PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arnold Palmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Caiaphas Caine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Palmer might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Freddie Gibbs - National Anthem (Fuck The World). Caiaphas Caine will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Palmer
vs
Caine

191 cm
36
255 lbs
27 - 10 - 0

202 cm
29
290 lbs
24 - 12 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Heisenberg
Conviction

KAISER
Hellbent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arnold Palmer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Caiaphas Caine!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palmer lands with a thumping leg kick.
Caine darts in looking for a takedown but Palmer gets double underhooks and turns Caine into the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Palmer.

It looks like Caiaphas Caine has been cut.
Palmer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Palmer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've been hearing reports that Palmer has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Palmer can't find room to land a body shot as Caine controls the action.
Caine drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Caine tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Caine tries for a takedown but Palmer manages to get underhooks.
Arnold Palmer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Caiaphas Caine.
Caine is trying to pull guard but Palmer has him pressed against the cage.
Caine goes for a takedown in the clinch but Palmer prevents it.
Palmer tries to work over Caine's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Caine tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Caine fails to pull guard.
Palmer can't find room to land a body shot as Caine controls the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Caine prevents a body shot from Palmer.
Caine jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Palmer walks away with a smile on his face. Caine gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Palmer misses with a double jab.
Arnold Palmer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Palmer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Palmer moves in looking to clinch but Caine pushes him off.
Caiaphas Caine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A bone on bone clash there as Palmer blocks the leg kick.
Caine throws a nice head kick!
Caine is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Palmer wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Caine lands a head kick. Palmer smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Some bone on bone action there as Palmer checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Palmer fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palmer needs to keep his hands up - Caine had a free shot at his head there.
Caine pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Caine pushes Palmer away with a front kick.
Palmer lands an overhand right.
Caine uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Palmer.
Caine looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Palmer is fending him off so far but Caine persists. Nope, Palmer circles away and we're back to standing.
Palmer misses the jab.
Palmer tries to clinch but Caine moves out of range.
Palmer cracks Caine with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Palmer dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Caine. That did some damage!
Caine misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Palmer.
Caine looks winded!
Palmer cracks a nice hook into Caine's ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Palmer lands a nice hook to Caine's body. Caine takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Caine moves out of range as Palmer strikes.
Palmer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Caine swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A big right from Palmer misses.
Palmer connects with a body shot.
Caine ducks right into an uppercut from Palmer.

That has opened up Caiaphas Caine's cut even more.

Palmer lands a big uppercut and Caine crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Caine looks OK. Palmer waves Caine back to his feet!
Palmer fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Palmer cracks Caine with an open hand slap.

The cut above Caiaphas Caine's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Palmer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caine misses with a takedown attempt
and Palmer counters with a slapping leg kick.
Caine doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Palmer scores with a jab to the jaw.

Caiaphas Caine's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Caiaphas Caine's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Arnold Palmer!
Arnold Palmer decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.