PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Charlie River (ranked 852 p4p, 1143 weight class) and Diego Lacasa (ranked 63 p4p, 80 weight class). River comes to the cage accompanied by Waylon Jennings - I've Always Been Crazy. Lacasa is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Lie, Cheat & Steal. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

River
vs
Lacasa

170 cm
32
142
32 - 20 - 1

172 cm
23
139
9 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 20 - 1, fighting out of New York, Charlie River!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Diego Lacasa!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Alec Ball and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
River's corner calls for a 1-2. River obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lacasa works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lacasa misses with a double jab.
River takes one to the side of the head.
Diego Lacasa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
River is looking to chop away at Lacasa's legs.
Lacasa throws a looping overhand right but River ducks down to avoid it.
Lacasa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lacasa misses with a body shot.
River throws out a loose jab but Lacasa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lacasa connects with a looping right hand.
River looks to score with a jab to the body but Lacasa is just out of range.
River fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lacasa throws a hook but River avoids it easily.
River throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lacasa digs a good hook to River's body.
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!
Jab by Lacasa.
River throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lacasa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lacasa uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lacasa looks to land a combination but River avoids it well.
River appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
River throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lacasa takes a swing at River's ribcage but misses.
Lacasa checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lacasa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by River.
River has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Rivers Edge Gym in the buildup to the fight.
River bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
River throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
River lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Lacasa scores with a punch to the head.
Lacasa misses the body punch
and River counters with a stiff right hand.
Lacasa just misses with a punch to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
River just misses with a punch to the body.
Lacasa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from River.
River misses with a wild body shot.
River throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Despite the aggression on Lacasa's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Lacasa throws a body punch but River moves out of range.
Lacasa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
River is looking to wear down Lacasa with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lacasa lands a slapping body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lacasa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but River moves away.
River walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
River throws a leg kick which misses Lacasa's front leg but catches the back leg as Lacasa tries to avoid it.
Lacasa scores with a jab.
Lacasa takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
River bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lacasa ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
River looks to land a right hand but Lacasa moved out of range.
A big right from Lacasa misses.
Lacasa scores with a shot to the body.
Lacasa throws a big shot that misses.
Lacasa rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and River counters with a stiff right hand.
Lacasa lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
River throws a body punch but Lacasa moves out of range.
Lacasa misses with a double jab.
Lacasa scores with the left hand. River knows he should have avoided that one.
Lacasa scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nice uppercut lands for Lacasa. That snapped River's head back.
River throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lacasa feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rivers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sloppy strikes from River. Those never looked like landing.
Lacasa connects with a looping right hand.
Lacasa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by River.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lacasa! But no joy.
River misses with a body shot.
Nice straight punches there by River. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of River.
Lacasa scores with a nice right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
River tries to clinch but Lacasa moves out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lacasa.
River swings for the body but Lacasa moves out of range.
Lacasa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
River lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
River throws a jab but it's blocked by Lacasa.
A countering left hand to the body from Lacasa misses.
Lacasa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lacasa scores with a crisp jab that stopped River in his tracks.
Sloppy strikes from Lacasa. Those never looked like landing.
Lacasa throws an off balance right hand
letting River counter with a right hand.
Lacasa takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A slow jab from Lacasa misses its intended target.
Lacasa scores with the left hand. River knows he should have avoided that one.
River throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
River doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
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!
River keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lacasa scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. River doesn't seem bothered though.
Lacasa throws a jab when River was well out of range.
Lacasa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from River.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lacasa. River does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lacasa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
River misses with a leg kick.
Lacasa throws a hook to the side of River's head but River sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lacasa lands a nice shot that snaps River's head back.
A bone on bone clash there as Lacasa blocks the leg kick.
Lacasa swings for the body but River moves out of range.
River looks to land a body kick but Lacasa moved away.
Lacasa lands a nice looking body shot.
River throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
River throws a body punch but Lacasa moves out of range.
River throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
River scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lacasa scores with a hook.
Lacasa avoids a kick to the body.
River throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lacasa misses with a wild body shot.
Lacasa swings widly with a right hand
and River counters with a low kick, right behind Lacasa 's knee.
A nice inside leg kick there by River. That's going to slow Lacasa down.
Lacasa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Diego Lacasa will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Lacasa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
River scores with a hook.
Lacasa looks to score with a jab to the body but River is just out of range.
Lacasa takes a swing at River's ribcage but misses.
Lacasa lands with a hook. River tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
River keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lacasa throws out a loose jab but River uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lacasa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but River moves away.
River swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Lacasa checks the leg kick.
Lacasa lands with a straight right. River didn't see that one coming.
River throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
River feints and then cracks Lacasa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lacasa down.
Lacasa throws out a loose jab but River uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lacasa slips under a jab from River.
River fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lacasa manages to avoid it.
River throws a body punch but Lacasa moves out of range.
Lacasa works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

River clinches up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lacasa is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
River doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
River is working Lacasa over against the cage.
Lacasa is trying to break the clinch but River has him pressed against the cage.
A body shot lands from River.
River misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lacasa.
River blocks a body shot from Lacasa.
River avoiding damage.
River misses with a punch to the body.
Lacasa swings wildly with an uppercut but River uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Lacasa lands a shoulder strike.
Lacasa lands a left hand.
Lacasa lands a shoulder strike.
Lacasa misses with a shot to the kidneys.
River dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
River controlling the action here for a moment.
Lacasa can't find room to land a body shot as River controls the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
River manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Lacasa lands a hook to the side of the head.
River goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
River scores with a hook to the body.
Lacasa throws a head punch that misses.
Lacasa tries a body shot but River blocks it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
River stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lacasa lands a hook to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from River.
Lacasa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
River lands with a short punch from the clinch.
River lands with a light punch inside.
River lands a nice shot to the body.
Lacasa tries to throw a body punch but River avoids it by throwing Lacasa back against the cage.
River misses with the head strike.
A right hook to the body lands for River.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
River lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Lacasa.
River blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lacasa.
River lands a body punch in the clinch.
Diego Lacasa seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lacasa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lacasa digs a right hand underneath River's ribcage. River let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lacasa lands a body shot in the clinch.
River lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lacasa backwards.
Lacasa blocks an uppercut.
Lacasa misses with a punch on the inside.
Lacasa tries a body shot but River blocks it.
Lacasa struggles to land a body shot inside as River controls his hands.

River breaks the clinch.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from River. Lacasa shrugs it off though.
Lacasa avoids the head kick by River.
A countering left hand to the body from Lacasa misses.
Lacasa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but River moves away.
Lacasa throws an off balance right hand

and River moves into the clinch.
Lacasa's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
River taking a breather.
River scores with a shoulder strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lacasa misses with a body punch.
River struggles to land a body shot inside as Lacasa controls his hands.
River scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by River.
Lacasa misses with a punch to the body.
Lacasa can't find room to land a body shot as River controls the action.
River tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
River lands a left hand.
Lacasa is working River over against the cage.
River misses with a shot to the kidneys.
River digs a right hand underneath Lacasa's ribcage. Lacasa let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lacasa scores with a shot to the side of River's head.
River lands a body shot.

River escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
River connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Diego Lacasa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lacasa cracks River with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
River uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lacasa.
River feints a jab promting Lacasa to slip. River then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Lacasa slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Charlie River will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Lacasa takes a swing at River's ribcage but misses.
A low kick lands for River.
River takes one to the chin there.
River walks into a jab.
River goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
River scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lacasa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from River.
Lacasa moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
River lands with a right hand.
River lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by River.
The fighters circling - River throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
River misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lacasa.
Lacasa is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Lacasa's hands are dropping dangerously low here and River connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lacasa scrambles back to his feet.
River throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lacasa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but River moves away.
River fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lacasa lands with a good body shot.
Lacasa just misses with a punch to the body.
Lacasa throws a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lacasa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from River.
River drops his hands momentarily and Lacasa takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
River fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lacasa manages to avoid it.
Lacasa looks to throw the jab but River is out of range.
River misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
River throws out a leg kick but Lacasa moves out of range and River only half commits.
River wants to slow Lacasa down by chopping away at his legs.
Lacasa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by River.
Nice body punch from Lacasa.
A swing and a miss from River.
Lacasa scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
River looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
River connects with a body shot that sends Lacasa's belly button to the back.
River just misses with a punch to the body.
Lacasa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
River throws a sloppy body shot
and Lacasa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
River takes a body punch but keeps moving.
River throws a looping overhand right but Lacasa ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A swing and a miss from River.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
River throws a body shot but no joy.
Lacasa fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. River looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lacasa misses with a hook
and River connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
River throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lacasa.
Lacasa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
River swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lacasa misses with a straight right.
Lacasa looks to land a left hand but River moved out of range nicely.
It appears River was looking to counter with a kick there.
Lacasa lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lacasa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from River.
Lacasa takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lacasa connects with a body shot.
Lacasa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
River scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A lazy left from Lacasa finds it's target.
Lacasa lands a nice looking body shot.
Lacasa slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lacasa throws a series of punches but River avoids them all with ease.
River finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
River throws a one two combo.
River dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
River takes a swing at Lacasa's ribcage but misses.
Lacasa takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lacasa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by River.
Lacasa throws a body punch but River moves out of range.
Lacasa catches River with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lacasa lands an overhand right.
River jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A slapping leg kick lands for River.
River tried to score with a low kick but Lacasa checks it.
Lacasa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
River takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lacasa takes a swing at River's ribcage but misses.
River scores with a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lacasa misses the body punch
and River counters with a stiff right hand.
River tries to close the distance and clinch but Lacasa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
River lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by River.
Lacasa connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lacasa lands a lovely overhand right.
Lacasa throws a nice looking combination but River bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lacasa throws a jab but it's blocked by River.
A counter left hand to the body from River misses its target.
River swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lacasa throws out a counter right but River avoids it with no problem.
Lacasa throws a body punch but River moves out of range.
Lacasa fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Lacasa.
Lacasa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lacasa takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Lacasa lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lacasa slips a straight right by River.
Lacasa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
River throws an overhand right that lands on Lacasa's shoulder, as Lacasa tries to avoid the shot.
Lacasa misses with a right hand
letting River counter with a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lacasa lands a jab to River's midsection.
Lacasa getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lacasa lands a glancing blow to the side of River's head.
River misses with a low kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Diego Lacasa.
I think Lacasa 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diego Lacasa!
Diego Lacasa decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.