PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Keizo Kasai (ranked 1589 p4p, 2626 weight class) and Ra S Al Ghul (ranked 189 p4p, 311 weight class). The key to victory for Keizo Kasai has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Kasai
vs
Al Ghul

175 cm
26
158
6 - 3 - 0

173 cm
26
160
3 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Powerful

EL ZOIDO FEEBLE FIGHTWEAR

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Keizo Kasai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ra S Al Ghul!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Dirk Anderson and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Al Ghul misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Kasai to counter with a crisp jab.

Al Ghul bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Kasai is not content to let Al Ghul control the position.
Kasai on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kasai tries to get out of the position.
Al Ghul in side control lands a decent elbow.
Al Ghul lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Kasai takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Al Ghul is putting a hurting on Kasai here, landing some big shots from side control.
Kasai is trying to control Al Ghul's posture but Al Ghul avoids it.
Al Ghul trying to control the action but Kasai is working from the bottom.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Al Ghul scoring with punches from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Ghul in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Al Ghul in side control, just content to control the action for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Al Ghul landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Al Ghul wants to control but Kasai is keeping him busy.
Al Ghul working the head with strikes.
Al Ghul scores with punches from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Al Ghul working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Kasai is trying to control Al Ghul's posture but Al Ghul avoids it.
Kasai takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kasai takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Kasai is trying to get back to half guard.
Al Ghul scores with a couple of short elbows.
Kasai knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Al Ghul on the ground.
Kasai takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Check out the look on Al Ghul's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Al Ghul scores with punches from side control.
Al Ghul looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Al Ghul working the head and body with strikes.
Kasai is looking to regain half guard here but Al Ghul keeps moving and retains side control.
Al Ghul lands a decent elbow from side control.
Al Ghul lands a decent elbow from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Al Ghul wants to control but Kasai is keeping him busy.
Kasai is trying to get back to his feet.
Al Ghul is looking to take a break and control but Kasai is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Kasai takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Al Ghul scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Kasai to see if he's OK.
Al Ghul scoring with punches and elbows.
Kasai tries to escape but Al Ghul is in control.
Al Ghul is working Kasai over with some ground and pound from side control.
Al Ghul working the head and body with strikes.
Kasai is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Ghul lands a few punches from side control.
Kasai on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Al Ghul lands a few punches from side control.
Kasai taking a bit of punishment here - Al Ghul scoring with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Al Ghul takes a little break here. Kasai wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Kasai looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Al Ghul grinds an elbow into Kasai's temple.
Kasai is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Al Ghul asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Al Ghul lands a few punches from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ra S Al Ghul dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Kasai keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kasai swinging wildly here.
Horrible takedown attempt by Al Ghul or perhaps it was just good defense by Kasai, which made it look bad.

Al Ghul shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Al Ghul showed some decent athleticism there.
Kasai is looking to get back to is feet but Al Ghul passes into side control.
Ra S Al Ghul has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Al Ghul is putting a hurting on Kasai here, landing some big shots from side control.
Al Ghul has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kasai is trying to get back to half guard.
Al Ghul lands a decent elbow from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Ghul lands a few punches from side control.
Al Ghul controlling the position from side mount.
Al Ghul looks up at the clock and then as Kasai takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Al Ghul smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!

Kasai wants to improve his position, back to half guard but Al Ghul has ideas of his own. He's got hold of Kasai's far side arm and it looks like he's got an Americana. Ohh! Ohhhh! OOOOOOOOOH! A human being's arm is not meant to bend like that! Kasai is tapping like a morse code operator on the Titanic! SOS SOS! He's out of here! Great win for Al Ghul!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Ra S Al Ghul!