PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bode Muller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Casacci (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Casacci comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Serpente by SUBSONICA kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Muller
vs
Casacci

190 cm
25
200 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

183 cm
24
202 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bode Muller!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Max Casacci!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muller keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Casacci.
Muller pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Muller fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Muller throws out a loose jab but Casacci uses good head movement to avoid it.
Casacci flicks out a counter leg kick but Muller steps away.
Muller connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Casacci momentarily.
Casacci lands a right hook to the body.
Casacci motions for Muller to come forward. Casacci throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Muller gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Casacci counters with a stiff right hand.
Casacci connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Muller's hands.
Muller looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Casacci looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Muller wants to clinch up but Casacci keeps it at a distance.
Muller digs a good body shot into Casacci's ribs.
Muller connects with the punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Muller throws a leg kick but Casacci sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Casacci looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muller feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Casacci's calf.

Casacci gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Casacci keeping moving, preventing Muller from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Casacci is trying to control the position but Muller postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Casacci looking for a sweep. Not yet Casacci, not yet.
Muller pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Casacci is keeping the position for now.
Casacci looking to hit a scissor sweep but Muller is one step ahead there.
Casacci is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Casacci is looking to sweep but instead, Muller has passed into half guard.
Muller is keen to just control but Casacci is a slippery customer.
Muller missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Muller winds up and cracks Casacci with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Muller missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Muller is trying to control the action in half guard but Casacci is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Casacci felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Muller with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muller is just content to waste time from the top position. Casacci takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Muller in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Casacci keeping moving, preventing Muller from controlling successfully.
Muller slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Casacci stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bode Muller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Muller keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Muller attempts a counter takedown but Casacci avoids it well and moves away.
Casacci ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Muller.
Casacci feints a counter leg kick.
Max Casacci is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muller avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Muller blocks a leg kick.
Casacci uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Muller.
Muller sets himself, and Casacci steps forward looking for the clinch! Muller avoids it this time.
Casacci lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A leg kick checked by Muller.
Muller lands a nice leg kick that just misses Casacci's sensitive parts.
Muller with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Muller, right into the meat.
Muller tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Casacci blocks a head kick by Muller.
Muller tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Muller throws a jab but it's blocked by Casacci.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bode Muller dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Casacci throws a shot to the body.
Muller shoots for a takedown but Casacci saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Casacci flicks out a counter leg kick but Muller steps away.
Muller connects with a body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Casacci. That's going to slow Muller down.
Muller lands a slapping body shot.
Muller misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Casacci connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Casacci throws a lazy right hand but Muller sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Muller throws a jab when Casacci was well out of range.
Casacci takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Casacci uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Muller steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Casacci. That one must have hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Casacci avoids the head kick by Muller.
Casacci buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Casacci lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Casacci throws a low kick but Muller moves out of range easily.
Casacci misses with a left hand
and Muller counters with a nice uppercut.
Casacci throws a hook but Muller blocks it.
Casacci throws a body shot but no joy.
Muller keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Casacci bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Casacci shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Muller tries to counter with a takedown but Casacci is quick to defend against it.
Muller tries to clinch up
and Casacci counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Muller digs a good hook to Casacci's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muller jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Casacci clobbers Muller with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Muller lands a nice shot that snaps Casacci's head back.
Muller misses with a wild combination.
Muller tries to score with a low kick but Casacci moves his leg out of the way.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Muller scoring well with a low kick there.
Muller scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Casacci moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Casacci fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Muller manages to avoid it.
Casacci connects with a leg kick. Muller looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Casacci throws a looping overhand right but Muller ducks down to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Casacci swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Muller staying out of range there.
Muller blocks a leg kick.
Muller on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Donk. Muller catches Casacci right on the button with a cross.
Muller has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Muller there as he acknowledges the shot.
Casacci checks a low kick from Muller.
A swing and a miss from Muller.
Muller's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Casacci connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Muller scrambles back to his feet.
Muller lunges at Casacci with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Casacci's hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Muller. Casacci does a little dance to reset his feet.
Casacci swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Casacci avoids a kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muller throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Muller lands with a thumping leg kick.
Casacci cracks Muller with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Casacci takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A telegraphed right hand from Casacci misses the target.
Muller is looking to chop away at Casacci's legs.
Casacci throws a push kick but Muller slaps the foot to one side.
Muller swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Casacci bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Muller's head.
Muller fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Casacci avoids the body shot from Muller.
Muller throws a head kick but Casacci moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Max Casacci will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Muller with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A swing and a miss from Muller.
Jab, jab by Muller - just one landing.
Casacci connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A cross from Muller lands.
Casacci fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Muller checks it well.
Casacci turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Casacci's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Casacci keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Casacci throws a leg kick but Muller moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muller swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Good leg kick by Muller there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Casacci scores with a jab. Muller acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Muller throws a half hearted mid kick.
Muller backing away here, and Casacci unleashes a leg kick that just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muller throws the left hand but Casacci avoids the punch easily.
Muller scores with a jab. Casacci acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Casacci ducks right into an uppercut from Muller.
Muller pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Casacci let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Muller lands the left hand.
Muller lands with a nice body kick.
Casacci looks to score with a jab to the body but Muller is just out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Muller.
Muller uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Casacci.
A jab from Muller does it's job there.
Muller misses with a series of wild punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muller shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Muller throws a head kick but Casacci moves out of range.
Muller blocks a jab.
Muller throws a sloppy head kick
and Casacci counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Muller throws a low kick but it's checked well by Casacci.
A slapping body kick lands there for Casacci.
Muller walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Casacci thumps Muller with a low kick.
Bode Muller is winning the standup battle so far.
Casacci lands a leg kick that knocks Muller off balance momentarily.
Muller attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nice uppercut there from Casacci.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Casacci lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Muller misses with a right hand
and Casacci counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Casacci leaves Muller with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Casacci tries to land a front kick but Muller steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Muller drops down looking for a counter takedown but Casacci sprawls and moves away.
A jab from Casacci does it's job there.
Casacci looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Muller takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Casacci misses with a kick to the body.
Muller tries to counter with a takedown but Casacci is quick to defend against it.
Casacci thows a left - swing and a miss!
Muller ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Muller throws a solid leg kick but Casacci takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Muller.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Casacci just misses with a punch to the body.
Casacci missing with a left hand there. Muller was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Muller drops down looking for a counter takedown but Casacci sprawls and moves away.
Muller connects with the punch.
Muller throws a sloppy head kick

and Casacci counters with a crisp one two that drops Muller! Casacci thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Muller to his feet! Muller is in big trouble!

Muller is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Casacci connects with a solid leg kick.
Oh Muller is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Muller checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Muller tries to counter with a takedown but Casacci is quick to defend against it.
Muller is looking to chop away at Casacci's legs.
Muller pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Muller seems to have got his legs back now.

Muller feints and as Casacci raises his hands in defense, Muller changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Muller with a nice head shot there.
Casacci looking for a sweep. Not yet Casacci, not yet.
Muller wants to control from the top but Casacci keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Max Casacci just about did enough to take it.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Muller throws the left hand but Casacci avoids the punch easily.
Muller throws a sloppy body shot
and Casacci counters with a body kick that stops Muller in his tracks momentarily.
Casacci takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Muller tries a low kick but Casacci avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Muller. Casacci does a little dance to reset his feet.
Casacci on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Muller takes a swing at Casacci's ribcage but misses.
Casacci wants to counter the offense by Muller and move into the clinch position.
Muller misses with a leg kick

and Casacci holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice right hand lands inside from Casacci.
Casacci softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Muller misses with a short punch on the inside.
Casacci has a couple of punches blocked by Muller.
Casacci throws a knee to the head but misses.
Casacci lands an elbow inside that Muller shrugs off.

It looks like Bode Muller has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Casacci lands a hook that snaps the head of Muller backwards.
Casacci fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Casacci swings wildly with an uppercut but Muller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Muller jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Casacci walks away with a smile on his face. Muller gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Casacci avoids the body shot from Muller.
Muller gets off balance looking for a body kick
enabling Casacci to counter with a crisp jab.
Casacci fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Muller is out of range.
Muller misses with a wild body shot.
Casacci swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A low kick from Muller misses
and Casacci makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Muller shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Casacci defends it nicely.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Muller throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Casacci counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Muller thinking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Casacci defending well as Muller loads up on a big left hand.
Casacci checks a low kick from Muller.
Casacci throws a wild body kick that Muller sees coming a mile off.
A bone on bone clash there as Casacci blocks the leg kick.
Casacci tries a quick counter leg kick but Muller is wise to it.
A bone on bone clash there as Casacci blocks the leg kick.
Muller slips under a jab.
Casacci jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Casacci misses with a hook. Muller ducked under it nicely.
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!
Muller swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Casacci feints a counter leg kick.
Casacci throws a hook to the side of Muller's head but Muller sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Casacci misses with a wild body shot.
Muller fires out a quick counter leg kick but Casacci just manages to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muller throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Casacci connects with a body shot that sends Muller's belly button to the back.
Muller steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Casacci.

Muller closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Muller trying to control the action but Casacci is working from the bottom.
Casacci parries the strikes from Muller easily there. Muller is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Casacci to escape.
Casacci sneaks back into half guard.
Casacci is refusing to be controlled, as Muller sits in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muller content to control rather than advance.
Muller's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

Muller is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Casacci sees it coming and defends easily.
Casacci is refusing to be controlled, as Muller sits in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Max Casacci dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Bode Muller's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Casacci throws the left hand but Muller avoids the punch easily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Muller.
Casacci lands a glancing blow to the side of Muller's head.
Muller throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Muller tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Casacci manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Muller moves into range and clinches up with Casacci.
Casacci lands with a left to the head.
Casacci throws a knee to the head but misses.
Casacci misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Casacci with a knee to the head.
Casacci lands a knee to the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Casacci fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Casacci lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Max Casacci seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short right from Casacci.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Casacci swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Casacci misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Casacci digs a right hand into Muller's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Muller's gas tank.
Casacci blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Casacci tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Casacci lands a body shot in the clinch.
Muller fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Casacci gets through Muller's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Muller tries to work over Casacci's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Muller is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Casacci utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Casacci landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Casacci lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Casacci blocks an uppercut.
Muller looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Casacci goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Casacci lands with a short shot to the head.
Casacci misses with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Casacci.
Casacci tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Max Casacci is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muller blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Muller goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Muller lands a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Casacci lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Muller backwards.
Casacci throws a head punch that misses.
Muller throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Casacci blocks it with crossed arms.
Casacci blocks an uppercut.
Bode Muller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Casacci scores with a shot to the side of Muller's head.
Muller working aggressively here.
Casacci misses with a hook from the clinch.
Casacci using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Muller has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Muller tries to stall but Casacci uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Casacci looking to throw knees to the head but Muller is blocking nicely.
Muller leaning against his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Casacci.
Muller has a couple of punches blocked by Casacci.
Casacci letting Muller take a breather here.
Muller working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Muller takes a shot to the head.
Muller scores with a nice hook to the head.
Casacci has a couple of punches blocked by Muller.
Casacci pushes off an throws an elbow but Muller leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Muller.
A short right from Muller on the inside.
Muller lands a right hand that snaps the head of Casacci backwards.
Muller throws a punch but it's blocked by Casacci.
Casacci fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Casacci using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Muller has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Muller.
Good body shot from Casacci.
Muller struggles to land a body shot inside as Casacci controls his hands.
Muller gets through Casacci's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Casacci working aggressively here.
Casacci tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Casacci scores with a nice short uppercut.
Muller lands with a light punch inside.
Casacci throws a head punch that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Casacci.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Casacci.
Casacci blocks an uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Max Casacci comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Casacci has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 46:49
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 46:49
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Max Casacci!
Max Casacci is the new middleweight champion!
A relieved looking Max Casacci thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
In defeat, Bode Muller stepped up to the mic, saying 'It was a tough fight last time, I knew you'd be even tougher this time. Congrats on taking back the belt.'.