PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dong Ming Pak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carver Cade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Ming Pak
vs
Cade

171 cm
30
156 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

170 cm
28
153 lbs
16 - 7 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dong Ming Pak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Carver Cade!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Ian Loll and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cade keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Cade's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Pak connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cade scrambles back to his feet.

Pak forces Cade back against the cage and clinches.
Cade lands a shot to the body.

Pak jumps into guard, dragging Cade to the mat.

Cade got a little sloppy there for a moment and Pak has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Cade has managed to get both his arms back between Pak's legs - danger averted.
Cade content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Cade loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pak utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pak controls Cade momentarily but Cade frees himself.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pak wants to sweep but no luck.

Pak working for a triangle but Cade defends it easily.
Pak working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cade.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cade missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pak is trying to control the position but Cade postures up.
Cade must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Cade postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Cade postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cade postures up.
Cade throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Pak looking for subs off his back but Cade has passed one foot through into half guard.
Cade sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pak defending well though.
Pak on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Pak is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Bruize Brothers that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Nice strikes from Cade there.
Pak tries to roll over but Cade keeps him under control.
Cade 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.
Cade wants to take a breather but Pak is having none of it.
Pak is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Cade scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pak is looking to improve his position.
Cade takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cade takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Cade thows a huge punch but Pak dodges it nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cade wants to control but Pak is keeping him busy.
Pak tries to roll over but Cade keeps him under control.
Pak keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Cade not doing much here.
Pak makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Pak.

Pak is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cade is aware though and is defending well.
Cade loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pak manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Cade manages to get himself to full guard.
Cade working a defensive guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cade pulls Pak in close to prevent any damage.
Pak wants to pass the guard but Cade is keeping the position.
Pak wants to control from the top but Cade keeps moving.
Pak looking to pass the guard.
Cade pulls Pak in close to prevent any damage.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Carver Cade wasn't active enough on the ground.
Pak misses with a takedown attempt
and Cade counters with a leg kick.
Pak misses with a body shot.
Pak is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cade sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dong Ming Pak. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pak tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

Pak gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Cade trying to control but Pak is working from the bottom.
Cade postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Pak avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Cade avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cade makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Cade distracts Pak with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Cade trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cade throws a big elbow that misses.
Cade wants to control from the top but Pak keeps moving.
Cade works over Pak with some ground and pound from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carver Cade dominated that 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.

Cade uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pak.
Cade throws a leg kick but Pak checks it.
Cade throws out a powerful jab.
Cade thumps Pak with a low kick.
Pak stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cade.
Pak checks a leg kick nicely.
Cade misses with a leg kick

and Pak counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Pak's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pak changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Cade fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Cade misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pak.
Good work by Pak as he checks the leg kick.
Pak lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cade circles away quickly and effectively.
Cade checks a low kick from Pak.
Cade turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pak takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Pak 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Cade has Pak up against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pak prevents a body shot from Cade.
Pak scores with a shot to the side of Cade's head.
Cade lands with a light punch inside.
Still in the clinch, Pak scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cade can't find room to land a body shot as Pak controls the action.
Cade working aggressively here.
Pak jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Cade walks away with a smile on his face. Pak gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Cade thows a body shot but no joy.
An inside leg kick from Cade misses.
Pak has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cade finds it's way round the side to connect with Pak's head.
Pak throws a series of punches but Cade avoids them all with ease.
Cade misses with a wild body shot.
Pak jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pak fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cade avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dong Ming Pak. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cade lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cade connects with a single shot there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cade throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cade bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cade on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pak looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Cade is looking to slow Pak down with leg kicks.
Pak shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cade but Cade pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Cade keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Pak throws an off balance right hand
and Cade counters with a leg kick.
A good leg kick by Cade.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cade fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Pak has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pak throws a jab when Cade was well out of range.
Pak fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cade manages to avoid it.
Cade has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Pak jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cade lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

Cade manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Pak on his heels. He'll look to pass Pak's guard now, I'm sure.
Cade trying to control the position from guard on top but Pak is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cade throwing strikes from guard but Pak blocks nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cade lands a couple of elbows.
Cade chips away with some ground and pound.
Carver Cade has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cade works over Pak with some ground and pound from guard.
Pak looking to control.
Pak looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cade distracts Pak with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Cade lands a couple of decent looking shots.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cade accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cade trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pak keeping moving, preventing Cade from controlling successfully.
Pak is looking to sweep but instead, Cade has passed into half guard.
Pak on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cade is looking to advance position but Pak won't allow it.
Cade throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cade 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cade trying to control the action but Pak is working from the bottom.
Cade lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Cade thows a huge punch but Pak dodges it nicely.
Cade is stalling here. Pak is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Cade seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Pak has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Cade is looking to reverse the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pak laying and praying for a moment but Cade takes advantage and regains half guard.
Pak wants to take a breather but Cade is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carver Cade 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!

Cade throws a poor cross that misses

and Pak counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cade is trying to get back to full guard.
Cade is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Pak jumps into side control!
Cade is trying to improve his position.

Pak has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Cade is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Pak yanks on the arm and Cade is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Pak.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dong Ming Pak!
A relieved looking Dong Ming Pak thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.