PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Taron Caceres (ranked 3888 p4p, 4096 weight class) and Shawn The General (ranked 441 p4p, 461 weight class). The key to victory for Taron Caceres has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Caceres
vs
The General

180 cm
25
182
2 - 1 - 0

182 cm
24
180
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Very confident

Elder Scrolls Nutrition & Laundry

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Taron Caceres!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shawn The General!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Alec Ball and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The General takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Caceres connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

It looks like Shawn The General has been cut.
Caceres throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

so The General counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The General is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Caceres avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Caceres not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The General has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Caceres keeping moving, preventing The General from controlling successfully.
Caceres controls The General momentarily but The General frees himself.
Caceres preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caceres keeping full guard, as The General tries to pass.
The General trying to control but Caceres is working from the bottom.
Caceres pulls The General in close to his closed guard and prevents The General from doing any damage or advancing position.
Caceres looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Caceres is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because The General is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Caceres misses with a jab to the body

and The General counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The General trying to control but Caceres is working from the bottom.
Caceres working a defensive guard here.
Caceres keeping full guard, as The General tries to pass.
The General postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The General postures up.
The General lands a couple of elbows.
The General is looking to work some ground and pound but Caceres has wrist control.
The General trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The General postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

The General is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Caceres looking to control.
The General scoring with some ground and pound.
The General is fighting to break Caceres's control of his arms but Caceres is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Caceres is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The General trying to control the position from guard on top but Caceres is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The General trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The General chips away with some ground and pound.
Caceres looking to control but The General passes into half guard.
Caceres tries to roll over but The General keeps him under control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

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

The General is working for a kimura but Caceres is defending it quite comfortably.

The General looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Caceres definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The General trying to control from half guard but Caceres is working away.
Caceres has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. The General is working away from the top position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The General wants to take a breather but Caceres is having none of it.
The General not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Caceres is pressing down on The General's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The General with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Caceres pulls The General in to control the position.

The General drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and The General jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Caceres is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Caceres working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from The General.
Caceres wants to sweep here but The General controlling him for the moment.
The General trying to control but Caceres is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The General stays in close to Caceres's body and controls the position.
Caceres is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Shawn The General dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shawn The General's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

The General walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Caceres throws a right hand that misses

and The General counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Caceres is looking to get back to is feet but The General passes into side control.

The General looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Caceres struggling a bit here.
The General wants to lay and pray for a moment but Caceres keeps working.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caceres struggling a bit here.

The General wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Caceres, who protects the arm well.

The General thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Caceres is trying to control The General's posture but The General avoids it.
Caceres tries to control the position but he's not in luck - The General easily slips into full mount!
Caceres is in a horrible position here. The General smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Caceres is trying to escape the mount.
The General controlling the position easily from mount.
Caceres tries to lock up and control but The General gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
A nice elbow there by The General.

The General has control of Caceres's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Caceres regains control of the situation pretty easily.
The General looking to finish Caceres with some ground and pound. This is bad for Caceres!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caceres wants to control but The General is having none of it.
Caceres is looking to improve his position but The General isn't that keen on the idea.
The General lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The General avoids the attempt from Caceres to control.
Caceres is looking to improve his position but The General isn't that keen on the idea.
Caceres tries to hold on but The General pushes him away.
The General tries to control but Caceres wriggling away.
Shawn The General has got the better of the ground game so far.

The General looking for a guillotine from mount but Caceres is having none of it.
Caceres is desperately trying to improve his position but The General has a good base and remains in mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The General with good strikes from the mount here!
The General avoids the attempt from Caceres to control.
Caceres can't escape the position.
The General can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Caceres is looking to escape.

Caceres defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from The General.
Caceres keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The General has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Caceres is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

The General looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The General looking to control and managing it successfully.
The General tries to control but Caceres wriggling away.
The General looking to control and managing it successfully.
Caceres is trying desperately to improve position.

The General has hold of Caceres's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Caceres manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.

The General with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
BOOM! The General connects with a massive shot to the dome!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Shawn The General showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Shawn The General's cut.
That's time! Caceres's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

The General displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Caceres.
Caceres misses with a combination

and The General counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The General trying to control the position from guard on top but Caceres is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The General sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Caceres's guard.
Caceres wants to get back to full guard.

The General seems to be working for a kimura but Caceres defends the submission attempt.

The General is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Caceres sees it coming and defends easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caceres is looking to improve his position.
Caceres trying to control from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The General is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Caceres is trying to maintain the position but The General is very close to passing his half guard.
The General takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The General has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Caceres tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The General lands a big elbow.
Caceres tries to hold on but The General pushes him away.

The General is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Caceres can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
The General takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The General controlling from the full mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caceres really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Caceres tries to lock up and control but The General gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The General prevents Caceres from getting the reversal.
The General avoids the attempt from Caceres to control.
The General is landing with some decent strikes but Caceres is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Caceres wants to control but The General is having none of it.
The General working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The General looking to control but Caceres is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Caceres tries to hold on but The General postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caceres manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The General passes into side control, despite Caceres's attempt to control the position.
Caceres is being controlled here.

The General working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The General works to advance to full mount. Caceres defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Caceres's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Caceres wants to hold on but The General pushes him away.
The General has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Caceres's face.
The General lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The General lands a big shot there that rocks Caceres but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caceres is in a horrible position here. The General smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Caceres tries to lock up and control but The General gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Caceres keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Caceres is working hard here to advance position.

The General looking to secure an arm triangle but Caceres defends it well.
The General sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The General can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Caceres is looking to escape.
Caceres is trying to escape the mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shawn The General comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got The General 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight for Shawn The General!
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight for Shawn The General!
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight for Shawn The General!

Shawn The General wins by unanimous decision!