PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luis De Morales (ranked 3941 p4p, 3897 weight class) and Ayden Cain (ranked 0 p4p, 413 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

De Morales
vs
Cain

194 cm
22
220
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
18
270
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Bloodbath MMA Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Luis De Morales!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ayden Cain!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Dillan Fox and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cain thows a left - swing and a miss!
De Morales ducks under a wild hook from Cain.
De Morales shoots for a double leg takedown but Cain sprawls well. He's pushed De Morales's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ayden Cain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A good leg kick by Cain.
De Morales shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Cain sprawls well. Cain wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. De Morales gets slowly back to his feet.
Cain throws a jab but it's blocked by De Morales.
Nice defenses there by De Morales.
De Morales shoots for a double leg takedown but Cain sprawls well. He's pushed De Morales's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luis De Morales. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cain looks to clinch
and De Morales counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

De Morales changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Cain looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Cain is trying to escape the position but De Morales is controlling the position.

De Morales decides to stand back up. De Morales steps back and let's Cain get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Morales shoots in looking for a takedown. Cain tries to sprawl out of it but De Morales keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cain manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
De Morales shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cain as he avoids it easily.
Cain tries to clinch there but De Morales circles away.
Decent striking displayed by Cain there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cain.
De Morales shoots for a double leg takedown but Cain sprawls well. He's pushed De Morales's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
De Morales shoots in looking for a takedown but Cain manages to keep the fight standing, pushing De Morales's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Cain tries to close the distance and clinch up but De Morales swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Morales shoots in for a takedown but Cain shows good takedown defense.
De Morales is breathing heavily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cain looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cain is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Morales.
Cain thuds his right hand into De Morales's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cain looks to land a body kick but De Morales moved away.
De Morales tries a head kick but it misses.
De Morales dives in for a single leg takedown but Cain sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Cain misses with a punch to the body.
De Morales is trying to force a seperation but Cain has the dominant position.
Cain tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Cain on the inside.
De Morales working hard to break the clinch.

Cain is fighting off a takedown attempt but De Morales is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Cain to the mat. Cain regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

De Morales gets to his feet - Cain follows without any prompting.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Cain misses its intended target.
De Morales attempts a counter takedown but Cain avoids it well and moves away.
Cain looks to land a combination but De Morales avoids it well.
Cain scores with the left hand. De Morales knows he should have avoided that one.
De Morales looks for the body kick but Cain saw that one coming.
De Morales takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
De Morales swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ayden Cain is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cain jabs De Morales right on the nose. De Morales blinks but takes it well.
A lazy left from Cain finds it's target.
Cain throws a jab but it's blocked by De Morales.
De Morales displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cain throws out the jab.
De Morales shoots and misses
and Cain counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cain scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

De Morales shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cain avoiding damage under a succession of punches from De Morales.
Cain looks like he's trying to stand up.
De Morales trying to mount his opponent but Cain defends it.
Cain should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Cain tries to push off, looking to stand up, but De Morales manages to move to mount!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Donk. Cain catches De Morales right on the button with a cross.
De Morales takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cain bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of De Morales's head.
Cain fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Morales manages to avoid it.
De Morales wants to clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from De Morales.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Cain gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows De Morales to score an easy takedown into full guard.
De Morales controlling from the top position.
Cain has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Morales passes into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with De Morales in particular looking to stall.
Cain pushes De Morales off looking to stand but De Morales dives back in and keeps control.
De Morales stalling.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

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.
De Morales lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
De Morales not doing much here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
De Morales takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Luis De Morales is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

De Morales moves into the clinch.
Cain works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
De Morales is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Cain gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Cain is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cain throws a punch but it's blocked by De Morales.
Cain tried to land a shot to the body but connects with De Morales's elbow.
Cain is trying to push De Morales away but De Morales has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
De Morales fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luis De Morales. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cain struggles to land a body shot inside as De Morales controls his hands.
A short uppercut from De Morales.
Cain lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt De Morales or not.
Cain works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A frustrated look appears on Cain's face as he tries to break the clinch.
De Morales blocks a body shot from Cain.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
De Morales is trying to break free.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Ayden Cain will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Cain lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cain works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
De Morales has his takedown stuffed
and Cain connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

De Morales closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Cain to the mat! Cain manages to get full guard.
De Morales sitting in guard here, content to control.
De Morales stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cain swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Morales is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
De Morales stops Cain from standing up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Morales postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

De Morales stands up and waves to Cain to follow him.
Cain scores with a kick to the body.
De Morales slips a straight right by Cain.
De Morales tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Cain counters with a good low kick that De Morales was not able to check.
Cain with a nice calf kick.
De Morales throws a head kick but Cain moves out of range.

De Morales gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cain is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Cain misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Morales prevents a body shot from Cain.
Cain can't find room to land a body shot as De Morales controls the action.
Cain has De Morales pressed against the cage, preventing De Morales from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cain has De Morales pressed against the cage, preventing De Morales from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cain avoids the elbow strike from De Morales, against the cage.
Cain misses with a shot to the kidneys.
De Morales tries to pull guard but Cain holds him up against the cage and eventually De Morales drops back down to his feet.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cain.
De Morales blocks a body shot from Cain.
Cain taking a breather.

De Morales tightens his grip and picks Cain up, before dumping him to the ground. Cain manages to land in guard.
De Morales's corner is telling him to maintain position.
De Morales has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Ayden Cain is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

De Morales stands up and waves to Cain to follow him.
Cain is looking to clinch but De Morales is avoiding it.
De Morales drops his hands momentarily and Cain takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cain scores with a hook.
De Morales moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Cain lands a lovely overhand right.
Cain misses the jab.
Cain blocks the body kick.
Cain tries a quick counter leg kick but De Morales is wise to it.
Cain looks to land a left hand but De Morales moved out of range nicely.
De Morales circles away from the clinch attempt.
De Morales appears to be looking for a counter takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cain throws a good cross that connects.
Cain scoring well with a low kick there.

De Morales takes the fight into the clinch.
De Morales wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luis De Morales. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Cain misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cain throws a head punch that misses.
De Morales looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cain.
Cain is trying to break the clinch but De Morales has him pressed against the cage.
Luis De Morales has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cain doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
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 misses with the head strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ayden Cain comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Cain 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ayden Cain!