|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Q Tip (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicholas Edward Cave (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tip's entrance music is Check the Rhime. A fine choice. 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.
 |
|
 |
| 153 cm
19
144 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
|
169 cm
22
145 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin |
|
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Determined |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Q Tip!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nicholas Edward Cave!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Luis Engracia and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cave moves in looking to clinch but Tip pushes him off.
Tip shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cave defends it nicely.
Tip gets a takedown into half guard.
Cave looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Cave is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Tip pulls his head out easily.
Nice strikes from Tip there.
Cave looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Cave on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Tip working the head and body with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tip slips a nice elbow through Cave's hands, connecting with Cave's forehead.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Tip connects with a nice short shot to Cave's temple.
Tip scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Cave is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Tip pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ground and pound from Tip.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tip drops an elbow to the side of Cave's head.
Tip slips a nice elbow through Cave's hands, connecting with Cave's forehead.
Cave is rocked!
Cave taking some punishment here, with Tip in his half guard.
Cave is still in real trouble! Can Tip finish him?
Tip passes to side control.
Cave seems to have recovered his senses.
Cave is looking for a sweep.
Cave looks gassed!
Cave is working to avoid the ground and pound but Tip connects with a decent elbow.
Tip cracks Cave with a big elbow.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Tip cracks Cave with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Cave tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Tip wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Cave is working to avoid the ground and pound but Tip connects with a decent elbow.
Cave gets back to half guard.
Cave is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Tip scores with a couple of nice shots.
Cave looking for submissions off his back.
Cave looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tip lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Cave looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Tip connects with a nice short shot to Cave's temple.
Tip drops an elbow to the side of Cave's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Tip connects with a nice short shot to Cave's temple.
Tip landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Cave has hold of Tip's hands but Tip slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Nice strikes from Tip there.
Tip moves into full mount! Cave won't be happy about that!
Tip punishing his opponent with strikes.
Tip raining down shots from the mount!
BOOM! Tip connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cave is wriggling around trying to escape.
Tip pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Tip is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Tip with the ground and pound from mount.
The referee warns Cave that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Cave is desperately trying to improve his position but Tip has a good base and remains in mount.
Tip lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Cave tries to reverse the position but Tip maintains control.
Tip scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Cave?
Cave tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tip lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Cave is bucking up trying to escape but Tip cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Tip postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Cave bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Tip and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Q Tip!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
96% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
