PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andres Cardoso (ranked 5204 p4p, 519 weight class) and Nicky Spite (ranked 4757 p4p, 498 weight class). Cardoso comes to the cage accompanied by Sepultura - Refuse/Resist. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Cardoso
vs
Spite

180 cm
24
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

186 cm
19
176 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Andres Cardoso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nicky Spite!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Spite is predictable there

and Cardoso counters with a nice double leg into side control. Spite won't be happy with that.
Spite is trying to control Cardoso's posture but Cardoso avoids it.
Spite is looking for a sweep.
Spite is working to avoid the ground and pound but Cardoso connects with a decent elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cardoso tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Spite is looking for a sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cardoso working the head with strikes.
Cardoso working away.
Spite tries to buck Cardoso off but Cardoso is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spite struggling a bit here.
Cardoso controls the position.
Cardoso wants to control but Spite is keeping him busy.
Spite is looking to regain half guard here but Cardoso keeps moving and retains side control.
Spite looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Spite struggling a bit here.
Cardoso lands a decent elbow from side control.
Cardoso wants to control but Spite is keeping him busy.
Cardoso wants to stand but Spite has his arm trapped.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Cardoso goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Spite has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Cardoso but great work by Spite.

Spite goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Cardoso rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Spite's guard! Nice work there by Cardoso!
Cardoso postures up.
Cardoso pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Spite is keeping the position for now.
Spite wants to sweep but no luck.

Spite throws his legs up looking for a submission but Cardoso uses it to pass to side control.
Spite parries the strikes from Cardoso easily there. Cardoso is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Spite to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spite is looking to reverse the position.
Cardoso trying to control the position but Spite is working away.
Spite is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Spite tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Cardoso presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Cardoso lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Cardoso avoids the attempt from Spite to control.
Cardoso prevents Spite from getting the reversal.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cardoso takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Spite is squirming around, avoiding Cardoso's attempts to control the action.
Spite sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Cardoso 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.
Spite wants to improve his position but Cardoso is controlling well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Spite is looking to control Cardoso's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Spite avoid being mounted?
Cardoso is taking a breather. Spite says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andres Cardoso dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Cardoso misses with a jab, cross combination.
Spite misses with a leg kick

and Cardoso counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Spite!
Cardoso happy to just control the position for now.
Spite gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Spite trying to hold on to Cardoso's head to control him but Cardoso postures up.
Cardoso is keen to just control but Spite is a slippery customer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spite is trying to maintain the position but Cardoso is very close to passing his half guard.
Spite is looking to get back to full guard here but Cardoso has managed to pass to side control instead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cardoso tries to move to mount but Spite blocks the move with his legs.
Spite is trying to get back to half guard.
Spite is not content to let Cardoso control the position.
Spite is letting Cardoso control him for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Cardoso slips into full mount, dodging the strikes by Spite.
Spite wants to control but Cardoso is having none of it.
Cardoso is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Spite can do to turn this around?
Spite sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Spite trying to control from the bottom.
Cardoso drops an elbow to the side of Spite's head.
The fighters are battling for position here. Spite manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Spite working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cardoso doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Cardoso manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spite wants to sweep but no luck.
Cardoso wanted to stand there but Spite had control of the position.
Cardoso wants to stand and escape but instead Spite has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Spite wants to control from the top but Cardoso keeps moving.
Cardoso is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Spite throwing strikes but missing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Spite postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Spite won't allow Cardoso to sweep him here.
Spite throwing strikes from guard but Cardoso blocks nicely.
Spite trying to control the position from guard on top but Cardoso is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Cardoso is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Spite drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Spite jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andres Cardoso dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Spite tries to land a leg kick but Cardoso saw it coming and moves away.
Spite throws a wild body kick that Cardoso sees coming a mile off.
Spite throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cardoso.
As Spite backs away, Cardoso returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Andres Cardoso is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Spite looks for the body kick but Cardoso saw that one coming.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Spite.
Cardoso fires out a quick counter leg kick but Spite just manages to avoid it.

Cardoso looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Spite is on top in guard.

Cardoso is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spite stopping the sweep attempt from Cardoso.
Spite wants to control from the top but Cardoso keeps moving.
Spite is looking to work some ground and pound but Cardoso has wrist control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Spite looking to sit in guard and control but Cardoso gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Spite looking for a triangle here. Cardoso is fighting it but it looks tight! Spite pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Cardoso is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Nicky Spite!