PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Murha Puro (ranked 979 p4p, 517 weight class) and Harbin Casbon (ranked 136 p4p, 72 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Puro
vs
Casbon

191 cm
21
223
8 - 1 - 0

190 cm
23
215
7 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Murha Puro!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Harbin Casbon!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, William Gold and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Casbon looks to score with a jab to the body but Puro is just out of range.
Puro keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Casbon.
Casbon misses with a straight right.
It looked like Puro wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Casbon avoids a punch combination nicely.
Casbon lands with a nice combination. Puro backs away looking to recover.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puro misses with a shot to the body
and Casbon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Puro checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Casbon moves away from the strike by Puro.
A little jabbing left from Casbon on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Puro.
Casbon feints a counter leg kick.
Puro slips a jab from Casbon.
Casbon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Casbon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little jabbing left from Casbon on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Casbon with the inside leg kick.

Puro gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Puro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Puro stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Casbon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Puro will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Casbon up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Casbon.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Casbon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Casbon on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Decent striking displayed by Puro there.
Puro looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nice defenses there by Puro.
Puro connects with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Casbon smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Casbon on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Casbon thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Puro if he has to take too many more of those.
Puro misses with a looping right.
Casbon misses with the body kick

and Puro counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Puro.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puro lands a left hand that snaps the head of Casbon backwards.
Casbon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Puro blocks a body shot from Casbon.

Casbon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Puro misses with a left hand
and Casbon counters with a nice uppercut.
Casbon throws a chopping leg kick but Puro manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Casbon misses with an uppercut. Puro saw that one coming.
Puro throws a big shot that misses.
Casbon lands with a shot to the body.
Casbon throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Puro stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Casbon misses with a hook
and Puro counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Casbon misses with a looping right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Casbon misses with a looping right.
It looked like Puro wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Casbon misses with a combination
and Puro counters with a lovely shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A telegraphed right hand from Casbon misses the target.
Decent striking displayed by Puro there.
Casbon dips to his left and cracks Puro with an uppercut!
Casbon throws out a leg kick but Puro moves out of range and Casbon only half commits.
Puro has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Casbon finds it's way round the side to connect with Puro's head.
Puro throws a lazy right hand but Casbon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Harbin Casbon will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Casbon stuns Puro with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Casbon misses with a body shot.
Casbon throws a nice outside leg kick.
Casbon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Puro sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Casbon throws a jab but it's blocked by Puro.
Puro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Casbon moves away.
Casbon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Puro.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puro looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Puro scores with a nice strike.
Casbon throws a hook but Puro blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Puro ducks under a wild hook from Casbon.

Puro clinches up against the cage.
Casbon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Puro backwards.
Casbon lands a hook to the side of the head.
Puro blocks a body shot from Casbon.
Puro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Puro misses with a punch on the inside.
Casbon misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short uppercut from Casbon.
Casbon looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Casbon scores with a shot to the side of Puro's head.
Puro struggles to land a body shot inside as Casbon controls his hands.
Casbon stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Casbon looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Puro softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Casbon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Casbon blocking some punches.
Murha Puro has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Casbon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Puro takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Puro drops his hands momentarily and Casbon takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Good exchange - Casbon coming out on top.
Casbon gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Casbon looks to score with a jab to the body but Puro is just out of range.
It looked like Puro was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Casbon.
Casbon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Casbon throws an overhand right that lands on Puro's shoulder, as Puro tries to avoid the shot.
Casbon looks to land a left hand but Puro moved out of range nicely.
Casbon throws a right hand that Puro ducks under and follows up with a left that Puro also avoids with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puro scores with a jab.
Casbon throws a body shot but no joy.
A slow jab from Puro misses its intended target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Casbon! But no joy.
A telegraphed right hand from Puro misses the target.
Casbon walks into a straight right hand from Puro.

Casbon lands a left and a right that send Puro crashing to the mat, dazed. Casbon thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Puro is rocked!
A jab from Casbon misses.
As Casbon tries to get set, Puro tries to push him back and clinch up but Casbon manages to avoid the attempt.
Oh Puro is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Casbon connects with an inside leg kick.
Puro seems to have got his legs back now.
Puro avoids the body shot from Casbon.
An attempted straight right counter from Puro misses the target.
Casbon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Puro sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Casbon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Puro has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Puro is looking to clinch but Casbon is avoiding it.
Casbon misses with an uppercut
and Puro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Puro misses with a wild body shot.
Casbon smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Puro swings away with a body shot that misses
and Casbon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Casbon lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Casbon looks to land a combination but Puro avoids it well.
Casbon lands a nice looking body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Harbin Casbon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!

Puro misses with a shot to the body

and Casbon counters with a nice right hand that sends Puro toppling to the canvas! Puro scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Casbon finish him?!
Puro slips under a jab.
Puro throws a hook to the side of Casbon's head but Casbon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Casbon lands a big head kick that sends Puro to the canvas! Casbon follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harbin Casbon! Harbin Casbon retains his light heavyweight title!