PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between The Beast (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Casacci (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Casacci has chosen Serpente by SUBSONICA as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Beast
vs
Casacci

195 cm
29
203 lbs
14 - 10 - 0

183 cm
31
198 lbs
20 - 7 - 0

BJJ Red Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Sully's Bar & Grill
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 14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, The Beast!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Max Casacci!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Daniel Bishop and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beast fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Casacci walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

Casacci moves into the clinch.
Casacci stops a takedown attempt from Beast.
Come on Casacci - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Casacci with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Casacci working Beast over with knees to the body.
Beast stalling against the cage.
Casacci is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Beast is defending well for now.
Casacci taking a breather.
Beast swings wildly with an uppercut but Casacci uses good head movement to avoid it.
Casacci throws an elbow but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice left hand lands by Casacci.
Beast's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Beast avoids the elbow strike from Casacci, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Casacci throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Casacci landing knees to the body.
Casacci creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Beast working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Casacci gets underhooks to prevent Beast's takedown attempt.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Beast as Casacci tries to tie him up.
Casacci gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Casacci lands a damaging elbow.
Casacci digs a right hand into Beast's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Beast's gas tank.
Casacci throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Beast blocks it with crossed arms.
Casacci taking a breather.
A head punch on the inside from Beast fails to land.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Casacci looking to throw knees to the head but Beast is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beast blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Casacci lands a good knee to the midsection. Beast won't want to take too many of those.
Beast has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Beast blocks an elbow strike.
Beast can't find room to land a body shot as Casacci controls the action.
Beast has a couple of punches blocked by Casacci.
Beast blocks a body shot from Casacci.
Beast presses Casacci against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Casacci lands a damaging elbow.
Beast is trying to maintain a safe position but Casacci gets an underhook and turns Beast into the cage.
Beast has Casacci pushed against the cage.
Casacci tries to land knees in the clinch but Beast avoids the damage to the body.
Beast managing to block the knees to the body from Casacci.
Casacci leaning his opponent against the cage.
Beast is working for takedown but Casacci is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for The Beast. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Casacci with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like The Beast has been cut.
Casacci scores with a shoulder strike.
Beast drops down looking for an ankle pick but Casacci pulls his leg out and moves away.

Casacci gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Casacci lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Beast misses with a punch to the body.
Beast managing to block the knees to the body from Casacci.
Casacci lands a right hand that snaps the head of Beast backwards.
Beast lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Beast drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Casacci gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Beast softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Beast has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Casacci avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Beast is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Casacci can't fight it off and eventually Beast manages to take the fight to the floor. Casacci looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beast won't allow Casacci to get back to his feet.
Beast trying to control the position from guard on top but Casacci is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Beast won't allow Casacci to get back to his feet.

Beast drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Casacci dives on top into guard.

Beast looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Casacci must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Casacci tries to stand but Beast is controlling from the bottom.
Beast controls Casacci momentarily but Casacci frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Max Casacci dominated that round.
The cut man is working on The Beast's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Beast throws a hook but Casacci avoids it easily.
Beast jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Beast swats away the attempt to clinch by Casacci.

Casacci gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Beast looking to pass the guard.
Beast will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Casacci is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Beast wants to pass the guard but Casacci is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Casacci keeping moving, preventing Beast from controlling successfully.
Beast is really struggling to control Casacci but he's trying to hold on to the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Beast is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Casacci is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Casacci has escaped and now he's on top!

Casacci wanted to stand there but Beast had control of the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Beast tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Beast looking for a guillotine here but Casacci defends easily.
Casacci is looking to stand up but Beast won't let him.
Beast controls Casacci momentarily but Casacci frees himself.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Casacci takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Max Casacci is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Casacci rushes Beast and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Casacci scores a nice knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Casacci throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Beast blocks it with crossed arms.
Casacci gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Beast has a couple of punches blocked by Casacci.
Beast drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Casacci's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Casacci pushes off an throws an elbow but Beast leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Casacci letting Beast take a breather here.
Beast misses with the head strike.
Casacci misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Beast gets through Casacci's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Casacci tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Beast tries for a takedown but Casacci manages to get underhooks.
A body shot lands from Beast.
Beast has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Casacci after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for The Beast. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beast blocks an elbow strike from Casacci.
Casacci looking to throw knees to the head but Beast is blocking nicely.
Casacci manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Casacci with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Casacci misses with an elbow over the top.
Casacci lands a shoulder strike.
Beast wants a takedown.
Casacci has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Casacci missing with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beast misses with a hook from the clinch.
Casacci lands a nice elbow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Casacci lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Beast taking a breather.
Beast is looking to take this one to the mat.
Beast is trying to drag Casacci to the mat but Casacci just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Max Casacci showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on The Beast'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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Beast swats away the attempt to clinch by Casacci.
Beast was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

Casacci closes the distance and pushes Beast back into the cage.
Casacci throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Beast can't find room to land a body shot as Casacci controls the action.
Casacci lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Casacci has Beast pressed against the cage.
Casacci using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Beast has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Casacci's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Beast takes an elbow to the temple.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Casacci holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Beast changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Casacci fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Max Casacci is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Casacci moves into the clinch.
Casacci looking to throw knees to the head but Beast is blocking nicely.
Beast can't find room to land a body shot as Casacci controls the action.
Casacci connects with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Beast.
Beast misses with some punches.
Casacci lands a damaging elbow.
A knee to the head by Casacci.
Casacci gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Beast is rocked!
Casacci lands an elbow inside.
Oh Beast is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Casacci creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Beast! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Casacci.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Max Casacci!
Max Casacci thanked the fans post fight for their support.