PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cleatus Kasady (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Split Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Kasady
vs
Brown

185 cm
26
180 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

178 cm
19
183 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cleatus Kasady!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Split Brown!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown moves forwards but Kasady connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Brown throws a sloppy head kick and Kasady moves out of range easily.
Kasady takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kasady fails with an attempt to clinch.
A swing and a miss from Kasady.
Cleatus Kasady seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brown displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kasady throws out the jab.
Brown misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brown throws a head kick but Kasady moves out of range.
Kasady misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

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

Kasady is rocked!

It looks like Cleatus Kasady has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kasady blocks a head kick by Brown.
Oh Kasady is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brown throws a head kick but Kasady moves out of range.
Brown misses with a head kick.
Kasady tries to close the distance and clinch but Brown swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brown misses with a head kick.
Kasady seems to have got his legs back now.
Brown has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Brown on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kasady looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Brown throws a head kick that misses.
Kasady scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Brown throws a lazy right hand but Kasady sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brown pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown misses with a low kick.
Kasady lands the left hand.
Kasady is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kasady tries to bum rush Brown with a series of wild strikes but Brown uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kasady steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Brown. That one must have hurt.
Brown throws a sloppy head kick and Kasady moves out of range easily.
Kasady misses with a hook. Brown ducked under it nicely.
Kasady lands with an uppercut that bounces Brown off the cage and back into range.
Kasady scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kasady bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kasady connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Kasady has Brown up against the cage in a clinch.
Kasady taking a breather.
Kasady tries to work over Brown's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kasady struggles to land a body shot inside as Brown controls his hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kasady doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brown can't find room to land a body shot as Kasady controls the action.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kasady lands a right hand.
Brown looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Brown is trying to force a seperation but Kasady has the dominant position.
Kasady misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brown is trying to force a seperation but Kasady has the dominant position.

Kasady pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brown pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A combination from Kasady does no damage.
Brown tries a head kick but it misses.
Kasady thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brown misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kasady is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Brown needs to keep his hands up - Kasady had a free shot at his head there.
Kasady is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kasady lands a head shot.
Kasady works the jab nicely.
Kasady throws a nice looking combination but Brown bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kasady misses with a double jab.
Kasady throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kasady thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brown throws a sloppy head kick and Kasady moves out of range easily.
Brown dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kasady. That did some damage!
Kasady connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Brown's hands.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Brown.
Kasady looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fighters circling - Kasady throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brown throws a push kick but Kasady slaps the foot to one side.
Brown uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kasady.
Kasady lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A jab from Kasady misses.
A good leg kick by Brown.
Kasady misses with a hook. Brown ducked under it nicely.
Kasady lands a jab to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kasady lands with a straight right. Brown didn't see that one coming.
Kasady rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brown moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A slow jab from Kasady misses its intended target.
Brown throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Brown.
Brown throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brown misses with a kick to the body.
Kasady scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A punch combination from Kasady misses.
Brown misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kasady tries to clinch there but Brown circles away.
Kasady misses with a hook. Brown ducked under it nicely.
Brown misses with a body kick.
Brown moves out of range of the strikes.
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 Cleatus Kasady will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Cleatus Kasady's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Kasady throws a hook to the side of Brown's head but Brown sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kasady looks to land a right hand but Brown moved out of range.
Kasady lands with a hook. Brown tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Brown in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Brown throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brown throws a head kick but Kasady moves out of range.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Kasady.
Brown throws a push kick but Kasady slaps the foot to one side.
Kasady misses with a straight right.
Kasady wants to clinch.
Kasady lands a really nice looking cross but Brown seems unphased.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kasady throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Kasady rushes Brown and presses him up against the cage.
Brown blocks an uppercut.

Brown breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kasady throws a nice looking combination but Brown bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasady lands a slapping body shot.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Kasady.

Kasady rushes Brown and presses him up against the cage.
Brown wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Brown taking a breather.

Kasady's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kasady checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kasady misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brown.
Brown takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Brown throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Brown. Kasady does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice defenses there by Brown.
Nice uppercut there from Kasady.
Brown throws a head kick that misses.
Brown pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kasady lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Brown circles away quickly and effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown is looking to land body kicks.
Brown throws a sloppy head kick and Kasady moves out of range easily.
Kasady misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jab, jab by Kasady - just one landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kasady throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kasady tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Brown manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kasady listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A head kick misses from Brown.
Kasady lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
No joy there for Kasady, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Brown has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kasady takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Brown pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brown checks a low kick from Kasady.
Kasady tries to bum rush Brown with a series of wild strikes but Brown uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Brown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown defending well as Kasady loads up on a big left hand.
Brown displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kasady throws out the jab.
Kasady avoids the head kick by Brown.
Kasady stuns Brown with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kasady misses with a hook. Brown ducked under it nicely.
Brown keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kasady.
No joy there for Kasady, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kasady moves in looking to clinch but Brown pushes him off.
Kasady tries to close the distance and clinch but Brown swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cleatus Kasady is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brown throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brown avoids the body shot from Kasady.
A head kick misses from Brown.
Brown gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kasady.
Kasady looks to score with a jab to the body but Brown is just out of range.
Kasady connects with a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Kasady tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brown swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kasady fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cleatus Kasady is winning the standup battle so far.
Kasady moves out of range of the strikes.
Brown takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown moves out of range as Kasady strikes.
Brown lands with a kick to the temple. Kasady shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kasady fails to land with a series of punches.
Brown throws a head kick but Kasady moves out of range.
Brown takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Brown avoids the body shot from Kasady.
Kasady tries to close the distance and clinch but Brown swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kasady tries to clinch there but Brown circles away.
Brown uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kasady.
Brown throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cleatus Kasady dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Cleatus Kasady'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. This is the final round!

Brown slips under a jab.
Kasady tries to clinch up but Brown circles away and keeps his distance.
Brown throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Kasady throws a big shot that misses.
Kasady missing with a left hand there. Brown was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brown tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Kasady moves into the clinch.
Brown misses with a short punch on the inside.

Kasady pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kasady lands a jab to the nose.
Kasady tries to clinch but Brown is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown throws a head kick but Kasady moves out of range.
Kasady throws a looping overhand right but Brown ducks down to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Brown.
Brown misses with a kick to the body.
Kasady looks to score with a jab to the body but Brown is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown misses with a body kick.
Kasady swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kasady looks to throw the jab but Brown is out of range.
Brown throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kasady.
Brown throws a head kick but Kasady moves out of range.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Kasady.
Kasady checks the leg kick.
Brown misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brown takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Brown throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kasady misses with a few strikes there.
Brown takes one to the chin there.

Kasady moves into the clinch.

Kasady breaks the clinch.
Kasady lands with a cross.
Brown throws a head kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a sloppy head kick and Kasady moves out of range easily.
Kasady throws out a loose jab but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kasady misses with a hook. Brown ducked under it nicely.

Brown tries to keep at a distance but Kasady has taken the fight into the clinch.

Brown breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A big right from Brown misses.
Kasady on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Brown tries a head kick but it misses.
Kasady throws out a loose jab but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kasady throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brown.
Brown connects with a leg kick. Kasady looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kasady moves out of range of the body kick.
Kasady scores with the left hand. Brown knows he should have avoided that one.
A good leg kick by Brown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kasady doesn't manage to clinch there - Brown circles away.
Brown throws a wild body kick that Kasady sees coming a mile off.
Kasady connects with the punch.
Brown throws a front kick that sends Kasady stumbling back into the cage.
Kasady tries to clinch but Brown moves away
and Brown counters with a body kick.
A swing and a miss from Kasady.
Kasady lands with a shot to the body.
Cleatus Kasady is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kasady will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Kasady misses the target.
Kasady tries to clinch there but Brown circles away.
Kasady throws a hook but Brown avoids it easily.
Brown lands a head kick!
Kasady looks to land a left hand but Brown moved out of range nicely.
Brown keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kasady.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kasady misses with a hook. Brown ducked under it nicely.
Brown keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kasady misses the shot to the body.
Kasady scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brown avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kasady swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kasady misses with a body shot.
Kasady lands a jab to the head.
Kasady tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kasady throws a lazy right hand but Brown sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kasady throws a leg kick but Brown sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kasady cracks the inside of Brown's front leg.
Split Brown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A clash of legs there as Kasady blocks the low kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Cleatus Kasady.
Well Kasady 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cleatus Kasady!
A relieved looking Cleatus Kasady thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.