PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Erlenmeyer Flask (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cedric Caraan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Caraan has chosen TubThumping(I get Knockdown) as his entrance music. Erlenmeyer Flask has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Flask
vs
Caraan

193 cm
26
185 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

182 cm
23
197 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

[CBK] The Smashwear Corporation
[CBK] The Smashwear Corporation

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Erlenmeyer Flask!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cedric Caraan!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flask lands with an uppercut that bounces Caraan off the cage and back into range.
Caraan shoots and misses
and Flask counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Caraan thinking.
Flask throws a leg kick
and Caraan counters with a good low kick that Flask was not able to check.
Caraan checks a low kick from Flask.
Caraan defending well as Flask loads up on a big left hand.
Flask throws a leg kick
and Caraan counters with a straight right hand.
Flask tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Caraan was well out of range. Poor timing from Flask.
Caraan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Flask throws out the jab.
Caraan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Flask sprawls well. Flask wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Caraan gets slowly back to his feet.
Flask throws a low kick but Caraan moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flask 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.
Caraan moves out of range of the leg kick from Flask.
Flask misses with a leg kick

and Caraan counters with a nice double leg into side control. Flask won't be happy with that.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Flask is trying to buck Caraan off.
Flask is trying to improve his position.
Flask is trying to buck Caraan off.
Flask struggling a bit here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flask is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Flask wants to get back to his feet.
Flask is trying to improve his position.

Caraan thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Flask is trying to improve his position.

Caraan tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Caraan has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caraan working away.
Flask tries to bench press Caraan off him but Caraan keeps the position.
Flask is trying to control Caraan's posture but Caraan avoids it.

Caraan wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Flask, who protects the arm well.
Flask struggling a bit here.
Flask is trying to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Caraan looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Flask wants to control but Caraan postures up.
Flask tries to buck Caraan off but Caraan is having none of it.

Caraan wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Flask, who protects the arm well.
Flask is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

Flask actively working from the bottom here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Flask has one foot on Caraan's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Horrible takedown by Caraan or perhaps it was just good defense by Flask which made him look bad.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Erlenmeyer Flask dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Flask throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Caraan was covering up waiting for the punch and Flask finishes the takedown easily into guard.

Caraan looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Flask passes into side control.
Flask cracks Caraan with a big right hand but Caraan just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Flask is working Caraan over with some ground and pound from side control.
Caraan is working to avoid the ground and pound but Flask connects with a decent elbow.
Flask working the ground and pound.
Caraan is not content to let Flask control the position.
Flask is working Caraan over with some ground and pound from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flask is putting a hurting on Caraan here, landing some big shots from side control.
Flask is looking to take a break and control but Caraan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Caraan takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Caraan is looking for a sweep.
Flask cracks Caraan with a big elbow.
Flask wants to lay and pray for a moment but Caraan keeps working.
Flask 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.
Flask working the head with strikes.
Caraan is trying to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flask trying to control the action but Caraan is working from the bottom.
Flask lands a decent elbow from side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Flask is working Caraan over with some ground and pound from side control.
Flask moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Flask will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Flask scores with a couple of short elbows.
Flask in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Flask is chipping away with strikes.
Caraan wants to control but Flask postures up.
Check out the look on Flask's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Check out the look on Flask's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flask lands an elbow.
Flask lands a few punches from side control.
Caraan trying to remain calm as Flask controls from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Flask lands some shots froms side control.
Flask has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Caraan is trying to escape the mount.
Caraan is breathing heavily.
Caraan taking shots to the head.
Flask looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Caraan covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Erlenmeyer Flask!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Erlenmeyer Flask made sure he mentioned [CBK] The Smashwear Corporation, along with how happy he was to win his fight.