PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kane kaine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Britantica Cadman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

kaine
vs
Cadman

170 cm
25
169 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

182 cm
23
160 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kane kaine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Britantica Cadman!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Winston Howard and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for kaine, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
kaine doesn't manage to clinch there - Cadman circles away.
kaine throws a head kick that misses.

kaine clinches up against the cage.

kaine has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Cadman clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!

kaine is persistently looking for the submission but Cadman is defending it well.
kaine is riding his opponent, not letting Cadman buck him off.
kaine doesn't have the hooks in and Cadman manages to turn into his guard.
kaine might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Cadman wants to control from the top but kaine keeps moving.

Cadman drops back looking for a leg! kaine is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and kaine manages to kick Cadman off! Cadman jumps back into kaine's guard.
kaine looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cadman drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and kaine dives on top into guard.
Cadman is trying to keep kaine in close.
kaine preventing the sweep.
kaine postures up.

Cadman has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but kaine can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Cadman isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. kaine stacks Cadman on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by kaine!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Cadman seems a little lost for a moment, as kaine dominates the positioning.
Cadman is trying to improve his position.

kaine swings around for an armbar but Cadman sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into kaine's guard.
Cadman preventing the sweep.

kaine pushes Cadman off and gets back to his feet.
kaine tries to clinch but Cadman moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
kaine tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cadman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
kaine dives in and grabs Cadman's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cadman pushes down on kaine's head and hops out.
Cadman shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

so kaine counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
kaine trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cadman looking to hit a scissor sweep but kaine is one step ahead there.

Cadman is looking for a triangle but kaine pushes his legs off easily.
Cadman trying to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cadman tries to strike from the bottom.
Cadman looking to hit a scissor sweep but kaine is one step ahead there.
Cadman controls kaine momentarily but kaine frees himself.
Cadman looking to hit a scissor sweep but kaine is one step ahead there.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
kaine throws a series of punches but Cadman moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kane kaine dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

kaine throws a right and a left that Cadman avoids nicely.
kaine looks for the body kick but Cadman saw that one coming.
Kane kaine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
kaine tries to clinch up but Cadman circles away and keeps his distance.
kaine with a lazy takedown attempt

so Cadman counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Cadman wants to control from the top but kaine keeps moving.

Cadman has gone for a leg lock! kaine slips out almost immediately though and dives into Cadman's guard.

Cadman escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. kaine gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Cadman is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. kaine is aware though and is defending well.
kaine has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's one minute gone in the round.
kaine is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Cadman trying to keep a closed guard but kaine is proving a slippery customer.
Cadman looking for a sweep. Not yet Cadman, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
kaine not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Cadman not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cadman looking to hit a scissor sweep but kaine is one step ahead there.

Cadman looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Cadman is breathing heavily.

Cadman had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. kaine defends it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Cadman has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but kaine has passed into side control.
Cadman takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Cadman is trying to get back to half guard.
kaine scoring with punches from side control.

kaine stands up and beckons Cadman to his feet.
kaine throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Cadman decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in kaine's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cadman trying to control the position from guard on top but kaine is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Cadman drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and kaine dives on top into guard.

Cadman has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. kaine is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Cadman.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cadman misses with an elbow from the bottom.
kaine is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Cadman's shoulder. That is not cool.
Cadman on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
kaine staying calm.
kaine looks up at the clock and then as Cadman takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, kaine smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A control attempt from Cadman but he's now mounted!
Cadman is working to get back to half guard.

Cadman defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from kaine.
Cadman keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Britantica Cadman will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

kaine moves in looking to clinch but Cadman pushes him off.
kaine misses with a takedown attempt

and Cadman counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for kaine!
Cadman seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but kaine is holding on tight.

Cadman goes for an armbar but he's not got it… kaine turns into him and now he's in Cadman's guard.
Cadman is trying to keep kaine in close.

Cadman throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! kaine escapes and throws Cadman's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cadman tries to buck kaine off but kaine is having none of it.
Cadman struggling a bit here.
kaine remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Cadman on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Cadman wants to control but kaine postures up.
Cadman is looking for a sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
kaine tries to move to mount but Cadman blocks the move with his legs.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
kaine wants to clinch

and Cadman counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
kaine manages to get to full guard.
kaine scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
kaine managing to control the position.
Cadman wants to control from the top but kaine keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kane kaine overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Cadman is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! kaine is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! kaine has escaped and now he's on top!
kaine wants to control from the top but Cadman keeps moving.

Cadman is looking for a triangle but kaine pushes his legs off easily.

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.
Cadman looking to control.

kaine decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

kaine shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Cadman looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
kaine prevents Cadman from improving his position.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Britantica Cadman.
I think Cadman has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 28:29
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 28:29
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Britantica Cadman!