PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Carl Cade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Graeme Norton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Norton has chosen back passage only as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Cade
vs
Norton

170 cm
24
150 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

174 cm
24
154 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Tokyo United Fightwear

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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Carl Cade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Graeme Norton!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Russell Pearce and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cade drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cade misses with a hook. Norton ducked under it nicely.
Norton scores with a nice right hand.
Carl Cade seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cade misses with a head kick.
Cade scores with a jab to the jaw.
Norton swings for the body but Cade moves out of range.
Cade wants to land a leg kick but Norton is out of range.
Cade throws a jab when Norton was well out of range.
Norton misses with a straight left.
Cade walks forward, straight into a front kick from Norton.
Cade misses the shot to the body.
Cade takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Norton scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Cade takes one to the chin there.
Cade lands with a kick to the temple. Norton shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

It looks like Graeme Norton has been cut.
Norton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Norton has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cade keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good leg kick by Cade there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cade throws a sloppy head kick and Norton moves out of range easily.
Cade looks to land a right hand but Norton moved out of range.
A jab from Norton finds it's way through Cade's defenses.
Cade misses with a head kick.
Norton connects with a right hand. Cade shakes it off.
Norton lands a nice hook to Cade's body. Cade takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cade with a nice cross.
Cade takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Norton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cade moves away.
Norton takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Cade misses with a looping left.
Cade walks into a left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cade pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Norton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cade manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Norton. Cade does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cade lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A punch combination from Norton misses.
Norton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cade.
Norton takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Cade takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cade swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Norton blocks a head kick by Cade.
Cade swings widly with a right hand
and Norton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cade moves forwards but Norton connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Cade rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Norton moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Norton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cade paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norton missing with a left hand there. Cade was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Norton swings for the body but Cade moves out of range.
Cade lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Norton blocks a head kick by Cade.
Norton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cade manages to avoid it.
Norton is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Cade had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A leg kick checked by Norton.
Norton scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Norton misses with a wild body shot.
Cade takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Norton lands a body shot.
Norton scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cade in his tracks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cade throws a right hand that Norton ducks under and follows up with a left that Norton also avoids with ease.
Cade misses with a hook. Norton ducked under it nicely.
Cade misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norton wants to clinch up but Cade keeps it at a distance.
Cade uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Norton.
Norton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Norton gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cade.
Cade connects with a nice looking jab.
Norton displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Cade works the jab nicely.
Cade pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Norton lands a nice hook to Cade's body. Cade takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Norton moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice uppercut lands for Norton. That snapped Cade's head back.
Cade pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Norton uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cade.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Graeme Norton will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Graeme Norton's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Cade does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Norton misses with a wild body shot.
Cade misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Norton just misses with a punch to the body.
Norton doesn't manage to clinch there - Cade circles away.
Norton tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cade swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A telegraphed right hand from Norton misses the target.
Graeme Norton seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A head kick misses from Cade.
Norton lands with a nice combination. Cade backs away looking to recover.
Norton moves into range and connects with a jab.
The fighters circling - Cade throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cade tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Some wild striking there from Norton.
Norton throws a body punch but Cade moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cade throws a head kick that misses.
Cade tries to bum rush Norton with a series of wild strikes but Norton uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Norton thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice uppercut lands for Norton. That snapped Cade's head back.
Norton with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Norton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cade throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Norton scores with a hook to the body. Cade takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cade lands with a right hand.
Cade throws a sloppy head kick and Norton moves out of range easily.
Norton avoids the head kick by Cade.
Cade gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cade looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Cade takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cade uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Norton.
Cade throws a lazy right hand but Norton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Norton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cade throws a head kick that misses.
Cade misses with a hook.
Norton fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Some wild striking there from Norton.

Norton clinches up against the cage.
Norton misses with a punch on the inside.
Norton lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Norton misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Cade breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Norton takes a swing at Cade's ribcage but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norton just misses with a punch to the body.
Jab from Cade.
Norton tries to close the distance and clinch but Cade swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Norton avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cade throws a poor cross that misses
and Norton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Norton cracks Cade with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Cade throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Norton blocks a low kick nicely.
Nice shot by Cade.
A telegraphed right hand from Norton misses the target.
Cade keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Norton scores with a decent looking hook.
Cade tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cade moves out of range as Norton strikes.
Cade throws a head kick but Norton moves out of range.
Norton with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cade to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Norton thuds a left hand into Cade's body.
Cade swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A head kick misses from Cade.
Norton wants to clinch up but Cade keeps it at a distance.
Cade connects with the punch.
Norton misses with a telegraphed body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Cade throws an overhand right that lands on Norton's shoulder, as Norton tries to avoid the shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cade tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Norton was well out of range. Poor timing from Cade.
Cade throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Norton sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cade throws a jab but it's blocked by Norton.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Graeme Norton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Graeme Norton's cut.
That's time! Cade's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Norton avoids the head kick by Cade.
Norton comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Norton thows a body shot but no joy.
Cade tries a head kick but it misses.
Cade tried to score with a low kick but Norton checks it.
Cade walks into a jab.
Norton ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Norton misses with a wild body shot.
Cade displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Norton throws out the jab.
Norton looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Cade looks to throw the jab but Norton is out of range.
Norton just misses with a punch to the body.
A slow jab from Cade misses its intended target.
Norton lands a nice shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Norton walks into a jab.
Norton takes a swing at Cade's ribcage but misses.
Norton avoids the body shot from Cade.
Norton connects with a looping right hand.

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

Norton is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cade drops Norton with a huge uppercut! Norton drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Cade is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carl Cade!
Carl Cade bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
The defeated Graeme Norton had this to say: 'Another fight best out of three. I went for power shots going for the knockout. Next time i will box his head off for three rounds just like in the first fight.'.