PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Demco Ryans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Caulfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Ryans
vs
Caulfield

195 cm
19
203 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

182 cm
22
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Pandemic Los Angeles [CBK]

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Demco Ryans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jimmy Caulfield!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Andrew Berry and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Caulfield clinches up against the cage.
Ryans unloads a knee to the mid-section. Caulfield lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ryans blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ryans displaying some good clinch control by pressing Caulfield up against the cage.
Caulfield tries to score a body lock takedown but Ryans shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Ryans tries a knee to the head but Caulfield blocks it.
Caulfield 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.
Ryans drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ryans dodges an elbow strike from Caulfield.
Ryans takes an elbow to the temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Caulfield.
Caulfield displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ryans up against the cage.
Ryans on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ryans taking a breather.
Ryans looking to throw knees to the head but Caulfield is blocking nicely.
Ryans avoids the elbow strike from Caulfield, against the cage.
Caulfield pushes off an throws an elbow but Ryans leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ryans will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Caulfield up against the cage.

Caulfield escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Caulfield fails to land with a series of punches.
Ryans tries to clinch but Caulfield moves away
and Caulfield counters with a series of strikes. Ryans will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ryans darts in trying to clinch
and Caulfield counters with a solid body kick.
Caulfield closes the distance and clinches up with Ryans, looking for a takedown. Caulfield pushes Ryans against the cage but Ryans circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Caulfield looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Caulfield in particular looking to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caulfield drops an elbow to the side of Ryans's head.
Caulfield prevents Ryans from standing back up.
Ryans knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Caulfield on the ground.

Caulfield wants to work for an arm triangle but Ryans is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Caulfield wants to free his trapped foot but Ryans is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Caulfield working Ryans over with strikes.
Caulfield working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ryans wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caulfield missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Caulfield thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ryans is in trouble now - Caulfield has advanced to mount!
Caulfield with a couple of short strikes.
Caulfield landing strikes, looking to finish!
Caulfield landing punches.
BOOM! Caulfield connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Caulfield working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caulfield tries to control but Ryans wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Caulfield dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Ryans closes the distance but Caulfield moves to the side
and Caulfield counters with a right hand to the body.
Ryans closes the distance looking to clinch
and Caulfield counters with a leg kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Caulfield is defended easily by Ryans.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Ryans.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryans checks a leg kick nicely.
Ryans uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Caulfield.
Caulfield looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Caulfield scores with a three punch combo!
Caulfield tries to clinch there but Ryans circles away.

Caulfield darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Caulfield scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryans is looking to escape.
Caulfield throwing shots but Ryans is blocking nicely.
Caulfield is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
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. Caulfield connects with a nice short shot to Ryans's temple.
Caulfield scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Caulfield is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Ryans is just riding it out for now. Caulfield eventually gives up the hold.
Caulfield is breathing heavily.
Ryans wants to improve his position but Caulfield is controlling well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryans is in trouble now - Caulfield has advanced to mount!
Caulfield has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Ryans's face.
Caulfield controlling from the full mount.
Caulfield unloading with bombs!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caulfield landing punches.
Ryans taking shots to the head.
Ryans takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Caulfield working the ground and pound effectively.

Caulfield is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Ryans can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Ryans is looking to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Caulfield showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Ryans wants to clinch but Caulfield slips to the side

and Caulfield counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ryans won't be happy with that.
Caulfield is chipping away with strikes.
Caulfield gets to mount! Ryans was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Caulfield working the ground and pound effectively.
Caulfield lands a heavy elbow.
Ryans tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Caulfield looking to control and managing it successfully.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Caulfield scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Ryans?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryans is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Caulfield working the ground and pound effectively.
Caulfield landing strikes from the mount.
Caulfield lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Ryans taking shots to the head.
Ryans takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caulfield landing strikes, looking to finish!
Caulfield lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Caulfield cracks Ryans with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Jimmy Caulfield has got the better of the ground game so far.
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!
Ryans in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Caulfield controlling from the full mount.
Caulfield lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Caulfield fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

Caulfield working for a guillotine from mount but Ryans is in no mood to give up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caulfield landing strikes, looking to finish!
Caulfield breaks from Ryans's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Ryans is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Caulfield lands a big elbow.
Jimmy Caulfield is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Caulfield swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jimmy Caulfield!