PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Domenic Amato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Britantica Cadman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the ring it seems that Domenic Amato has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Domenic Amato seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Amato
vs
Cadman

180 cm
19
170 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

182 cm
20
160 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Solid

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Domenic Amato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Britantica Cadman!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Eliza Hachem and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Amato shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Amato tries to free his leg and advance position but Cadman is retaining full guard.

Cadman looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Amato trying to control the position from guard on top but Cadman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Amato loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Amato pushes down on Cadman's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Amato looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

Cadman actively working from the bottom here.
Amato trying to advance position but Cadman counters by regaining guard.
Amato trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Amato wants to control from the top but Cadman keeps moving.
Amato won't allow Cadman to sweep him here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cadman looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Cadman looks gassed!
Amato with a nice head shot there.
Amato throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cadman works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Amato trying to control but Cadman is working from the bottom.
Amato postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Amato chips away with some ground and pound.
Amato with a nice head shot there.

Cadman had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Amato is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Cadman Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Amato's back instead.
Amato knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cadman on the ground.
Amato looking to control the position.

Amato showing good submission defense here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cadman throwing sloppy strikes.

Amato showing good submission defense here.

Amato is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Amato trying to control but not successfully.
Will Cadman go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Amato fending off the submission attempt from Cadman.
You can see the frustration on Amato's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Amato wants to control his opponent's hands but Cadman gets his hands free.
Amato rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
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.
Amato regains full guard. Nicely done.

Cadman drops back, looking for a kneebar! Amato looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Amato looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Amato!
Amato in side control lands a decent elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amato slows the pace down.
Amato wants to control but Cadman is keeping him busy.
Cadman has control of an arm but Amato manages to advance to Amato's back!
Amato connects with a big shot to the side of Cadman's head.
Amato is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Amato gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Amato gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Amato apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Amato moves in looking to clinch but Cadman pushes him off.
Amato throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Amato throws out a loose jab but Cadman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Amato throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Domenic Amato dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A jab from Amato misses.

Amato closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Amato working the head and body with strikes.
Cadman tries to buck Amato off but Amato is having none of it.

Amato tries for a kimura but Cadman is defending well.
A lull in the action here.
Cadman is looking for a sweep.
Amato creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Cadman is breathing heavily.
Cadman taking a bit of punishment here - Amato scoring with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amato wants to control but Cadman is keeping him busy.
Amato lands a few punches from side control.
Cadman tries to buck Amato off but Amato is having none of it.
Amato advances to mount.
Cadman tries to control Amato's body but Amato pushes him off. Cadman squirms to his side and now Amato has his back!
Amato scores with strikes from the back.
Amato scores with punches and elbows.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Amato is trying to stick to Cadman's back but Cadman is turning into Amato. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Amato's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Cadman.
Amato manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Cadman manages to get himself to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cadman throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Cadman looking for a sweep. Not yet Cadman, not yet.
Cadman controls Amato momentarily but Amato frees himself.
Amato trying to control but Cadman is working from the bottom.
Cadman wants to sweep here but Amato controlling him for the moment.
Cadman trying to control the position.

Cadman working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Amato doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Amato manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cadman throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Cadman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cadman blocks a head kick by Amato.
Amato tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Cadman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Domenic Amato seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Amato is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Amato throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Amato tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Amato throws a sloppy head kick and Cadman moves out of range easily.

Amato shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Amato was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Cadman is in all sorts of trouble here.
Cadman is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Amato connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Cadman flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Domenic Amato dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

A lazy left from Amato finds it's target.
Cadman avoids the body shot from Amato.
Cadman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Amato shoots in but Cadman avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Domenic Amato is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Amato is looking to score with low kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cadman on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Amato waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Cadman.
Cadman moves out of range of the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amato doesn't manage to clinch there - Cadman circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Amato looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Amato shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Amato was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Amato manages to capitalize on a mistake by Cadman to take his back!

Amato looking for the choke but no joy.
Cadman is defending well here and trying to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amato doesn't have the hooks in and Cadman manages to turn into his guard.
Cadman wants to pass the guard but Amato is keeping the position.
Cadman being controlled here momentarily.
Cadman advances to half guard.
Cadman is trying to control the action in half guard but Amato is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Cadman has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Cadman trying to control but Amato is having none of it.
Domenic Amato overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Cadman is working for a guillotine from mount but Amato frees his head quite easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cadman fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

Cadman goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Amato is on top in guard.
Cadman working a defensive guard here.
Cadman is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Amato trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Amato trying to control the position from guard on top but Cadman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Amato postures up.

Cadman escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Amato gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Britantica Cadman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Amato makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Amato trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Amato has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Cadman had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Amato is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Cadman Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Amato's back instead.
Cadman doesn't have the hooks in and Amato manages to turn into his guard.
Cadman is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

And that's the end of the fight!
Domenic Amato showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Amato has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Domenic Amato!