PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Fielding (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benji Cada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Benji Cada enters the cage!

Fielding
vs
Cada

182 cm
20
145 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

165 cm
22
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Tends to cut

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 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thomas Fielding!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Benji Cada!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fielding looks for a takedown but Cada sprawls well.
Cada stuffs the takedown attempt from Fielding. Fielding gets slowly back to his feet.
Fielding fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thomas Fielding. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fielding lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cada circles away quickly and effectively.
Fielding tries to clinch up but Cada circles away and keeps his distance.
Fielding throws a solid leg kick but Cada takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Fielding.
Fielding fails to land with a series of punches.

Cada feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Fielding is breathing heavily.

Fielding looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Cada sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cada working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Fielding's head.
Cada really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fielding. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cada is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Cada with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Fielding will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Cada sitting in guard here, content to control.
Fielding really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Cada with a nice head shot there.
Cada postures up and lands a big shot to Fielding's brow.
Cada looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Despite being in the dominant position, Benji Cada just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cada swats away the attempt to clinch by Fielding.
Fielding gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Cada decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Fielding's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cada is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cada looking to pass the guard.
Cada slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Cada trying to control the position from guard on top but Fielding is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Cada's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Cada cracks Fielding with a solid left hand.
Fielding utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fielding is trying to control the position but Cada postures up.
Fielding preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Fielding being controlled here, momentarily.

Fielding is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Cada pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fielding is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Benji Cada dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Fielding misses with a body punch

and Cada counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Ground and pound from Cada.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Cada in particular looking to stall.
Cada thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Fielding's head.
Fielding is trying to stand.

Fielding actively working from the bottom here.
Cada takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Cada looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Fielding with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Cada thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Cada working over Fielding with some ground and pound. Fielding looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cada is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Cada in particular looking to stall.
Fielding wants to improve his position but Cada is controlling well.
Cada stalling.
Cada thows a huge punch but Fielding dodges it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Fielding is defending against the submission attempts here by Cada.
Cada content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Fielding wants to get back to his feet.
Still in half guard, Cada seems content to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cada is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Cada must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Cada stopping the sweep attempt from Fielding.
Cada slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Fielding escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cada gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Cada makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Cada wants to control from the top but Fielding keeps moving.

Fielding is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Cada throws a strike but Fielding rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Cada controls Fielding momentarily but Fielding frees himself.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fielding pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cada is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Benji Cada showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Fielding throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cada moves out of range of the strikes.
Fielding clinches but Cada breaks the clinch

and Cada counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Fielding!
Cada trying to control but Fielding is having none of it.
Fielding in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Cada lands a nice shot to the head.
Cada tries to control but Fielding wriggling away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cada controlling from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cada prevents Fielding from getting the reversal.
Cada lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Cada looking to control and managing it successfully.

Despite being in the dominant position, Benji Cada just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cada circles away from the clinch attempt

and Cada decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Fielding's guard.
Cada is looking to work some ground and pound but Fielding has wrist control.

Cada drops back, looking for a kneebar! Fielding looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Fielding looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Fielding!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cada trying to control but Fielding flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Fielding avoiding Cada 's attempts to control his hands.
Fielding landing with strikes.
Fielding keeps control of the position as Cada tries to break free.

Fielding has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Cada has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Cada avoids the strikes from Fielding.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cada just trying to survive but Fielding is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Cada has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Cada trying to control the hands but Fielding won't let him.

Cada is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Cada is in bad spot here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Cada trying to control the action but Fielding just sinks the hooks in.
Fielding controlling well, preventing Cada from escaping the position.
Cada trying to control but not successfully.
Cada tries to escape but Fielding has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Cada wants to escape the position but for the time being he's just trying to control the pace.
Thomas Fielding has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fielding gets his hands free as Cada looks to control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Benji Cada comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cada has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Benji Cada!