PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Caden Cage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matthew Princiotta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cage comes to the cage accompanied by Indestructable by Disturbed. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Cage
vs
Princiotta

185 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

200 cm
18
180 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Caden Cage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matthew Princiotta!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Stewart Dunkirk and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Princiotta throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Princiotta throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cage.
Cage misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Cage stalks Princiotta and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Princiotta's face. Princiotta staggers backwards, shaken.
Princiotta is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Princiotta moves into the clinch successfully.

Princiotta lands a takedown into guard.
Cage is trying to control the position from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cage is on top in guard.
Princiotta wants to sweep but no luck.
Princiotta trying to control the position.
Princiotta has momentary wrist control but Cage slips an elbow through the middle.
Cage has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Princiotta controlling the position.
Princiotta wants to sweep here but Cage controlling him for the moment.

Princiotta kicks Cage off and gets to his feet.
Caden Cage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Danga de danga de dang - Princiotta scores with a four punch combination!
Princiotta looks gassed!
Cage looks to land a combination but Princiotta avoids it well.
Cage throws a nice looking combination but Princiotta bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cage swinging wilding here.
Cage stalks Princiotta and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Princiotta's face. Princiotta staggers backwards, shaken.
Cage tries to bum rush Princiotta with a series of wild strikes but Princiotta uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Princiotta swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Matthew Princiotta is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cage lands with a nice combination. Princiotta backs away looking to recover.
Cage misses with a combination
and Princiotta counters with a good, hard body kick but Cage shrugs it off.
Cage misses with a series of wild punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Princiotta swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cage.
Princiotta throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cage fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Princiotta throws a combination that misses
letting Cage counter with a right hand.
Cage scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Cage swinging wilding here.
Cage looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Princiotta is fending him off so far but Cage persists. Nope, Princiotta circles away and we're back to standing.
Princiotta dodges the punch combination from Cage.
Cage misses with a two punch combination.
Cage scores with a jab. Princiotta acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Princiotta looks to score with a jab to the body but Cage is just out of range.

Princiotta gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cage cracks Princiotta with a solid left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cage gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Cage scores with the left hand. Princiotta knows he should have avoided that one.

Cage moves into the clinch successfully.
Princiotta keeps control of Cage as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cage goes for a takedown attempt but Princiotta pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Caden Cage. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cage connects with the punch.
A left and a right from Princiotta both land. Nice combination.
Cage lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Princiotta backs up against the cage.
Cage closes the distance and clinches up with Princiotta, looking for a takedown. Cage pushes Princiotta against the cage but Princiotta circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Cage misses with a combination
and Princiotta counters with a series of strikes. Cage will be more careful next time no doubt.
Cage checks a leg kick nicely.
Princiotta tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cage misses with a few strikes there.
Princiotta fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cage manages to avoid it.
Cage throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Princiotta counter with a right hand.
Cage throws a series of punches but Princiotta moves out of range.
Cage throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Princiotta tries to clinch up.
Danga de danga de dang - Cage scores with a four punch combination!
Princiotta misses with a few strikes there.
Cage lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Princiotta circles away quickly and effectively.
Princiotta swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cage counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Princiotta just misses with a punch to the body.
Princiotta throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cage counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Princiotta throws a body punch but Cage moves out of range.
Princiotta tries to close the distance and clinch but Cage swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cage lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Princiotta throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Caden Cage dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Cage circles away from the clinch attempt.
Princiotta fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cage looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Princiotta is fending him off so far but Cage persists. Nope, Princiotta circles away and we're back to standing.
Horrible takedown by Cage or perhaps it was just good defense by Princiotta which made him look bad.
Cage throws a right hand that Princiotta ducks under and follows up with a left that Princiotta also avoids with ease.
Cage throws a series of punches but Princiotta moves out of range.
Princiotta throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Princiotta wants to clinch but Cage slips to the side

and Cage moves into the clinch.
Princiotta looking to throw knees to the head but Cage is blocking nicely.
Princiotta drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Cage gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Princiotta breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cage closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cage throws a right and a left that both miss.
A combination from Cage does no damage.
Cage stalks Princiotta and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Princiotta's face. Princiotta staggers backwards, shaken.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cage throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Princiotta counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Cage has had enough of the clinch but Princiotta keeps him there for the moment.
Cage tries to break the clinch but Princiotta is controlling the position.
Cage wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Princiotta has him pressed against the cage.
Cage is trying to break free.
Princiotta keeps control of Cage as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Princiotta gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Caden Cage. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cage gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Princiotta.
Princiotta tries to pull guard but Cage holds him up against the cage and eventually Princiotta drops back down to his feet.
Cage tries to break the clinch but Princiotta is controlling the position.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Cage wants to break free but Princiotta has control.
Cage wants to break free but Princiotta has control.
Cage wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Princiotta tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's two 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.

Princiotta escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cage misses with a few strikes there.
Cage fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Princiotta is looking to clinch.
Princiotta doesn't manage to clinch there - Cage circles away.
Cage misses with the combination.
Cage is working the combinations to good effect here.
Cage lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Princiotta circles away quickly and effectively.
Cage fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Princiotta throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cage dodges the punch combination from Princiotta.
Cage has a takedown stuffed.
Princiotta fails with an attempt to clinch.
A jab lands there for Cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Princiotta dodges the punch combination from Cage.
Princiotta throws a combination that misses
and Cage counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cage shoots for a double leg takedown but Princiotta sprawls well. He's pushed Cage's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Princiotta explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Princiotta throws a series of punches but Cage moves out of range.
Cage throws a left and a right that both miss
and Princiotta counters with a three punch combo that has Cage backing up. Cage nods at Princiotta to acknowledge the strikes.
Princiotta swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cage counters with a three punch combo that has Princiotta backing up. Princiotta nods at Cage to acknowledge the strikes.
Princiotta plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Princiotta connects with a jab.
Cage dodges the punch combination from Princiotta.
Cage shoots in for a takedown but Princiotta shows good takedown defense.
Princiotta tries to clinch up but Cage circles away and keeps his distance.
Princiotta fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cage swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Princiotta keeps the fight on the outside.
A right-left combo lands from Cage.
Princiotta doesn't manage to clinch there - Cage circles away.
Cage blocks a head kick by Princiotta.
Princiotta misses with a series of wild punches.
Cage stalks Princiotta and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Princiotta's face. Princiotta staggers backwards, shaken.
Cage looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Princiotta stuns Cage with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Princiotta avoids a punch combination nicely.
Princiotta tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cage fails with the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Cage scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cage keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Matthew Princiotta 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. 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.

Cage will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cage jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

Princiotta takes the fight into the clinch.

Princiotta breaks from the clinch.
Cage is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Horrible takedown by Cage or perhaps it was just good defense by Princiotta which made him look bad.
Princiotta swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cage counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cage misses with a double jab
and Princiotta counters with a left and a right that stings Cage.
Cage throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cage misses with the combination.
Cage's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Cage duly obliges.
Cage's corner calls for a 1-2. Cage obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Princiotta is looking to clinch.
Princiotta misses with a looping left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cage scores with a three punch combo!
Cage staying out of range there.
Cage lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Cage.
Cage closes the distance and clinches up with Princiotta, looking for a takedown. Cage pushes Princiotta against the cage but Princiotta circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Cage throws a right and a left that both miss.
Princiotta tries to clinch but Cage moves out of range.

Princiotta clinches up with Cage and pushes him back against the cage.
Cage wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cage wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cage has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Princiotta is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Caden Cage. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cage is trying to break the clinch but Princiotta has him pressed against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Princiotta just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cage's brow.
Cage drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Princiotta gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Princiotta breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Caden Cage is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cage throws a right hand that Princiotta ducks under and follows up with a left that Princiotta also avoids with ease.
Princiotta tries to clinch but Cage moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cage will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Princiotta scores with a nice body kick.
Cage throws a series of strikes that have Princiotta backpedaling.

Princiotta drives through and clinches with Cage against the cage.
Cage wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Princiotta has him pressed against the cage.
Cage wants to break the clinch but can't.
Princiotta prevents Cage from breaking the clinch.

Cage breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cage fails to land the takedown.
Cage swinging wilding here.
Cage misses with a two punch combination.
Cage misses with a two punch combination.
Princiotta lands a with a good body shot.
Princiotta has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Princiotta will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Princiotta tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cage was well out of range. Poor timing from Princiotta.
Cage misses with a double jab.
A nice combination there by Cage.
Princiotta moves in looking to clinch but Cage pushes him off.
Cage looks to land a combination but Princiotta avoids it well.
Princiotta looks to clinch
and Cage counters with a left and a right that stings Princiotta.
Princiotta tries to bum rush Cage with a series of wild strikes but Cage uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Princiotta misses with a low kick.
Princiotta tries to clinch up but Cage circles away and keeps his distance.
Cage closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A left and a right from Cage both land. Nice combination.
Princiotta misses with a combination
and Cage counters with a three punch combo that has Princiotta backing up. Princiotta nods at Cage to acknowledge the strikes.
Cage shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Some wild striking there from Cage.
Cage looks for a takedown but Princiotta sprawls well.

Cage tries to keep at a distance but Princiotta has taken the fight into the clinch.
Princiotta has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Cage avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Cage wants to break free but Princiotta has control.
Cage wants a takedown.
Cage has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Princiotta avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Cage has Princiotta pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Princiotta manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Cage avoiding damage as Princiotta throws knees to the body.
Cage wants to break free but Princiotta has control.
A right hook to the body lands for Princiotta.
Princiotta gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Cage.
Princiotta tries to pull guard but Cage won't allow it.
Cage wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Princiotta tries a knee to the head but Cage blocks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Matthew Princiotta comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Princiotta 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Matthew Princiotta!