PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lionel Cascara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Will Sub (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Cascara
vs
Sub

182 cm
25
177 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

179 cm
24
184 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lionel Cascara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Will Sub!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Thiago Cunha and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Cascara instigates a clinch.
Cascara gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Sub.
Sub fails to pull guard.

Sub manages to pull guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Sub controls Cascara momentarily but Cascara frees himself.
Cascara trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sub manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Sub trying to control but Cascara is having none of it.
Cascara really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Sub tries to control but Cascara wriggling away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cascara is trying desperately to improve position.
Cascara tries to hold on but Sub pushes him away.
Cascara is wriggling around trying to escape.
Cascara regains half guard.
Sub trying to mount his opponent but Cascara defends it.
Cascara is controlling Sub's trapped leg to prevent Sub from advancing to side control.
Sub trying to pass the guard but Cascara defending well.
Sub is looking to stall here but Cascara recovers full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sub wants to pass the guard but Cascara is keeping the position.
Sub trying to control but Cascara is working from the bottom.
Cascara trying to control the position.
Cascara tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Sub drops back looking for a leg! Cascara is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Cascara manages to kick Sub off! Sub jumps back into Cascara's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cascara is pulling down on Sub's head to control his posture.
Sub pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cascara is keeping the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sub drops back looking for a leg! Cascara is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Cascara manages to kick Sub off! Sub jumps back into Cascara's guard.
Sub wants to control from the top but Cascara keeps moving.
Subis looking to pass into half guard but Cascara pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Cascara is in guard.
Sub is trying to control the position but Cascara postures up.
Sub looking for a sweep. Not yet Sub, not yet.
Cascara sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Sub's guard.
Sub trying to control here.
Sub looks gassed!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sub has a hand on Cascara's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Cascara takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Cascara breaks from Sub's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Sub takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Cascara dominating with strikes here.
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!
Cascara trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Cascara dominating with strikes here.
Sub is working to get back to half guard.
Cascara controlling his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cascara tries to control but Sub wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Lionel Cascara will probably get the nod.
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.

Sub misses with a takedown
and Cascara counters with a right hand to the body.
Sub stuffs the takedown attempt from Cascara. Cascara gets slowly back to his feet.
Sub shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Cascara counters with a nice uppercut.
Sub shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cascara pinned against the cage. Cascara gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lionel Cascara has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Will Sub.
Sub shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cascara as he avoids it easily.
Sub looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Cascara. That snapped Sub's head back.

Cascara scores with a takedown into Sub's guard.
Cascara not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Sub is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cascara trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cascara missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sub being controlled here, momentarily.
Cascara slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Cascara controls the position.
Sub is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Cascara misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Cascara trying to control the position but Sub is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sub is looking for a sweep.
Cascara scoring with punches from side control.
Cascara controlling the position from side mount.
Sub is not content to let Cascara control the position.
Cascara working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Sub tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cascara connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Sub some visible discomfort.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sub is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

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

Cascara tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Cascara has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Cascara throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Sub works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Cascara has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Cascara wants to pass to mount but Sub is defending the position.
Sub is trying to maintain the position but Cascara is very close to passing his half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Cascara is looking for a kimura here.
Sub blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cascara.
Sub is looking to improve his position.
Ground and pound from Cascara.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sub is trying to maintain the position but Cascara is very close to passing his half guard.

Cascara is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sub defends it well.
Cascara wants to take a breather but Sub is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lionel Cascara dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Sub shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A punch lands to the side of Sub 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Cascara throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sub.
Cascara stuffs the takedown.
Sub takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cascara tries to clinch up.
Cascara goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Cascara tries to bum rush Sub with a series of wild strikes but Sub uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cascara uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sub has time to react.
Lionel Cascara is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sub looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Lionel Cascara has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Will Sub.
Cascara moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Cascara swinging wildly here.
Cascara goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Sub takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sub takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sub closes the distance and clinches up with Cascara, looking for a takedown. Sub pushes Cascara against the cage but Cascara circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sub misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Cascara to counter with a crisp jab.

Cascara dives in and scores a takedown into Sub's guard.
Sub is trying to control the position but Cascara postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sub keeping full guard, as Cascara tries to pass.
Sub keeping moving, preventing Cascara from controlling successfully.
Sub keeping full guard, as Cascara tries to pass.
Cascara seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Cascara wants to control from the top but Sub keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Lionel Cascara wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Nice sprawl there from Cascara as Sub shoots in.
Cascara connects with a jab.
Sub shoots in looking for a takedown but Cascara manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sub's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Cascara shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cascara missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Cascara missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Cascara is taking a breather. Sub says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Sub is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cascara is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Cascara looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Cascara not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cascara prevents Sub from improving his position.
Cascara takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Cascara looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sub with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Cascara lands strikes from half guard.
Cascara is thwarting Sub's attempts to control the position.
Cascara missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cascara wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sub keeps working.

Cascara is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sub defends it well.

Cascara is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Sub doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Cascara.
Lionel Cascara is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cascara is trying to control. Sub wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Will Sub has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cascara thows a huge punch but Sub dodges it nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lionel Cascara showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cascara 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lionel Cascara!