PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alexandre Casta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luka Mrtic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Alexandre Casta has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Casta
vs
Mrtic

174 cm
27
163 lbs
8 - 9 - 0

176 cm
22
167 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alexandre Casta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Luka Mrtic!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Donatello Bradman and Topper Green.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Casta scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mrtic throws a head kick that misses.
Casta takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That kick from Mrtic tenderised Casta's leg. Casta is trying to keep his angry face on.

Mrtic gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mrtic lands an elbow just above Casta 's eye.

It looks like Alexandre Casta has been cut.
Casta takes an elbow to the temple.
Casta stalling in the clinch but Mrtic improves position.
Casta has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Mrtic avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Mrtic landing knees to the body.
Mrtic lands an elbow that stopped Casta in his tracks for a moment.
Nice elbow from Mrtic.
Mrtic is struggling to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Casta wants a takedown but no success here.
Mrtic holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Mrtic gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Casta.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexandre Casta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mrtic lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mrtic displaying some good clinch control by pressing Casta up against the cage.
Mrtic comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mrtic lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nice elbow from Mrtic.
Mrtic lands an elbow just above Casta 's eye.

Alexandre Casta's cut is getting worse.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Mrtic lands a damaging elbow.
Mrtic lands a shot to the body.
Mrtic tries a knee to the head but Casta blocks it.
Mrtic lands an elbow that stopped Casta in his tracks for a moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mrtic trying to land knees to the body.
Mrtic comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mrtic lands an elbow that stopped Casta in his tracks for a moment.

Alexandre Casta's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Mrtic lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mrtic using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Casta has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mrtic lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Mrtic.
Casta looking to slow down the pace here.
Knees to the body from Mrtic.
Casta is breathing heavily.
Mrtic lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mrtic's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Mrtic lands an elbow just above Casta 's eye.

Jeez, Alexandre Casta's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
We've been informed that Mrtic has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A bit of stalling here from Mrtic.
Mrtic lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Casta takes an elbow to the forehead.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Luka Mrtic!
A very excited looking Luka Mrtic made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.