PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ashad Cae (ranked 2363 p4p, 286 weight class) and Caramon Majere (ranked 2729 p4p, 322 weight class). Caramon Majere has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ashad Cae's chin.

Cae
vs
Majere

195 cm
26
215 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

190 cm
19
206 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ashad Cae!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Caramon Majere!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Bruno Lombardi and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cae blocks a head kick by Majere.
Cae misses with a series of wild punches.
Cae swings for the body but Majere moves out of range.
Majere tries to counter by closing the distance.
Majere throws a head kick but Cae moves out of range.
Cae getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The fighters circling - Cae throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Majere wants to counter with a clinch but Cae pushes him away.
Cae feints a jab promting Majere to slip. Cae then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Majere slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

It looks like Caramon Majere has been cut.
Cae avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Majere rushes Cae and presses him up against the cage.
Majere keeps control of Cae as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Majere keeps control of Cae as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cae wants to get back to striking at distance but Majere won't allow it.
Cae has had enough of the clinch but Majere keeps him there for the moment.
Nice elbow from Majere.

It looks like Ashad Cae has been cut.
Majere with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Cae breaks the clinch.

Majere moves into range and clinches up with Cae.
Cae softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Majere lands an elbow just above Cae 's eye.
Majere dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Cae wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cae avoiding damage as Majere throws knees to the body.
Cae tries to break free but Majere pushes him back against the cage.
Majere tries a knee to the head but Cae blocks it.
Cae blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A frustrated look appears on Cae's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Majere scores with a knee to the head.
I was talking to Cae's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Cae is trying to break free.
Majere lands a knee to the body.
Majere misses with a knee strike.
Cae takes an elbow to the temple.
Majere comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Majere connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cae's face.
Majere lands a nice knee to the body.
Cae is breathing heavily.
Majere lands a knee to the head.
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!
Majere missing with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Majere using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Majere lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Majere misses with a knee strike.
Majere missing with knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Majere throws an elbow but misses.
Majere misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cae.
Majere throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cae blocks it with crossed arms.
Cae dodges an elbow strike from Majere.
Cae blocks an elbow strike.

Majere manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

Cae wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Majere's closed guard. He's half up but Majere has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Majere pivots and extends the arm, Cae falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Majere! Well done that man!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Caramon Majere!