PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Max Casacci (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ikuo Hitigaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Casacci might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Serpente by SUBSONICA. Ikuo Hitigaki has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Casacci
vs
Hitigaki

183 cm
21
202 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

180 cm
25
187 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Good low kicks
Powerful

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Max Casacci!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ikuo Hitigaki!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Casacci works Hitigaki's body with a nice hook.
Casacci looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Casacci.
Hitigaki closes the distance looking to clinch

and Casacci counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hitigaki looking to slow down the pace here.
Good body shot from Casacci.
Casacci lands an elbow just above Hitigaki 's eye.
Casacci tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Casacci lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hitigaki's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Casacci working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hitigaki has a couple of punches blocked by Casacci.
Casacci softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
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!
Casacci lands a left hand.
A short uppercut from Casacci.
Casacci pushes Hitigaki back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hitigaki is trying to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hitigaki takes a shot to the head.
Hitigaki stalling in the clinch but Casacci improves position.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Casacci.
Still in the clinch, Casacci scores with a nice short uppercut.
Casacci goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hitigaki tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Casacci scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Casacci lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Casacci lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hitigaki backwards.

Hitigaki is rocked!
Casacci lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hitigaki is still on wobbly legs! Can Casacci finish him?
Hitigaki takes an elbow to the temple.
Casacci lands a damaging elbow.
Casacci lands an elbow that stopped Hitigaki in his tracks for a moment.
Casacci lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Hitigaki to his knees! Casacci keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Max Casacci!
A very excited looking Max Casacci 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.