PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sparky Anderson (ranked 258 p4p, 35 weight class) and Cayden Cadman (ranked 515 p4p, 63 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Anderson
vs
Cadman

172 cm
36
165 lbs
26 - 13 - 1

176 cm
28
167 lbs
17 - 7 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 26 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Sparky Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cayden Cadman !
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Cadman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anderson manages to avoid it.
Cadman scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Anderson doesn't seem bothered though.
Anderson scores with a kick to the midsection.
Cadman connects with a leg kick. Anderson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cadman blocks a head kick by Anderson.
A slapping leg kick lands for Anderson.
Anderson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Anderson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nice shot lands for Cadman .
Anderson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cadman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Anderson lands a really nice looking cross but Cadman seems unphased.
Cadman throws a looping overhand right but Anderson ducks down to avoid it.
A jab from Anderson misses.
Cadman let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson misses with a combination
and Cadman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Anderson misses with a body shot
and Cadman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cadman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Anderson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cadman takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Anderson throws a leg kick but Cadman checks it.
Cadman tries to counter by closing the distance.
Cadman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anderson moves away.
Anderson misses with a hook. Cadman ducked under it nicely.
Anderson lands with an overhand left.
Anderson scores with a nice right hand.
Anderson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Anderson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cadman stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Anderson ducks under a wild hook from Cadman .
Anderson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cadman has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cadman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cadman is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Anderson rather than just go for the knockout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cadman takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Anderson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice body punch from Cadman .
Anderson throws a leg kick but Cadman checks it.
Anderson cracks Cadman with a right hand to the side of the head.
Cadman slips a straight right by Anderson.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cadman lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Anderson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Anderson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Anderson with a nice cross.
Cadman fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Anderson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cadman .
Anderson is looking to chop away at Cadman 's legs.
Cadman looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Anderson misses with an uppercut
and Cadman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Anderson looks to throw the jab but Cadman is out of range.
Anderson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cadman . Cadman obviously looking to wear him down.
Anderson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Anderson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cadman connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A swing and a miss from Cadman .
Anderson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sparky Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cadman . That did some damage!
A low kick from Anderson is predictable there
and Cadman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Anderson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Anderson throws a leg kick which misses Cadman 's front leg but catches the back leg as Cadman tries to avoid it.
Cadman thumps Anderson with a low kick.
Anderson with a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Anderson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cadman was well out of range. Poor timing from Anderson.
It seemed like Cadman was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Anderson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Cadman looks to land a right hand but Anderson moved out of range.
Anderson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Anderson.
Anderson misses with a wild body shot.
Cadman steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Anderson.
Anderson thuds a left hand into Cadman 's body.
Anderson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cadman swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cayden Cadman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cadman misses with a wild body shot.
Anderson connects with a solid leg kick.
Anderson lands with a right hand.
Cadman checks a leg kick.
Cadman swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Anderson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cadman ! But no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Sparky Anderson will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Anderson throws a shot from downtown. Cadman moves away and avoids it.
Cadman misses with an uppercut. Anderson saw that one coming.
Cadman throws a looping overhand right but Anderson ducks down to avoid it.
Anderson dips to his left and cracks Cadman with an uppercut!
Cadman misses with a low kick.
Anderson changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Anderson scores with a punch to the head.
Anderson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Anderson takes a swing at Cadman 's ribcage but misses.
Cadman 's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cadman lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson misses with a leg kick
and Cadman counters with a straight right hand.
Cadman throws a looping overhand right but Anderson ducks down to avoid it.
Anderson throws a jab when Cadman was well out of range.
Anderson is looking to chop away at Cadman 's legs.
Cadman looks to throw the jab but Anderson is out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Anderson misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cadman throws a jab when Anderson was well out of range.
Anderson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cadman defends it nicely.
Anderson thows a leg kick but Cadman checks it
and Cadman counters with a straight right hand.
Anderson lands a jab to the nose.
Anderson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cadman works the jab nicely.
Sparky Anderson is winning the standup battle so far.
Cadman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cadman scores with a jab to the jaw.
Cadman displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Anderson throws out the jab.
Anderson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cadman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A bone on bone clash there as Cadman blocks the leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cadman takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Anderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cadman .
Anderson throwing a counter right hand but Cadman manages to avoid it.
Anderson throws a leg kick but Cadman checks it.
Anderson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cadman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Anderson.
A nice leg kick lands there from Anderson.
Anderson throws a chopping leg kick but Cadman manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cadman lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cadman throws out a loose jab but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A clash of legs there as Cadman blocks the low kick.
Cadman tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Anderson throws a leg kick that is checked
and Cadman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Anderson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cadman doesn't seem phased though.
Anderson throws out a leg kick but Cadman moves out of range and Anderson only half commits.
A little jabbing left from Cadman on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Anderson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cadman . Cadman obviously looking to wear him down.
Anderson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cadman bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Anderson's head backwards.

Cadman feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Anderson sprawling to the canvas! Anderson rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Cadman finish him?!

Anderson is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cadman needs to keep his hands up - Anderson had a free shot at his head there.
Oh Anderson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Anderson connects with a leg kick. Cadman looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Anderson seems to have got his legs back now.
A big right from Anderson misses.
Good work by Cadman as he checks the leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Cadman .
Anderson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Anderson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Anderson is predictable there
and Cadman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Anderson takes a swing at Cadman 's ribcage but misses.
Anderson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cadman on the side of the head.
Cadman slips under a jab.
Anderson scores with a shot to the body.
Cadman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anderson moves away.
Anderson feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Anderson misses with a jab to the body

and Cadman moves into the clinch.
Cadman softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cadman softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Anderson.
Anderson lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right from Anderson on the inside.
Anderson is trying to pull guard but Cadman has him pressed against the cage.
Cadman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cadman .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Cayden Cadman will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Anderson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cadman throws an overhand right that lands on Anderson's shoulder, as Anderson tries to avoid the shot.
Anderson swings widly with a right hand
and Cadman counters with a nice uppercut.
Anderson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cadman throws out a counter right but Anderson avoids it with no problem.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cadman checks a leg kick.
Cadman tries to counter with a clinch but Anderson shakes him off and moves away.
Cadman lands a nice shot that snaps Anderson's head back.
Anderson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Anderson cracks the inside of Cadman 's front leg.
Anderson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A countering left hand to the body from Cadman misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson misses with a lunging right hand
and Cadman counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Anderson misses with a looping right.
Anderson throws a body shot but no joy.
Anderson lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cadman throws a hook to the side of Anderson's head but Anderson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Anderson throws out a powerful jab.
Anderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Anderson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Cadman throws a hook but Anderson blocks it.

Anderson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Anderson goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Cadman has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Anderson but great work by Cadman .
Anderson struggling a bit here.
Anderson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cadman taking a breather here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is trying to improve his position.
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!
Cadman taking a breather here.
Cadman has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Cadman sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson tries to hold on but Cadman pushes him away.
Cadman takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Anderson is working to get back to half guard.
Cadman controlling his opponent.
Cadman can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Anderson is looking to escape.
Cadman tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Anderson tries to lock up and control but Cadman gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cadman sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Cadman prevents Anderson from getting the reversal.
Cadman controlling his opponent.
Cadman looking to control but Anderson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Anderson is trying to escape the mount.
Cadman takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Anderson tries to hold on but Cadman postures up.
Anderson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cayden Cadman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cadman has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cayden Cadman !
Post fight, an emotional Cayden Cadman said 'I am the face of the division, and after this win I want Escobar #NEWERA #Cadmantime '.