PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sweet Tee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cain Twain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cain Twain has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Tee
vs
Twain

190 cm
25
230 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

185 cm
18
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sweet Tee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cain Twain!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Eliza Hachem and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Twain dives in and scores a takedown into Tee's guard.
Tee looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Tee wants to stand but Twain is controlling the position.
Twain's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Twain must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Twain works over Tee with some ground and pound from guard.
Twain not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Cain Twain was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Twain closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Tee quickly recovers to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Twain is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Tee pushes Twain off looking to stand but Twain dives back in and keeps control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Twain wants to pass to mount but Tee is defending the position.
Twain is nestled in close to Tee, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Twain is taking a breather. Tee says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
It looks like Twain might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Twain scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Twain working the head and body with strikes.
Twain is taking a breather. Tee says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Twain wants to pass the guard but Tee is defending well.
Twain really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tee. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Twain performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Twain working the head and body with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tee tries to kick Twain off but Twain keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Twain is pressing down on Tee's thigh, looking to free his foot. Tee is holding on for now.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Twain connects with a nice short shot to Tee's temple.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Twain working over Tee with some ground and pound. Tee looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Twain landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Twain sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Tee on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Tee is looking to escape.
Tee taking some punishment here, with Twain in his half guard.
Twain stalling.
Let's hope that Twain has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Twain working the head and body with strikes.
Tee pushes Twain off looking to stand but Twain dives back in and keeps control.
Twain is controlling the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ground and pound from Twain.
Twain with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Twain landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Well, if Twain is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Twain looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Twain is taking a breather. Tee says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Twain's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Twain winds up and cracks Tee with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Twain lands a nice short elbow.
Twain performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Ground and pound from Twain.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Twain takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Twain content to control rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cain Twain dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Twain fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tee throws a series of punches but Twain moves out of range.
Twain tries to clinch but Tee moves out of range.

Twain drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Twain seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Twain passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Twain is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Tee will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Twain working the body and head with strikes.
Twain controls the position.
Tee wants to get back to his feet but Twain drags him back down.
Twain landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Twain is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Tee's shoulder. That is not cool.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Twain lands some shots froms side control.
Twain should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
A lull in the action here.
Twain works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Twain lands a few punches from side control.
Twain lands a nice forearm strike.
Twain is putting a hurting on Tee here, landing some big shots from side control.
The referee asks Twain politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Twain prefers to stall for the moment though.
Twain working the body and head with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tee is working to avoid the ground and pound but Twain connects with a decent elbow.
Tee is trying to escape the position but Twain is controlling the position.
Twain looks up at the clock and then as Tee takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Twain smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Twain is staying tight to Tee's torso, preventing him from escaping.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Twain in side control lands a decent elbow.
You can see the frustration on Tee's face as Twain controls the position.
Twain is working Tee over with some ground and pound from side control.
Twain happy to just control the position for now.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Twain in side control lands a decent elbow.
Cain Twain has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Twain working the head with strikes.
Tee seems a little lost for a moment, as Twain dominates the positioning.
Check out the look on Twain's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Tee taking a bit of punishment here - Twain scoring with strikes.
Tee is letting Twain control him for a moment.
Twain has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Twain works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Twain is working Tee over with some ground and pound from side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Twain slows the pace down.
Tee is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Twain staying calm.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Twain working the head and body with strikes.
Twain is working Tee over with some ground and pound from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cain Twain showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Twain closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Twain slows the pace down.
Tee is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Twain in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Twain is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Tee will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Twain lands a decent elbow from side control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Tee pushes Twain away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Twain gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Twain controls the position.
Twain advances nicely into full mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Twain lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Twain controlling the pace for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tee is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Twain breaks from Tee's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Twain working Tee over with strikes here.
Twain content just to control the position here.
Twain is landing with some decent strikes but Tee is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Twain lands a nice shot to the head.
Twain has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Tee's face.
Twain controlling the position easily from mount.
Twain lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Twain tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
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!
Twain has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Tee's face.
Twain controlling the position easily from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Twain lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Tee hang on?
Twain tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Twain dominating with strikes here.

Tee is rocked!
Twain controlling from mount.
Twain landing punches.
Oh Tee is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Twain in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Twain is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Twain lands a nice shot to the head.
Twain looking to finish Tee with some ground and pound. This is bad for Tee!
Twain cracks Tee with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Twain controlling his opponent.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Twain cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Tee is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Twain with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A big strike lands for Twain! That's really hurt Tee and he's turned his back - Twain keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Twain jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cain Twain!