PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Cain (ranked 3093 p4p, 368 weight class) and Pedro Rodrigues Filho (ranked 3606 p4p, 410 weight class). Pedro Rodrigues Filho has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Cain
vs
Rodrigues Filho

189 cm
34
167 lbs
16 - 11 - 0

190 cm
29
210 lbs
15 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, David Cain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pedro Rodrigues Filho!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Paul Gruel and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice jab there from Filho.
A swing and a miss from Filho.
Cain definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cain.
Cain uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Filho.
Cain throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cain staying out of range there.

Filho has taken the fight to the clinch.

Filho breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cain scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

It looks like Pedro Rodrigues Filho has been cut.
Filho checks the leg kick.
Filho swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cain looks for the body kick but Filho saw that one coming.
Cain tries a head kick but it misses.
Cain throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Cain feints and then cracks Filho's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Filho down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cain moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Cain lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cain fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Filho has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Filho steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cain.
Cain moves into range and connects with a jab.
Filho swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cain counters with a solid body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cain lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Filho tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cain swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cain looks to land a right hand but Filho moved out of range.
A jab from Filho finds it's way through Cain's defenses.
Filho tried to score with a low kick but Cain checks it.
Cain moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Cain really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Cain fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Filho has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cain takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Cain throws a lazy right hand but Filho sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A head kick misses from Cain.
Cain throws a looping overhand right but Filho ducks down to avoid it.
Filho walks into a jab.
Filho scores with a sloppy right hand. Cain should have avoided that one.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cain misses with a hook
and Filho counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Filho connects with a body shot that sends Cain's belly button to the back.
Filho takes a swing at Cain's ribcage but misses.
Cain slips a straight right by Filho.
Cain scores with a hook to the body. Filho takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filho throws a poor cross that misses
and Cain counters with a leg kick.
Filho uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cain.
Filho might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Filho throws a series of strikes that have Cain backpedaling.
Cain looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cain uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cain looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

Cain is rocked!
Filho keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Oh Cain is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Filho on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

Filho moves into the clinch.
Filho fails to pull guard.
Cain wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Filho has him pressed against the cage.
Filho jumps guard but Cain turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

Filho breaks from the clinch.

Cain tries to keep at a distance but Filho has taken the fight into the clinch.
Filho tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Filho tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Cain seems to have got his legs back now.
David Cain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pedro Rodrigues Filho.

Cain manages to break the clinch.
Filho keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Filho is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Cain with a body shot.
Cain lands a leg kick that knocks Filho off balance momentarily.
Filho misses with a right hand
and Cain counters with a two punch combo.

That has opened up Pedro Rodrigues Filho's cut even more.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cain bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cain bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Filho throws a looping overhand right but Cain ducks down to avoid it.
Cain connects with a leg kick. Filho looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Filho looks to land a body kick but Cain moved away.
Cain jabs at Filho's body.
Cain takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Cain clobbers Filho with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Filho keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cain.
Cain looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Filho misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cain.
Cain takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A jab from Filho finds it's way through Cain's defenses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cain throws a big shot that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Filho! But no joy.
Filho is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cain.
Filho's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Filho slips a straight right by Cain.
Filho throws a lazy right hand but Cain sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
As Filho backs away, Cain returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Cain getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Cain.
Cain looks to land a right hand but Filho moved out of range.
A jab from Filho does it's job there.
Cain goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Cain takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Cain uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Filho.
Cain misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A little jabbing left from Filho on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Filho is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Cain had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Filho avoids the head kick by Cain.
Filho ducks under a wild hook from Cain.
Cain scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

The cut above Pedro Rodrigues Filho's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Cain takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Cain throws a hook but Filho blocks it.
Cain uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Filho.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A low kick from Cain misses
and Filho counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cain missing with a left hand there. Filho was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cain throws a sloppy head kick and Filho moves out of range easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cain swats away the attempt to clinch by Filho.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Cain dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pedro Rodrigues Filho's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Cain thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cain throws a solid leg kick but Filho takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cain.
Filho scores with a jab. Cain acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Filho throws a jab when Cain was well out of range.
Filho takes a swing at Cain's ribcage but misses.
Cain bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Filho throws a leg kick that is checked
and Cain counters with a thumping low kick.
Filho dodges the punch combination from Cain.
Filho ducks under a wild hook from Cain.
Filho looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Filho fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cain manages to avoid it.
Cain is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Filho can do to turn this around?
Filho slips under a jab from Cain.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Filho throws a lazy uppercut
and Cain counters with a nice uppercut.
A jab lands there for Filho.
Filho wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
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!
Cain staying out of range there.
Cain throws a leg kick but Filho sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Cain's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Filho connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cain scrambles back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Cain. Filho shrugs it off though.
Filho misses with a left hand
and Cain counters with a stiff right hand.
Filho swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Filho throws a lazy right hand but Cain sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Filho listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Filho misses the jab.
Cain looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
A good leg kick by Cain.
Filho throws an off balance right hand
and Cain counters with a nice body kick.
Filho is breathing heavily.
Cain throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Filho misses with a hook to the body
and Cain counters with a nice uppercut.
Filho checks a low kick from Cain.
Filho throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cain on the side of the head.
A jab from Cain misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Filho looks to land a left hand but Cain moved out of range nicely.
Filho misses with a body shot.
Filho missing with a left hand there. Cain was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cain throwing a counter right hand but Filho manages to avoid it.
Filho connects with the punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filho uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cain.
Cain misses the jab.
Cain takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cain moves out of range as Filho strikes.
Filho walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cain swinging wildly here.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cain.
Cain throws a leg kick that is checked
and Filho cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Filho misses the shot to the body.
Cain looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Cain swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Filho misses the shot to the body.
Filho looks to land a right hand but Cain moved out of range.
Cain lands with a good body shot.
Filho misses with an uppercut. Cain saw that one coming.
Filho misses with a body shot.
Cain steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Filho.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filho ducks right into an uppercut from Cain.
Cain cracks Filho with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

Pedro Rodrigues Filho's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Filho keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Cain misses with a body kick.
Filho misses with a hook. Cain ducked under it nicely.
As Filho backs away, Cain returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Nice shot lands for Filho.
Filho moves in looking to clinch but Cain pushes him off.
David Cain is winning the standup battle so far.
Cain moves out of range of the strikes.
Cain jabs Filho right on the nose. Filho blinks but takes it well.
Cain misses with an uppercut. Filho saw that one coming.
Cain bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Filho takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cain steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Filho.
Cain throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice inside leg kick there by Cain. That's going to slow Filho down.
Cain takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cain misses with a hook
letting Filho counter with a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cain scores with a crisp jab that stopped Filho in his tracks.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Pedro Rodrigues Filho's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). David Cain!
Jumping up and down and very excited, David Cain waved his t-shirt featuring HGH Nutrients Q160 Tycoons Best Quality supps's logo in front of the cameras.