PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jamie Greywar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cletus Kasady (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Greywar
vs
Kasady

150 cm
23
142 lbs
14 - 2 - 0

188 cm
21
180 lbs
8 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
Powerful

Boomerang! Boomeroids! 157 Muscle PROOF

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jamie Greywar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cletus Kasady!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Winston Howard and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greywar throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kasady.
Good leg kick by Greywar there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

Greywar feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Greywar throws a big right hand that misses.

Kasady escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Greywar gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Greywar looking to pass the guard.
Kasady wants to stand up but Greywar is controlling him.
Greywar chips away with some ground and pound.
Greywar throws a strike but Kasady rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kasady trying to stand up but can't free himself from Greywar's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasady stopping the sweep attempt from Greywar.
Kasady wants to stand but Greywar is controlling his posture from full guard.

Greywar is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kasady is aware though and is defending well.
Kasady controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Kasady is looking to stand up but Greywar won't let him.
Kasady sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Kasady trying to stand up but can't free himself from Greywar's guard.
Greywar might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Greywar tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kasady advances to half guard.
Greywar tries to get to full guard but Kasady has control of the leg.
Greywar slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Kasady must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kasady wants to stand but Greywar has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greywar has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Kasady has passed into side control.
Greywar is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Kasady's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Greywar is looking to improve his position.
Kasady trying to control from Greywar's half guard. Greywar has other ideas though and has regained full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kasady wants to stand but Greywar has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Greywar looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kasady is one step ahead there.
Kasady has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Greywar is proving hard to escape from.
Greywar can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kasady controls the pace.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kasady wants to pass the guard but Greywar is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

An inside leg kick lands from Greywar.
Greywar displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Kasady throws out a leg kick but Greywar moves out of range and Kasady only half commits.
Greywar chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jamie Greywar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kasady avoids the head kick by Greywar.
Greywar misses with a double jab.
Kasady avoids a punch combination nicely.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Greywar here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Greywar attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Greywar shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kasady as he avoids it easily.
Greywar scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Greywar tries a head kick but it misses.
Jamie Greywar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Greywar shoots for a double leg takedown but Kasady sprawls well. He's pushed Greywar's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Greywar.
Kasady takes a swing at Greywar's ribcage but misses.
Greywar throws a leg kick which misses Kasady's front leg but catches the back leg as Kasady tries to avoid it.
Greywar misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jamie Greywar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Greywar shoots in for a takedown but Kasady shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kasady tries to work over Greywar's front leg with a kick but Greywar checks it.
Greywar attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Greywar misses with a two punch combination.
Kasady takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kasady lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kasady.
Greywar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kasady fakes the leg kick and cracks Greywar in the body.
Greywar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greywar pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kasady is out of range and Greywar settles back down.
Greywar throws a combination that misses
and Kasady counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Greywar thinking.
Kasady looks to land a body kick but Greywar moved away.
Kasady on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Greywar. Greywar obviously looking to wear him down.
Greywar misses with a two punch combination.
Greywar misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kasady checks the leg kick.
Cletus Kasady is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Greywar throws a body kick, spinning off balance
enabling Kasady to counter with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kasady scoring well with a low kick there.
Kasady swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kasady's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kasady throws a leg kick but Greywar moved away.
Greywar throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Kasady counter with a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greywar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kasady throws a leg kick but Greywar sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kasady tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Greywar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Greywar throws a nice looking combination but Kasady bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Greywar lands a front kick.
Greywar misses with a low kick.
Greywar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Greywar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kasady circles away quickly and effectively.
Greywar connects with a solid leg kick.
Kasady bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.

Greywar closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Kasady did well to prevent Greywar getting side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greywar prevents Kasady from standing back up.
Greywar lands with a punch from half guard.

Kasady is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Greywar pulls his head out easily.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kasady can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kasady is trying to stand.
Kasady is breathing heavily.
Greywar scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kasady keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kasady tries to kick Greywar off but Greywar keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Greywar lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kasady has hold of Greywar's hands but Greywar slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Greywar working the head and body with strikes.
Kasady is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Greywar scores with a couple of nice shots.
Greywar uses his free foot to push down on Kasady's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Kasady.
Kasady is in a horrible position here. Greywar smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the 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 Jamie Greywar will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Greywar misses with a few strikes there.
Greywar misses with a two punch combination.
Kasady dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Greywar. That did some damage!
Greywar thumps Kasady with a low kick.
Kasady avoids the head kick by Greywar.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Greywar!

Greywar closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Kasady did well to prevent Greywar getting side control.
Kasady pushes Greywar off looking to stand but Greywar dives back in and keeps control.
Greywar wants to take a breather but Kasady is having none of it.
Kasady is trying to stand up here but Greywar is controlling him well.
Kasady is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Greywar scores with a couple of nice shots.
Greywar stops Kasady from getting back to his feet.
Kasady takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Greywar not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Greywar is looking to stall here but Kasady recovers full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Greywar drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Kasady manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Greywar has Kasady in his guard.
Greywar keeping full guard, as Kasady tries to pass.
Greywar wants to sweep here but Kasady controlling him for the moment.
Greywar wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Kasady gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
A combination from Greywar does no damage.
Kasady throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Kasady lands a body shot.
Greywar throws a combination that misses
and Kasady counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A head kick misses from Kasady.
Greywar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Greywar closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Kasady to the mat! Kasady manages to get full guard.
Greywar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kasady swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Greywar won't allow Kasady to sweep him here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greywar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kasady swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kasady working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Greywar.
Greywar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kasady is looking to stand up but Greywar isn't so interested in that idea.

Greywar drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Greywar jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kasady throws a leg kick which misses Greywar's front leg but catches the back leg as Greywar tries to avoid it.
A punch combination from Greywar misses.
Greywar moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A punch combination from Greywar misses.
Greywar misses with a takedown attempt
and Kasady counters with a right hand to the body.
Cletus Kasady has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Greywar shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kasady makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kasady slips a jab and a cross from Greywar.
Some wild striking there from Kasady.
Kasady is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Greywar rather than just go for the knockout.
Greywar throws a combination. Kasady tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Kasady thows a body shot but no joy.
Greywar cracks the inside of Kasady's front leg.
A right-left combo lands from Greywar.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Cletus Kasady.
I think Greywar has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:28
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Jamie Greywar!