PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dack Fayden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Captain Caveman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Caveman has chosen Captain Caveman Intro as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Fayden
vs
Caveman

182 cm
32
185 lbs
22 - 23 - 0

180 cm
36
175 lbs
16 - 9 - 1

BJJ Red Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Supreme Nutrition
Spartan Nutrition

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 22 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dack Fayden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Captain Caveman!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Fayden drives through with a takedown into guard.
Caveman seems keen to control Fayden's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fayden throwing strikes but missing.
Caveman looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Fayden working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Caveman's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caveman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fayden.
Fayden passes Caveman's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Fayden is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Caveman has managed to free his arm - good work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Caveman is doing well to control the position and prevent Fayden from advancing to side control.
Caveman is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Fayden seems to be looking for submissions.
Caveman keeping hold of Fayden's head, controlling as best he can.
Fayden trying to pass the guard but Caveman defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Fayden is trying to work for a kimura but Caveman is defending well.
Fayden prevents Caveman from standing back up.
Fayden has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Caveman is trying is best to control the position here.
Caveman is pressing down on Fayden's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Fayden is stalling in the full guard.
Caveman keeping moving, preventing Fayden from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fayden throwing strikes from guard but Caveman blocks nicely.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Caveman holds on and takes a little breather.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Caveman throws a solid leg kick but Fayden takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Caveman.
Fayden cracks Caveman with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Fayden dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fayden swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Caveman.
Caveman connects with the punch.
Nice body kick there by Caveman.
Fayden fails to land the takedown.
Fayden looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Caveman tries to clinch but Fayden moves out of range.
Caveman shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caveman throws a head kick that misses.
Fayden blocks a head kick by Caveman.
Caveman tries to clinch there but Fayden circles away.
Fayden is looking to counter punch.
Fayden shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Caveman but Caveman pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Fayden tries to keep at a distance but Caveman has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fayden is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Caveman is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dack Fayden. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Caveman working Fayden over with knees to the body.
Caveman throws an elbow that misses.
Fayden dodges an elbow strike from Caveman.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Caveman lands a shoulder strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Caveman throws an elbow but misses.
Caveman throws a punch but it's blocked by Fayden.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Captain Caveman will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dack Fayden's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Fayden throws a series of punches but Caveman moves out of range.
Fayden misses the shot to the body.
Caveman tries to close the distance and clinch but Fayden swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Caveman moves out of range as Fayden strikes.
Fayden lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Dack Fayden is winning the standup battle so far.
Fayden uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Caveman.
Caveman motions for Fayden to come forward. Caveman throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Caveman throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Fayden bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Caveman's head backwards.
Caveman lands a nice looking kick to the body. Fayden takes a step back to recover.
Caveman looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Fayden swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Caveman looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Fayden seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Captain Caveman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fayden cracks Caveman with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Caveman throws a wild body kick that Fayden sees coming a mile off.
Caveman misses with a wild body shot.
Caveman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Caveman clinches.
Caveman looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Fayden avoids a wild elbow strike from Caveman.
Caveman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Caveman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fayden blocks it with crossed arms.
Caveman lands a hook that snaps the head of Fayden backwards.
Caveman misses with an elbow over the top.
Caveman misses with a knee strike.
Caveman looking to throw knees to the head but Fayden is blocking nicely.
Caveman lands a good knee to the midsection. Fayden won't want to take too many of those.
Caveman lands an elbow inside.

Dack Fayden's cut is getting worse.
Caveman throws an elbow but it misses.
Nice elbow from Caveman.
Fayden is working Caveman over against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caveman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fayden on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fayden dodges an elbow strike from Caveman.
Fayden blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Caveman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
With the fighters up against the cage, Caveman throws an elbow but misses.
Fayden managing to block the knees to the body from Caveman.
Fayden lands a right hand that snaps the head of Caveman backwards.
Captain Caveman seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Caveman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fayden is defending well for now.
Fayden avoiding damage as Caveman throws knees to the body.
Caveman misses with a knee to the head.
Fayden blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Caveman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fayden blocks an elbow strike.
Fayden dodges an elbow strike from Caveman.
Caveman throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caveman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fayden avoids it.
Fayden managing to block the knees to the body from Caveman.
Nice elbow from Caveman.
Fayden avoids a wild elbow strike from Caveman.
Fayden blocks the elbow strike.
Caveman lands a nice elbow.

Dack Fayden's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Caveman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fayden.
Caveman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fayden is defending well for now.
Caveman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fayden.
Caveman tries to land a knee to the head but Fayden blocks with his arms.
Caveman pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Caveman scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fayden blocks the elbow strike.
Caveman misses with a knee to the head.
Fayden avoiding damage as Caveman throws knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caveman creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Caveman misses with an elbow strike.
Caveman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Caveman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fayden throws a head punch that misses.
Caveman crunches a lovely knee into Fayden's ribcage.
Fayden misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Caveman.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Caveman throws an elbow but it misses.
Caveman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fayden avoids it.
Caveman lands a nice elbow.
Fayden is working for takedown but Caveman is calmly controlling the position for now.
Caveman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fayden looking for a takedown.
Caveman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fayden blocks it with crossed arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Captain Caveman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dack Fayden's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Fayden looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Caveman is fending him off so far but Fayden persists. Nope, Caveman circles away and we're back to standing.
Caveman tries to clinch up but Fayden circles away and keeps his distance.
Dack Fayden is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fayden avoids the elbow strike from Caveman, against the cage.
Fayden missing with knees to the body.
Fayden blocks an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Caveman throws an elbow but misses.
Caveman pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Caveman throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caveman pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Caveman lands a nice knee to the body.
Fayden dodges an elbow strike from Caveman.
Caveman landing knees to the head.
Fayden blocks an elbow strike from Caveman.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Caveman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Caveman throws an elbow but it misses.
Fayden avoids the elbow strike from Caveman, against the cage.
Fayden avoids a wild elbow strike from Caveman.
Caveman missing with knees to the body.
Fayden dodges an elbow strike from Caveman.
Fayden is looking to take this one to the mat.
Caveman lands a nice elbow.
Fayden misses with a body punch.
Fayden blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fayden avoids the elbow strike from Caveman, against the cage.
Caveman creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Caveman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Faydens head.
Fayden managing to block the knees to the body from Caveman.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fayden tries to pull guard but Caveman holds him up against the cage and eventually Fayden drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dack Fayden. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Caveman scores with a knee to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Caveman throws an elbow but misses.
Caveman working Fayden over with knees to the body.
Caveman creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Fayden slows down the pace here.
Caveman pushes off an throws an elbow but Fayden leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Caveman throws a punch but it's blocked by Fayden.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Caveman lands an elbow inside.
A head punch on the inside from Caveman fails to land.
Caveman crunches a lovely knee into Fayden's ribcage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caveman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fayden goes for a takedown in the clinch but Caveman prevents it.
Caveman stops a takedown attempt from Fayden.
Caveman misses with the head strike.
Fayden blocks an elbow strike.
Fayden dodges an elbow strike from Caveman.
Fayden is working for takedown but Caveman is calmly controlling the position for now.
Caveman misses with a knee to the head.
Caveman gets through Fayden's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fayden blocks an elbow strike.
Caveman utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Fayden jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Caveman walks away with a smile on his face. Fayden gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caveman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fayden swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Caveman is looking to clinch but Fayden is avoiding it.
Fayden is looking for a counter combo.
Caveman dodges the punch combination from Fayden.
Fayden tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Caveman was well out of range. Poor timing from Fayden.

Caveman closes the distance and pushes Fayden back into the cage.
Fayden on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Caveman throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Caveman trying to land knees to the body.
Caveman missing with knees to the body.
Fayden has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Caveman after a bit of a struggle.
Dack Fayden has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Caveman prevents the takedown attempt.
Caveman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fayden avoids it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Captain Caveman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Caveman winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 26:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Captain Caveman!
Captain Caveman looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'CAAAPTAAAIIIN CAAAAAAAAVE MAAAAAAAAAAAAAAN!!!!'.