PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fred Claus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cletus Kasady (ranked 0 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 Cletus Kasady was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Claus
vs
Kasady

172 cm
22
180 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

188 cm
19
180 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Control Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Fred Claus!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cletus Kasady!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Skip Squint and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy left from Kasady finds it's target.
Claus needs to keep his hands up - Kasady had a free shot at his head there.

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

Claus is rocked!

It looks like Fred Claus has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Claus jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Claus drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kasady lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kasady.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kasady.
Claus fails to pull guard.
Kasady lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Kasady.
Claus is breathing heavily.
A right hook to the body lands for Kasady.
A short right from Kasady.
Kasady throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasady lands a left hand.
Kasady lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Claus backwards.
Claus avoiding damage as Kasady throws knees to the body.

Kasady breaks the clinch.

Kasady drops Claus with a beautiful combination! Claus stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Kasady is looking for the KO!
Oh Claus is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Kasady rushes Claus and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Claus seems to have got his legs back now.
Claus jumps guard but Kasady stands there with Claus around his waist. Claus gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Kasady breaks the clinch.
Claus misses with a looping left.
Kasady misses with a series of wild punches.
Claus shoots for a double leg takedown but Kasady sprawls well. He's pushed Claus's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fred Claus. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kasady looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kasady throws a series of punches but Claus avoids them all with ease.
Kasady doesn't manage to clinch there - Claus circles away.
Kasady lands a jab.
Kasady is looking to clinch.
Claus on the wrong end of a nice jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Claus shoots in for a takedown but Kasady shows good takedown defense.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Claus misses with a double jab
and Kasady counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Kasady fails with an attempt to clinch.
Claus throws out a loose jab but Kasady uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kasady misses with a double jab.
Kasady slips under a jab from Claus.
Kasady bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Claus slips a jab and a cross from Kasady.
Claus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kasady closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Claus takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Claus stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kasady is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Claus dips to his left and cracks Kasady with an uppercut!
Claus avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Claus tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kasady paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Claus misses with a hook to the body
and Kasady counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kasady punishes Claus's body with a nice straight punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cletus Kasady dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fred Claus's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Claus showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kasady.
Claus misses with a hook. Kasady ducked under it nicely.
Claus throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kasady counters with a one-two to the body.
Kasady has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kasady wants to clinch.

Kasady clinches up with Claus and pushes him back against the cage.
Claus jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kasady walks away with a smile on his face. Claus gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Claus wants to clinch but Kasady slips to the side

and Kasady counters by clinching up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasady lands a left hand that snaps the head of Claus backwards.
Kasady leaning against his opponent.
Good body shot from Kasady.
Claus looking for a takedown.
A short left from Kasady.
Kasady is working Claus over against the cage.
Kasady lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kasady lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kasady digs a right hand into Claus's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Claus's gas tank.
A shot in the inside from Kasady.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kasady lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Claus goes for a takedown attempt but Kasady pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fred Claus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kasady connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kasady rushes Claus and presses him up against the cage.
Cletus Kasady seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kasady lands a body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Kasady.
Kasady lands an uppercut.
Claus tries to pull guard but Kasady holds him up against the cage and eventually Claus drops back down to his feet.
Kasady working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kasady stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

Claus successfully pulls guard.
Claus has a closed guard, preventing Kasady from standing up.
Claus is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Claus pulls Kasady in to control the position.
Kasady preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kasady is looking to stand up but Claus won't let him.

Claus looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Claus is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Claus takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Cletus Kasady is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kasady looks to land a right hand but Claus moved out of range.
Kasady tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Claus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Claus closes the distance but Kasady moves to the side
and Kasady counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Claus swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cletus Kasady showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Fred Claus's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Jab by Kasady.
A shot to the body from Claus misses
and Kasady counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Claus tries to bum rush Kasady with a series of wild strikes but Kasady uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kasady scores with a hook to the body. Claus takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kasady fails with an attempt to clinch.

Kasady gets a clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kasady.
Kasady lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Claus backwards.
Claus tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kasady smiles and moves away.
Claus misses with a looping left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasady throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kasady smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kasady throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Claus.
Kasady looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Claus gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Claus shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kasady sprawls well. Kasady wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Claus gets slowly back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kasady uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Claus.
Claus looks to land a right hand but Kasady moved out of range.
A slow jab from Claus misses its intended target.
Kasady fails with an attempt to clinch.
Claus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kasady.
Claus could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
No joy there for Kasady, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Claus throws a predictable looking body shot

and Kasady moves into the clinch.
Kasady lands a right hand that snaps the head of Claus backwards.
Kasady is leaning against Claus and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Claus tries to pull guard but Kasady won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fred Claus. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Kasady manages to break the clinch.
Claus dodges the punch combination from Kasady.
Kasady swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kasady displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Claus throws out the jab.
Claus misses the shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kasady misses with a combination
and Claus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice uppercut lands for Claus. That snapped Kasady's head back.
Kasady connects with a body shot.
Kasady goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A slow jab from Claus misses its intended target.
Claus misses with a looping left.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kasady is looking to clinch.
Kasady tries to clinch but Claus is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cletus Kasady really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fred Claus's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Claus shoots in looking for a takedown. Kasady tries to sprawl out of it but Claus keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kasady manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Claus digs a good hook to Kasady's body.

Kasady closes the distance and pushes Claus back into the cage.
Kasady lands an elbow inside that Claus shrugs off.
Kasady scores with a shoulder strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kasady.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kasady.
Still in the clinch, Kasady scores with a nice short uppercut.

Kasady breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Claus throws a right and a left that Kasady avoids nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasady wants to clinch.
Kasady tries to clinch but Claus moves out of range.
Claus tests Kasady's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kasady tries to close the distance and clinch up but Claus swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Claus throws a nice looking combination but Kasady bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kasady closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kasady takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Claus throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kasady counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kasady ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

Kasady has managed to clinch.
Kasady pushes Claus back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kasady lands a hook that snaps the head of Claus backwards.
Claus tries to pull guard but Kasady won't allow it.
A right handed body shot lands from Kasady.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
A short body shot lands from Kasady as the two fighters clinch.
A short body shot lands from Kasady as the two fighters clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Kasady.
Kasady comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kasady.
Nice body punch from Kasady - that landed with a thud.
Kasady lands a nice shot to the body.
Kasady lands a shot to the body.
Kasady stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kasady lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kasady looking to throw knees to the head but Claus is blocking nicely.
Kasady lands with a light punch inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kasady lands with a right to the head.
Kasady lands a nice uppercut.
Claus takes an elbow to the forehead.
Claus tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kasady smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fred Claus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kasady fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Claus to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Claus looks to clinch but Kasady throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Claus taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Cletus Kasady!
Cletus Kasady is the new welterweight champion!