PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dudicks Crixusi (ranked 2267 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francisco Cassel (ranked 3419 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Francisco Cassel was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Crixusi
vs
Cassel

185 cm
25
190 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

190 cm
26
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Very quick

Good wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dudicks Crixusi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Francisco Cassel!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Sandra Marshall and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Crixusi closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Cassel did well to prevent Crixusi getting side control.

Crixusi seems to be looking for submissions.

Crixusi is working for a submission of some sort.
Cassel really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Crixusi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Crixusi passes to full mount!
Cassel is in all sorts of trouble here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crixusi trying to control but Cassel is having none of it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Cassel can do anything to dispel that myth.
Cassel keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crixusi trying to control but he's not successful this time.

Crixusi goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Cassel is on top in guard.
Cassel trying to control but Crixusi is working from the bottom.
Cassel's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cassel trying to control but Crixusi is working from the bottom.
Crixusi is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Cassel throwing strikes from guard but Crixusi blocks nicely.
Cassel is looking to work some ground and pound but Crixusi has wrist control.
Cassel showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Crixusi keeping moving, preventing Cassel from controlling successfully.
Cassel slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Cassel has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Crixusi keeping moving, preventing Cassel from controlling successfully.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Crixusi slaps away a takedown attempt from Cassel, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Crixusi is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.

Cassel shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Cassel was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Crixusi struggling a bit here.
Cassel throws an elbow but Crixusi slips to the side and avoids it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action here.

Cassel is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Crixusi has escaped the position, nice work there.
Crixusi can't do much from the bottom here.

Cassel tries for a kimura but Crixusi is defending well.
Cassel working the ground and pound but Crixusi is defending the strikes.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cassel working the strikes but Crixusi uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Crixusi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cassel thows a huge punch but Crixusi dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Francisco Cassel will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Crixusi scores with a takedown into Cassel's guard.
Crixusi sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Cassel's guard.

Crixusi trying to work for an americana but Cassel has managed to regain full guard.
Cassel keeping moving, preventing Crixusi from controlling successfully.
Crixusi trying to move into half guard but instead Cassel has managed to sweep!

Cassel engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Crixusi is looking to cinch up a triangle. Cassel throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Crixusi's body to avoid the submission. Crixusi has instead reached around Cassel's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Crixusi arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Dudicks Crixusi!
Dudicks Crixusi thanked the fans post fight for their support.