PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Casey St Claire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas St James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

St Claire
vs
St James

200 cm
27
280 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

194 cm
23
245 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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 6 - 2 - 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lucas St James!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Franklyn Lucas and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St James tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but St Claire paws at him with a jab and circles away.

St Claire pushes St James up against the cage in a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by St James as St Claire tries to tie him up.
Knees in the clinch landing for St Claire.
A short right hand to the side of the head by St Claire.
St Claire lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of St James backwards.
St Claire holding his opponent close, against the cage.
St Claire lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Lucas St James has been cut.
St James tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. St Claire just stands there and leans against the cage.
St James jumps guard but St Claire stands there with St James around his waist. St James gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
St Claire lands with a short shot to the head.
St Claire avoiding damage.
St Claire lands with a short head shot on the inside.
St Claire scores with a nice hook to the head.
St James tries to pull guard but St Claire holds him up against the cage and eventually St James drops back down to his feet.
Casey St Claire has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lucas St James.
St Claire effectively controlling the action here.
St Claire gets through St James's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
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!
St Claire looking to throw knees to the head but St James is blocking nicely.
A nice glancing elbow lands by St Claire.
Nice body punch from St Claire - that landed with a thud.
St James looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Claire using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
St Claire lands with a left to the head.
St Claire lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
St Claire with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Come on St Claire - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
St Claire gets through St James's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
St James being controlled against the cage.
St Claire lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of St James backwards.
St Claire lands a left hand.
A nice left hand lands by St Claire.
A short right from St Claire on the inside.
St James working hard to break the clinch.
St Claire is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
St Claire lands with a left to the head.
A short left from St Claire.
St James letting St Claire take a breather here.
St Claire gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Claire scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nice elbow from St Claire.
St Claire cracks St James with a nice body shot.
A nice left hand lands by St Claire.
St Claire works on St James's body with a couple of short punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
St Claire is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
St Claire throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but St James blocks it with crossed arms.
St Claire has St James pressed against the cage.
St Claire throws a blind hook that connects with the side of St Jamess head.
St Claire lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of St James backwards.
St Claire is working St James over against the cage.
St Claire lands with a short shot to the head.
St Claire lands with a short shot to the head.
St Claire lands an elbow inside that St James shrugs off.
St Claire lands a right hand.
St Claire scores with a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Claire tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
St Claire throws a blind hook that connects with the side of St Jamess head.
St Claire tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The referee is keeping an eye on St Claire - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A right hook to the body lands for St Claire.
Good body shot from St Claire.
St Claire working St James over with knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from St Claire.
St Claire cracks St James with a nice body shot.
St Claire with an attempt at a knee that misses.
St Claire is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
St Claire misses with a knee strike.
Nice elbow from St Claire.
Good body shot from St Claire.
St Claire lands with a short head shot on the inside.
St Claire lands with a light punch inside.
St Claire scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by St Claire.
Stalling in the clinch from St Claire.
St Claire lands a nice uppercut.
St Claire cracks St James with a nice body shot.
St Claire lands a body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from St Claire.
St Claire tries a knee to the head but St James blocks it.
St Claire pressing his opponent against the cage.
St Claire working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
St James fails to pull the fight into his guard.
St James being controlled against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
St Claire lands a body shot in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Casey St Claire dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lucas St James's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

St James avoids a punch combination nicely.
St James gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and St Claire counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
St James wants to control the action here but instead St Claire manages to pass to full mount!
St Claire tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
St Claire seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down St James for as long as he can get away with.
St James is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Claire is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that St James can do to turn this around?
St James tries to hold on but St Claire postures up.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Casey St Claire wasn't doing enough on the ground.
St James throws a lazy body kick
and St Claire counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
St Claire misses with the combination.
St Claire misses with a few strikes there.
St Claire misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
St Claire throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
St James takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Claire fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
St James throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
St Claire throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A combination from St Claire does no damage.

St Claire gets caught napping as St James dives in and scores a takedown. St Claire manages to retain guard.
St James trying to control the position from guard on top but St Claire is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
St Claire manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
St Claire looking to control and managing it successfully.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if St James can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St James is trying to escape the mount.
St Claire looking to control and managing it successfully.
St Claire has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

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.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Casey St Claire wasn't doing enough on the ground.

St Claire has managed to clinch.
St James jumps guard but St Claire stands there with St James around his waist. St James gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A body shot lands from St Claire.
A quick uppercut on the inside from St Claire.
Good body shot from St Claire.
St Claire lands a right hand.
St Claire lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of St James backwards.
St Claire dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
St Claire throws a blind hook that connects with the side of St Jamess head.
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 Lucas St James's cut.
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. This is the final round!

St Claire misses with a two punch combination.
St Claire tries to bum rush St James with a series of wild strikes but St James uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
St James wants to clinch but St Claire slips to the side

and St Claire counters with a shoot takedown. St James fights it but they end up in guard.
St Claire showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St Claire is looking to work some ground and pound but St James has wrist control.
St Claire stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. St James swivels though and keeps the full guard.
St Claire trying to control the position from guard on top but St James is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
St James takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
St James controls St Claire momentarily but St Claire frees himself.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Casey St Claire just wasn't active enough.
St Claire throws a left and a right that both miss

and St James counters with a nice double leg into guard.
St James must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
St Claire is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
St James looking to sit in guard and control but St Claire gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
St Claire is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St James wants to stand and escape but St Claire is having none of it.
St Claire's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Casey St Claire overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Casey St Claire wasn't doing enough on the ground.
St Claire misses with a few strikes there.
St Claire swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

St James gets tackled into the cage by St Claire. St Claire maintains the clinch.
St Claire connects with a knee to the head.
St James goes for a takedown attempt but St Claire pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
St Claire tries to close the distance and clinch up but St James swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Casey St Claire is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A left and a right from St Claire both land. Nice combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Claire shoots for a double leg takedown but St James sprawls well. He's pushed St Claire's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
St Claire lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
St Claire tries to clinch up.
A punch combination from St Claire misses.
St Claire takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
St Claire stuffs the takedown.
St James displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from St Claire.
A combination from St Claire does no damage.
St James tries to clinch up.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
St Claire has St James pushed against the cage.
St James stalling in the clinch but St Claire improves position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on St Claire - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
St Claire lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
St Claire makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
St Claire lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
St Claire taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with St Claire for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
St Claire scores with a nice hook to the head.
St Claire lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by St Claire.
St James wants to get back to striking at distance but St Claire won't allow it.
A body shot lands from St Claire.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St Claire lands a nice elbow.
St Claire taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Lucas St James has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Casey St Claire is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
St James struggles to land a body shot inside as St Claire controls his hands.
St James takes a shot to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Casey St Claire showed his dominance in that final round.
Well St Claire has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight for Casey St Claire!
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight for Casey St Claire!
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight for Casey St Claire!

Casey St Claire wins by unanimous decision!