PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Tarlac (ranked 1758 p4p, 193 weight class) and Cayden Cadman (ranked 1304 p4p, 149 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Tarlac
vs
Cadman

174 cm
31
167 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

176 cm
26
167 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vladimir Tarlac!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cayden Cadman !
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tarlac scores with a hook to the body. Cadman takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tarlac misses with the combination.
Tarlac thuds a left hand into Cadman 's body.
Cadman misses with a lunging right hand
and Tarlac makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Cadman rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tarlac connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A low kick from Tarlac misses
and Cadman makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Tarlac bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tarlac comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cadman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tarlac misses the shot to the body.
Tarlac connects with an inside leg kick.

Cadman gets tackled into the ropes by Tarlac. Tarlac maintains the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tarlac tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cadman 's elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarlac blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Tarlac.
Tarlac can't find room to land a body shot as Cadman controls the action.
Tarlac blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tarlac scores with a shoulder strike.
Cadman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cadman misses with a punch on the inside.
Tarlac misses with a body punch.
Tarlac misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cadman gets through Tarlac's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tarlac blocks an uppercut.
Tarlac can't find room to land a body shot as Cadman controls the action.
Tarlac working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cadman misses with a punch on the inside.
Tarlac misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tarlac lands a body shot.
Cadman lands with a short shot to the head.
Tarlac can't find room to land a body shot as Cadman controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tarlac.
Cadman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tarlac misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cadman .
Cadman tries to work over Tarlac's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cadman lands with a left to the head.
Tarlac gets through Cadman 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cadman .
Tarlac misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cadman blocks a body shot from Tarlac.
Tarlac tries a knee to the head but Cadman blocks it.
Tarlac throws a head punch that misses.
Tarlac misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cadman scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Cadman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tarlac misses with a low kick.
Tarlac connects with a leg kick. Cadman looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cadman tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tarlac counters with a slapping leg kick.
Tarlac misses with a low kick as Cadman jumps back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vladimir Tarlac dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Cadman swings for the body but Tarlac moves out of range.
Vladimir Tarlac seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cadman checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
It seemed like Cadman was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tarlac throws a leg kick
and Cadman counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tarlac throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Tarlac throws a predictable looking body shot
and Cadman counters with a stiff right hand.
Tarlac scores with a leg kick.
Cadman missing with a left hand there. Tarlac was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tarlac connects with a solid leg kick.
Cadman lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tarlac moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tarlac misses with a body shot.
Cadman checks a leg kick.
A low kick from Tarlac is predictable there

and Cadman holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Cadman scores with a shot to the side of Tarlac's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cadman trying to control the position but instead, Tarlac has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cadman into the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cadman .
Cadman misses with some punches.
Tarlac doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tarlac tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Cadman on the inside.
Tarlac blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cadman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tarlac struggles to land a body shot inside as Cadman controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tarlac.
Cadman lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cadman slows down the pace here.
Cadman scores with a shot to the side of Tarlac's head.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Tarlac tries to land knees in the clinch but Cadman avoids the damage to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tarlac misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cadman .
Cadman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
I was talking to Tarlac's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Cadman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cadman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tarlac tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

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

Cadman cracks Tarlac with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Cadman has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Tarlac to stand back up!

Tarlac is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cadman flashes Tarlac a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Tarlac's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Tarlac crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Cadman punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Cayden Cadman !
Post fight, Cayden Cadman stared into the camera and said 'I am the face of the division, and after this win I want Escobar #NEWERA #Cadmantime '.
Vladimir Tarlac spoke after the fight, saying 'Determined, powerful '.