PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between cedric caraan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zack Fair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

caraan
vs
Fair

182 cm
18
186 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

195 cm
18
190 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight 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, cedric caraan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zack Fair!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Fair shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
caraan is refusing to be controlled, as Fair sits in half guard.
Fair passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for caraan!
Fair is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. caraan can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Fair working the ground and pound effectively.
caraan is in all sorts of trouble here.
Fair cracks caraan with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

Fair get's back to his feet.
caraan is breathing heavily.
caraan tries to clinch but Fair moves out of range.
Zack Fair seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Fair looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for caraan!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
caraan tries to reverse the position but Fair maintains control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fair lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

It looks like cedric caraan has been cut.
The referee warns caraan that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Fair working the ground and pound effectively.
Fair sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Fair moves to back control.

Fair is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. caraan defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
caraan is trying to break free.
The referee is taking a good look at caraan as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Fair!
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Fair has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, caraan has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fair gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fair doesn't have the hooks in and caraan manages to turn into his guard.

Fair escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. caraan gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

caraan drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Fair dives on top into guard.
Fair trying to control but caraan is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fair wanted to stand there but caraan had control of the position.

caraan has his foot on Fair's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Fair works his way back into a safe position though.
caraan might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Fair trying to control but caraan is working from the bottom.

caraan throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

caraan looking for a guillotine here but Fair defends easily.

Fair decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fair fails with a takedown attempt.
caraan misses with a takedown attempt

and Fair counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for caraan!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
caraan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
caraan regains half guard.
Fair tries to pass the half guard into mount. caraan knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Fair trying to control the action but caraan is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fair is nestled in close to caraan, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zack Fair dominated that round.
The cut man is working on cedric caraan's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

caraan fails with a takedown attempt.

Fair closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Fair landing strikes.

Fair thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Fair in side control lands a decent elbow.
Fair cracks caraan with a big elbow.
caraan tries to improve position but can't.

Fair is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. caraan knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
caraan gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fair passes to full mount!
caraan regains half guard.

Fair is trying to work for a kimura but caraan is defending well.
caraan strikes from the bottom but Fair uses the opportunity to move to side control.
caraan is looking to regain half guard here but Fair keeps moving and retains side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fair wants to lay and pray for a moment but caraan keeps working.

Fair tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
caraan is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Fair off and has taken his back!
Fair manages to reverse the position and now he's in caraan's guard. Nice work there by Fair.
Fair trying to control but caraan is working from the bottom.
Fair trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fair's corner is telling him to maintain position.
caraan keeping moving, preventing Fair from controlling successfully.

caraan has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Fair can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

caraan throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Fair must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

caraan had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Fair defends it easily.
Fair trying to control but caraan is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

caraan working for a triangle but Fair defends it easily.
Fair passes caraan's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

caraan actively working from the bottom here.

caraan is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Fair pulls his head out easily.

Fair is looking for a kimura but caraan is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Fair to get the leverage.
caraan is staying active underneath Fair, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
caraan wants to control but Fair is keeping busy.

caraan is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Fair pulls his head out easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Zack Fair will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on cedric caraan's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

caraan doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Fair decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in caraan's guard.
Fair trying to control the position from guard on top but caraan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Fair got a little sloppy there for a moment and caraan has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Fair has managed to get both his arms back between caraan's legs - danger averted.
Fair sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Fair trying to control the position from guard on top but caraan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

caraan is looking for a triangle but Fair pushes his legs off easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

caraan looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

caraan is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Fair closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Fair lands in his opponent's guard.

caraan throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

caraan looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Fair passes into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fair takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Fair trying to pass the guard but caraan defending well.
caraan trying to control but Fair postures up.
Fair slips a nice elbow through caraan's hands, connecting with caraan's forehead.
caraan has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Fair is working away from the top position though.
caraan is looking to get back to full guard here but Fair has managed to pass to side control instead.
caraan is working to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fair avoids the attempt from caraan to control.
caraan is trying to escape the mount.

Fair with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
caraan is looking to improve his position but Fair isn't that keen on the idea.
caraan wants to control but Fair is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
caraan flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Fair lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
cedric caraan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fair prevents caraan from getting the reversal.
caraan wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
caraan tries to escape but Fair has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Fair is looking to control caraan but caraan is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Fair doesn't have the hooks in and caraan manages to turn into his guard.

Fair has an active guard here but caraan has managed to pass into half guard.

caraan is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

And that's the end of the fight!
Zack Fair comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Fair has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zack Fair!