PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Cavalera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Charles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Charles has chosen Muddy Waters- Hoochie Coochie Man as his entrance music. Ray Charles is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Cavalera
vs
Charles

187 cm
27
215 lbs
12 - 8 - 0

190 cm
29
215 lbs
24 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Popeye’s Spinach - 159 + 158 Proof Supps

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 12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Max Cavalera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ray Charles!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Robert Douchet and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Charles lands a nice looking body shot.
Cavalera closes the distance and lands a one-two.

It looks like Ray Charles has been cut.
Charles pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cavalera ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Charles moves away.
Charles uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cavalera.
Charles uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cavalera has time to react.
Decent striking displayed by Charles there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Charles misses with an uppercut. Cavalera saw that one coming.
Charles lands with a good body shot.
Cavalera uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Charles.
Cavalera takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Charles looks to throw the jab but Cavalera is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cavalera has a takedown stuffed.
Cavalera tries to clinch there but Charles circles away.
Cavalera gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Charles throws a shot from downtown. Cavalera moves away and avoids it.

Cavalera closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Charles quickly recovers to half guard.
Charles avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cavalera.
Charles wants to improve his position but Cavalera is controlling well.
Charles is pressing down on Cavalera's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Cavalera loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cavalera trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Charles is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Charles preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cavalera stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Charles swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Charles has control of Cavalera's left arm, preventing Cavalera from doing any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Charles looking for a sweep. Not yet Charles, not yet.
Charles keeping moving, preventing Cavalera from controlling successfully.
Charles pulls Cavalera in close to prevent any damage.
Charles tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ray Charles has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Charles misses with a body punch
and Cavalera counters with a straight right hand.
Charles tests Cavalera's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cavalera shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Charles pinned against the cage. Charles gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Charles throws a hook but Cavalera avoids it easily.
Cavalera throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Charles avoids the body shot from Cavalera.
Charles fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cavalera manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charles walks into a left hand.
Charles loads up on a big right hand but Cavalera slips the punch.
Charles throws out a loose jab but Cavalera uses good head movement to avoid it.
Charles throws a right hand that misses
enabling Cavalera to counter with a crisp jab.
Charles moves into range and connects with a jab.
Charles lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Charles bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cavalera's head backwards.
Charles keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Charles scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Charles throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cavalera sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ray Charles dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ray Charles'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.

Cavalera will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cavalera misses with a wild body shot.
Charles swinging wildly here.
Cavalera is looking to wear down Charles with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Cavalera swats away the attempt to clinch by Charles.
Ray Charles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Cavalera shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Charles napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Charles wants to control but Cavalera postures up.
Charles avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Cavalera.
You can see the frustration on Charles's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Cavalera looks up at the clock and then as Charles takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Cavalera smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cavalera thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Cavalera tries to advance to mount but Charles denies him.
Charles manages to get back to half guard.
Charles is not content to let Cavalera control the position.
Charles is looking for a sweep. Cavalera is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Charles trying to control but Cavalera postures up.
Charles moves into full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charles is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Cavalera looking to pass the guard.
Cavalera is pushing down on Charles's leg trying to pass to half guard. Charles is fighting to maintain full guard but Cavalera has managed to sneak the leg through.
Cavalera is thwarting Charles's attempts to control the position.

Cavalera is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Charles defends it well.
Charles is looking to improve his position.
Cavalera has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charles blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cavalera.
Charles is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Cavalera is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Charles wants to get back to his feet.
Charles manages to get to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cavalera trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cavalera trying to control but Charles is working from the bottom.
Cavalera won't allow Charles to sweep him here.
Max Cavalera overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cavalera trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cavalera postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Cavalera has gone for a leg lock! Charles slips out almost immediately though and dives into Cavalera's guard.
Charles throws an elbow that misses. Cavalera uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Charles's guard. Nice move by Cavalera!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Charles is looking to stand up but Cavalera isn't so interested in that idea.
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 Max Cavalera will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ray Charles's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Charles misses with a double jab.
Charles swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Charles misses the shot to the body.
Good exchange - Cavalera coming out on top.
Cavalera moves out of range as Charles strikes.
Some wild striking there from Charles.
Charles misses the shot to the body.
Charles swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ray Charles seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cavalera just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Charles digs a good body shot into Cavalera's ribs.
Charles misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Cavalera counters with a straight right hand.
Cavalera misses with a series of wild punches.
A right-left combo lands from Charles.
A telegraphed right hand from Charles misses the target.
Charles misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cavalera.
Charles misses with a series of wild punches.
Charles throws a jab when Cavalera was well out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Charles gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Charles is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Charles blocks the strikes from Cavalera.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cavalera misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Cavalera moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Cavalera keeping full guard, as Charles tries to pass.
Charles trying to control but Cavalera is working from the bottom.
Charles must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cavalera looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Cavalera throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cavalera is on top in guard.
Cavalera pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Charles is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Charles wants to stand but Cavalera is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charles is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Cavalera tries to free his leg and advance position but Charles is retaining full guard.
Cavalera sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Charles's guard.
Charles is looking to improve his position.

Cavalera is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Charles has managed to free his arm - good work.

Cavalera is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Charles is looking for a sweep. Cavalera is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Max Cavalera showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cavalera 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Max Cavalera!
A very excited looking Max Cavalera made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.