PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cassus Fett (ranked 1177 p4p, 1481 weight class) and Roman Ship (ranked 62 p4p, 75 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Fett
vs
Ship

197 cm
27
245
17 - 11 - 0

195 cm
30
283
16 - 22 - 1

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Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cassus Fett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 22 - 1, fighting out of London, Roman Ship!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shirou Masuda and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fett misses with a left hand

and Ship counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Fett keeping full guard, as Ship tries to pass.
Fett looking to control.
Fett wants to sweep here but Ship controlling him for the moment.

Fett is looking for a triangle but Ship pushes his legs off easily.
Ship trying to control but Fett is working from the bottom.
Ship engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ship sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Fett's guard.
Fett is trying to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fett manages to get to full guard.
Ship trying to control the position from guard on top but Fett is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fett is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Ship looking to sit in guard and control but Fett gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Ship is looking for a triangle here but Fett uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
You can see the frustration on Ship's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fett wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ship keeps working.
Ship is looking to regain half guard here but Fett keeps moving and retains side control.

Fett goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Ship has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Fett but great work by Ship.
Ship wants to control but Fett is keeping him busy.
Fett wants to control but Ship postures up.
Fett is looking to regain half guard here but Ship keeps moving and retains side control.
Ship tries to move to mount but Fett blocks the move with his legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ship takes a little break here. Fett wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Ship wants to control but Fett is keeping him busy.
Fett throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Fett is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Ship tries to move into full mount but can't pass Fett's legs.
Ship is looking to take a break and control but Fett is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four 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.

Ship tries for a kimura but Fett is defending well.
Fett is looking for a sweep.
Fett is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

Fett is defending against the submission attempts here by Ship.
Ship is trying to control. Fett wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Ship is looking for a kimura here.

Ship is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Roman Ship dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Fett looks to throw the jab but Ship is out of range.
Fett fails to land with a series of punches.
Ship moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ship keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fett cracks Ship with a good jab.
The crowd cheers as Fett lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ship doesn't seem phased though.
Ship takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ship defending well as Fett loads up on a big left hand.
Ship throws out a powerful jab.
Fett cracks Ship with a good jab.
A swing and a miss from Fett.
Fett throws a hook but Ship blocks it.
Ship drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Fett defends it well.
Some wild striking there from Fett.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fett loads up on a big right hand but Ship slips the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Fett.
Fett throws out a loose jab but Ship uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ship on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A slow jab from Fett misses its intended target.
Ship uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fett.
Ship is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Fett looks to throw the jab but Ship is out of range.
Fett misses with an uppercut.
Ship lands a jab to the nose.
Ship displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fett throws out the jab.
Ship drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Fett defends it well.
Fett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fett displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ship throws out the jab.
Fett throws a hook to the side of Ship's head but Ship sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ship is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Fett catches Ship with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Fett shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fett is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ship trying to hold on to Fett's head to control him but Fett postures up.
Ship is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Fett scores with a couple of nice shots.
Fett is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ship avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Fett.
Fett is trying to control the action in half guard but Ship is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Fett is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ship can do to turn this around?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fett thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Fett seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Fett thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ship's head.
Ship has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Deathsquad. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Fett is nestled in close to Ship, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

Ship looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Fett is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Ship doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Fett.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fett not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ship wants to improve his position but Fett is controlling well.
Fett missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Fett lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ship tries to roll over but Fett keeps him under control.
Fett is nestled in close to Ship, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Fett trying to control the action but Ship is working from the bottom.

Fett is trying to work for a kimura but Ship is defending well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Cassus Fett dominated that second round.
That's time! Fett's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Fett bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Fett cracks Ship with a big right hand but Ship just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

It looks like Roman Ship has been cut.

Fett is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Ship knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Fett wants to control but Ship is keeping him busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fett throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Fett scoring with punches from side control.
Fett takes a little break here. Ship wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fett wants to control but Ship is keeping him busy.
Fett connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Ship some visible discomfort.
Fett working the ground and pound from side control.
Ship struggling a bit here.
Cassus Fett overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fett is looking to take a break and control but Ship is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ship is trying to control Fett's posture but Fett avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ship taking punishment in the form of punches.
Fett is chipping away with strikes.

The cut above Roman Ship's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Ship takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.

Roman Ship's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Roman Ship's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Cassus Fett!
Cassus Fett 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.