PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tykwon Dont (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Caige (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Caige has chosen Silverchair- Freak as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Tykwon Dont has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Dont
vs
Caige

185 cm
22
175 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

172 cm
23
190 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tykwon Dont!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Billy Caige!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Skip Squint and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dont tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Dont moves into the clinch.
Dont lands a nice knee to the body.

Dont breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Dont rushes Caige and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Caige working hard to break the clinch.
Dont is trying to force a seperation but Caige has the dominant position.
Caige is trying to break the clinch but Dont has him pressed against the cage.

Dont's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Caige fails to land with a series of punches.
Dont plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A head kick misses from Caige.
Dont throws a sloppy head kick and Caige moves out of range easily.
Caige fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dont goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
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!
Caige fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Caige.
Caige misses with a series of wild punches.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dont.
Dont cracks the inside of Caige's front leg.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dont looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Caige tries a head kick but it misses.
Billy Caige seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Caige throws a lazy body kick
and Dont counters with a low kick, right behind Caige 's knee.
Dont doesn't manage to clinch there - Caige circles away.
Caige misses with a combination
and Dont counters with a head kick. That will keep Caige thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caige lands a front kick.
Caige blocks a head kick by Dont.
Dont fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Caige throws a wild body kick that Dont sees coming a mile off.

Caige scores with a takedown into Dont's guard.

Dont is working an open guard so Caige takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Caige gets the takedown into side control.
Caige looks winded!
Dont manages to work his way to half guard, despite Caige's best efforts.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dont is trying to stand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caige tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Caige stops Dont from getting back to his feet.
Caige seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Dont is looking to escape.
Caige wants to stand up but Dont is controlling the position.
Caige tries to stand and escape but Dont actually recovers to full guard.

Caige stands and steps away. Dont gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Tykwon Dont is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Dont closes the distance and clinches.
Caige can't break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dont escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dont throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Dont throws a head kick but Caige moves out of range.

Dont gets a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Caige wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dont has him pressed against the cage.
Dont is trying to push Caige away but Caige has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Dont breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dont lands a high kick!
Dont tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Caige manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Caige throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Caige misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dont connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tykwon Dont dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Dont closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Dont tries to break free but Caige pushes him back against the cage.

Dont manages to break the clinch.
Dont tries to clinch but Caige moves out of range.
Caige swats away the attempt to clinch by Dont.
Dont bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Caige's head backwards.
Dont tries to close the distance and clinch up but Caige swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dont tries to clinch there but Caige circles away.
Dont tries a head kick but it misses.
Caige looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dont misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dont avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Caige shoots in for a double leg but Dont sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Dont throws a head kick that half lands.
Caige throws a poor cross that misses
and Dont counters with a one-two to the body.
Caige on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Dont here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.

Dont forces Caige back against the cage and clinches.
Caige is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dont using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Caige has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dont lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Caige working hard to break the clinch.
Dont has had enough of the clinch but Caige keeps him there for the moment.
A knee to the head by Dont.

Dont manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caige swats away the attempt to clinch by Dont.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Caige throws out a loose jab but Dont uses good head movement to avoid it.

Dont gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Dont manages to escape and get back to his feet.

Caige scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Caige decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Dont doesn't manage to clinch there - Caige circles away.
Caige rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dont moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Billy Caige is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Caige is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caige throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dont tries to clinch but Caige is having none of it.
Dont throws a front kick that sends Caige stumbling back into the cage.
Caige misses with a head kick.
Dont stuffs the takedown attempt from Caige. Caige gets slowly back to his feet.
Dont fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dont looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dont throws a head kick that misses.
Dont connects with a high kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dont has closed the distance and engaged Caige in a clinch.

Dont's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Caige scores with a leg kick.
Dont wants to clinch.
Dont lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Caige throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dont counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Caige is lucky that one didn't land flush.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dont misses with a head kick.
Caige tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dont swivels and escapes.
Tykwon Dont has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Caige.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Caige is defended easily by Dont.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tykwon Dont dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Caige throws a head kick but Dont moves out of range.
Caige throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dont.
Dont tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Caige paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dont ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Caige moves away.
Caige throws a head kick but Dont moves out of range.

Dont takes the fight into the clinch.
Caige tries to break free but Dont pushes him back against the cage.

Dont manages to break the clinch.
Dont slips a jab from Caige.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Caige misses with a series of wild punches.
Dont wants to clinch.
Caige throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Dont counter with a right hand.
Caige displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Caige takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Caige keeps the fight on the outside.
A head kick from Dont lands but Caige takes it in his stride.
Caige avoids the head kick by Dont.
Nice body kick from Dont.
Dont throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Caige has a takedown stuffed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dont throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Caige misses with a wild combination.
Caige falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dont counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Caige throws a lazy head kick
and Dont counters with a nice body shot.
Dont lands with a slapping head kick.
Caige takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Caige swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dont connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dont is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A head kick from Dont lands but Caige takes it in his stride.
Dont is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dont tries to clinch but Caige is having none of it.

Dont has Caige up against the cage in a clinch.
Caige is trying to break the clinch but Dont has him pressed against the cage.
Dont effectively controlling the action here.

Dont breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dont tries to clinch but Caige is having none of it.
Caige misses with a few strikes there.
Dont throws a head kick but Caige moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dont gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Dont breaks from the clinch.
Caige avoids the head kick by Dont.
A head kick by Caige misses
and Dont counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Tykwon Dont is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A head kick by Caige misses
and Dont counters with a head kick. That will keep Caige thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Caige tries a head kick but it misses.
Dont wants to clinch.
Caige misses with a few strikes there.
Billy Caige has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A slapping body kick lands there for Dont.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tykwon Dont showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dont, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tykwon Dont!