PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Casey St Claire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirko Raymore Ardonia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Casey St Claire had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

St Claire
vs
Raymore Ardonia

200 cm
25
280 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

192 cm
19
220 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

[IFC] Hilton Supplements *NYC*
[IFC] Hilton Supplements *NYC*

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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Casey St Claire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mirko Raymore Ardonia!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Jonathan Paton and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ardonia throws a right and a left that St Claire avoids nicely.
Ardonia misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
No joy there for St Claire, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

St Claire closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
St Claire takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ardonia trying to control but St Claire postures up.
St Claire seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ardonia does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ardonia is trying to escape back to his feet but St Claire uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Ardonia tries to buck St Claire off but St Claire is having none of it.

St Claire tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no St Claire has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Claire wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ardonia keeps working.
The referee asks St Claire politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. St Claire prefers to stall for the moment though.
St Claire trying to control the action but Ardonia is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ardonia misses with a strike from the bottom.
The referee asks St Claire politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. St Claire prefers to stall for the moment though.

That's two 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.

We're going to have a standup here because Casey St Claire wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Ardonia misses with a straight left.
St Claire falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ardonia connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
St Claire darts in trying to clinch
and Ardonia counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
St Claire fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
St Claire shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ardonia pinned against the cage. Ardonia gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
St Claire tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ardonia counters with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Claire swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ardonia cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
St Claire moves out of range as Ardonia strikes.
Casey St Claire seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St Claire is looking to clinch.
St Claire misses with a series of wild punches.
St Claire showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ardonia.
St Claire misses with a few strikes there.
Ardonia with a jab.
St Claire steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ardonia.
Ardonia throws a series of strikes that have St Claire backpedaling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Claire tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ardonia paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ardonia rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but St Claire moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ardonia dodges the punch combination from St Claire.
Ardonia ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ardonia misses with a straight right.
Ardonia fails to land with a series of punches.
St Claire is looking to clinch.

St Claire rushes Ardonia and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ardonia tries to break the clinch but St Claire is controlling the position.
Ardonia blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A bit of stalling here from St Claire.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by St Claire as Ardonia tries to tie him up.
St Claire misses with an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mirko Raymore Ardonia dominated that round.
That's time! St Claire's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

St Claire throws a right and a left that both miss.
St Claire will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ardonia takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
St Claire avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Some wild striking there from St Claire.
St Claire takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
St Claire clinches but Ardonia breaks the clinch
and Ardonia counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ardonia throws a nice looking combination but St Claire bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
St Claire throws a right and a left that Ardonia avoids nicely.
Ardonia falls off balance throwing a combination
and St Claire counters with a one-two to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Claire clinches but Ardonia breaks the clinch
and St Claire takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
St Claire wants to clinch
and Ardonia counters with a left and a right that stings St Claire.
Ardonia misses with the combination.
Ardonia slaps away a takedown attempt from St Claire, before circling back to the center of the mat.
St Claire throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ardonia counters with a nice uppercut.
Ardonia misses with a hook. St Claire ducked under it nicely.
Ardonia misses with a double jab
and St Claire counters with a left to the body.
Ardonia is breathing heavily.
St Claire fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

St Claire clinches up against the cage.
Ardonia blocks an uppercut.
Ardonia blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short left from St Claire.

It looks like Mirko Raymore Ardonia has been cut.
St Claire lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ardonia is trying to break the clinch but St Claire is controlling him.
St Claire misses with the head strike.
Ardonia on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
St Claire misses with the head strike.
St Claire has Ardonia pressed against the cage, preventing Ardonia from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
St Claire throws an elbow but it's blocked.
St Claire lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ardonia tries to break free but St Claire pushes him back against the cage.
St Claire tries to throw a body punch but Ardonia avoids it by throwing St Claire back against the cage.
St Claire lands a nice uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from St Claire.

That has opened up Mirko Raymore Ardonia's cut even more.
St Claire softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
St Claire works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
St Claire leaning his opponent against the cage.
St Claire tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ardonia as St Claire tries to tie him up.
Ardonia blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A nice right hand lands inside from St Claire.
St Claire has Ardonia pressed against the cage, preventing Ardonia from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
St Claire has Ardonia pressed against the cage.
St Claire throws an elbow that misses.
St Claire misses with a hook from the clinch.
St Claire working aggressively here.
St Claire lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
St Claire unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ardonia lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
St Claire trying to stall but Ardonia improves his position.
St Claire pushes Ardonia back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

The cut above Mirko Raymore Ardonia's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
St Claire throws an elbow but it's blocked.
St Claire stalling the fight.
Ardonia wants to stall.
St Claire throws an elbow that misses.
Ardonia managing to block the knees to the body from St Claire.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ardonia blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
St Claire is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Ardonia avoiding damage as St Claire throws knees to the body.
St Claire looking to slow down the pace here.
St Claire lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ardonia backwards.
Ardonia tries to break free but St Claire pushes him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for St Claire.
St Claire is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A left hand lands to the body for St Claire.
St Claire throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
St Claire throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ardonias head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right handed body shot lands from St Claire.
St Claire works on Ardonia's body with a couple of short punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St Claire misses with a short punch on the inside.
St Claire comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
St Claire working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Mirko Raymore Ardonia's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Casey St Claire has scored more points in the clinch so far.
St Claire softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
St Claire wants to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Casey St Claire dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mirko Raymore Ardonia's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

St Claire misses with a combination
and Ardonia counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ardonia is on the wrong end of a nice combination from St Claire.
St Claire misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ardonia keeps the fight on the outside.
Ardonia moves out of range of the leg kick from St Claire.

St Claire gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Claire lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Casey St Claire!