pushing him back against the cage.

Caudill breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Caudill goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Muir with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Caudill misses with a double jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Caudill, right into the meat.
Muir throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Caudill counters with a nice low kick that buckles Muir's knee momentarily.
Caudill misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Left hook, right uppercut from Caudill.
Muir will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Caudill throws a big shot that misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Caudill.

Caudill drives through and clinches with Muir against the cage.
Muir can't break the clinch.
Caudill keeps control of Muir as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Caudill tries to break the clinch but Muir is controlling the position.
Good body shot from Caudill.
Muir tries to break the clinch but Caudill is controlling the position.
Muir wants to break the clinch but can't.
Caudill wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Caudill keeps control of Muir as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Muir wants to break free but Caudill has control.

Caudill breaks from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Caudill darts in and clinches Muir up against the cage.

Caudill breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Muir avoids a punch combination nicely.
Muir misses with a double jab.
Caudill tries to clinch but Muir moves out of range.
Muir stalks Caudill and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Caudill's face. Caudill staggers backwards, shaken.
Muir swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Caudill holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Caudill wants to break the clinch but can't.
Caudill is trying to break free.
Muir has Caudill pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Caudill manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Caudill landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Caudill breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Caudill misses with a series of wild punches.
Caudill misses with a combination
and Muir counters with a series of strikes. Caudill will be more careful next time no doubt.
Caudill misses with a two punch combination.
Caudill misses with a few strikes there.

Caudill darts in and clinches Muir up against the cage.

Caudill breaks the clinch.

Caudill gets a clinch.
Muir tries to break the clinch but Caudill is controlling the position.

Caudill breaks from the clinch.
Caudill throws a right hand that Muir ducks under and follows up with a left that Muir also avoids with ease.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caudill is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Muir looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Caudill tries to bum rush Muir with a series of wild strikes but Muir uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Muir is looking to clinch.
Caudill scores with a jab to the body.

Caudill has closed the distance and engaged Muir in a clinch.
Caudill landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

Caudill breaks from the clinch.
Muir throws a left that rocks Caudill and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Muir dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Caudill regain composure!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Caudill dodges the ground and pound from Muir.

Caudill throws Muir to one side and escapes!

Muir forces Caudill back against the cage and clinches.
Muir tries to break the clinch but Caudill is controlling the position.

Caudill breaks from the clinch.
Caudill tries to clinch there but Muir circles away.
Muir tries to clinch there but Caudill circles away.
Caudill misses with a few strikes there.
Caudill avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A punch combination from Muir misses.
Muir throws a series of punches but Caudill moves out of range.
Muir throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Caudill colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Muir as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Caudill is left battered and dazed whilst Muir and his camp cheer!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Muir!