PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Steve Austin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Holden Caufield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Austin comes to the cage accompanied by Six Million Dollar Man. Caufield has chosen Let Me See Dat as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Steve Austin has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Steve Austin seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Austin
vs
Caufield

175 cm
30
156 lbs
15 - 8 - 0

185 cm
23
160 lbs
5 - 8 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Solid 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 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Steve Austin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Holden Caufield!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Eddie Farnsworth and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Austin finds it's way through Caufield's defenses.
Austin doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Austin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Caufield slips under a jab from Austin.

Austin closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
An elbow from Austin crashes against the mat.
Austin in side control, throwing shots but Caufield defends.
Austin in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Austin lands some shots froms side control.
Austin sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Caufield is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Austin throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Caufield trying to remain calm as Austin controls from the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Austin misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
An elbow from Austin crashes against the mat.
Austin trying to control the action but Caufield is working from the bottom.
Austin in side control, throwing shots but Caufield defends.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The strikes coming from Austin are missing the target in this wave of attacks.

Austin is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Caufield is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Austin postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sloppy strikes there by Austin.
Austin misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Austin is trying to ground and pound but Caufield uses the momentary lack of control by Austin to regain half guard.
Austin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Austin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Austin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Caufield avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Austin.
Austin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Caufield defending well though.
Austin thows a huge punch but Caufield dodges it nicely.

Austin is working for a submission of some sort.
Austin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Austin is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Austin working Caufield over with strikes.
Austin is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Austin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Austin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Caufield tries to kick Austin off but Austin keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Austin seems to be working for a kimura but Caufield defends the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steve Austin dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Caufield pivots, looking for a leg kick but Austin is out of range and Caufield settles back down.
Austin misses with a combination
and Caufield counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Austin misses with a right hand
and Caufield counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Austin listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Austin throws a right hand that misses
and Caufield counters with a nice body kick.
Austin tests Caufield's chin there with a solid looking shot.
No joy there for Austin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Austin misses with an uppercut
and Caufield counters with a left and a right that stings Austin.
Austin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Austin misses with a jab to the body
and Caufield counters with a two punch combo.
Austin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Caufield's waist but Caufield gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Austin off to one side.
Austin throws an off balance right hand
and Caufield counters with a series of strikes. Austin will be more careful next time no doubt.
Caufield displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Austin.
Austin misses with a low kick.
Austin throws a poor cross that misses
and Caufield counters with a left and a right that stings Austin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caufield moves away from the strike by Austin.
Austin misses with an uppercut
and Caufield counters with a two punch combo.
Austin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Austin scores with a leg kick.
Austin shoots in for a double leg but Caufield sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Steve Austin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fighters circling - Caufield throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Austin misses with a takedown attempt
and Caufield counters with a good low kick that Austin was not able to check.
Austin thows a body shot but no joy.
Austin throws a sloppy body shot
and Caufield counters with a three punch combo that has Austin backing up. Austin nods at Caufield to acknowledge the strikes.
Holden Caufield is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Austin connects with a single shot there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Austin connects with an inside leg kick.
Austin connects with a body shot that sends Caufield's belly button to the back.
Caufield slips under a jab from Austin.
Caufield displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Austin.
Caufield falls off balance throwing a combination
and Austin counters with a left to the body.
Austin misses with a lunging right hand
and Caufield counters with a series of strikes. Austin will be more careful next time no doubt.
Austin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Caufield counters with a left and a right that stings Austin.
Austin throws a poor cross that misses
and Caufield counters with a two punch combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caufield displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Austin throws out the jab.
Austin misses with a looping right.
Caufield has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Caufield there as he acknowledges the shot.
Austin throws a nice inside leg kick.
Austin misses with a few strikes there.
The fighters circle momentarily. Austin darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Austin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Austin misses with a hook
and Caufield counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Caufield is working the combinations to good effect here.
Austin misses with a two punch combination.
Austin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steve Austin dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Austin wants to clinch.
Austin throws a good cross that connects.
Austin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Caufield moves away.
Austin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Caufield manages to avoid it.
Austin misses with a body shot
and Caufield counters with a two punch combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Austin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Caufield.
Austin lands a nice hook to Caufield's body. Caufield takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Holden Caufield is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A combination from Caufield does no damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Austin scores with a one two! Caufield had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Austin throws an off balance right hand
and Caufield counters with a left and a right that stings Austin.
Austin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Caufield counters with a three punch combo that has Austin backing up. Austin nods at Caufield to acknowledge the strikes.
Austin misses with a lunging right hand
and Caufield counters with a nice leg kick.
Caufield misses with a double jab
and Austin counters with a nice leg kick.
Austin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Caufield counters with a one-two to the body.
A low kick from Austin misses
and Caufield counters with a two punch combo.
Caufield staying out of range there.
Steve Austin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Austin darts in trying to clinch
and Caufield counters with a one-two to the body.
Austin misses with a body shot.
Austin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A telegraphed right hand from Austin misses the target.
Austin fails to land with a series of punches.
Caufield needs to keep his hands up - Austin had a free shot at his head there.
Good shot there by Austin.
Austin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Caufields jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Austin connects with an inside leg kick.
Austin throws a right hand that misses
and Caufield counters with a two punch combo.
Austin swings widly with a right hand
and Caufield counters with a stiff right hand.
Austin scores with a decent looking hook.
Caufield throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Austin counters with a single leg into guard. Caufield didn't expect that.
Austin wants to control from the top but Caufield keeps moving.
Austin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Austin won't allow Caufield to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Austin showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Austin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Austin 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.
Caufield keeping moving, preventing Austin from controlling successfully.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Austin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caufield has momentary wrist control but Austin slips an elbow through the middle.
Holden Caufield has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Steve Austin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Austin seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Austin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Austin 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Austin!