PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Carwyn Cain (ranked 2616 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nabil Abdullayev (ranked 5903 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Cain
vs
Abdullayev

175 cm
25
154 lbs
4 - 1 - 2

173 cm
25
156 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Inexperienced

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 4 - 1 - 2, fighting out of The Island, Carwyn Cain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nabil Abdullayev!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Santiago Holmes and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cain looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cain tries a head kick but it misses.
A shot to the liver by Abdullayev. Beautiful body shot.
Abdullayev throws a sloppy head kick

and Cain counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Cain lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Cain looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Cain content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cain stands up over Abdullayev, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Abdullayev has momentary wrist control but Cain slips an elbow through the middle.
Cain lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Cain landing some decent shots from guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cain content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Cain connects with a couple of short punches.
Cain postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Cain controls from within his opponent's guard.
Cain makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Cain advances to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Abdullayev taking some punishment here, with Cain in his half guard.
Cain scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Nice strikes from Cain there.
Abdullayev is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Cain jumps into side control!
Cain cracks Abdullayev with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Cain cracks Abdullayev with a big right hand but Abdullayev just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cain is putting a hurting on Abdullayev here, landing some big shots from side control.

Abdullayev is rocked!
Abdullayev takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Abdullayev is still in real trouble! Can Cain finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cain creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Cain wants to control but Abdullayev is keeping him busy.
Abdullayev takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Cain has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Abdullayev!
Abdullayev seems to have recovered his senses.
Abdullayev takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

Cain is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Abdullayev is forced to tap! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Carwyn Cain!
Carwyn Cain was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.