PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Carver Cade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Volga Overstreet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Cade
vs
Overstreet

170 cm
19
150 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

176 cm
19
157 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Carver Cade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Volga Overstreet!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Shimada and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cade throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cade misses with a low kick.
Overstreet connects with a body shot that sends Cade's belly button to the back.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cade. Overstreet does a little dance to reset his feet.
Overstreet misses with a body shot.
Cade displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Overstreet throws out the jab.
Overstreet scores with a nice head shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Overstreet. Cade does a little dance to reset his feet.

Cade throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Overstreet tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Cade is in Overstreet's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Cade won't allow Overstreet to sweep him here.
Cade cracks Overstreet with a solid left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cade wants to control from the top but Overstreet keeps moving.
Overstreet wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Cade manages to pass to side control.
Cade trying to control the action but Overstreet is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Overstreet pushes Cade off looking to stand but Cade dives back in and keeps control.
Cade throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cade thows a huge punch but Overstreet dodges it nicely.
Overstreet is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cade thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Cade keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Overstreet keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Overstreet has hold of Cade's hands but Cade slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Cade lands a nice short elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Overstreet is refusing to be controlled, as Cade sits in half guard.
Cade throwing shots but Overstreet is blocking nicely.
Overstreet blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cade.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Cade missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Cade tries to pass the half guard into mount. Overstreet knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Cade is looking to take a break and control but Overstreet is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cade lands with a punch from half guard.
Cade lands with a punch from half guard.
Cade content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Cade has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Cade lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Overstreet looks like he's trying to stand up.
Cade wants to lay and pray for a moment but Overstreet keeps working.
Cade sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Overstreet defending well though.
Cade is nestled in close to Overstreet, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Cade thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Cade not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Overstreet trying to control but Cade postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cade missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Cade looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Overstreet with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Cade wants to work for an arm triangle but Overstreet is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Overstreet moves into full guard.
Cade trying to control the position from guard on top but Overstreet is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cade trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cade throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Overstreet can do anything to dispel that myth.
Cade working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Cade misses with a looping right.
Cade misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Overstreet.
Cade shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Overstreet sprawls well. Overstreet wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cade gets slowly back to his feet.
Overstreet checks the leg kick.
A big right from Overstreet misses.
Overstreet throws a hook to the side of Cade's head but Cade sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cade looks to score with a jab to the body but Overstreet is just out of range.
Cade misses with a low kick as Overstreet jumps back.
Overstreet moves out of range as Cade strikes.
Overstreet lands with an overhand left.
Overstreet displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Overstreet tries to clinch up but Cade circles away and keeps his distance.
Cade takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Overstreet thows a body shot but no joy.
Overstreet misses with an uppercut.
Overstreet misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cade.
Cade fails with a takedown attempt.
Volga Overstreet is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No luck for Cade with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carver Cade. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Overstreet checks a leg kick nicely.
Cade pivots, looking for a leg kick but Overstreet is out of range and Cade settles back down.
Overstreet waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cade.
Overstreet throws an overhand right that lands on Cade's shoulder, as Cade tries to avoid the shot.
Overstreet missing with a left hand there. Cade was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A bone on bone clash there as Overstreet blocks the leg kick.
Cade throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cade is looking to wear down Overstreet with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Overstreet works Cade's body with a nice hook.
Overstreet tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Cade manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Overstreet misses with a hook. Cade ducked under it nicely.
Overstreet looks to throw the jab but Cade is out of range.
Overstreet checks a low kick from Cade.
Overstreet misses with an uppercut
and Cade counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Overstreet dips to his left and cracks Cade with an uppercut!
Cade swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Overstreet misses with a hook. Cade ducked under it nicely.
Cade shoots for a takedown but Overstreet saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cade is trying hard to land a takedown here. Overstreet sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Cade misses with a low kick.
Overstreet has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cade finds it's way round the side to connect with Overstreet's head.
Cade shoots in and drives through. Overstreet sprawls well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cade misses with a low kick.
Cade shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Cade throws a shot from downtown. Overstreet moves away and avoids it.
Overstreet doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cade moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nice straight punches there by Overstreet. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Overstreet.

Cade changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Overstreet looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Cade prevents Overstreet from escaping the position.
Cade trying to control the position but Overstreet is working away.
Overstreet takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Cade in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Cade seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cade working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Carver Cade overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cade tries to score with some ground and pound. Overstreet controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Overstreet takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.

Cade working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Overstreet regains half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cade is keen to just control but Overstreet is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Carver Cade will probably get the nod.
That's time! Cade's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

Cade ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Overstreet moves away.
Cade staying out of range there.
Cade misses with a low kick as Overstreet jumps back.
Overstreet moves out of range of the strikes.
Cade needs to keep his hands up - Overstreet had a free shot at his head there.
Cade buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Overstreet just misses with a punch to the body.
Cade is looking to score with low kicks.
Overstreet lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cade tries to score with a low kick but Overstreet moves his leg out of the way.
Cade with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Overstreet to score with a decent uppercut.
Cade just misses with a punch to the body.
Overstreet lands a nice shot that snaps Cade's head back.
Cade on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cade. Overstreet does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cade avoids the body shot from Overstreet.
Cade misses with a body shot.
Overstreet throws a jab but it's blocked by Cade.
Cade swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cade fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Overstreet checks it well.
Overstreet scores with a jab.
Overstreet misses with a straight right.
Cade slips a straight right by Overstreet.
Overstreet ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cade keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Overstreet.
Overstreet throws a hook to the side of Cade's head but Cade sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cade tries to score with a low kick but Overstreet moves his leg out of the way.
Cade pivots, looking for a leg kick but Overstreet is out of range and Cade settles back down.
Good work by Overstreet as he checks the leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cade misses with a wild body shot.
Cade shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A bone on bone clash there as Overstreet blocks the leg kick.
Overstreet misses with a wild body shot.
Overstreet tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Overstreet fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A big right from Cade misses.
Cade swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Overstreet cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cade misses with a looping right.
Cade misses with a body shot.
Overstreet scores with a sloppy right hand. Cade should have avoided that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Cade closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Overstreet did well to prevent Cade getting side control.
Overstreet takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cade thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cade missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Cade content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

Cade is looking for a kimura but Overstreet is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Cade to get the leverage.
Cade wants to pass to mount but Overstreet is defending the position.
Cade is looking to take a break and control but Overstreet is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cade looks to land a strike but Overstreet avoids it nicely and regains full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cade pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Overstreet is keeping the position for now.
Cade stands up over Overstreet, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Cade postures up and lands a big shot to Overstreet's brow.
Cade throws a big right hand that misses.
Cade cracks Overstreet with a solid left hand.
Cade missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cade throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Overstreet works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cade loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
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!
Cade trying to control but Overstreet is working from the bottom.
Volga Overstreet has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cade missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Carver Cade showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cade, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carver Cade!
Carver Cade was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.