PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Caine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kristo NapNip (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Caine
vs
NapNip

191 cm
19
187 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

160 cm
22
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

Dangerous GnP
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcus Caine!
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, Kristo NapNip!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, David Schapiro and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caine fails with the takedown.
Caine looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!

NapNip closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Caine to the mat! Caine manages to get full guard.
NapNip cracks Caine with a solid left hand.
NapNip is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
NapNip wants to pass the guard but Caine is keeping the position.
NapNip wants to stand but Caine is controlling his posture from full guard.
NapNip must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
NapNip with a flurry of punches that miss.
NapNip tries to stand but Caine is controlling from the bottom.
NapNip throwing strikes but missing.
NapNip wanted to stand there but Caine had control of the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
NapNip connects with the punch.
Caine uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from NapNip.
Caine on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
NapNip digs a good hook to Caine's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Caine gets caught flat footed, as NapNip shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
NapNip keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Caine's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
NapNip has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Caine is proving hard to escape from.
Caine is trying to control the position but NapNip postures up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells NapNip's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
NapNip wants to get up but he can't break Caine's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Caine is trying to keep NapNip in close.
NapNip lands a couple of elbows.
NapNip landing with the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caine keeping moving, preventing NapNip from controlling successfully.
NapNip lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
NapNip trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Caine will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
NapNip would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Caine tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
NapNip working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
NapNip trying to stand up but can't free himself from Caine's guard.
NapNip cracks Caine with a solid left hand.
NapNip trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
NapNip wants to stand but Caine has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
NapNip tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caine shoots and misses

and NapNip counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
NapNip is thwarting Caine's attempts to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Caine tries to get to full guard but NapNip has control of the leg.
Caine makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Caine.
NapNip stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Caine swivels though and keeps the full guard.
NapNip with a nice head shot there.
Caine trying to keep a closed guard but NapNip is proving a slippery customer.
NapNip lands a couple of digs.
NapNip throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Caine works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
NapNip scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

NapNip decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Caine, up you get!
NapNip throws a hook to the side of Caine's head but Caine sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Caine drops his hands momentarily and NapNip takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
NapNip misses the shot to the body.
NapNip scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
NapNip misses with an uppercut. Caine saw that one coming.
NapNip connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
NapNip misses with a straight left.
A jab from NapNip does it's job there.
NapNip misses the shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Caine walks into a jab.
NapNip works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
NapNip misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

NapNip bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
NapNip tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Caine can't do much from the bottom here.
Caine prevents NapNip from improving position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
NapNip lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
NapNip working the head with strikes.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
NapNip misses with a leg kick.
Caine avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Caine takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Caine takes a body punch but keeps moving.
NapNip throws and low kick but Caine moves out of range easily.
Caine tries for a takedown but NapNip circles away easily
and NapNip connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
NapNip throws a solid leg kick but Caine takes the impact on his shin and smiles at NapNip.
Caine keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
NapNip throws a body punch but Caine moves out of range.
NapNip lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kristo NapNip seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab lands there for NapNip.

NapNip closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
NapNip wants to pass to mount but Caine is defending the position.
NapNip has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Caine wants to improve his position but NapNip is controlling well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kristo NapNip has got the better of the ground game so far.
NapNip tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Caine.
NapNip throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Caine is trying to maintain the position but NapNip is very close to passing his half guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

NapNip scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
NapNip seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caine trying to control here.
NapNip lands with a punch from half guard.
Caine wants to improve his position but NapNip is controlling well.
NapNip stalling.
NapNip wants to stand up but Caine is controlling the position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
NapNip throws a series of strikes that have Caine backpedaling.
Caine with a lazy takedown attempt
and NapNip counters with a stiff right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
NapNip lunges at Caine with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Caine's hand.
NapNip fails to land with a series of punches.
NapNip looks to land a right hand but Caine moved out of range.
Caine defending well as NapNip loads up on a big left hand.
NapNip thows a body shot but no joy.
Caine uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by NapNip.
NapNip lands a right hook to the body.
NapNip tries to bum rush Caine with a series of wild strikes but Caine uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Caine with a lazy takedown attempt
and NapNip counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcus Caine. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Caine closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Caine trying to control the action but NapNip is working from the bottom.
Caine tries to advance to mount but NapNip denies him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kristo NapNip showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, 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.

NapNip misses with a looping left.
Caine takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
NapNip bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Caine's head.
NapNip has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
NapNip stuns Caine with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Marcus Caine is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
NapNip tries to bum rush Caine with a series of wild strikes but Caine uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
NapNip dips to his left and cracks Caine with an uppercut!

NapNip gets the takedown into side control.
Caine can't do much from the bottom here.
NapNip tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
NapNip lands a nice forearm strike.
Caine is trying to control NapNip's posture but NapNip avoids it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

NapNip decides to take the fight back to the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
NapNip pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
NapNip throws a big shot that misses.
NapNip throws a hook but Caine avoids it easily.
NapNip dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Caine moves out of range of the strikes.

NapNip shoots in and bounces Caine off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
NapNip tries to stand but Caine is controlling from the bottom.
Caine is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
NapNip would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Caine not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Caine has his foot on NapNip's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. NapNip works his way back into a safe position though.
Caine trying to control the position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

NapNip drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
NapNip in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
NapNip tries to stand but Caine is controlling from the bottom.
Caine not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caine trying to strike off his back.
NapNip wants to get up but he can't break Caine's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Caine bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in NapNip's guard.

NapNip had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Caine is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. NapNip Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Caine's back instead.
NapNip lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Caine has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from NapNip.
NapNip lands punches and elbows.
NapNip gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Caine trying to control but not successfully.
NapNip keeps control of the position as Caine tries to break free.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Caine trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
NapNip tries to keep control of the position but Caine is staying busy.
Can Caine hold on?! NapNip is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Caine can't escape the position.
NapNip is not going to allow Caine to sit and survive in this position.
Caine tries to break free.
NapNip scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
NapNip avoiding Caine 's attempts to control his hands.
Marcus Caine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards NapNip.
Oooh a big shot gets through from NapNip. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Kristo NapNip is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Caine trying to control the hands but NapNip won't let him.
I would not like to be Caine right now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kristo NapNip comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well NapNip has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 26:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 26:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kristo NapNip!