PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Cassidy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bizzy Bone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bone has chosen Thuggish Ruggish Bone as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Cassidy
vs
Bone

183 cm
19
190 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

185 cm
23
186 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Self confident

Good takedowns
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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kevin Cassidy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bizzy Bone!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bone tries to bum rush Cassidy with a series of wild strikes but Cassidy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bone tries to clinch but Cassidy moves out of range.
Bone fails with a takedown attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bone.
Cassidy swats away the attempt to clinch by Bone.
Bone has a takedown stuffed.
Kevin Cassidy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bizzy Bone.
Cassidy lands a glancing blow to the side of Bone's head.

It looks like Bizzy Bone has been cut.

Cassidy forces Bone back against the cage and clinches.

Cassidy manages to break the clinch.
Bone clinches but Cassidy breaks the clinch
and Cassidy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cassidy moves into the clinch.
Cassidy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bone.
Bone being controlled against the cage.
Bone tries to break the clinch but Cassidy is controlling the position.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

Cassidy manages to break the clinch.
Bone with a lazy takedown attempt

and Cassidy counters with a shoot takedown. Bone fights it but they end up in guard.
Bone has control of Cassidy's left arm, preventing Cassidy from doing any damage.
Bone wants to sweep here but Cassidy controlling him for the moment.
Cassidy has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bone bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cassidy's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cassidy controls Bone momentarily but Bone frees himself.
Bone being controlled here momentarily.
Bone trying to control but Cassidy is working from the bottom.
Cassidy trying to control the position.
Cassidy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bone trying to control but Cassidy is working from the bottom.
Cassidy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bone looking to pass the guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bone misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bone throws a sloppy head kick and Cassidy moves out of range easily.
Bone throws a sloppy body shot
and Cassidy makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bone looks gassed!
Bone takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

Cassidy shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Bone napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Cassidy thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Cassidy advances to full mount.
Bone regains half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bone is looking to improve his position.
Cassidy looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Bone is not content to let Cassidy control the position.
Bone tries to roll over but Cassidy keeps him under control.
Cassidy seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Cassidy wants to take a breather but Bone is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Cassidy seems to be working for a kimura but Bone defends the submission attempt.
Bone regains full guard. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kevin Cassidy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bizzy Bone's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Cassidy misses with a takedown attempt - Bone sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bone fails with the takedown

and Cassidy counters by clinching up.
Bone changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Cassidy fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A punch combination from Bone misses.
Cassidy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bone shoots and misses

and Cassidy counters by clinching up.
Kevin Cassidy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bizzy Bone.
Bone is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Cassidy gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bone is breathing heavily.
Bone is working for takedown but Cassidy is calmly controlling the position for now.

Cassidy breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cassidy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bone with a poor takedown

and Cassidy decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bone's guard.
Bone working a defensive guard here.
Cassidy controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Cassidy connects with a couple of short punches.
Bone is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bone keeping moving, preventing Cassidy from controlling successfully.
Bone trying to keep a closed guard but Cassidy is proving a slippery customer.
Cassidy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bone keeping moving, preventing Cassidy from controlling successfully.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bone misses with a few strikes there.

Cassidy closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Cassidy stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Bone tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Cassidy counters with a nice uppercut.
Bone tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Cassidy counters with a low kick, right behind Bone 's knee.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bone misses with a takedown
and Bone takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cassidy throws a right and a left that Bone avoids nicely.
Bone closes the distance but Cassidy moves to the side

and Cassidy counters by moving into the clinch.

Cassidy manages to break the clinch.
Bone misses with a takedown

and Cassidy counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cassidy.
Cassidy dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Bone fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bone goes for a takedown attempt but Cassidy pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Good standup being displayed there by Cassidy as he connects with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Cassidy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cassidy throws a head kick that misses.
Bone wants to clinch but Cassidy slips to the side
and Cassidy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bone thinking.
Bone moves out of range of the body kick from Cassidy.
Cassidy throws a combination. Bone tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

Cassidy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Cassidy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cassidy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bone fails with the takedown

and Cassidy counters with a takedown into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kevin Cassidy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bizzy Bone's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Cassidy moves into the clinch successfully.
Cassidy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bone is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Cassidy gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bone is trying to force a seperation but Cassidy has the dominant position.
Come on Cassidy - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

Cassidy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bone shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Cassidy decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bone's guard.
Cassidy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cassidy slips nicely into half guard.

Cassidy is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Cassidy wants to control but Bone is keeping him busy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cassidy seems to be working for a kimura but Bone defends the submission attempt.
Bone wants to control but Cassidy is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Cassidy tries to pass to full mount but Bone defends it.
Bone is in trouble now - Cassidy has advanced to mount!
Bone is trying desperately to improve position.
Cassidy controlling the pace for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bone tries to lock up and control but Cassidy gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Cassidy wants to control the pace but Bone is squirming around nicely.
Cassidy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bone can do to turn this around?
Bone tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bone wants to hold on but Cassidy pushes him away.
Bone blocking the ground and pound.

Bone defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Cassidy.
Cassidy takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bone can't escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bone throwing hammer fists to the chest of Cassidy. What's that going to do exactly?
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Bone is in a horrible position here. Cassidy smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Cassidy with a couple of short strikes.
Bone is desperately trying to improve his position but Cassidy has a good base and remains in mount.
Cassidy tries to control but Bone wriggling away.
Cassidy tries to push Bone's head away but Bone is holding on tight.
Bone keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's four 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.
Cassidy trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Cassidy with the ground and pound from mount.
Cassidy can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bone is looking to escape.
Bone wants to control but Cassidy is having none of it.
Kevin Cassidy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bone is desperately trying to improve his position but Cassidy has a good base and remains in mount.
Bizzy Bone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cassidy sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kevin Cassidy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cassidy has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight for Kevin Cassidy!
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight for Kevin Cassidy!
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight for Kevin Cassidy!

Kevin Cassidy wins by unanimous decision!