PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Caschera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and London Paul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Caschera's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Crimson King by Demons & Wizards limited edition. Max Caschera looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Caschera
vs
Paul

175 cm
23
250 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

200 cm
21
260 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

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 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Max Caschera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, London Paul!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Bruno Hogan and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caschera fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Decent striking displayed by Paul there.

It looks like Max Caschera has been cut.

Caschera pushes Paul up against the cage in a clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Paul takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Paul continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Caschera swings wildly with an uppercut but Paul uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paul wants to break free but Caschera has control.
Paul lands a shoulder strike.
Caschera tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Paul misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Caschera.
Paul is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Paul lands with a short shot to the head.
Caschera lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Paul as the two fighters clinch.
Caschera is breathing heavily.
Caschera tries to score a body lock takedown but Paul shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Paul will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Caschera up against the cage.
A short left from Paul.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paul dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Caschera tries to break the clinch but Paul is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paul lands with a right to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Caschera.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Paul.
Caschera looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A short right from Paul on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Paul.

Caschera breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Paul!
Decent striking displayed by Paul there.
Paul digs a good body shot into Caschera's ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paul stuns Caschera with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Paul fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Paul cracks Caschera with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Paul punishes Caschera's body with a nice straight punch.
Paul throws a head kick that misses.
Paul lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Caschera at a distance.
Paul misses with a double jab.
Paul throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Caschera dodges the punch combination from Paul.
Paul misses with a double jab.
Paul throws a shot to the body.
Paul lands a slapping body shot.
London Paul seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Paul.
Caschera on the wrong end of a nice hook.

Max Caschera's cut is getting worse.
Paul lands with a right hand.
Paul looks to land a combination. Caschera sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Paul moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Paul misses with the combination.
Paul thuds a left hand into Caschera's body.
Paul fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Paul lands a jab to Caschera's midsection.
Paul works Caschera's body with a nice hook.
Paul lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

Max Caschera's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Paul lands a with a good body shot.
A good leg kick by Caschera.
Caschera shoots in but Paul avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Caschera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Paul scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paul comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Paul throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Caschera stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Paul is looking to score with low kicks.
Paul misses with the combination.

Caschera looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Paul working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Caschera.

Paul kicks Caschera off and gets to his feet.

Paul gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Paul tries to strike from the bottom.
Caschera lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Paul trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Paul bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Caschera's guard.
Paul has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Caschera is proving hard to escape from.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caschera wants to stand and escape but Paul is having none of it.
Paul wants to get up but he can't break Caschera's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Caschera has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Paul distracts Caschera with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Paul has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Caschera is proving hard to escape from.
Paul must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Paul throwing strikes but missing.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Paul trying to stand up but can't free himself from Caschera's guard.
Caschera might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Caschera changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Paul looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Caschera looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Paul is avoiding damage well.

Caschera decides to stand back up. Caschera steps back and let's Paul get back to his feet.
Paul scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

London Paul dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Max Caschera's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Paul throws a big shot that misses.
No joy there for Paul, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Caschera has managed to clinch.
Paul lands with a left to the head.
Caschera has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Paul is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Paul misses with an elbow over the top.
Caschera wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The referee calls for Paul to work.
A nice right hand lands inside from Paul.
A hook to the body from Paul.

Paul pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Paul misses with a double jab.
Paul connects with a nice looking jab.
Paul lands a jab-cross combination.
Caschera showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Paul.
Paul lands a two punch combo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Caschera takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Paul throws a body punch but Caschera moves out of range.

Caschera changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Paul looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paul is looking to regain half guard here but Caschera keeps moving and retains side control.
Caschera scores with a couple of short elbows.
Paul pushes Caschera away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Caschera gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Paul is looking for a sweep.

Caschera is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Paul is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Caschera advances nicely into full mount.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Paul can do anything to dispel that myth.
Caschera with a couple of short strikes.
Paul wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Caschera.
Paul tries to reverse the position but Caschera maintains control.
Caschera thowing shots but they're missing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Caschera thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Caschera misses with a head shot.
Caschera thowing shots but they're missing.
Paul bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Paul really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Caschera. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Caschera working for a triangle but Paul defends it easily.
Paul trying to control but Caschera is working from the bottom.
Paul wants to get up but he can't break Caschera's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Paul lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Caschera has his foot on Paul's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Paul works his way back into a safe position though.
Paul scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Paul scoring with some ground and pound.
Paul wants to pass the guard but Caschera is keeping the position.

Caschera had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Paul is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Caschera Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Paul's back instead.
Caschera wants to control but Paul is keeping busy.
Paul is trying to get back to his feet but Caschera has full control of the position and if anything, Paul has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Paul covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Paul can't escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Paul is covering up but some of the strikes from Caschera are getting through and doing damage.
Paul avoids the strikes from Caschera.
Caschera throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Paul!
Caschera is trying to stick to Paul's back but Paul is turning into Caschera. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Caschera's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Paul.

Caschera looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Caschera is working an open guard so Paul takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Caschera moves into range and clinches up with Paul.
Paul working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Paul is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Paul scores with a shoulder strike.
A hook to the body from Paul.
Caschera trying to land knees to the body.

Paul escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Caschera takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Caschera shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Paul but Paul pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Paul circles away from the clinch attempt.
Paul closes the distance and lands a one-two.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Caschera showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Paul.
Paul lands a jab to Caschera's midsection.
Good standup being displayed there by Paul as he connects with a hook.
Paul scores with a hook to the body. Caschera takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
No joy there for Paul, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Paul throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Caschera stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Caschera closes the distance and clinches up with Paul, looking for a takedown. Caschera pushes Paul against the cage but Paul circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Paul connects with a looping right hand.
London Paul seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Paul punishes Caschera's body with a nice straight punch.
Max Caschera is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Paul throws a right hand that Caschera ducks under and follows up with a left that Caschera also avoids with ease.

Caschera darts in and clinches Paul up against the cage.
Paul has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Paul stalling.
Caschera tries to score a body lock takedown but Paul shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A short left from Paul.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Paul missing with knees to the body.
Paul stops a takedown attempt from Caschera.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Caschera. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paul using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Caschera has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Paul wants to break free but Caschera has control.
Caschera changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Paul fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Caschera on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Caschera throws a nice outside leg kick.
Paul moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Paul doesn't manage to clinch there - Caschera circles away.

Caschera shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Paul's guard.
Caschera prevents Paul from getting back to his feet.
Caschera postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Paul looking to hit a scissor sweep but Caschera is one step ahead there.
Caschera with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paul is looking to stand up but Caschera isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Paul looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Paul just misses with a punch to the body.
Caschera closes the distance and clinches up with Paul, looking for a takedown. Caschera pushes Paul against the cage but Paul circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Paul scores with a one two! Caschera had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Caschera cracks the inside of Paul's front leg.
A combination from Paul does no damage.
Caschera dodges the punch combination from Paul.
Caschera shoots in and drives through. Paul sprawls well.
Paul scores with a crisp jab that stopped Caschera in his tracks.
Caschera fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paul throws a right and a left that both miss.
The fight stays on the outside here - Caschera looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Paul is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Paul lunges at Caschera with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Caschera's hand.
Paul fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Caschera looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Caschera looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Paul dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Paul is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Caschera rather than just go for the knockout.
Caschera tries to clinch up.
A punch combination from Paul misses.
Paul rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Caschera moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Caschera fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Caschera is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Paul.
Paul stuffs the takedown attempt from Caschera. Caschera gets slowly back to his feet.
Paul connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Paul connects with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Caschera shoots for a double leg takedown but Paul sprawls well. He's pushed Caschera's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Paul moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Paul jabs at Caschera's body.
Caschera slips a jab and a cross from Paul.
Caschera wants to clinch.
Paul lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Caschera at a distance.
Caschera shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Paul as he avoids it easily.
London Paul is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No luck for Caschera with that takedown attempt.
Paul takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Paul with a hook.
Paul stuns Caschera with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Caschera takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Paul looks to land a combination but Caschera avoids it well.
Max Caschera has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Caschera tries for a takedown but Paul sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
London Paul is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Paul throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
London Paul comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Paul winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... London Paul!