PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Carver Cade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladimir Van Kirkland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Kirkland has chosen DJ Vadim - The Terrorist as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Cade
vs
Van Kirkland

170 cm
36
153 lbs
34 - 17 - 2

180 cm
35
164 lbs
30 - 19 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

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 34 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Carver Cade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vladimir Van Kirkland!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Kirkland throws a jab but it's blocked by Cade.
Van Kirkland with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Van Kirkland looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Cade takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Van Kirkland throws a jab when Cade was well out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Cade misses its target.
Van Kirkland swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cade looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cade scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Van Kirkland doesn't seem bothered though.
Van Kirkland takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Van Kirkland has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cade finds it's way round the side to connect with Van Kirkland's head.
Van Kirkland is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Cade throws a body shot but no joy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Kirkland ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cade moves away.
Van Kirkland misses with a wild body shot.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Van Kirkland enables Cade to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Van Kirkland manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Van Kirkland avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cade throwing strikes from guard but Van Kirkland blocks nicely.
Van Kirkland is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cade wants to control from the top but Van Kirkland keeps moving.
Cade is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Van Kirkland looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Van Kirkland pulls Cade in close to prevent any damage.
Van Kirkland 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.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Van Kirkland misses with a hook. Cade ducked under it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cade. Van Kirkland does a little dance to reset his feet.
An inside leg kick from Van Kirkland misses.
Cade swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Cade rushes Van Kirkland and presses him up against the cage.
Cade misses with a punch on the inside.
Van Kirkland scores with a shoulder strike.
I was talking to Cade's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Cade misses with a body punch.
Van Kirkland tries to stall but Cade uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cade being controlled against the cage.
Good body shot from Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland gets through Cade's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cade lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Cade.
Van Kirkland blocking some punches.
Van Kirkland misses with a punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Van Kirkland.
Cade blocks a body shot from Van Kirkland.
A head punch on the inside from Van Kirkland fails to land.
Cade blocking some punches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Cade.
Van Kirkland misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cade tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cade misses with the head strike.
Cade tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Van Kirkland's elbow.
Cade blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cade throws a punch but it's blocked by Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland blocking some punches.
Van Kirkland lands a body shot.
Van Kirkland tries to work over Cade's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Van Kirkland is stalling here.
Cade blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cade lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Van Kirkland backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Van Kirkland.

Van Kirkland's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Van Kirkland throws a chopping leg kick but Cade manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cade ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cade ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Kirkland throws a hook but Cade avoids it easily.
Vladimir Van Kirkland is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cade with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cade connects with a solid leg kick.

Cade closes the distance and clinches.
Van Kirkland misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cade tries to work over Van Kirkland's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cade.
Van Kirkland is trying to break the clinch but Cade has him pressed against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cade.
Van Kirkland's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Van Kirkland working aggressively here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cade creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cade misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cade has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Van Kirkland after a bit of a struggle.
Still in the clinch, Cade scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland digs a right hand into Cade's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cade's gas tank.
Cade lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cade lands a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Carver Cade will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Van Kirkland motions for Cade to come forward. Van Kirkland throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Van Kirkland looks to score with a jab to the body but Cade is just out of range.
Cade is looking to wear down Van Kirkland with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Cade lands a jab to Van Kirkland's midsection.
Van Kirkland connects with a jab.
Van Kirkland attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Van Kirkland slips under a jab from Cade.
Cade tests Van Kirkland's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cade defending well as Van Kirkland loads up on a big left hand.
Cade lands a nice hook to Van Kirkland's body. Van Kirkland takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Vladimir Van Kirkland seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Van Kirkland takes a swing at Cade's ribcage but misses.
Cade displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Van Kirkland throws out the jab.
Cade walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Van Kirkland checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Cade moves forwards but Van Kirkland connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Cade is looking to slow Van Kirkland down with leg kicks.
Van Kirkland fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Kirkland fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cade checks it well.
Van Kirkland lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cade circles away quickly and effectively.
Cade tries to clinch up.
Van Kirkland lands with a cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Kirkland misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cade tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Van Kirkland was well out of range. Poor timing from Cade.
Van Kirkland checks a leg kick nicely.
Van Kirkland with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Van Kirkland slips under a jab from Cade.
Cade takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A swing and a miss from Van Kirkland.
Cade bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Van Kirkland's head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Van Kirkland defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cade.
Cade throws a lazy right hand but Van Kirkland sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Van Kirkland attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Van Kirkland misses with a low kick as Cade jumps back.
Cade scores with a hook.
Van Kirkland lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cade's sensitive parts.
Van Kirkland cracks Cade with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
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!
Cade misses with a straight right.
Van Kirkland throws the left hand but Cade avoids the punch easily.
Van Kirkland tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cade was well out of range. Poor timing from Van Kirkland.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Kirkland uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cade.
Van Kirkland lands a jab to the head.
Van Kirkland will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Van Kirkland scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Cade takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cade feints and then cracks Van Kirkland's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Van Kirkland down.
Van Kirkland lands with a shot to the body.
Cade fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Van Kirkland throws a series of punches but Cade avoids them all with ease.
Cade chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Van Kirkland can pounce on him.

Van Kirkland gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Cade throwing strikes from guard but Van Kirkland blocks nicely.
Cade controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cade with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Cade missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cade throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Van Kirkland works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cade throws a big right hand that misses.
Cade keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Van Kirkland's head.
Van Kirkland looking to control.
Cade sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Van Kirkland trying to control the position.
Cade throwing strikes but missing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cade slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Cade has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Van Kirkland swats away the attempt to clinch by Cade.
Van Kirkland now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Van Kirkland lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Cade loads up on a big right hand but Van Kirkland slips the punch.
Van Kirkland doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Cade tries to clinch up but Van Kirkland circles away and keeps his distance.
Cade drops his hands momentarily and Van Kirkland takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cade moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A big right from Van Kirkland misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vladimir Van Kirkland showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Cade is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Van Kirkland gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Van Kirkland throws a head kick but Cade moves out of range.
Cade half committed to a counter leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cade looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Van Kirkland on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Cade connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Cade avoids the body shot from Van Kirkland.
Cade with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Van Kirkland throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cade on the side of the head.
Cade slips a straight right by Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland misses with a few strikes there.
Some wild striking there from Van Kirkland.
Jab, jab by Van Kirkland - just one landing.
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!
A big right from Van Kirkland misses.
Cade listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Kirkland moves out of range of the body kick.
Cade avoids the head kick by Van Kirkland.

Cade shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Van Kirkland's guard.
Cade trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cade trying to control but Van Kirkland is working from the bottom.
Van Kirkland pulls Cade in to control the position.
Van Kirkland keeping moving, preventing Cade from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cade is really struggling to control Van Kirkland but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Van Kirkland is trying to keep Cade in close.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Van Kirkland lands a jab.
Van Kirkland connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cade momentarily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Van Kirkland darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Cade is defended easily by Van Kirkland.
Van Kirkland keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cade.
A jab from Van Kirkland does it's job there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Kirkland throws a looping overhand right but Cade ducks down to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Cade misses the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Kirkland fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Van Kirkland has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

Cade decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Van Kirkland wants to control but Cade is keeping busy.
Van Kirkland is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Van Kirkland is trying to control but can't.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cade missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Kirkland blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cade.
Cade looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Van Kirkland blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cade.
Cade is trying to control. Van Kirkland wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Van Kirkland has his hands clasped together around Cade's back. He's all about the action.
Van Kirkland gets back to full guard.
Cade lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Cade working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Vladimir Van Kirkland.
I think Van Kirkland has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vladimir Van Kirkland!
Vladimir Van Kirkland decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.