PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mohsen Mosaddegh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carver Cade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Mosaddegh
vs
Cade

175 cm
37
153 lbs
35 - 9 - 2

170 cm
38
153 lbs
39 - 19 - 2

Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Hellbent
Invictus

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 35 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mohsen Mosaddegh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 39 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carver Cade!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cade throws a looping overhand right but Mosaddegh ducks down to avoid it.
Cade swings for the body but Mosaddegh moves out of range.
It looked like Mosaddegh was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Cade.
Cade lands with a kick to the ribs.
Mosaddegh connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cade ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mosaddegh moves away.
Cade steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mosaddegh.
Mosaddegh scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Mosaddegh just misses with a punch to the body.
Cade only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Mosaddegh takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

Mosaddegh gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cade tries to throw a body punch but Mosaddegh avoids it by throwing Cade back against the cage.
Cade lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mosaddegh misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short uppercut from Mosaddegh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cade swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cade wants a takedown.
Cade misses with the head strike.
Cade tries to work over Mosaddegh's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mosaddegh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cade misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mosaddegh throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cades head.
Mosaddegh swings wildly with an uppercut but Cade uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mosaddegh swings wildly with an uppercut but Cade uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mosaddegh lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mosaddegh.
Cade throws a punch but it's blocked by Mosaddegh.
Cade tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cade misses with a punch to the body.
Mosaddegh lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cade backwards.
Mosaddegh can't find room to land a body shot as Cade controls the action.
Mosaddegh misses with the head strike.
Cade misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cade.
Cade stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

Cade gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Cade in particular looking to stall.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cade thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mosaddegh's head.
Mosaddegh is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Cade scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cade throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mosaddegh is looking to escape.
We've been hearing good reports from Mosaddegh's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
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!
Mosaddegh keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mosaddegh wants to get back to his feet.
Cade seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Cade drops an elbow to the side of Mosaddegh's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cade throwing shots but Mosaddegh is blocking nicely.
Cade thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mosaddegh's head.
Mosaddegh gets full guard.
Cade prevents Mosaddegh from getting back to his feet.
Cade throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mosaddegh wants to stand up but Cade is controlling him.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cade tries to move into range but Mosaddegh moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Cade takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cade looks to score with a jab to the body but Mosaddegh is just out of range.
Mosaddegh throws a lazy right hand but Cade sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A slow jab from Cade misses its intended target.
Mosaddegh throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mosaddegh tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cade was well out of range. Poor timing from Mosaddegh.
Mosaddegh throws a shot from downtown. Cade moves away and avoids it.
Cade throws a counter combo.
Mosaddegh connects with a jab.
Cade throws a hook to the side of Mosaddegh's head but Mosaddegh sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Cade gets a clinch.
Mosaddegh misses with a punch to the body.
Cade lands with a light punch inside.
Mosaddegh blocks an uppercut.
Cade blocks an uppercut.
Cade tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cade working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
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!
Mosaddegh blocks an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mosaddegh tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cade blocking some punches.
Cade struggles to land a body shot inside as Mosaddegh controls his hands.
Mosaddegh is pressed up against the cage. Cade has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Mosaddegh down to the mat. Mosaddegh avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Mosaddegh fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cade manages to avoid it.
Cade tries a quick counter leg kick but Mosaddegh is wise to it.
Mosaddegh scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cade in his tracks.
Cade slips under a jab.

Cade drives through and clinches with Mosaddegh against the cage.
Cade misses with the head strike.
Mosaddegh tries a body shot but Cade blocks it.
Mosaddegh lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mosaddegh swings wildly with an uppercut but Cade uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cade presses Mosaddegh against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cade has a couple of punches blocked by Mosaddegh.
Cade swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mosaddegh tries to throw a body punch but Cade avoids it by throwing Mosaddegh back against the cage.
Mosaddegh swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Cade gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Cade thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mosaddegh's head.
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 Mohsen Mosaddegh will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Mosaddegh displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Cade is looking to land body kicks.
Mosaddegh was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mohsen Mosaddegh is winning the standup battle so far.
Mosaddegh swinging wildly here.
Cade was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Cade is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mosaddegh.
Mosaddegh pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cade is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Mosaddegh takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mosaddegh tries to clinch but Cade is having none of it.
Cade scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mosaddegh doesn't seem bothered though.
Cade feints and then cracks Mosaddegh's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mosaddegh down.
Mosaddegh staying out of range there.
Cade fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mosaddegh on the side of the head.
Cade scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cade fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
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!
Mosaddegh is looking to clinch.
Cade moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mosaddegh thows a leg kick but Cade checks it

and Cade counters by clinching up.
Mosaddegh lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Mosaddegh fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Cade fails to land.
Mosaddegh misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cade throws a head punch that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Cade lands with a left to the head.
Cade throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mosaddegh.
Cade lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mosaddegh or not.
Cade fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mosaddegh lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Mosaddegh.
Cade can't find room to land a body shot as Mosaddegh controls the action.
Cade blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mosaddegh working aggressively here.
Mosaddegh lands a hook that snaps the head of Cade backwards.
Cade blocking some punches.
Cade swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mohsen Mosaddegh has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cade throws a head punch that misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Mosaddegh takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Cade can't find room to land a body shot as Mosaddegh controls the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mosaddegh gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Cade.
Cade is looking for a takedown.
Mohsen Mosaddegh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carver Cade.
Cade prevents a body shot from Mosaddegh.
Mosaddegh blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mosaddegh misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cade lands a right hand.
Mosaddegh is looking to break free of the clinch but Cade has double underhooks.
Mosaddegh misses with a body punch.
Cade fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cade misses with a body punch.
Mosaddegh gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Cade.
Cade tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mosaddegh.
Mosaddegh swings wildly with an uppercut but Cade uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mosaddegh throws a head punch that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mosaddegh swings wildly with an uppercut but Cade uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mosaddegh lands a nice uppercut.
Mosaddegh tries to throw a body punch but Cade avoids it by throwing Mosaddegh back against the cage.
Cade goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cade misses with some punches.
Mosaddegh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cade.
Cade throws a head punch that misses.
Mosaddegh lands a nice uppercut.
Cade misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mosaddegh scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mosaddegh working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mosaddegh.
Cade goes for a takedown attempt but Mosaddegh pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Mohsen Mosaddegh is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mosaddegh pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mosaddegh misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mosaddegh scores with a jab. Cade acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Cade tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mosaddegh manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cade blocks a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Cade.
Cade displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mosaddegh throws out the jab.
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 lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Mosaddegh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Cade.
Cade blocks a jab.
Cade lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Mosaddegh connects with a right hand. Cade shakes it off.
Mosaddegh throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cade displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mosaddegh throws out the jab.
Cade lands with a nice body kick.
Mosaddegh misses with a right hand
and Cade makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cade throws a body punch but Mosaddegh moves out of range.
Cade tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mosaddegh was well out of range. Poor timing from Cade.
Cade digs a good hook to Mosaddegh's body.
Cade with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mosaddegh throws a hook to the side of Cade's head but Cade sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cade swings for the body but Mosaddegh moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Carver Cade will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Cade throws a hook but Mosaddegh avoids it easily.
Cade takes one to the chin there.
A jab from Cade misses.
Mosaddegh tries to clinch but Cade moves out of range.
Cade lands a leg kick that knocks Mosaddegh off balance momentarily.
Cade shoots in for a takedown but Mosaddegh shows good takedown defense.
Mosaddegh throwing a counter right hand but Cade manages to avoid it.
Cade throws a solid leg kick but Mosaddegh takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cade.
Mosaddegh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cade misses with a series of wild punches.
Cade misses with a straight right.
Cade is looking to chop away at Mosaddegh's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cade fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mosaddegh looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

Cade bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Mosaddegh bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mosaddegh scores with a body shot.
Mosaddegh with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mosaddegh displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cade throws out the jab.
It looked like Mosaddegh wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mosaddegh swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A countering left hand to the body from Cade misses.
Some wild striking there from Mosaddegh.
Mosaddegh scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Cade pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mosaddegh is out of range and Cade settles back down.
Mosaddegh waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cade.
Cade attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Mosaddegh is looking to counter the offense by Cade and move into the clinch.
Cade checks a low kick from Mosaddegh.
Mosaddegh scores with the left hand. Cade knows he should have avoided that one.
Cade ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cade misses with a lunging right hand
and Mosaddegh counters with a nice uppercut.
Mosaddegh moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Cade blocks a low kick nicely.
Mosaddegh moves forwards but Cade connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mosaddegh swats away the attempt to clinch by Cade.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cade lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mosaddegh is looking to clinch but Cade is avoiding it.
Cade misses with a takedown attempt - Mosaddegh sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mosaddegh lands with an overhand left.
Mosaddegh jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mosaddegh just misses with a punch to the body.
Mosaddegh avoids a punch combination nicely.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cade.
Cade swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Mosaddegh takes one to the chin there.
Mosaddegh connects with a single shot there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cade fails with a takedown attempt.
Mosaddegh is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Mohsen Mosaddegh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carver Cade.
Cade walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mosaddegh lands with a cross.
Mosaddegh throws a body shot but no joy.
Cade is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mosaddegh.
Mosaddegh thumps Cade with a low kick.
Cade throws a leg kick that is checked
and Mosaddegh connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mosaddegh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cade moves away.
Cade fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mosaddegh throws a lazy right hand but Cade sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mosaddegh connects with a crisp jab.
Cade slips under a jab from Mosaddegh.
Mosaddegh getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

Cade is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mosaddegh drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Cade right on the button. Cade goes down! Mosaddegh follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Mosaddegh gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:07 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mohsen Mosaddegh!
Mohsen Mosaddegh decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.