PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cameron Speed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Cat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Speed comes to the cage accompanied by Trivium / Shogun. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Speed
vs
Cat

200 cm
23
275 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

200 cm
25
265 lbs
14 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Perkele!
Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cameron Speed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tom Cat!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Fedor Mirinova and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cat blocks the body kick.
Cat takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Cat stuns Speed with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Speed.
Speed slips under a jab from Cat.
Cat keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Speed throws a head kick that Cat semi-blocks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Speed with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Speed throws a body kick that misses.
Cat moves out of range of the leg kick from Speed.
Cat throws a right hand that Speed ducks under and follows up with a left that Speed also avoids with ease.
Speed fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cat manages to avoid it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Speed - that will leave a mark!
Cameron Speed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Speed dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cat. That did some damage!
Cat moves out of range of the body kick from Speed.
Speed cracks the inside of Cat's front leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Speed throws a nice inside leg kick.
Speed fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cat has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Speed pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Speed ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A combination from Cat does no damage.
Cat misses with a body shot.
Speed uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cat.
Cat swinging wildly here.
Speed moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Cat looks gassed!
Cat with a nice cross.
Speed throws a jab when Cat was well out of range.
Cat 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Speed takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Speed throws a chopping leg kick but Cat manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Speed throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Cat misses with a straight left.
Cat swinging wildly here.
Speed shoots in for a takedown but Cat shows good takedown defense.
Speed keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Some wild striking there from Cat.
An inside leg kick lands from Speed.
Speed lands a jab to Cat's midsection.
Speed throws a leg kick which misses Cat's front leg but catches the back leg as Cat tries to avoid it.
Speed turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Speed lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Speed throws a half hearted mid kick.
Speed misses with a hook.
Speed showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cat.
Speed fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cat.

Speed closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Speed lands in his opponent's guard.
Speed controls from within his opponent's guard.
Speed tries to free his leg and advance position but Cat is retaining full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Cat is looking for a triangle but Speed pushes his legs off easily.
Cat not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Speed wants to control from the top but Cat keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Cameron Speed just wasn't active enough.
Speed uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cat.
Speed tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cat throws a hook but Speed avoids it easily.
Speed misses with a leg kick.
Speed throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cameron Speed dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Speed thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Cat if he has to take too many more of those.
Cat thows a body shot but no joy.
Cat ducks under a wild hook from Speed.
Cat waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Speed.
Speed misses with a body kick.
Speed lands with a kick to the ribs.
Cat's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cat looks to land a right hand but Speed moved out of range.
Cat digs a good body shot into Speed's ribs.
Speed looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cat moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
No joy there for Cat, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Speed scoring well with a low kick there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body kick there by Speed.
Speed connects with a jab.
Cat is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Speed misses with a straight right.
Cat has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Speed.
Speed takes a swing at Cat's ribcage but misses.
Speed lands with a kick to the ribs.
A solid body kick from Speed.
Speed tries a head kick but it misses.
Speed tries a low kick but Cat avoids it.
Speed scores with a head kick.
Speed connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Speed feints and then cracks Cat's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cat down.
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!
Speed lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Speed throws a wild body kick that Cat sees coming a mile off.
Cat keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Speed lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Speed avoids the body shot from Cat.
Cat misses with a hook. Speed ducked under it nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Cat. Those never looked like landing.

Speed fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Cat to the ground. Speed is now in Cat's guard.
Speed is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Speed pushes down on Cat's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Cat is not content to let Speed control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Speed wants to pass the guard but Cat is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Speed is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Speed is working for a kimura but Cat is defending it quite comfortably.
Cat wants to improve his position but Speed is controlling well.
Cat makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Cat.
Cat is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Cat is thwarting Speed's attempts to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cat throws a strike but Speed avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Cat wants to control from the top but Speed keeps moving.
Speed tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cat stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Speed swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Speed not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Speed is pulling down on Cat's head to control his posture.
Speed working a defensive guard here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Cameron Speed.
A big right from Cat misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Speed swings away with a body shot that misses
and Cat counters with a left to the body.
Speed throws a hook but Cat avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cameron Speed dominated that second 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Cat lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A bone on bone clash there as Speed blocks the leg kick.
Speed is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cat can do to turn this around?
Speed throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cat's waist but Cat gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Speed off to one side.
Nice body kick there by Speed.
Speed chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Speed throws a nice outside leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Speed.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Speed shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cat pinned against the cage. Cat gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Speed fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cat.
Cat walks forward, straight into a front kick from Speed.
Cat takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Speed misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cameron Speed. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Speed scores with a kick to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Speed, right into the meat.
A slapping leg kick lands for Speed.
Speed lands a head kick!
Cat has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Speed finds it's way round the side to connect with Cat's head.
Cat slips under a jab.
Cat waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Speed.
Speed walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cat checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Cat rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Speed moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Speed cracks the inside of Cat's front leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cat lands a nice shot that snaps Speed's head back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cat avoids the head kick by Speed.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cat. Speed does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cat checks a leg kick.
Cat misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cat misses with a double jab
and Speed counters with an inside leg kick.
Speed fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cat.
Cameron Speed is winning the standup battle so far.
Speed thumps Cat with a low kick.
Speed scores with a nice body kick.
A shot to the liver by Speed. Beautiful body shot.
Speed just misses with a punch to the body.
Cat just misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Speed.
Speed lands with a nice body kick.
Speed connects with an inside leg kick.
Speed scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Speed connects with a leg kick. Cat looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tom Cat is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Speed connects with a body shot.
Cat uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Speed.
Speed throws a leg kick but Cat checks it.
Speed fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Cat ducks under a wild hook from Speed.
Speed scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Speed showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cat.
Speed is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Speed throws a head kick that misses.
Speed misses the body punch
and Cat counters with a right hand to the body.
Speed pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cat is out of range and Speed settles back down.
Speed digs a good hook to Cat's body.
Speed throws a leg kick which misses Cat's front leg but catches the back leg as Cat tries to avoid it.
Cat thuds a left hand into Speed's body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Speed throws a chopping leg kick but Cat manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cat lands with an uppercut that bounces Speed off the cage and back into range.
Tom Cat has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Speed scores with a shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cameron Speed showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Speed 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cameron Speed!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Cameron Speed waved his t-shirt featuring Perkele!'s logo in front of the cameras.