PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Cassidy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bull Harley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Cassidy
vs
Harley

183 cm
19
190 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

185 cm
23
197 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kevin Cassidy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bull Harley!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cassidy fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Harley avoids it really well and circles away.
Harley tries to close the distance and clinch but Cassidy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Cassidy looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Harley!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

Cassidy swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Harley is now in Cassidy's guard. A big mistake from Cassidy there, giving up the dominant position!
Harley won't allow Cassidy to sweep him here.
Harley stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cassidy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Harley trying to control the position from guard on top but Cassidy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cassidy wants to control the position but Harley says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harley trying to pass the guard but Cassidy defending well.
Harley thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cassidy's head.
Harley is pressing down on Cassidy's thigh, looking to free his foot. Cassidy is holding on for now.
Harley keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Harley throws a series of punches but Cassidy moves out of range.
Harley chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Harley swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cassidy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Harley throws a right hand that Cassidy ducks under and follows up with a left that Cassidy also avoids with ease.

Cassidy closes the distance and clinches.
Cassidy wants to break free but Harley has control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cassidy missing with knees to the body.
Harley works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Stalling in the clinch from Harley.
Harley lands a right hand.
Harley stalling.
Harley lands a damaging elbow.
Harley lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cassidy backwards.
Cassidy has had enough of the clinch but Harley keeps him there for the moment.
Cassidy trying to control the position but instead, Harley has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cassidy into the cage.
Harley stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cassidy is trying to break the clinch but Harley is controlling him.
Harley pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Harley lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cassidy backwards.
Cassidy taking a breather.
Cassidy letting Harley take a breather here.
Cassidy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The referee is keeping an eye on Harley - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Cassidy takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Cassidy wants to break free but Harley has control.

Cassidy ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Cassidy no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Harley is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

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.
Harley wants to control from the top but Cassidy keeps moving.
Cassidy trying to keep a closed guard but Harley is proving a slippery customer.
Harley preventing the sweep.
Harley advances to half guard.
Harley is thwarting Cassidy's attempts to control the position.
Cassidy desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Harley is keen to just control but Cassidy is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bull Harley 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.

Harley dips to his left and cracks Cassidy with an uppercut!
Harley jabs Cassidy right on the nose. Cassidy blinks but takes it well.
Cassidy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cassidy wants to clinch
and Harley counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.

Harley drops Cassidy with a beautiful combination! Cassidy stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Harley is looking for the KO!

Cassidy is rocked!

It looks like Kevin Cassidy has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cassidy shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Oh Cassidy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice defenses there by Harley.
Cassidy seems to have got his legs back now.
Harley tries to bum rush Cassidy with a series of wild strikes but Cassidy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kevin Cassidy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Harley connects with a superb combination that knocks Cassidy out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Harley before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Cassidy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Bull Harley!