PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cabbage Patch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Caron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Patch comes to the cage accompanied by Stormtrooper-Pepper. Caron has chosen "99 Problems" as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Cabbage Patch is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Patch
vs
Caron

189 cm
28
281 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

196 cm
29
285 lbs
8 - 8 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

Bellum Dominum

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cabbage Patch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Caron!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Daniel Blasius and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patch throws a right and a left that Caron avoids nicely.
Caron tries to clinch up.
Caron looks to clinch
and Patch connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Caron tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Patch moves out of range of the body kick.
Caron looks to score with a jab to the body but Patch is just out of range.
Caron misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Patch counters with a straight right hand.
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!
Patch avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Caron tries to close the distance and clinch up but Patch swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A cross from Caron lands.
Patch looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
John Caron seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Caron gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Patch to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Caron keeping full guard, as Patch tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patch trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Patch trying to control but Caron is working from the bottom.
Patch throws an elbow that misses. Caron uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Patch's guard. Nice move by Caron!
Patch being controlled here, momentarily.
Let's hope that Caron has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patch is trying to control the position but Caron postures up.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by John Caron.
Caron moves to clinch but Patch breaks away
and Patch cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A punch combination from Patch misses.
Caron throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Patch misses with a wild combination.
The fighters circling - Caron throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Patch gets the takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Caron struggling a bit here.
Caron is looking to regain half guard here but Patch keeps moving and retains side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patch cracks Caron with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Caron wants to control but Patch postures up.

Patch is trying to get an arm triangle but Caron is defending well.
Patch 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.
Patch tries to score with some ground and pound. Caron controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Patch tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Patch misses with the ground and pound.
Patch tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Caron manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Patch is trying to stand back up but Caron is controlling him
Caron is controlling the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patch is doing well to control the position and prevent Caron from advancing to side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Patch trying to hold on to Caron's head to control him but Caron postures up.
Patch wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Caron prevents Patch from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The crowd cheers as Patch lands an impressive looking overhand right. Caron doesn't seem phased though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Patch keeps the fight on the outside.
Patch rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Caron moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Caron misses with a kick to the body.
Patch takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Caron dodges the punch combination from Patch.

Caron has closed the distance and engaged Patch in a clinch.
Patch is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Caron pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Patch blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Caron is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Patch blocks a body shot from Caron.

Caron manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Cabbage Patch overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Patch is fighting to break Caron's control of his arms but Caron is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patch wants to pass the guard but Caron is keeping the position.
Patch wants to control from the top but Caron keeps moving.
Patch content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Patch throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Patch is fighting to break Caron's control of his arms but Caron is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Caron working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Patch.
Caron looking to control.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. John Caron wasn't active enough on the ground.
Caron fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cabbage Patch is winning the standup battle so far.

Caron closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Patch has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Caron is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cabbage Patch. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caron goes for a takedown in the clinch but Patch prevents it.
Caron lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Patch's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Caron is pushing Patch up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

Caron's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Caron is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Patch ducks under a wild hook from Caron.
Patch misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caron tries to clinch up but Patch circles away and keeps his distance.
Patch uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Caron.
Patch fails to land with a series of punches.
Caron tries to clinch but Patch is having none of it.
Caron ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Patch moves away.
A big left from Caron misses.
Caron misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Patch counters with a single leg into guard. Caron didn't expect that.
Patch tries to free his leg and advance position but Caron is retaining full guard.
Caron is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Patch is trying to control the position but Caron postures up.
Caron content to stall in guard here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by John Caron.
Patch lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Caron digs a good hook to Patch's body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Caron is looking to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Caron tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Patch was well out of range. Poor timing from Caron.
Caron doesn't manage to clinch there - Patch circles away.
John Caron is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Caron takes the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Caron showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Caron misses the shot to the body.
Caron tries to close the distance and clinch but Patch swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Caron is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Caron moves in looking to clinch but Patch pushes him off.
Patch misses with a jab, cross combination.
Caron tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Patch manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Patch slips under a jab from Caron.
Patch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Caron shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Caron waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Patch.
Caron thows a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Caron staying out of range there.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Patch drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Caron gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Caron breaks the clinch.
Caron pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Caron scores with a jab. Patch acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Caron avoids a punch combination nicely.
Patch uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Caron.
Patch throws a body punch but Caron moves out of range.
Caron is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Patch rather than just go for the knockout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caron misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Patch counters with a two punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Patch misses with the combination.
Patch pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Caron throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Patch avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Caron tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Patch was well out of range. Poor timing from Caron.
Caron just misses with a punch to the body.
Patch keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice sprawl there from Caron as Patch shoots in.

Caron takes the fight into the clinch.
Caron drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Patch gets the underhooks and prevents it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caron slows down the pace here.
Caron misses with a short punch on the inside.
Caron swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Caron manages to break the clinch.
Caron dodges the punch combination from Patch.
Cabbage Patch is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Caron tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Patch counters with a two punch combo.
Caron tries to clinch but Patch is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caron fails with an attempt to clinch.
Caron closes the distance looking to clinch
and Patch counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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!
Caron walks into a stiff left hand from Patch.
Caron wants to clinch.
Decent striking displayed by Patch there.
Patch swats away the attempt to clinch by Caron.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Caron wants to clinch.
Patch goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cabbage Patch showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Patch 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cabbage Patch!
Cabbage Patch decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.