PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Abe Cain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leo Bruce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruce is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Migos-Y.R.H. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Cain
vs
Bruce

180 cm
27
185 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

189 cm
22
175 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Abe Cain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Leo Bruce!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Cain moves into the clinch.
Bruce is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bruce has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cain keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bruce's efforts to push away.

Cain pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cain scores with a shot to the body.
Cain fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Cain clinches up with Bruce and pushes him back against the cage.
Cain misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bruce wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bruce tries to break free but Cain pushes him back against the cage.

Cain escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bruce looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bruce closes the distance but Cain moves to the side

and Cain counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cain.
Bruce wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cain leaning against his opponent.
Bruce wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cain has him pressed against the cage.

Cain has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Bruce uses from the top position.
Cain has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Bruce postures up in Cain's guard and throws a big left but Cain blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruce throws an elbow that misses. Cain uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bruce's guard. Nice move by Cain!

Cain prevents Bruce from getting back to his feet.

Cain gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Bruce is looking to clinch but Cain is avoiding it.
Cain looks for a takedown but Bruce sprawls well.
Cain keeps the fight on the outside.
Cain dives in and grabs Bruce's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bruce pushes down on Cain's head and hops out.
Bruce wants to clinch up but Cain keeps it at a distance.
Bruce tries to clinch there but Cain circles away.
Bruce tries to clinch
and Cain counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bruce is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Bruce tries to clinch but Cain is having none of it.
Bruce looks to clinch

and Cain counters by clinching up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cain creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cain keeps control of Bruce as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Bruce pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bruce tries to clinch up
and Cain counters with a nice body kick.
Bruce tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Bruce has managed to clinch.
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!
Cain jumps guard but Bruce stands there with Cain around his waist. Cain gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abe Cain. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Bruce pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bruce tries to clinch but Cain moves away
and Cain counters with a big head kick but Bruce shrugs it off.

Bruce rushes Cain and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bruce has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Cain seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Bruce can turn it around.
Cain misses with a knee to the head.
Bruce is trying to break the clinch but Cain has him pressed against the cage.
Bruce is trying to force a seperation but Cain has the dominant position.
Bruce wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bruce breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bruce doesn't manage to clinch there - Cain circles away.
Bruce tries to clinch
and Cain counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bruce tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Cain counters with a head kick.

Bruce is rocked!
Bruce tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cain manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cain dives in for a single leg takedown but Bruce sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.

Cain breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cain is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cain fails to land the takedown.
Bruce tries to clinch but Cain moves away
and Cain makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bruce moves in looking to clinch but Cain pushes him off.
Bruce wants to clinch up but Cain keeps it at a distance.
Leo Bruce seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cain is looking to clinch.

Bruce clinches up against the cage.
Cain is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bruce to keep the fight standing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruce has had enough of the clinch but Cain keeps him there for the moment.

Bruce breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bruce wants to clinch
and Cain counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cain scores with a push kick.
Bruce closes the distance but Cain moves to the side

and Cain counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cain.
Bruce can't break the clinch.
Cain is trying to pull guard but Bruce has him pressed against the cage.

Cain manages to break the clinch.

Bruce clinches up with Cain and pushes him back against the cage.
Bruce on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cain has Bruce pressed against the cage, preventing Bruce from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bruce is trying to push Cain away but Cain has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Cain ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Cain no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Bruce throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abe Cain dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Cain shoots in looking for a takedown. Bruce tries to sprawl out of it but Cain keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bruce manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Cain circles away from the clinch attempt
and Cain counters with a head kick. That will keep Bruce thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Bruce tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cain keeps the fight on the outside.
Bruce fails with an attempt to clinch.
Abe Cain is winning the standup battle so far.
Bruce closes the distance looking to clinch
and Cain counters with a left and a right that stings Bruce.
Cain circles away from the clinch attempt
and Cain counters with a low kick, right behind Bruce 's knee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bruce is looking to clinch but Cain is avoiding it.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Bruce in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Cain avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Bruce gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Cain breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bruce is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruce darts in trying to clinch
and Bruce takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bruce looks to clinch
and Cain counters with a right hand to the body.
Cain lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Cain drives through and clinches with Bruce against the cage.
Bruce has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cain wants a takedown.
Bruce is trying to break the clinch but Cain has him pressed against the cage.
Cain is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bruce can do to turn this around?
Bruce is trying to break free.
Bruce is trying to break the clinch but Cain has him pressed against the cage.

Cain breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bruce is looking to clinch but Cain is avoiding it.
Bruce wants to clinch up but Cain keeps it at a distance.
Bruce circles away from the clinch attempt.
Abe Cain is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bruce tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cain swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cain shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bruce but Bruce pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abe Cain. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruce is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bruce moves to clinch but Cain breaks away

and Cain holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Cain pulls guard effortlessly.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bruce advances to half guard.
Cain regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Bruce.
Cain wants to sweep here but Bruce controlling him for the moment.
Bruce scoring with some ground and pound.
Bruce lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bruce postures up in Cain's guard and throws a big left but Cain blocks it.
Bruce throwing strikes but missing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bruce accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bruce throws an elbow that misses. Cain uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bruce's guard. Nice move by Cain!

Cain won't allow Bruce to get back to his feet.
Cain looking to pass the guard.

Bruce pushes Cain off and scrambles back to his feet.
Bruce tries to clinch but Cain moves away
enabling Cain to counter with a crisp jab.

Bruce clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bruce breaks the clinch.

Bruce closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cain keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bruce's efforts to push away.
A frustrated look appears on Bruce's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cain is trying to push Bruce away but Bruce has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Cain is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bruce to keep the fight standing.

Bruce escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bruce looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cain goes for a double leg but Bruce avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Bruce continues to drive forward.
Bruce tries to break free but Cain pushes him back against the cage.
Cain keeps control of Bruce as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bruce looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bruce tries to break free but Cain pushes him back against the cage.
Bruce is trying to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abe Cain dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Bruce slaps away a takedown attempt from Cain, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bruce looks to clinch
and Cain counters with a solid body kick.
Bruce closes the distance looking to clinch

and Cain counters by moving into the clinch.
Cain keeps control of Bruce as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bruce wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cain has him pressed against the cage.

Bruce breaks the clinch.

Bruce drives through and clinches with Cain against the cage.
Bruce is trying to push Cain away but Cain has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Cain is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bruce to keep the fight standing.
Cain misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bruce wants to get back to striking at distance but Cain won't allow it.
Bruce looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Bruce breaks the clinch.
Cain dives in for a single leg takedown but Bruce sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abe Cain. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bruce working hard to break the clinch.
Bruce tries to break free but Cain pushes him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bruce escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cain circles away from the clinch attempt

and Cain counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cain.
Cain is trying to push Bruce away but Bruce has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bruce is looking to break free of the clinch but Cain has double underhooks.
Cain misses with a knee to the head.
Bruce wants to break the clinch but can't.

Cain's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bruce tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cain manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cain shoots in for a takedown but Bruce shows good takedown defense.
Bruce closes the distance but Cain moves to the side
and Cain counters with a nice uppercut.
Bruce fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bruce closes the distance looking to clinch
and Cain counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bruce is lucky that one didn't land flush.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruce looks to clinch

and Cain holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bruce working hard to break the clinch.
Bruce is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Leo Bruce has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bruce is trying to push Cain away but Cain has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bruce has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bruce is trying to force a seperation but Cain has the dominant position.
Bruce wants to get back to striking at distance but Cain won't allow it.

Cain manages to break the clinch.
Bruce stuffs the takedown attempt from Cain. Cain gets slowly back to his feet.

Bruce clinches.
Bruce wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cain has him pressed against the cage.
Bruce wants to get back to striking at distance but Cain won't allow it.
Cain has Bruce pressed against the cage.
Bruce is trying to break the clinch but Cain is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cain pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bruce tries to clinch up
and Cain counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

Bruce has taken the fight to the clinch.

Cain breaks the clinch.
Cain shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bruce as he jumps to the side.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Cain.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bruce moves to clinch but Cain breaks away
and Cain counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bruce is looking to clinch.
Bruce tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cain swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cain moves in looking to clinch but Bruce pushes him off.

Bruce closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cain throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruce tries to break free but Cain pushes him back against the cage.
Bruce wants to get back to striking at distance but Cain won't allow it.
Abe Cain has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cain is trying to push Bruce away but Bruce has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bruce is trying to push Cain away but Cain has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bruce has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bruce wants to break free but Cain has control.
Bruce wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cain has him pressed against the cage.
Bruce looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Bruce escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bruce scores with a three punch combo!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bruce looks to clinch
and Cain cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cain circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bruce wants to clinch but Cain slips to the side

and Cain counters by clinching up.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bruce is trying to break the clinch but Cain is controlling him.
Abe Cain is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bruce wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Abe Cain showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cain has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abe Cain!
After winning the bout, Abe Cain thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Leo Bruce spoke after the fight, saying 'got out skilled but it was a great match.'.