PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mekhi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sylvio Casamayor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Sylvio Casamayor was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

vs
Casamayor

200 cm
22
275 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

165 cm
20
273 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good in bed

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mekhi !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sylvio Casamayor!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
throws a jab when Casamayor was well out of range.
throws a nice looking combination but Casamayor bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Casamayor fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Casamayor has eaten all the pies!

Casamayor throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. was covering up waiting for the punch and Casamayor finishes the takedown easily into guard.

Casamayor drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and dives on top into guard.
Casamayor manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. manages to get himself to full guard.
Casamayor in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
keeping full guard, as Casamayor tries to pass.
working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Casamayor.
keeping moving, preventing Casamayor from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Casamayor trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Casamayor trying to control but is working from the bottom.
Casamayor stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Casamayor has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
misses with a wild combination.
Casamayor blocks a head kick by .
misses with a jab, cross combination.
fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's two 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.
Casamayor scores with a body shot.
is breathing heavily.
Casamayor thuds his right hand into 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Casamayor changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. tries to avoid it but Casamayor manages to keep hold of a leg and drag to the ground. escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Casamayor closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Casamayor lands in his opponent's guard.
working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Casamayor.
being controlled here, momentarily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Casamayor looking to pass the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Casamayor is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Casamayor on the ground.
Casamayor wants to control from the top but keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Casamayor wants to pass the guard but is keeping the position.
Casamayor trying to control but is working from the bottom.
Casamayor pushing down on 's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Nice strikes from Casamayor there.
Casamayor uses his free foot to push down on 's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for .
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Casamayor pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Casamayor sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sylvio Casamayor dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

misses with a wild combination.
throws a nice looking combination but Casamayor bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
No joy there for , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Casamayor throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
slips under a jab.
defending well as Casamayor loads up on a big left hand.
Casamayor fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but avoids it really well and circles away.
Left hook, right uppercut from .

It looks like Sylvio Casamayor has been cut.
will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Casamayor shoots for a takedown but saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Casamayor goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
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!
lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Casamayor backs up against the cage.
throws a left and a right that both miss
and Casamayor counters with a nice uppercut.
Mekhi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
misses with a double jab
and Casamayor counters with a stiff right hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
fails with the takedown.
Nice shot lands for Casamayor.
throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Casamayor looks to land a left hand but moved out of range nicely.
A combination from does no damage.
throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Casamayor counters with a nice double leg into side control. won't be happy with that.
Casamayor trying to control the position but is working away.

Casamayor is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Casamayor in side control, throwing shots but defends.
is trying to get back to his feet.
Casamayor wants to control but is keeping him busy.
Casamayor sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
throws a series of punches but Casamayor avoids them all with ease.
tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Casamayor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
misses with the combination.
Casamayor throws a lazy right hand but sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Casamayor misses with a body shot.
lands with a nice combination. Casamayor backs away looking to recover.

That has opened up Sylvio Casamayor's cut even more.
misses with a looping left.
moves out of range of the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Casamayor.
is looking to clinch but Casamayor is avoiding it.
A combination from does no damage.
Casamayor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Casamayor misses with an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
leaves Casamayor with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Mekhi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sylvio Casamayor.
Casamayor misses with a body shot.
scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Casamayor.
swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
falls off balance throwing a combination

and Casamayor counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in 's guard now.
Casamayor is looking to work some ground and pound but has wrist control.
Casamayor wants to pass the guard but is keeping the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Casamayor is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Mekhi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sylvio Casamayor's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Casamayor showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from .
stuffs the takedown attempt from Casamayor. Casamayor gets slowly back to his feet.
Casamayor dodges the punch combination from .
Casamayor looks to score with a jab to the body but is just out of range.
Mekhi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Casamayor lands with a cross.
Casamayor throws a looping overhand right but ducks down to avoid it.
tries to clinch but Casamayor is having none of it.
throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
connects with the punch.

The cut above Sylvio Casamayor's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
slaps away a takedown attempt from Casamayor, before circling back to the center of the mat.
throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Casamayor counters with a two punch combo.
misses with a series of wild punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
throws a right and a left that Casamayor avoids nicely.
misses with a few strikes there.
has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Casamayor finds it's way round the side to connect with 's head.
Casamayor fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

Casamayor drives through with a takedown into guard.
keeping full guard, as Casamayor tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Casamayor accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Casamayor stands and throws 's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Casamayor trying to control the position but is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Casamayor creates some space and throws a big elbow, but sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.

Casamayor working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
tries to bench press Casamayor off him but Casamayor keeps the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
misses with a two punch combination.
A swing and a miss from Casamayor.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
wants to clinch up but Casamayor keeps it at a distance.
moves out of range of the strikes.
Casamayor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but moves away.
Mekhi is winning the standup battle so far.
Casamayor closes the distance and clinches up with , looking for a takedown. Casamayor pushes against the cage but circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mekhi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sylvio Casamayor.
throws a chopping leg kick but Casamayor manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
lands a jab-cross combination.
misses with a two punch combination.
uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Casamayor.
misses with the combination.
throws a series of punches but Casamayor moves out of range.
slips under a jab from Casamayor.
looks to clinch

and Casamayor counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
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!
avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Casamayor.
Casamayor seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Casamayor lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Casamayor thows a huge punch but dodges it nicely.
Casamayor is looking to take a break and control but is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
is trying to get back to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Casamayor thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sylvio Casamayor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Casamayor 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sylvio Casamayor!