PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jun Moroba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carl Cade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Moroba
vs
Cade

172 cm
24
157 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

170 cm
24
150 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

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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 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jun Moroba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Carl Cade!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Columbo Gatti and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moroba clobbers Cade with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cade shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Moroba as he avoids it easily.
Cade shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Moroba defends it nicely.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cade.
Jun Moroba has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carl Cade.
Moroba moves out of range as Cade strikes.
Cade tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Moroba defends well and Cade ends up having to push Moroba into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Cade wants to take the fight to the mat but Moroba manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Moroba.
Cade wants a takedown but no success here.
Moroba misses with a hook from the clinch.
Moroba tries for a takedown. No joy.
Moroba throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moroba working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Moroba lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cade.
Moroba scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cade.
Moroba working aggressively here.

Moroba has Cade pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Moroba pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Cade tumbling to the mat - Moroba dives into Cade's guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Moroba'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.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Moroba throws a big right hand that misses.
Cade keeping full guard, as Moroba tries to pass.
Moroba throws a big right hand that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moroba in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cade bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Moroba's guard.
Moroba lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Cade!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moroba is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Moroba scoring with strikes but Cade is staying in there.
Cade takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Moroba trying to control but Cade is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moroba is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Cade can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Moroba misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Cade wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Moroba.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Moroba cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Moroba punishing his opponent with strikes.
Moroba fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
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!
Moroba working the ground and pound effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moroba is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Cade can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Moroba is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Moroba cracks Cade with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Moroba throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Cade because Moroba loaded up on that one.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moroba trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Moroba unloads with some shots from mount but Cade bucks and avoids them well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Moroba sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Moroba 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.
Moroba throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Cade ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Moroba moves away.
Cade dives in for a single leg takedown but Moroba sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Moroba lands with a right to the head.
Moroba misses with the head strike.
Moroba being controlled against the cage.
Moroba is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Cade is trying to drag Moroba to the mat but Moroba just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Jun Moroba has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carl Cade.
Cade is trying to drag Moroba to the mat but Moroba just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Moroba throws a punch but it's blocked by Cade.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moroba scores with a shoulder strike.
Moroba lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Moroba misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cade.
Moroba throws a head punch that misses.
Moroba lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Moroba lands a hook to the side of the head.
Moroba swings wildly with an uppercut but Cade uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cade throws a head punch that misses.
Cade fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Moroba lands a hook to the side of the head.
Moroba lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cade backwards.
Cade avoids the elbow strike from Moroba, against the cage.

Moroba gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Cade is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cade keeping moving, preventing Moroba from controlling successfully.
Moroba throws an elbow that misses. Cade uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Moroba's guard. Nice move by Cade!
Cade stopping the sweep attempt from Moroba.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moroba manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Cade is looking to get to half guard.
Jun Moroba overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moroba throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.

Moroba is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Cade can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Cade is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Moroba breaks from Cade's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Moroba tries to control but Cade wriggling away.
Moroba thowing shots but they're missing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moroba throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Cade because Moroba loaded up on that one.
Moroba looking to ground and pound but Cade is blocking nicely.
Moroba thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Moroba lands with some strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Moroba is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Cade can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Cade wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moroba throwing strikes but Cade recovers to half guard. A much better position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jun Moroba dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! 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.

Cade will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Cade.
Cade darts in looking for a takedown but Moroba gets double underhooks and turns Cade into the cage.
Jun Moroba has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carl Cade.
Cade has Moroba pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Moroba manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Cade is trying to break free.
Cade prevents the takedown attempt.
Moroba lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Moroba working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Moroba with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cade is looking for a takedown.

Moroba has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Cade clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Cade is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moroba throwing damaging strikes from the back! Cade could be in trouble here!
Moroba is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cade can do to turn this around?
Cade covering up well and avoiding damage.
Moroba somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Moroba lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Moroba missing with strikes from the back.
Moroba lands with a hammerfist to the side of Cade's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moroba lands shots from the back.
Moroba misses with a punch to the head.

Moroba looking for the choke but no joy.
Moroba punches Cade on the ear.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cade is trying to stand back up.
Jun Moroba is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moroba keeps control of the position easily here as Cade tries to buck him off.
Cade is keeping busy.
Moroba controlling from the back.
Cade is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Moroba off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Moroba seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Cade for as long as he can get away with.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moroba has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

We're going to have a standup here because Jun Moroba wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Moroba throws a body punch but Cade moves out of range.
Carl Cade has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Moroba uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cade.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jun Moroba showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Moroba 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jun Moroba!
Jun Moroba took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.