PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cayden Cadman (ranked 2023 p4p, 1811 weight class) and Arriorus Adee (ranked 255 p4p, 235 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Cadman
vs
Adee

176 cm
37
167
25 - 13 - 1

170 cm
27
170
11 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

The Dirty Needle Project

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Cayden Cadman !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arriorus Adee!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adee misses with a low kick.
Adee looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A lazy left from Cadman finds it's target.

Cadman rushes Adee and presses him up against the cage.
Adee blocks an uppercut.
Cadman misses with some punches.
Cadman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cadman lands with a short shot to the head.
A short uppercut from Cadman .
Adee's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Adee presses Cadman against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Adee.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cadman .
Cadman struggles to land a body shot inside as Adee controls his hands.
Cadman missing with knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cadman .
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Adee can't find room to land a body shot as Cadman controls the action.
Adee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Adee tries a body shot but Cadman blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cadman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short left from Cadman .
Cadman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cadman softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Cadman fails to land.
Cadman pushes Adee back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cadman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Adee misses with the head strike.
A short right from Cadman on the inside.
Adee lands with a light punch inside.
Cadman scores with a shot to the side of Adee's head.
Adee avoiding damage as Cadman throws knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cadman lands a nice uppercut.
Adee scores with a shoulder strike.
Adee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cadman dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Cadman throws a punch but it's blocked by Adee.
Adee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Adee tries to work over Cadman 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Cadman as the two fighters clinch.

Cadman pulls guard.
Cadman looking to hit a scissor sweep but Adee is one step ahead there.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Cadman holds on and takes a little breather.
Adee must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Adee is looking to stand up but Cadman won't let him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cadman controlling the position.
Cadman lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Cadman is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Cadman has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

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.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Adee is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Adee tries to clinch up.
Adee throws a body shot but no joy.
Cadman appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Cadman tries to clinch but Adee moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Cayden Cadman dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Cadman lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Cadman .
Cadman misses the shot to the body.
Cadman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Adee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cadman moves away.
Adee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cadman .
Cadman tries to counter with a takedown but Adee is quick to defend against it.
Cadman tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Adee scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Arriorus Adee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adee cracks a nice hook into Cadman 's ribs.
Cadman throws a solid leg kick but Adee takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cadman .
Cadman keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The crowd cheers as Adee lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cadman doesn't seem phased though.
Adee throws the kick towards the body but Cadman avoids it.
Cadman misses the shot to the body.
Cadman scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adee takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Cadman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Adee.
Cadman avoids the body shot from Adee.
Adee lands with a slapping head kick.
A swing and a miss from Cadman .
Adee keeps the fight on the outside.
A slow jab from Cadman misses its intended target.
Cadman blocks a jab.
The fighters circling - Cadman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cadman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Adee throws out the jab.
Cadman wants to clinch up but Adee keeps it at a distance.
Cadman looks to score with a jab to the body but Adee is just out of range.
A big left from Adee misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick from Cadman , right into the meat of the thigh.
Cadman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Adee can do to turn this around?
Good exchange - Adee coming out on top.
Danga de danga de dang - Adee scores with a four punch combination!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Adee throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Adee will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A head kick misses from Adee.
Cadman cracks Adee with an open hand slap.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Adee lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Cadman has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cadman and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Adee throws the kick towards the body but Cadman avoids it.
Adee scores with a hook to the body. Cadman takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Adee throws a head kick but Cadman moves out of range.
Cadman has been working on his balance at CFC Underground, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Adee.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cadman misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adee lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cadman backwards.
Adee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cayden Cadman has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cadman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A body shot lands from Adee.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Adee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cadman has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Adee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cadman trying to control the position but instead, Adee has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cadman into the cage.
Adee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Adee blocks an uppercut.
Adee struggles to land a body shot inside as Cadman controls his hands.
Adee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cadman lands a left hand.
Cadman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Adee digs a right hand into Cadman 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cadman 's gas tank.
Cadman working aggressively here.
A short right from Adee on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Adee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Adee throws a hook to the side of Cadman 's head but Cadman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A low kick lands for Cadman .
A jab from Adee misses.
Cadman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Adee throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cadman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Adee digs a good hook to Cadman 's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cadman takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Adee ducks right into an uppercut from Cadman .
Adee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cadman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A punch lands to the side of Cadman 's head but he takes it in his stride.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Arriorus Adee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Adee throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Adee with a jab.
Cadman has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cadman there as he acknowledges the shot.
Adee looks for the body kick but Cadman saw that one coming.
Adee throws a nice inside leg kick.

Cadman drives through and clinches with Adee against the cage.
Cadman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Adee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Adee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cadman lands with a right to the head.
Cadman swings wildly with an uppercut but Adee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adee has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Cadman seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Adee can turn it around.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cadman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Come on Cadman - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Cadman lands a shoulder strike.
Adee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cadman throws a punch but it's blocked by Adee.
Cadman lands a right hand that snaps the head of Adee backwards.
Adee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cadman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cadman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Adees head.
Cadman effectively controlling the action here.
Cadman blocks a body shot from Adee.
Adee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cadman throws a head punch that misses.
Cadman throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cadman .
Cadman misses with some punches.
Adee presses Cadman against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Cadman fails to land.
Cadman misses with some punches.
Cadman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cadman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Adee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cadman blocking some punches.
Adee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Adee working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cadman .
Adee throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cadman throws a head punch that misses.
Adee tries to throw a body punch but Cadman avoids it by throwing Adee back against the cage.
Adee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right handed body shot lands from Adee.
Adee lands a nice shot to the body.
Cadman working aggressively here.
Adee throws a punch but it's blocked by Cadman .
Adee misses with a punch on the inside.
Cadman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cadman slows down the pace here.
Adee lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Adee.
A short body shot lands from Adee as the two fighters clinch.
Cadman working aggressively here.
Adee lands with a right to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Adee fails to land.
Adee struggles to land a body shot inside as Cadman controls his hands.
Adee lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cadman has a couple of punches blocked by Adee.
Adee lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Cadman is rocked!
Adee dips a shoulder and cracks Cadman with a mighty uppercut! Cadman falls back against the cage and Adee unloads with a barrage of strikes! Cadman is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Adee screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arriorus Adee!