PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Carver Cade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Touko Unikeko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Unikeko has chosen Gesaffelstein - Opr as his entrance music. Carver Cade could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Touko Unikeko's chin.

Cade
vs
Unikeko

170 cm
36
153 lbs
34 - 18 - 2

168 cm
25
147 lbs
10 - 8 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 - 18 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carver Cade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Touko Unikeko!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cade shoots and misses
and Unikeko counters with a series of strikes. Cade will be more careful next time no doubt.
Unikeko lands a jab to the head.
Unikeko lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Cade throws a series of punches but Unikeko avoids them all with ease.
Unikeko takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Unikeko moves away from the strike by Cade.
As Cade backs off Unikeko throws a huge counter combo but Cade manages to avoid it all.
Unikeko throws a body shot but no joy.
Cade keeps the fight on the outside.
Cade tried to counter with a leg kick but Unikeko avoided it.
Unikeko tries to clinch up.
Carver Cade seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cade scores with a body shot.

Cade moves into the clinch successfully.
Cade lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cade misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Unikeko jumps guard but Cade turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Cade misses with a body punch.
Unikeko blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cade struggles to land a body shot inside as Unikeko controls his hands.

Cade is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Unikeko can't fight it off and eventually Cade manages to take the fight to the floor. Unikeko looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Cade throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Unikeko works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Unikeko throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Cade trying to control the position from guard on top but Unikeko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cade working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cade missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Unikeko is trying to control the position but Cade postures up.
Cade is looking to work some ground and pound but Unikeko has wrist control.
Unikeko looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Unikeko is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Unikeko trying to keep a closed guard but Cade is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Unikeko pulls Cade in close to his closed guard and prevents Cade from doing any damage or advancing position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Unikeko has closed the distance and engaged Cade in a clinch.
Cade throws a punch but it's blocked by Unikeko.
Unikeko working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from Cade.
Cade struggles to land a body shot inside as Unikeko controls his hands.
Cade misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Unikeko.
Unikeko scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Unikeko'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.
Cade tries a body shot but Unikeko blocks it.
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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Unikeko effectively controlling the action here.
Cade misses with some punches.
Cade tries to work over Unikeko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cade misses with a body punch.
Unikeko displaying some good clinch control by pressing Cade up against the cage.
Cade lands with a left to the head.
Cade swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cade.
Cade lands an uppercut.
Good body shot from Cade.
Cade misses with a hook to the ribs.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cade.
Cade blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Unikeko lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cade backwards.
Still in the clinch, Cade scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cade lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cade presses Unikeko against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Unikeko blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cade cracks Unikeko with a nice body shot.
Unikeko is struggling to control the position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Cade blocks a body shot from Unikeko.
Unikeko blocks a body shot from Cade.
Cade lands a shoulder strike.
Cade tries a body shot but Unikeko blocks it.
Cade misses with some punches.
Unikeko dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Unikeko tries to stall but Cade uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cade lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cade, right into the meat.
Touko Unikeko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Unikeko closes the distance and clinches.
A short body shot lands from Cade as the two fighters clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Cade fails to land.
Cade misses with a punch on the inside.
Unikeko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cade tries for a takedown. No joy.
Cade scores with a shot to the side of Unikeko's head.
Cade misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Cade.
Unikeko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Carver Cade has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cade throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cade scores with a shoulder strike.
Cade lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cade tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Unikeko's elbow.
Cade tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cade lands a right hand that snaps the head of Unikeko backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Unikeko.
Cade lands a body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Unikeko.

Unikeko decides to pull guard.
Unikeko thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Cade throwing strikes but missing.
Cade trying to control but Unikeko is working from the bottom.
Unikeko 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.
Cade distracts Unikeko with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Cade controls from within his opponent's guard.
Cade wants to control from the top but Unikeko keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cade is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Cade postures up.
Unikeko has momentary wrist control but Cade slips an elbow through the middle.
Cade trying to control the position from guard on top but Unikeko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cade postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cade trying to control but Unikeko is working from the bottom.
Cade working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cade works over Unikeko with some ground and pound from guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cade with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cade throws a big elbow that misses.
Unikeko is trying to keep Cade in close.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cade slips under a jab from Unikeko.
Nice defenses there by Unikeko.
Cade fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Unikeko throws a counter combo.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cade.
Unikeko throws a right hand that Cade ducks under and follows up with a left that Cade also avoids with ease.
Cade paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Unikeko slips under a jab.
Cade throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Unikeko checks a leg kick.
Unikeko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cade swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Decent striking displayed by Cade there.
Cade lands with a good body shot.
Unikeko takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cade swats away the attempt to clinch by Unikeko.

Cade clinches up with Unikeko and pushes him back against the cage.
Cade lands a right hand.
Cade lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Unikeko tries to pull guard but Cade won't allow it.
Unikeko stalling in the clinch but Cade improves position.
Unikeko misses with a body punch.
Unikeko stalling in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carver Cade dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Unikeko gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cade.
Unikeko has a takedown stuffed.
Jab, jab by Cade - just one landing.
The fighters circling - Unikeko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
An attempted straight right counter from Cade misses the target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cade, right into the meat.
Cade misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Unikeko shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cade defends it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Unikeko moves out of range of the body kick.
Unikeko doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Cade counters with a left to the body.
Carver Cade has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Touko Unikeko.
Cade throws a head kick that misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Unikeko misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cade darts in and clinches Unikeko up against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Cade as the two fighters clinch.
Cade has a couple of punches blocked by Unikeko.
Stalling in the clinch from Unikeko.
Cade misses with a hook to the ribs.

Cade is trying to trip Unikeko. He has hold of a leg but Unikeko is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Cade persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Unikeko avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cade trying to control but Unikeko is working from the bottom.
Cade postures up.
Cade throws a big right hand that misses.
Cade preventing the sweep.
Unikeko keeping moving, preventing Cade from controlling successfully.
Cade preventing the sweep.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Carver Cade is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Unikeko has his hands on Cade's head, controlling the position.
Cade is stalling in the full guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cade throws a shot to the body.
Unikeko will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Cade appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Cade lands a leg kick that knocks Unikeko off balance momentarily.

Cade closes the distance and pushes Unikeko back into the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Touko Unikeko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Unikeko drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Unikeko is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Cade is defending well.
Cade misses with the head strike.
Unikeko has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Cade avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cade.
Cade lands a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Cade misses with a short punch on the inside.
Unikeko is stalling here.
Unikeko wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cade misses with some punches.
Unikeko pushes Cade back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Unikeko throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Unikeko lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Unikeko tries to circle away but Cade has him pinned against the cage.
Unikeko has a couple of punches blocked by Cade.
Cade blocks an uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Carver Cade showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cade 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carver Cade!
Carver Cade thanked the fans post fight for their support.