PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Raybould (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Guy Cascarino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Raybould
vs
Guy Cascarino

190 cm
26
273 lbs
9 - 0 - 0

225 cm
28
300 lbs
16 - 6 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kevin Raybould!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Anthony Guy Cascarino!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, William Gold and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cascarino swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Raybould avoids a kick to the body.
Cascarino throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Raybould stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Raybould slips a jab and a cross from Cascarino.
Raybould throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cascarino stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Raybould swings away with a body shot that misses
and Cascarino counters with an inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cascarino uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Raybould.
Raybould just misses with a punch to the body.
Raybould throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Raybould tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cascarino paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Raybould fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cascarino feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Raybould's calf.
A clash of legs there as Raybould blocks the low kick.
Cascarino misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cascarino ducks under a wild hook from Raybould.
Anthony Guy Cascarino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raybould misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cascarino.
Raybould takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cascarino looks to land a left hand but Raybould moved out of range nicely.
Cascarino swinging wildly here.
Raybould is looking to wear down Cascarino with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Cascarino looks for the body kick but Raybould saw that one coming.
Cascarino wants to land a leg kick but Raybould is out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Raybould checks a leg kick.
Nice jab there from Raybould.
Raybould tries to clinch up but Cascarino circles away and keeps his distance.
Cascarino looks to throw the jab but Raybould is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Raybould keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Cascarino displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Raybould throws out the jab.
Cascarino misses with a kick to the body.
Cascarino swings for the body but Raybould moves out of range.
Cascarino avoids the body shot from Raybould.
Raybould fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cascarino manages to avoid it.
Raybould tries to clinch but Cascarino is having none of it.
Raybould misses with a wild body shot.
Cascarino gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Raybould moves out of range of the body kick.
Raybould throws a hook to the side of Cascarino's head but Cascarino sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cascarino uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Raybould.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cascarino throws a push kick but Raybould slaps the foot to one side.
A looping hook to the body misses from Raybould. Cascarino does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cascarino tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Raybould is able to avoid easily.
Cascarino tries a low kick but Raybould avoids it.
Cascarino will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Raybould tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Cascarino manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cascarino is looking to slow Raybould down with leg kicks.
Cascarino scores with a hook to the body. Raybould takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Raybould blocks a leg kick.
Cascarino throws a nice looking combination but Raybould bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cascarino swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Raybould counters by moving into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cascarino tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Raybould smiles and moves away.
Cascarino tries to bum rush Raybould with a series of wild strikes but Raybould uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cascarino throws a leg kick but Raybould sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Cascarino uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Raybould.
Cascarino throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cascarino falls off balance throwing a combination

and Raybould counters by moving into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Raybould lands a shot to the body.
Raybould is working Cascarino over against the cage.
Cascarino looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot in the inside from Raybould.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Guy Cascarino dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Raybould stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

It looks like Anthony Guy Cascarino has been cut.
Cascarino throws a series of punches but Raybould moves out of range.
Cascarino slips a straight right by Raybould.
Cascarino swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Raybould misses with a wild body shot.
Anthony Guy Cascarino is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Raybould lands a right hook to the body.
Cascarino swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Raybould misses with a hook to the body
and Cascarino cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cascarino tries to score with a low kick but Raybould moves his leg out of the way.
Cascarino throws a hook to the side of Raybould's head but Raybould sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Raybould takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Cascarino is breathing heavily.
Raybould paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Raybould takes a swing at Cascarino's ribcage but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Raybould moves into the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Cascarino tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Raybould smiles and moves away.
Raybould takes a swing at Cascarino's ribcage but misses.
Raybould takes a swing at Cascarino's ribcage but misses.
Cascarino throws a leg kick but Raybould sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Cascarino misses with a kick to the body.
Raybould misses with a body shot.
Cascarino loads up on a big right hand but Raybould slips the punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Raybould dips to his left and cracks Cascarino with an uppercut!
Raybould misses with a leg kick.
Cascarino thows a body shot but no joy.
Raybould throws a shot to the body.
Cascarino misses with a right hand
and Raybould counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A jab from Raybould does it's job there.
Raybould throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Raybould misses with a body shot.

Raybould forces Cascarino back against the cage and clinches.
Raybould dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A short left from Raybould.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Raybould.
Raybould lands with a right to the head.
Raybould lands with a right to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Raybould gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Raybould is working Cascarino over against the cage.
Raybould digs a right hand underneath Cascarino's ribcage. Cascarino let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right hand to the body from Raybould.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Raybould takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Raybould lands a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raybould lands a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cascarino's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Raybould digs a right hand underneath Cascarino's ribcage. Cascarino let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Raybould slowing the pace effectively.
A right hook to the body lands for Raybould.
Cascarino's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Raybould controlling the action here for a moment.
A right handed body shot lands from Raybould.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A short uppercut from Raybould.
A left hand lands to the body for Raybould.
Raybould presses Cascarino against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kevin Raybould dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Anthony Guy Cascarino's cut.
That's time! Raybould's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Cascarino uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Raybould.
Cascarino throws a body punch but Raybould moves out of range.
Raybould lands a nice shot to the body.
A cross from Raybould lands.
Raybould just misses with a punch to the body.
Raybould lands a lovely overhand right.
Raybould throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cascarino on the side of the head.
Cascarino gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Raybould lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Raybould misses with a wild body shot.
Cascarino takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Raybould is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

That has opened up Anthony Guy Cascarino's cut even more.
Cascarino takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Raybould rushes Cascarino and presses him up against the cage.
Raybould lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Raybould.
Raybould scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A right hook to the body lands for Raybould.
A short right from Raybould on the inside.
Good body shot from Raybould.
Raybould stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Raybould.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from Raybould.
Raybould cracks Cascarino with a nice body shot.
Raybould lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cascarino.
Raybould lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Raybould.
Raybould lands an uppercut.
Raybould lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cascarino backwards.
Raybould lands a nice uppercut.
Raybould stalling against the cage.
Raybould lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Raybould.
Raybould lands on the inside with an uppercut.

The cut above Anthony Guy Cascarino's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Raybould digs a right hand underneath Cascarino's ribcage. Cascarino let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Raybould lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cascarino.
Raybould holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Raybould works on Cascarino's body with a couple of short punches.
Raybould is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cascarino can do to turn this around?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raybould stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Raybould lands a right hand.
Raybould scores with a shot to the side of Cascarino's head.

Anthony Guy Cascarino's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Raybould scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Raybould displaying some good clinch control by pressing Cascarino up against the cage.
Raybould is leaning against Cascarino and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Raybould works on Cascarino's body with a couple of short punches.
Raybould scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cascarino tries to pull guard but Raybould holds him up against the cage and eventually Cascarino drops back down to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raybould cracks Cascarino with a nice body shot.
Raybould lands a body shot.
Raybould has Cascarino pushed against the cage.
Raybould throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cascarinos head.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Anthony Guy Cascarino's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kevin Raybould!
Kevin Raybould retains his super heavyweight title!