PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Justin Casculan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daden Switch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Casculan
vs
Switch

186 cm
18
256 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

192 cm
22
270 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Justin Casculan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Daden Switch!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Casculan swats away the attempt to clinch by Switch.
Casculan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Nice sprawl there from Switch as Casculan shoots in.
Switch is looking to clinch but Casculan is avoiding it.
Casculan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Switch swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Switch gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Casculan wants to pass the guard but Switch is keeping the position.
Switch trying to keep a closed guard but Casculan is proving a slippery customer.
Casculan advances position into side control!
Casculan trying to control the action but Switch is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Casculan decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Switch doesn't manage to clinch there - Casculan circles away.
Switch looks to clinch
and Casculan makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A punch combination from Casculan misses.
Switch tries to clinch but Casculan moves away

and Casculan counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Switch wants to stand and escape but Casculan is having none of it.
Switch looks gassed!
Casculan tries to free his leg and advance position but Switch is retaining full guard.

Casculan gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Switch clinches but Casculan breaks the clinch

and Casculan counters with a takedown into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Casculan trying to control the action but Switch is working from the bottom.

Casculan thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Casculan working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Casculan tries to move to mount but Switch blocks the move with his legs.

Casculan tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Switch struggling a bit here.
Switch tries to buck Casculan off but Casculan is having none of it.
Switch struggling a bit here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Casculan is looking to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Switch takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Switch wants to clinch

and Casculan counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Switch!
Switch is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Casculan can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Switch is looking to escape.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Casculan throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Justin Casculan 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.

Casculan lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Switch backs up against the cage.

Casculan bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Casculan tries for a kimura but Switch is defending well.
Switch trying his best to control but Casculan has mounted him.
Switch wants to hold on but Casculan pushes him away.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Switch can do anything to dispel that myth.

Casculan working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Justin Casculan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Switch is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Casculan looking to secure an arm triangle but Switch defends it well.
Switch working to try and regain half guard.
Casculan unloads with some shots from mount but Switch bucks and avoids them well.
Casculan wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Casculan looking to ground and pound but Switch is blocking nicely.

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.
Switch is trying to escape the mount.
Switch wants to control but Casculan is having none of it.
Casculan tries to control but Switch wriggling away.
Switch really wants to buck Casculan off and get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Switch is squirming around, avoiding Casculan's attempts to control the action.
Casculan tries to push Switch's head away but Switch is holding on tight.
Switch is trying desperately to improve position.
Casculan throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Casculan looking to finish with strikes here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Switch is in all sorts of trouble here.
Casculan throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Casculan trying to control but Switch is having none of it.
Casculan misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Casculan controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Justin Casculan dominated that second 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Switch looks to clinch

so Casculan counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Casculan trying to control the position from guard on top but Switch is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Casculan is looking to work some ground and pound but Switch has wrist control.
Switch is trying to keep Casculan in close.
Switch really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Casculan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Switch looking to hit a scissor sweep but Casculan is one step ahead there.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Casculan here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Casculan controlling from the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Casculan trying to control the position from guard on top but Switch is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Switch trying to keep a closed guard but Casculan is proving a slippery customer.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Casculan is looking to clinch but Switch is avoiding it.

That's two 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.
Switch tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Casculan counters with a two punch combo.
Casculan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Casculan tries to clinch but Switch is having none of it.
Switch tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Casculan counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Switch's guard now.

Switch looking for a guillotine here but Casculan defends easily.
Switch keeping moving, preventing Casculan from controlling successfully.
Switch not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Switch is looking to sweep but instead, Casculan has passed into half guard.
Switch wants to get back to full guard but Casculan has passed into side control.

Casculan wants to finish this one by submission but Switch is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Casculan.

Casculan swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Switch is now in Casculan's guard. A big mistake from Casculan there, giving up the dominant position!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Casculan is trying to keep Switch in close.
Switch sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Casculan throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

And that's the end of the fight!
Justin Casculan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Casculan 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:26
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:26
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Justin Casculan!