PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Derui Pake (ranked 320 p4p, 33 weight class) and Lachlan Cassidy (ranked 143 p4p, 11 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Pake might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Take A Stand - What The Best. Lachlan Cassidy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Pake
vs
Cassidy

172 cm
26
160 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

163 cm
29
151 lbs
16 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Derui Pake!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lachlan Cassidy!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cassidy tries for a takedown but Pake sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Pake.
Cassidy appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Cassidy throws a shot from downtown. Pake moves away and avoids it.
Cassidy tries to close the distance and clinch but Pake swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Pake. Those never looked like landing.
We've been informed that Cassidy 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.
Pake fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pake cracks Cassidy with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pake on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

Pake tries to keep at a distance but Cassidy has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cassidy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cassidy is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pake is keeping busy.
Pake struggles to land a body shot inside as Cassidy controls his hands.
Cassidy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Cassidy breaks the clinch.
Cassidy misses with a double jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Cassidy misses its intended target.
Pake appears to be looking for a big counter.

Cassidy fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pake, pushing him back against the cage.
Pake tries a knee to the head but Cassidy blocks it.
Pake struggles to land a body shot inside as Cassidy controls his hands.
Pake creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Pake tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pake misses with a knee to the head.
Pake tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cassidy's elbow.
Pake tries to land knees in the clinch but Cassidy avoids the damage to the body.
Pake misses with an elbow over the top.

Cassidy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pake misses with a head kick.
Pake throws a combination that misses
and Pake takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cassidy is looking to clinch.

Pake tries to sprawl but Cassidy drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Pake is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Cassidy pulls his head out easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pake trying to get back to full guard but Cassidy takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Cassidy controlling from the full mount.
Pake wants to control but Cassidy is having none of it.
Pake is trying to escape the mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pake is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Pake tries to lock up and control but Cassidy gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Pake's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Cassidy prevents Pake from getting the reversal.
Cassidy controlling from mount.
Cassidy prevents Pake from getting the reversal.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pake looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Pake can't escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cassidy not allowing Pake to control his hands.
Pake tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Pake is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cassidy fails to move to back control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lachlan Cassidy dominated that 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.

Pake lands the left hand.
Pake fails to land with a series of punches.
Cassidy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cassidy lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Pake backs up against the cage.
Cassidy shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Cassidy is looking to clinch.
Lachlan Cassidy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pake looks to land a body kick but Cassidy moved away.
Cassidy missing with a left hand there. Pake was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A big right from Cassidy misses.

Pake has closed the distance and engaged Cassidy in a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Cassidy scores with a nice short uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pake has a couple of punches blocked by Cassidy.
Cassidy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cassidy swings wildly with an uppercut but Pake uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cassidy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cassidy lands a body shot.
Pake misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pake doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cassidy prevents a body shot from Pake.
Pake fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pake misses with a punch on the inside.
Pake misses with some punches.
Pake trying to stall but Cassidy improves his position.
Pake tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cassidy working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Pake is rocked!
Cassidy stalling the fight.
Oh Pake is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cassidy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pake.
Cassidy creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Pake with a big uppercut! Pake tries to clinch up but Cassidy pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Pake to the mat! Pake covers up and Cassidy unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Lachlan Cassidy! Lachlan Cassidy retains his featherweight title!
After the big win, Lachlan Cassidy made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Red Light Coffeeshop and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.