PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Meat Beater (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Caffey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Beater
vs
Caffey

170 cm
27
155 lbs
14 - 9 - 0

169 cm
28
156 lbs
16 - 14 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Meat Beater!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 14 - 2, fighting out of London, Victor Caffey!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Vladimir Khabensky and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caffey scores with a head kick. Beater tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Caffey throws a leg kick
and Caffey takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Beater scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Beater looks to land a combination but Caffey avoids it well.
Caffey gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Beater.
Sloppy strikes from Beater. Those never looked like landing.
Beater tests Caffey's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Caffey wants to slow Beater down by chopping away at his legs.
Beater blocks a jab.
Beater throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Caffey counters with an inside leg kick.
Caffey throws a leg kick but Beater sees it coming and moves out of range.
Caffey drops his hands momentarily and Beater takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Meat Beater seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Caffey lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Beater's corner calls for a 1-2. Beater obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Beater scores with a four punch combination!
Caffey lands with a slapping head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beater throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Beater throws a leg kick but Caffey moved away.
Caffey throws a leg kick but Beater sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Left hook, right uppercut from Beater.
Beater blocks a leg kick.
Caffey thows a leg kick but Beater checks it
and Caffey takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Beater lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Beater throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Caffey drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Caffey misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Caffey scores with a jab to the head.
Beater's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Beater duly obliges.
We've been told by Beater's head coaches at Restricted area that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Caffey scores with a shot to the body.
Beater takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caffey throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Caffey shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Beater stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Caffey.
Caffey ducks under a wild hook from Beater.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Caffey, right into the meat.
Caffey tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Caffey wants to land a leg kick but Beater is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Caffey. Beater does a little dance to reset his feet.
Beater sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A low kick from Caffey misses
and Beater counters with a three punch combo that has Caffey backing up. Caffey nods at Beater to acknowledge the strikes.
Good shot there by Beater.
Caffey defending well as Beater loads up on a big left hand.
Some bone on bone action there as Beater checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Beater misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beater bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Beater misses with a straight left.
Beater throws a looping overhand right but Caffey ducks down to avoid it.
Beater throws a combination. Caffey tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Beater stuns Caffey with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A head kick misses from Caffey.
Beater scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Beater throws a hook to the side of Caffey's head but Caffey sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Caffey lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Beater has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Beater and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A leg kick checked by Caffey.
Beater lands a jab to the head.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Beater checks a leg kick.
Caffey misses with a hook
and Beater counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beater throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beater finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Caffey tried to score with a low kick but Beater checks it.
Beater throws out a powerful jab.
Caffey swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Beater is working the combinations to good effect here.
Caffey finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Beater throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Beater misses with a body kick.
Caffey has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

Beater has taken the fight to the clinch.
Caffey is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Beater tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Beater - that landed with a thud.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Beater is leaning against Caffey and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Caffey throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Beater blocks it with crossed arms.
Beater avoids a wild elbow strike from Caffey.
Caffey prevents a body shot from Beater.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Meat Beater dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Caffey tests Beater's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Caffey throws a leg kick that is checked
and Beater counters with a series of strikes. Caffey will be more careful next time no doubt.
Caffey showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Beater.
Beater looks to throw the jab but Caffey is out of range.
Caffey has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Beater.
A left lands for Caffey.
Beater moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Caffey staying out of range there.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Beater checks a leg kick.

Beater instigates a clinch.
Beater lands an uppercut.
Beater throws a punch but it's blocked by Caffey.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Caffey as Beater tries to tie him up.
Beater prevents a body shot from Caffey.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Beater as Caffey tries to tie him up.
Caffey misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Beater.
Beater lands a hook that snaps the head of Caffey backwards.
Caffey avoiding damage.
Beater on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Still in the clinch, Beater scores with a nice short uppercut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Beater lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Caffey backwards.
Caffey is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Beater is defending well for now.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Beater.
Caffey is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Beater is defending well for now.
Caffey is looking to control Beater's arms but Beater gets an underhook and turns him. Now Caffey has his back to the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caffey landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Caffey is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Caffey missing with knees to the body.
Beater blocks an elbow strike.
Beater misses with a punch to the body.

Beater breaks the clinch.
A good leg kick by Beater.
Meat Beater is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Beater digs a good body shot into Caffey's ribs.
Good standup being displayed there by Beater as he connects with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Caffey misses with a head kick.
Beater throws a hook but Caffey blocks it.
Beater has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Beater throws a head kick that misses.
Caffey looks to land a left hand but Beater moved out of range nicely.
A low kick from Caffey misses
and Beater connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Caffey swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Caffey throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Beater scores with a jab to the body.
Beater checks a low kick from Caffey.
Beater throws a right and a left that both miss.
Caffey throws the left hand but Beater avoids the punch easily.
Beater scores with a hook to the body. Caffey takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Meat Beater is winning the standup battle so far.
Beater fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Caffey is out of range.
Beater thuds his shin into the meat of Caffey's side.
Beater misses the shot to the body.
Caffey moves away from the strike by Beater.
Beater just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice defenses there by Caffey.
Beater connects with a good right hand that stumbles Caffey. Caffey circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caffey throws a leg kick
and Beater counters with an outside leg kick.
Beater scores with a nice right hand.
Beater chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Beater tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Caffey paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Beater throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Beater thuds a left hand into Caffey's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Caffey sizes up Beater with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Beater lands a jab to the head.
Beater throws a body punch but Caffey moves out of range.
Beater misses with a body punch
and Caffey counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Caffey lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Beater has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Beater and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Beater throws a front kick aimed at Caffey's knee but Caffey avoids it well.
Caffey swinging wildly here.
Beater pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Meat Beater dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Beater scores with the left hand. Caffey knows he should have avoided that one.
Caffey throws a leg kick that is checked
and Beater counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Beater takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Beater throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Caffey sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Caffey slips a jab and a cross from Beater.
A head kick misses from Caffey.

Beater rushes Caffey and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Caffey tries to land knees in the clinch but Beater avoids the damage to the body.
Beater scores with a hook to the body.
Beater tries to work over Caffey's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Beater breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Beater throws a hook but Caffey avoids it easily.
A clash of legs there as Beater blocks the low kick.
Caffey 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.
Caffey keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Caffey misses with a body kick.
Caffey throws a head kick that misses.
Beater looks to land a body kick but Caffey moved away.
Beater is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Caffey.
Caffey fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That kick from Caffey tenderised Beater's leg. Beater is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nice body kick from Caffey.
Caffey staying out of range there.
Caffey thows a leg kick but Beater checks it
and Beater counters with a series of strikes. Caffey will be more careful next time no doubt.
Beater throws a jab but it's blocked by Caffey.
Beater lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Caffey takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Beater misses with a straight left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beater scores with a nice right hand.
Beater tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Caffey was well out of range. Poor timing from Beater.
Beater swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A head kick misses from Caffey.
Caffey dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Beater. That did some damage!
Caffey takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
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!
Caffey tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Caffey misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Beater finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Caffey uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Beater.
Caffey connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Beater loads up on a big right hand but Caffey slips the punch.
Beater misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Caffey counters with a low kick, right behind Beater 's knee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beater misses with an uppercut. Caffey saw that one coming.
Caffey moves out of range as Beater throws a body kick.
Beater moves out of range of the leg kick from Caffey.
Beater throws a nice inside leg kick.
Caffey keeps the fight on the outside.
Beater connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Caffey momentarily.
Caffey takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Caffey misses with a low kick.
Caffey attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Beater misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Caffey swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Beater misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Caffey misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beater checks a leg kick nicely.
Caffey with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Caffey on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Caffey connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Beater connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nice shot by Beater.
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!
Caffey lands a head kick!
Caffey cracks the inside of Beater's front leg.
That kick from Caffey tenderised Beater's leg. Beater is trying to keep his angry face on.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Caffey, right into the meat.
Some wild striking there from Beater.
Victor Caffey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Meat Beater is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Caffey throws a leg kick but Beater moved away.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Meat Beater.
Well Beater 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 Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Meat Beater!