PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hank Blair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pasquale Kasserman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blair comes to the cage accompanied by Bullet by Creed. Kasserman has chosen Lit em Up as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Blair
vs
Kasserman

199 cm
30
279 lbs
24 - 12 - 0

190 cm
32
270 lbs
19 - 16 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

The Dark Side

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 24 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hank Blair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pasquale Kasserman!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blair with a hook.
Kasserman moves in looking to clinch but Blair pushes him off.
Kasserman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Blair looks to land a right hand but Kasserman moved out of range.
Kasserman misses with a kick to the body
and Blair counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Blair on the wrong end of a nice jab.

It looks like Hank Blair has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blair misses with a low kick.
Blair connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kasserman has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kasserman there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kasserman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Blair throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Blair lands with a right hand.
Blair takes a swing at Kasserman's ribcage but misses.

Kasserman moves into range and clinches up with Blair.

Blair breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kasserman's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Blair connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kasserman scrambles back to his feet.
Kasserman misses with a double jab.
Kasserman comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kasserman throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Blair is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Blair swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kasserman misses with a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Kasserman. Those never looked like landing.
Blair will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kasserman walks into a left hand.
A big left from Blair misses.
Blair thuds a left hand into Kasserman's body.
Blair misses with a straight left.
Blair loads up on a big right hand but Kasserman slips the punch.
Kasserman staying out of range there.
Kasserman checks a leg kick.
Kasserman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kasserman tries to clinch up but Blair circles away and keeps his distance.
Blair connects with a leg kick. Kasserman looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Blair avoids a punch combination nicely.
Blair thuds his right hand into Kasserman's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kasserman on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kasserman takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Good standup being displayed there by Blair as he connects with a hook.
Kasserman shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Blair as he jumps to the side.
Kasserman scores with a crisp jab that stopped Blair in his tracks.
Jab from Blair.
Kasserman takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hank Blair is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blair ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Blair lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kasserman has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kasserman and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Blair misses with a few strikes there.
Kasserman shoots in but Blair avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Blair throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kasserman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A punch combination from Blair misses.
Blair uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kasserman has time to react.
Kasserman takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Blair is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kasserman slips a jab and a cross from Blair.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kasserman looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kasserman swings for the body but Blair moves out of range.
Blair just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Blair. That snapped Kasserman's head back.
Blair fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kasserman manages to avoid it.
Blair misses with a hook.
Blair cracks Kasserman with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kasserman misses with a few strikes there.
Blair dodges the punch combination from Kasserman.
Blair misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kasserman.
Some wild striking there from Blair.
Blair moves out of range as Kasserman throws a body kick.
Kasserman chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Blair avoids a punch combination nicely.

Kasserman closes the distance and pushes Blair back into the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Kasserman breaks from the clinch.
Blair throws a lazy uppercut
and Kasserman counters with a solid body kick.
Blair is breathing heavily.

Kasserman shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Blair's guard.
Blair is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Kasserman is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kasserman wants to control from the top but Blair keeps moving.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Pasquale Kasserman wasn't active enough on the ground.
Kasserman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blair swings for the body but Kasserman moves out of range.
Kasserman gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Kasserman closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Blair quickly recovers to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hank Blair dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hank Blair'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.

Kasserman slips under a jab.
Kasserman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blair misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kasserman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blair throws a series of strikes that have Kasserman backpedaling.
No joy there for Kasserman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Blair throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kasserman on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Blair throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kasserman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kasserman throws a right hand that Blair ducks under and follows up with a left that Blair also avoids with ease.
Blair misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sloppy strikes from Blair. Those never looked like landing.
Kasserman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Blair ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kasserman moves away.
Kasserman misses with a looping right.
Kasserman throws a leg kick but Blair sees it coming and moves out of range.
Blair ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kasserman moves away.
Nice defenses there by Kasserman.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasserman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kasserman is looking to clinch but Blair is avoiding it.
Blair misses with a body shot.
Kasserman tries a head kick but it misses.

Kasserman has Blair up against the cage in a clinch.
Blair fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kasserman lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Kasserman manages to break the clinch.
Blair blocks the body kick.
Kasserman takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hank Blair is winning the standup battle so far.
Kasserman lands a two punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kasserman comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Hank Blair is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blair throws an off balance right hand
and Kasserman counters with a two punch combo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kasserman thumps Blair with a low kick.
Blair throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kasserman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Blair.
Blair fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kasserman manages to avoid it.
Blair throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kasserman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Blair moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kasserman misses with the combination.
Kasserman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Blair.
Kasserman throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Blair lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nice straight punches there by Blair. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Blair.
Kasserman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blair.
Blair keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Blair connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Blair misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Blair will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Blair throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blair loads up on a big right hand but Kasserman slips the punch.
Blair throws a right and a left that Kasserman avoids nicely.
Kasserman keeps Blair at a distance using the push kick.
Kasserman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A big left from Kasserman misses.
Blair throws a lazy right hand but Kasserman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kasserman tries a head kick but it misses.
Blair throws a big shot that misses.
Kasserman misses with a straight left.
Blair missing with a left hand there. Kasserman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kasserman ducks under a wild hook from Blair.
Blair digs a good body shot into Kasserman's ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A good leg kick by Kasserman.
Kasserman lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

Hank Blair's cut is getting worse.

Kasserman closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kasserman lands in his opponent's guard.
Blair wants to sweep but no luck.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kasserman controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Pasquale Kasserman was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Nice defenses there by Kasserman.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kasserman lands with a nice body punch.
Kasserman doesn't manage to clinch there - Blair circles away.
Kasserman closes the distance and lands a one-two.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pasquale Kasserman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hank Blair's cut.
That's time! Blair's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Kasserman misses with a head kick.
A big right from Blair misses.
Kasserman throws a head kick but Blair moves out of range.
Kasserman tried to score with a low kick but Blair checks it.
A slow jab from Blair misses its intended target.
Blair tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kasserman was well out of range. Poor timing from Blair.
Kasserman fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Blair looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kasserman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Kasserman fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Blair to the ground. Kasserman is now in Blair's guard.
Blair pulls Kasserman in to control the position.
Kasserman trying to control but Blair is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Hank Blair has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Blair has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kasserman.

Kasserman lands a big head kick that sends Blair tumbling to the mat! Kasserman takes a step backwards and waves Blair back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Blair is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crunch! Kasserman slams his shin into Blair's torso.
Oh Blair is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kasserman lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

Kasserman shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kasserman showed some decent athleticism there.
Well, if Kasserman is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Blair wants to get back to full guard but Kasserman has passed into side control.
Blair seems to have got his legs back now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kasserman controls the position.
Kasserman trying to control the position but Blair is working away.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Kasserman controls the position.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Pasquale Kasserman wasn't active enough on the ground.
Kasserman takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kasserman slips under a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blair misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kasserman.
Kasserman feints and then cracks Blair's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Blair down.
Kasserman turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kasserman is defended easily by Blair.
Kasserman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A combination from Blair does no damage.
Kasserman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blair.
Kasserman takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kasserman cracks the inside of Blair's front leg.
Kasserman lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kasserman tries to land a front kick but Blair steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Blair moves out of range as Kasserman throws a body kick.
Kasserman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Blair. That did some damage!
Blair takes one on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kasserman lets loose with a powerful body kick. Blair will feel that in the morning.
Kasserman lands with a slapping head kick.

Hank Blair's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Blair takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kasserman lets his hands go wild with a nice combination. Left! Right! Uppercut! Spinning backfist! Blair goes down and covers up as Kasserman starts wailing on him! The ref watches the action closely before stepping in and putting a stop to the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pasquale Kasserman!
A very excited looking Pasquale Kasserman rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.