PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ronnie Caton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keyboard Cat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cat has chosen Eye of the Tiger as his entrance music. Keyboard Cat has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Caton
vs
Cat

170 cm
22
135 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
142 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Improved boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ronnie Caton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Keyboard Cat!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Alyssa Summers and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Caton.
Caton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A left lands for Caton.
Nice defenses there by Cat.
Caton cracks Cat with a good jab.
Caton looks to score with a jab to the body but Cat is just out of range.
Caton throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Caton.
Caton lands with an overhand left.
Caton misses with a series of wild punches.
Cat avoids the body shot from Caton.
Cat needs to keep his hands up - Caton had a free shot at his head there.
Cat is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Cat pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cat keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Cat scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Cat working the head and body with strikes.
Cat tries to advance to mount but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Caton manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Cat makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Cat.
Cat looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Caton knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cat on the ground.

Cat has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Caton can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Caton lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Caton avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Caton avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Cat looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cat looking to hit a scissor sweep but Caton is one step ahead there.

Cat throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Caton chips away with some ground and pound.
Caton preventing the sweep.
Caton is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Caton trying to control but Cat is working from the bottom.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cat working for submissions but it's allowed Caton to get to half guard.
Cat is in trouble now - Caton has advanced to mount!
Cat throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
A nice elbow there by Caton.
Caton breaks from Cat's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Caton looking to finish Cat with some ground and pound. This is bad for Cat!
Cat gets back to half guard.
Cat is not content to let Caton control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cat tries to roll over but Caton keeps him under control.
Cat regains full guard. Nicely done.
Caton preventing the sweep.
Cat wants to improve his position but instead Caton has moved into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cat regains full guard. Nicely done.
Caton stays in close to Cat's body and controls the position.
Cat keeping moving, preventing Caton from controlling successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cat tries to strike from the bottom.
Caton looking to sit in guard and control but Cat gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
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 Ronnie Caton will probably get the nod.
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.

Some wild striking there from Caton.
Caton misses with a looping right.
Cat throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Caton thows a body shot but no joy.
Caton scores with a jab to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caton connects with a jab.
Cat displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Caton throws out the jab.
Caton tries to bum rush Cat with a series of wild strikes but Cat uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Caton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cat moves away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cat keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big left from Caton misses.
Caton misses with a few strikes there.
Caton works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

Cat scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Cat looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

Cat is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Cat working over Caton with some ground and pound. Caton looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Cat is working for a kimura but Caton is defending it quite comfortably.
Caton throws a strike from the bottom that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caton is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Caton trying to control but Cat postures up.
Cat not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cat missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Cat thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Caton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Caton throws a big shot that misses.
Caton scores with the left hand. Cat knows he should have avoided that one.
Caton listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Cat.
Caton misses with a wild combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caton wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Caton throws a hook to the side of Cat's head but Cat sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Caton misses the shot to the body.
Ronnie Caton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Caton scores with a jab to the head.
Cat slips under a jab from Caton.
Caton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cat uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Caton.
Caton misses with an uppercut. Cat saw that one coming.
Nice cross by Caton.
Caton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caton moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Caton lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Caton swings for the body but Cat moves out of range.
Caton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Caton looks to land a combination but Cat avoids it well.
Cat shoots in and drives through. Caton sprawls well.
Cat defending well as Caton loads up on a big left hand.
Caton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Caton missing with a left hand there. Cat was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cat misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cat lands with a slapping head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ronnie Caton dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Caton throws a right and a left that Cat avoids nicely.
Cat misses with a head kick.
A choreographed right hand from Caton misses the target.
Caton avoids the head kick by Cat.
Caton misses with a two punch combination.
Caton scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cat throws the kick towards the body but Caton avoids it.
Cat fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cat shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Cat drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cat avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cat keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Caton.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cat misses with an uppercut.
Caton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Caton scores with the left hand. Cat knows he should have avoided that one.
Cat takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Cat shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Caton pinned against the cage. Caton gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Cat closes the distance and clinches up with Caton, looking for a takedown. Cat pushes Caton against the cage but Caton circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ronnie Caton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keyboard Cat.
Caton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ronnie Caton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Caton misses with a series of wild punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Caton looks to land a right hand but Cat moved out of range.
Caton cracks Cat with a good jab.
Ronnie Caton is winning the standup battle so far.
Caton connects with the punch.
Caton scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

Cat is rocked!
Caton misses with a two punch combination.
Cat is still on wobbly legs! Can Caton finish him?
Caton misses the jab.
A punch combination from Caton misses.
Cat seems to have recovered his senses.
Caton loads up on a big right hand but Cat slips the punch.
Caton lands with a nice combination. Cat backs away looking to recover.
Caton throws a series of punches but Cat avoids them all with ease.
Caton bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cat's head backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caton scores with a body shot.
Cat gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Caton rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cat moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Caton is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cat.
Caton throws out a loose jab but Cat uses good head movement to avoid it.
Caton throws a right and a left that both miss.
Caton lands a right hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Cat.
Nice takedown defense from Caton. No joy for Cat on that attempt.
Caton misses with a hook.
Cat misses with an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caton pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Caton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cat.
Caton throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cat avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cat misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cat slips under a jab.
Caton looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Caton throws a shot from downtown. Cat moves away and avoids it.
Caton scores with a jab.
Caton bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cat's head.
Keyboard Cat has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Caton digs a good body shot into Cat's ribs.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ronnie Caton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Caton, 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 David Schapiro scores the fight for Ronnie Caton!
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight for Ronnie Caton!
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight for Ronnie Caton!

Ronnie Caton wins by unanimous decision!