PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chris Caine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesse Brinkley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Caine kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is All These Things. Chris Caine could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jesse Brinkley's chin.

Caine
vs
Brinkley

178 cm
20
165 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

180 cm
23
178 lbs
2 - 1 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chris Caine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jesse Brinkley!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Yves DeLean and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caine moves forwards but Brinkley connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Brinkley throws a right hand that Caine ducks under and follows up with a left that Caine also avoids with ease.
Caine misses with a straight left.

Caine shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Brinkley's guard.
Brinkley wants to stand and escape but Caine is having none of it.
Caine sitting in guard here, content to control.
Caine stops Brinkley from standing up.

Brinkley kicks Caine off and gets to his feet.
A punch combination from Brinkley misses.
Brinkley circles away from the clinch attempt.
Brinkley lands a jab to Caine's midsection.
A left lands for Brinkley.
Caine looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Brinkley is fending him off so far but Caine persists. Nope, Brinkley circles away and we're back to standing.
Brinkley scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brinkley fails to land with a series of punches.
Brinkley lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Caine circles away quickly and effectively.
Caine connects with the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brinkley lunges at Caine with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Caine's hand.
Brinkley misses with a double jab.
Caine takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Caine is breathing heavily.
Caine showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brinkley.
Brinkley cracks Caine with an open hand slap.
Caine looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Brinkley is fending him off so far but Caine persists. Nope, Brinkley circles away and we're back to standing.
Brinkley misses with a wild combination.
Brinkley cracks Caine with a right hand to the side of the head.
Brinkley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Caine ducks right into an uppercut from Brinkley.
Brinkley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Brinkley with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Caine tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brinkley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jesse Brinkley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A right-left combo lands from Brinkley.

It looks like Chris Caine has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Caine is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brinkley lands a jab-cross combination.

Caine is rocked!
Caine avoids a punch combination nicely.
Brinkley lands a body shot.
Brinkley lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Brinkley throws a nice looking combination but Caine bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Brinkley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Caine scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Caine with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Brinkley to score with a decent uppercut.
A combination from Brinkley does no damage.

Caine closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Brinkley tries to kick Caine off but Caine keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Caine tries to stand and escape but Brinkley is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brinkley is looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Brinkley has one foot on Caine's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Brinkley throws a nice looking combination but Caine bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice uppercut lands for Brinkley. That snapped Caine's head back.
Caine tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brinkley paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brinkley misses with a combination

and Caine counters with a single leg into guard. Brinkley didn't expect that.
Brinkley keeping moving, preventing Caine from controlling successfully.

Brinkley kicks Caine off and gets to his feet.
Brinkley misses with a two punch combination.

Caine fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Brinkley sprawls well initially but Caine persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caine takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Caine wants to stand up but Brinkley has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Caine stops Brinkley from getting back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Brinkley is not content to let Caine control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jesse Brinkley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chris Caine's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Brinkley swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Brinkley scores with a jab.
Brinkley throws a series of punches but Caine avoids them all with ease.
Brinkley misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brinkley's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Brinkley duly obliges.
Caine is looking to clinch but Brinkley is avoiding it.
Brinkley looks to land a combination but Caine avoids it well.
Caine throws a shot to the body.
Caine fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Caine shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Caine trying to control the action but Brinkley is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Brinkley has one foot on Caine's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Caine dodges the punch combination from Brinkley.
Brinkley looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Caine misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brinkley throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Caine bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Brinkley is trying to get back to his feet.
Brinkley is not content to let Caine control the position.
Caine tries to stand but Brinkley is controlling his head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brinkley is trying to get back to his feet.
Brinkley is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Brinkley gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Caine to score an easy takedown into full guard.

Brinkley is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brinkley is looking to break free of the clinch but Caine has double underhooks.
Brinkley wants to break free but Caine has control.
Caine tries to pull guard but Brinkley holds him up against the cage and eventually Caine drops back down to his feet.
Caine misses with a body punch.

Brinkley breaks from the clinch.
Brinkley will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Caine walks into a left hand.
Jesse Brinkley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Brinkley scores with the left hand. Caine knows he should have avoided that one.
Brinkley will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Brinkley misses with the combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Some wild striking there from Caine.
Brinkley throws a good cross that connects.
Caine tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Brinkley paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chris Caine is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brinkley throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Brinkley lands a nice shot to the body.
Brinkley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Caine avoids a punch combination nicely.
No luck for Caine with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Caine. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brinkley lands a jab-cross combination.

Caine closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Brinkley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Chris Caine will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Chris Caine's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Caine takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Caine is defended easily by Brinkley.
Brinkley lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Brinkley bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Brinkley lands a jab-cross combination.
Brinkley looks to land a combination. Caine sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Brinkley moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Brinkley tries to bum rush Caine with a series of wild strikes but Caine uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Brinkley misses with the combination.
Caine throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Brinkley cracks Caine with an open hand slap.
Jab from Brinkley.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brinkley lands a head shot.
Caine looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brinkley throws a left and a right that both miss

and Caine counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Caine prevents Brinkley from standing back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Caine tries to pass the half guard into mount. Brinkley knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Brinkley is trying to stand up here but Caine is controlling him well.
Caine seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Brinkley does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Caine is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Brinkley is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Brinkley swinging wilding here.
Caine fails with a takedown attempt.
Brinkley lands a lovely overhand right.
A left lands for Brinkley.
Caine takes a body punch but keeps moving.

Caine darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Brinkley makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Caine is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Brinkley.
Caine shoots in for a takedown but Brinkley shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Caine. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brinkley lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Brinkley lands with an uppercut that bounces Caine off the cage and back into rage.
Brinkley lands with an uppercut that bounces Caine off the cage and back into rage.
Brinkley throws a right and a left that Caine avoids nicely.
A shot to the body from Brinkley misses

and Caine counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Caine.
Brinkley working hard to break the clinch.

Caine manages to break the clinch.
Brinkley swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Caine counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Brinkley's guard now.
Brinkley wants to stand and escape but Caine is having none of it.
Caine trying to control but Brinkley is working from the bottom.
Caine stops Brinkley from standing up.
Caine has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caine trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Brinkley is looking to stand up but Caine isn't so interested in that idea.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Caine moves into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Brinkley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Caine avoids a punch combination nicely.
Brinkley just misses with a punch to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Chris Caine.
I think Caine has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Caine!