PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cletus Kasady (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conor Vankill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Conor Vankill has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Cletus Kasady's chin.

Kasady
vs
Vankill

185 cm
25
190 lbs
2 - 13 - 0

185 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good takedowns
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Urban Fighter

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 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cletus Kasady!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Conor Vankill!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Eddie Farnsworth and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kasady fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Vankill on the side of the head.
Kasady throws a big shot that misses.
Vankill lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Kasady throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice shot lands for Kasady.
Kasady throws an overhand right that lands on Vankill's shoulder, as Vankill tries to avoid the shot.
Vankill lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Kasady connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cletus Kasady seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Kasady forces Vankill back against the cage and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Kasady breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Kasady has closed the distance and engaged Vankill in a clinch.
Vankill has had enough of the clinch but Kasady keeps him there for the moment.

Kasady gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vankill being controlled here, momentarily.
Kasady continues to stall.
Vankill keeping full guard, as Kasady tries to pass.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kasady slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Kasady controls the position.
More hug and hope from Kasady.
Vankill prevents Kasady from improving position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as Kasady stalls from top position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A combination from Kasady does no damage.
Despite the aggression on Vankill's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kasady lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Vankill has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Vankill and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kasady lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kasady throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Kasady rushes Vankill and presses him up against the cage.
Vankill wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Kasady decides to pull guard.
Kasady seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Vankill trying to control the position from guard on top but Kasady is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cletus Kasady dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Kasady throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Vankill on the side of the head.
Vankill stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kasady.
Vankill drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

Kasady has taken the fight to the clinch.

Kasady pulls guard successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kasady pulls Vankill in close to prevent any damage.
Vankill preventing the sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasady has his hands on Vankill's head, controlling the position.
Vankill wants to stand but Kasady is controlling his posture from full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Vankill won't allow Kasady to sweep him here.
Vankill is fighting to break Kasady's control of his arms but Kasady is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Kasady has Vankill up against the cage in a clinch.

Kasady manages to pull guard.
Vankill stopping the sweep attempt from Kasady.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kasady bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Vankill's guard.

The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kasady content to stall in guard here.
Vankill trying to keep a closed guard but Kasady is proving a slippery customer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Vankill keeping full guard, as Kasady tries to pass.
Kasady is stalling in the full guard.
Kasady advances to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cletus Kasady dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Kasady scores with a decent looking hook.

Kasady closes the distance and clinches.

Kasady breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kasady throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vankill sees it coming and avoids it easily.
As Kasady backs off Vankill throws a huge counter combo but Kasady manages to avoid it all.

Kasady clinches.
Vankill wants to break the clinch but can't.

Kasady pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Kasady rushes Vankill and presses him up against the cage.
Vankill tries to break the clinch but Kasady is controlling the position.

Kasady wants the takedown. Vankill is fighting it off but Kasady persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Vankill's guard against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vankill looking to control but Kasady passes into 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.
Kasady controlling the pace.
Vankill is trying to control but Kasady manages to pass to mount!
Kasady is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vankill can do to turn this around?
Kasady looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Kasady has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Conor Vankill has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

And that's the end of the fight!
Cletus Kasady showed his dominance in that final round.
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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:24
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:24
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cletus Kasady!
Cletus Kasady decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.