PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alvaro Casey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Warren Daren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Casey
vs
Daren

152 cm
24
279 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

193 cm
22
250 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Solid chin

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alvaro Casey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Warren Daren!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Darius Henderson and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Daren decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Daren wants to control but Casey is keeping him busy.
Daren throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Casey wants to control but Daren is keeping busy.

Daren is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Casey sees it coming and defends easily.

Casey looking for submissions off his back.
Daren trying to control the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Casey is defending against the submission attempts here by Daren.
Casey is positioning himself well to prevent Daren advancing to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Daren is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Casey sees it coming and defends easily.

Daren is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Casey is just riding it out for now. Daren eventually gives up the hold.

Casey is defending against the submission attempts here by Daren.
Casey is looking to escape.

That's two 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.

Daren is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Casey defends it well.

Daren is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Casey has managed to free his arm - good work.
Casey really is a fat lump.

Daren looking for a submission but Casey manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Daren trying to control the position from guard on top but Casey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Daren drops back, looking for a kneebar! Casey looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Casey looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Casey!

Casey tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Casey has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Casey decides to stand back up.

Daren scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Daren wants to lay and pray for a moment but Casey keeps working.
Daren wants to get back to his feet.

Daren is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Casey is just riding it out for now. Daren eventually gives up the hold.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Casey is in trouble now - Daren has advanced to mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Casey wants to hold on but Daren pushes him away.

Daren is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Casey has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Casey!
Casey showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Daren can do anything to dispel that myth.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Casey wants to control from the top but Daren keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Warren Daren will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Daren shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Daren was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Daren wants to control but Casey is keeping him busy.

Daren is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Casey knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Daren misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Daren is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Casey is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Casey manages to work his way to half guard, despite Daren's best efforts.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Casey has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Daren is working away from the top position though.

Daren is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Casey pushes Daren off looking to stand but Daren dives back in and keeps control.
Casey trying to control but Daren postures up.

Casey is defending against the submission attempts here by Daren.
Daren is trying to control. Casey wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

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.

Daren looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Daren stops Casey from getting back to his feet.

Daren is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Casey avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Daren.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Casey trying to control here.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Casey takes the fight into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Casey's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Casey.

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

Casey is looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daren trying to control from half guard but Casey is working away.
Casey trying to control here.
Casey is staying active underneath Daren, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Casey gets back to full guard.
Daren trying to control but Casey is working from the bottom.
Casey controls Daren momentarily but Daren frees himself.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Casey keeping moving, preventing Daren from controlling successfully.
Daren is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Daren drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Warren Daren has got the better of the ground game so far.

Daren is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Casey is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Daren thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Casey is trying to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daren wants to lay and pray for a moment but Casey keeps working.
Daren working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Daren swings around for an armbar but Casey sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Daren's guard.
Casey's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Daren striking off his back but it's not causing Casey any problems.
Daren keeping moving, preventing Casey from controlling successfully.
Daren being controlled here, momentarily.

Daren looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Daren takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Daren is looking for a triangle but Casey pushes his legs off easily.
Casey wants to control from the top but Daren keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Casey controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Casey lands a couple of elbows.
Casey's corner is telling him to maintain position.

Daren escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Casey gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Daren keeping moving, preventing Casey from controlling successfully.
Casey distracts Daren with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Daren keeping moving, preventing Casey from controlling successfully.
Casey sitting in guard here, content to control.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Daren closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Casey quickly recovers to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Casey is pressing down on Daren's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Casey bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Daren's guard.

Daren is looking for a triangle but Casey pushes his legs off easily.
Casey keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Daren's head.
Casey controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Casey postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Casey trying to control the position from guard on top but Daren is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Casey is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Daren is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Casey seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Casey looking to sit in guard and control but Daren gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Casey not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Casey working for submissions but it's allowed Daren to get to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Casey wants to get back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Alvaro Casey.
I think Daren 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 27:30
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Warren Daren!