PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Max Casacci (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Coaker Kluge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Casacci might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Serpente by SUBSONICA. Coaker Kluge has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Max Casacci's chin.

Casacci
vs
Kluge

183 cm
29
198 lbs
19 - 4 - 0

190 cm
29
194 lbs
14 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Hellbent

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 19 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Max Casacci!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Coaker Kluge!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Paul Tew and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Casacci slips a jab and a cross from Kluge.
Casacci connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A telegraphed right hand from Kluge misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Casacci. Kluge does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kluge throws a body punch but Casacci moves out of range.
Kluge swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Casacci has taken the fight to the clinch.

Kluge escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Casacci misses with an uppercut.
Kluge misses with a hook. Casacci ducked under it nicely.
Kluge throws out a loose jab but Casacci uses good head movement to avoid it.
Casacci bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kluge throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Casacci stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kluge misses with an uppercut.
Casacci buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kluge swings widly with a right hand
and Kluge takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kluge stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Casacci.
Casacci tries to clinch but Kluge is having none of it.
Kluge lands an overhand right.
Casacci lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Oooooh!!! Kluge has knocked Casacci down with a huge combo! Kluge steps away and waves a wobbly Casacci back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Casacci is rocked!
Casacci throws a front kick aimed at Kluge's knee but Kluge avoids it well.
The crowd cheers as Kluge lands an impressive looking overhand right. Casacci doesn't seem phased though.
Oh Casacci is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kluge keeps the fight on the outside.
Casacci seems to have got his legs back now.
Casacci keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
We've been informed that Kluge has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Casacci walks into a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big right from Kluge misses.
Kluge waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Casacci.
Casacci tries to clinch up but Kluge circles away and keeps his distance.
Casacci thumps Kluge with a low kick.
A big left from Casacci misses.
Jab from Kluge.
Kluge throws a hook to the side of Casacci's head but Casacci sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fight stays on the outside here - Casacci looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A nice side step and Kluge releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kluge scores with a nice strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Casacci has managed to clinch.
Casacci blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Casacci lands a right hand.
Casacci gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Casacci blocks a body shot from Kluge.
Kluge is leaning against Casacci and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Casacci lands a knee to the body.
Casacci tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kluge misses with the head strike.
Kluge tries to throw a body punch but Casacci avoids it by throwing Kluge back against the cage.
Kluge tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kluge wants to get back to striking at distance but Casacci won't allow it.
Kluge working aggressively here.
Kluge misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kluge misses with the head strike.
Kluge struggles to land a body shot inside as Casacci controls his hands.
Casacci misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kluge.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kluge avoiding damage as Casacci throws knees to the body.
Kluge throws a punch but it's blocked by Casacci.
Casacci misses with a knee to the head.
Casacci stalling.
Casacci looking to throw knees to the head but Kluge is blocking nicely.
Kluge blocks an elbow strike.

Kluge pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Casacci looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Casacci uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kluge.
Casacci tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kluge listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

Casacci pushes Kluge up against the cage in a clinch.
Casacci misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kluge has a couple of punches blocked by Casacci.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kluge creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kluge swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kluge throws a head punch that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kluge fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Casacci fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kluge blocks a body shot from Casacci.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Casacci throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kluge tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kluge swings wildly with an uppercut but Casacci uses good head movement to avoid it.
Casacci is stalling here.
Kluge misses with a body punch.
Kluge swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Casacci blocks an uppercut.

Casacci escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Casacci keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Casacci clinches with his opponent.
With the fighters up against the cage, Casacci throws an elbow but misses.
Kluge digs a right hand underneath Casacci's ribcage. Casacci let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Casacci tries a body shot but Kluge blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Kluge throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Casacci stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Some wild striking there from Kluge.
Kluge misses with a looping left.
A big left from Kluge misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Casacci misses the target.
Coaker Kluge seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Casacci takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

Casacci clinches up with Kluge and pushes him back against the cage.
Casacci lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kluge swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kluge.
Kluge is trying to break the clinch but Casacci is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kluge blocks an elbow strike.

Casacci pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jab, jab by Kluge - just one landing.
Kluge misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Casacci counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kluge staying out of range there.
Kluge thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Kluge misses the target.
Kluge on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Casacci. Casacci obviously looking to wear him down.
Kluge swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Casacci throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kluge.
Kluge bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Casacci's head.
An inside leg kick from Casacci misses.
A big right from Kluge misses.
Kluge might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Kluge swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Casacci throws a quick counter kick to the body but Kluge avoids it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Casacci.
Casacci connects with a body shot.
Casacci staying out of range there.
Casacci moves in looking to clinch but Kluge pushes him off.
Kluge is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Casacci.
Casacci avoids the body shot from Kluge.
Nice cross by Kluge.
Kluge takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kluge 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.
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!
Casacci misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kluge connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Casacci smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Casacci looks for the body kick but Kluge saw that one coming.
Casacci tries to clinch up.

Oooooh!!! Kluge has knocked Casacci down with a huge combo! Kluge steps away and waves a wobbly Casacci back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
A looping hook to the body misses from Casacci. Kluge does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kluge misses with a hook.
Kluge throws a right and a left that Casacci avoids nicely.
Casacci defending well as Kluge loads up on a big left hand.
Kluge takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kluge lands a jab.
Kluge is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Casacci.
Casacci walks into a jab.
Kluge has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Casacci misses with a body shot.
Kluge throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Casacci throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kluge lands with a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kluge swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kluge swats away the attempt to clinch by Casacci.
Casacci tries a head kick but it misses.
Kluge misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kluge. Casacci does a little dance to reset his feet.
Casacci looks to score with a jab to the body but Kluge is just out of range.
Casacci doesn't manage to clinch there - Kluge circles away.
Kluge keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kluge getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kluge lands a jab to the nose.
Casacci lands a jab-cross combination.
Casacci closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The fighters circling - Casacci throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Casacci uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kluge.
Casacci throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kluge misses with an uppercut. Casacci saw that one coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Casacci uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kluge.
Casacci throws a head kick that misses
and Kluge connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Casacci takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kluge bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Casacci's head backwards.
Casacci listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Casacci looks to score with a jab to the body but Kluge is just out of range.
Kluge misses with a wild body shot.
Casacci is looking to clinch but Kluge is avoiding it.
A little jabbing left from Kluge on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kluge throws a looping overhand right but Casacci ducks down to avoid it.
Casacci tests Kluge's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kluge swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Casacci lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Casacci throws a low kick but Kluge avoids it.
A nice side step and Kluge releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Casacci lands a slapping body shot.
It looks like Casacci has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Casacci looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A slow jab from Kluge misses its intended target.
Casacci connects with a solid leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Coaker Kluge showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Kluge lands a jab.
Casacci lands a really nice looking cross but Kluge seems unphased.
Kluge connects with a right hand. Casacci shakes it off.
Coaker Kluge seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kluge takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Casacci looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Casacci ducks under a wild hook from Kluge.
Casacci tries to clinch but Kluge is having none of it.
Kluge on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Casacci pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kluge connects with a jab.
Kluge throws a body punch but Casacci moves out of range.
Kluge misses with a right hand

and Casacci holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
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!
Casacci tries to land a knee to the head but Kluge blocks with his arms.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Casacci obliges.
A head punch on the inside from Casacci fails to land.
Kluge tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kluge's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Casacci lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Casacci trying to land knees to the body.
Casacci blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Casacci can't find room to land a body shot as Kluge controls the action.
Kluge swings wildly with an uppercut but Casacci uses good head movement to avoid it.
Casacci tries a body shot but Kluge blocks it.
Kluge struggles to land a body shot inside as Casacci controls his hands.
Kluge can't find room to land a body shot as Casacci controls the action.
Casacci is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kluge is defending well for now.
Kluge throws a head punch that misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Casacci.
Kluge takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Casacci.

Casacci breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Casacci tests Kluge's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Casacci connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Max Casacci has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Casacci lands an overhand right.

Casacci clinches up with Kluge and pushes him back against the cage.
Casacci lands a good knee to the midsection. Kluge won't want to take too many of those.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kluge.
Kluge can't break the clinch.
Casacci is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Come on Casacci - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Casacci.
Casacci blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kluge misses with a body punch.
Kluge misses with a punch on the inside.
Casacci works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Casacci lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Casacci.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Casacci throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kluges head.
Casacci lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A short right from Casacci on the inside.
Kluge throws a head punch that misses.
Casacci lands a hook that snaps the head of Kluge backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Casacci.
A right hook to the body lands for Casacci.
Casacci connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kluge's face.
Casacci lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kluge managing to block the knees to the body from Casacci.
A left hand lands to the body for Casacci.
Casacci with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Kluge is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Casacci crunches a lovely knee into Kluge's ribcage.
Kluge is still on wobbly legs! Can Casacci finish him?
Casacci content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kluge takes an elbow to the temple.
Casacci has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Kluge - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Casacci, and another! Kluge is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Max Casacci!
An out of breath Max Casacci thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.