PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Carver Cade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Twister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Cade
vs
Twister

170 cm
21
158 lbs
5 - 2 - 1

175 cm
27
165 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Carver Cade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eddie Twister!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Lou da Vinci and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cade tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Twister is able to avoid easily.
Twister has his takedown stuffed
and Cade counters with a nice body shot.
Cade throws a looping overhand right but Twister ducks down to avoid it.
Twister misses with a takedown attempt
and Cade counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Twister checks the leg kick nicely there.
Cade throws a looping overhand right but Twister ducks down to avoid it.
A bone on bone clash there as Twister blocks the leg kick.
Cade throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Twister on the side of the head.
Cade looks to throw the jab but Twister is out of range.
Twister blocks a leg kick.
Cade throws a front kick aimed at Twister's knee but Twister avoids it well.
A slow jab from Cade misses its intended target.
Twister defending well as Cade loads up on a big left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Cade.
Cade pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A swing and a miss from Cade.
Twister steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cade.
Cade fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Cade looks to land a left hand but Twister moved out of range nicely.
Cade misses with a few strikes there.
Cade misses with a double jab.
Cade misses with a looping left.
Twister checks a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Twister.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cade misses with a wild body shot.
Twister staying out of range there.
Twister fails with the takedown.
Carver Cade has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eddie Twister.
Twister stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cade.
Twister takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cade avoids the body shot from Twister.
A jab from Cade misses.
Cade ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Twister moves away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Twister shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Cade sprawls well. Cade wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Twister gets slowly back to his feet.
Cade swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cade misses with a low kick.
Carver Cade seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cade 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.
Twister is trying desperately to land a takedown but Cade is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Twister.
Cade throws a low kick but Twister avoids it.
Cade tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Twister is able to avoid easily.
Cade throws out a loose jab but Twister uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cade ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Twister moves away.
Twister tries for a takedown but Cade circles away easily
and Cade counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Carver Cade is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cade moves into range and connects with a jab.
Cade misses with a hook. Twister ducked under it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Twister checks a leg kick.
Cade fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Some bone on bone action there as Twister checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Twister checks a leg kick nicely.
Cade throws a leg kick but Twister moved away.
Cade scores with a jab.
Cade lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cade throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cade lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Twister at a distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cade attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Cade throws a looping overhand right but Twister ducks down to avoid it.
Cade looks to land a combination but Twister avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carver Cade dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Cade scoring well with a low kick there.
An inside leg kick lands from Cade.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cade.
Cade misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Twister.
A shot to the liver by Cade. Beautiful body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cade.
Twister moves out of range of the leg kick from Cade.
Cade fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Twister has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Carver Cade is winning the standup battle so far.
Twister showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cade.
Cade fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Twister checks it well.
Cade throws a looping overhand right but Twister ducks down to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cade throws a leg kick which misses Twister's front leg but catches the back leg as Twister tries to avoid it.
Cade turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cade missing with a left hand there. Twister was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cade lands a jab to the head.
Twister uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cade.
A swing and a miss from Cade.
Twister shoots in for a takedown but Cade shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sloppy strikes from Cade. Those never looked like landing.
Cade lands a head shot.
Twister has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cade finds it's way round the side to connect with Twister's head.

Twister is rocked!
Cade misses with a looping left.
Twister is still on wobbly legs! Can Cade finish him?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Twister gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Cade gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Twister is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). 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.