PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rufus Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Cain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Black
vs
Cain

194 cm
23
220 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

192 cm
21
204 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rufus Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Adam Cain!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Frank Dennis and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Black drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Cain manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Cain wants to get back to his feet.
Cain is trying to maintain the position but Black is very close to passing his half guard.
Cain is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.

Black is looking for a kimura but Cain is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Black to get the leverage.
Black slips a nice elbow through Cain's hands, connecting with Cain's forehead.

Black seems to be looking for submissions.
Cain is looking to control Black's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Cain avoid being mounted?
Cain wants to get back to his feet.
Cain wants to control but Black is keeping busy.
Cain is looking to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Black takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Cain tries to kick Black off but Black keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Black thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cain's head.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Black wants to clinch.
Black ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cain moves away.
Rufus Black seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Black avoids the body shot from Cain.
No joy there for Cain, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cain throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Black's waist but Black gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cain off to one side.
Black stuffs the takedown.
Cain looks gassed!
Black throws a wild body kick that Cain sees coming a mile off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cain looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Black gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Cain pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cain misses the shot to the body.
Cain swats away the attempt to clinch by Black.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Cain tries to clinch up.
Black with a jab.
Cain walks into a jab.
Cain throws out a loose jab but Black uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cain tries to clinch there but Black circles away.
Cain throws a right hand that Black ducks under and follows up with a left that Black also avoids with ease.
Black feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cain's calf.
Black tries to bum rush Cain with a series of wild strikes but Cain uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Black jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Black takes a swing at Cain's ribcage but misses.
Cain drops his hands momentarily and Black takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Black is trying to break the clinch but Cain has him pressed against the cage.
Black wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Black wants to break free but Cain has control.
Black prevents the takedown attempt.
Rufus Black has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam Cain.
Black has had enough of the clinch but Cain keeps him there for the moment.
Black is looking to break free of the clinch but Cain has double underhooks.
Black is looking to break free of the clinch but Cain has double underhooks.
Black has had enough of the clinch but Cain keeps him there for the moment.
Black is trying to break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cain is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Black pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Black is trying to break free.
Black is looking to break free of the clinch but Cain has double underhooks.
Cain misses with a hook from the clinch.

Black pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cain misses with the combination.
Black scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Black tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cain misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Black throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Black throws a head kick but Cain moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Black.
A big right from Cain misses.
A big right from Cain misses.
Cain takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Black throws a head kick but Cain moves out of range.
Black pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The fight stays on the outside here - Black looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Black throws a front kick aimed at Cain's knee but Cain avoids it well.
No joy there for Cain, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's four 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.
Black misses with a wild body shot.
Black throws the kick towards the body but Cain avoids it.
Cain fails to land with a series of punches.
Black misses with a wild body shot.
Cain blocks a head kick by Black.
Cain throws a right and a left that both miss.
Black staying out of range there.
Black just misses with a punch to the body.
Cain thuds his right hand into Black's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Black misses the shot to the body.
Cain fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Black manages to avoid it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Black misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cain blocks a head kick by Black.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Cain!
A combination from Cain does no damage.
Black throws a sloppy head kick and Cain moves out of range easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Black.
Black throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cain cracks Black with a good jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rufus Black dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

A left and a right from Cain both land. Nice combination.
Black fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cain.
Black fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cain manages to avoid it.
Black avoids a punch combination nicely.
Black lands an overhand right.
A shot to de liver by Black. Beautiful body shot.
Black tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cain misses with a double jab.
Black looks for the body kick but Cain saw that one coming.
Cain throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cain slips a jab and a cross from Black.
A right-left combo lands from Cain.
Black fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Black throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Black throws a sloppy head kick and Cain moves out of range easily.
Black misses with a head kick.
Some wild striking there from Cain.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cain swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Black misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Black scores with a jab to the jaw.
Black ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cain tries to clinch up but Black circles away and keeps his distance.
Black showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cain.
Black throws a predictable looking body shot

and Cain counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Black!
Black working to try and regain half guard.
Cain controlling the position easily from mount.
Black is in all sorts of trouble here.
Black is working hard here to advance position.
Black is squirming around, avoiding Cain's attempts to control the action.
Cain really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Black. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cain looking to control but Black is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Black working to try and regain half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cain can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Black is looking to escape.

Despite being in the dominant position, Adam Cain just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Black lands a nice hook to Cain's body. Cain takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rufus Black is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight stays on the outside here - Black looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Black is looking to wear down Cain with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

Cain rushes Black and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cain works on Black's body with a couple of short punches.
Black wants to break free but Cain has control.
Black wants to break the clinch but can't.
Black has had enough of the clinch but Cain keeps him there for the moment.

Cain has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Black is trying to keep an underhook but Cain manages to get the takedown into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cain prevents Black from improving his position.
Cain is trying to control the action in half guard but Black is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Black is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cain trying to control the action but Black is working from the bottom.

Cain stands up from half guard.
Black lands a slapping body shot.
No joy there for Cain, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Black looks to land a body kick but Cain moved away.
Black tries to clinch but Cain is having none of it.
Black pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Black looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Cain clinches up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adam Cain showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Cain misses with a few strikes there.
Black attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Cain scores with a nice right hand.
Black misses with a looping right.
Black swats away the attempt to clinch by Cain.
A slow jab from Black misses its intended target.

Cain shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Cain was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cain trying to control but Black is having none of it.
Black is looking to improve his position but Cain isn't that keen on the idea.
Cain tries to control but Black wriggling away.
Black is wriggling around trying to escape.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cain controlling the pace for now.
Black is trying desperately to improve position.
Black is squirming around, avoiding Cain's attempts to control the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Black is trying desperately to improve position.
Cain trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Cain looking to control and managing it successfully.

Despite being in the dominant position, Adam Cain just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cain looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A combination from Cain does no damage.
Black plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
No joy there for Cain, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Black throws a head kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cain misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cain checks a leg kick.
Black jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Black tries a head kick but it misses.
Black pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cain lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Cain.
Cain keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cain throws a right hand that Black ducks under and follows up with a left that Black also avoids with ease.
Black swings for the body but Cain moves out of range.
Cain will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cain scores with a body shot.
Black throws a sloppy head kick and Cain moves out of range easily.
Black showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cain.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cain.
Black misses with a head kick.
Cain throws a right and a left that Black avoids nicely.
Black just misses with a punch to the body.

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.
Black thows a body shot but no joy.
Cain dips to his left and cracks Black with an uppercut!
Black misses with a head kick.
Black throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Black wants to clinch up but Cain keeps it at a distance.
Black avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cain throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Black's waist but Black gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cain off to one side.
Black avoids a kick to the body.
Black moves in looking to clinch but Cain pushes him off.
Cain fails to land the takedown.
Black looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cain shoots in looking for a takedown. Black tries to sprawl out of it but Cain keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Black manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Rufus Black has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam Cain.
Black takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cain blocks a head kick by Black.
Cain scores with a one two! Black had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Black throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Adam Cain comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cain 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adam Cain!