PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kid Caskey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seijuro Akashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Caskey
vs
Akashi

198 cm
26
215 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

199 cm
24
201 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kid Caskey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Seijuro Akashi!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Michael Johnstone and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caskey throws a nice outside leg kick.
Caskey avoids the body shot from Akashi.
Akashi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Akashi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

Akashi is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Caskey's half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Akashi looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Akashi not doing much here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Caskey is staying active underneath Akashi, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Akashi is trying for a kimura here. Caskey looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Akashi wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Seijuro Akashi!