PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Optimus Prime (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Casio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Prime comes to the cage accompanied by Metalingus by Alter Bridge. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Prime
vs
Casio

191 cm
24
288 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

199 cm
23
284 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Optimus Prime!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul Casio!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Chad Campbell and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prime thows a left - swing and a miss!
Casio swings for the body but Prime moves out of range.
Prime ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Casio moves away.
Prime swings for the body but Casio moves out of range.
Casio throws a poor cross that misses
and Prime counters with a straight right hand.
Prime swings away with a body shot that misses

and Casio counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Casio.
Prime drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Prime is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Casio is defending well.
Casio gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Prime is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Optimus Prime. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Casio goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Casio throws a punch but it's blocked by Prime.
Casio tries to throw a body punch but Prime avoids it by throwing Casio back against the cage.
Casio is pressed up against the cage. Prime has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Casio down to the mat. Casio avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Prime swings for the body but Casio moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prime misses with an uppercut.
Prime misses with a wild body shot.
Casio throws the left hand but Prime avoids the punch easily.
Prime gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Casio looks to score with a jab to the body but Prime is just out of range.
Nice cross by Casio.
Prime throws a nice outside leg kick.
Casio avoids the body shot from Prime.
Prime throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Prime drives through with a takedown into Casio's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prime passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Casio takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Casio is trying to get back to half guard.
Prime looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Casio is avoiding damage well.
Prime throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Prime sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Casio is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Casio tries to buck Prime off but Prime is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prime wants to control but Casio is keeping him busy.
Prime working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Prime in side control, throwing shots but Casio defends.
Prime misses with the ground and pound.
Prime creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Casio sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Casio on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Prime creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Casio sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Prime cracks Casio with an elbow. That is naaassty.

It looks like Paul Casio has been cut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prime throwing strikes but Casio manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Casio tries to score with some ground and pound. Prime controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Casio misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Prime gets back to half guard.
Prime pushes Casio off looking to stand but Casio dives back in and keeps control.
Casio wants to pass the guard but Prime is defending well.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Casio in particular looking to stall.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Prime is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Prime is trying to stand up here but Casio is controlling him well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Optimus Prime dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paul Casio's cut.
That's time! Prime's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Decent striking displayed by Prime there.

Casio gets caught napping as Prime dives in and scores a takedown. Casio manages to retain guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Prime's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That has opened up Paul Casio's cut even more.
Casio keeping moving, preventing Prime from controlling successfully.
Casio utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Prime throws a big right hand that misses.
Prime is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
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!
Prime throws and elbow that misses. Casio uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Prime's guard. Nice move by Casio!

Prime scrambles and gets back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prime scores with a shot to the body.
Casio steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Prime.
A big left from Casio misses.
Prime throws a looping overhand right but Casio ducks down to avoid it.
Prime is looking to wear down Casio with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Casio sizes up Prime with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Casio doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Prime staying out of range there.
Casio looks to land a combination but Prime avoids it well.
Optimus Prime seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prime throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Casio moves forwards but Prime connects with a nice, crisp jab.

The cut above Paul Casio's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Casio moves away from the strike by Prime.
Casio stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Casio wants it to stay on the feet.
Casio misses with a wild combination.
Casio scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

It looks like Optimus Prime has been cut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Prime waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Casio.
Prime fails to land the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Casio lands a jab to the nose.
Prime takes a swing at Casio's ribcage but misses.
The fighters circling - Casio throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Casio tries to clinch but Prime moves out of range.
Casio misses with a hook. Prime ducked under it nicely.
Casio misses with a double jab.
Prime fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Casio looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Prime thows a body shot but no joy.
Prime takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Prime.
Casio misses with a hook.
Casio wants to slow Prime down by chopping away at his legs.
Prime just misses with a punch to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Casio takes one to the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Prime.
Casio throws a right and a left that Prime avoids nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Casio scores with a shot to the body.
Casio throws a looping overhand right but Prime ducks down to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Optimus Prime will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Casio scores with a jab to the body.
Casio throws the left hand but Prime avoids the punch easily.
Paul Casio seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Casio with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Casio scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Casio displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Prime throws out the jab.
Casio misses the jab.
Good exchange - Casio coming out on top.
Prime just misses with a punch to the body.
Casio throws a jab when Prime was well out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Casio swings for the body but Prime moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Casio misses the target.
Casio slips a straight right by Prime.
Casio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Prime moves away.
A slow jab from Prime misses its intended target.
Casio misses with an uppercut. Prime saw that one coming.
Casio takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Casio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Prime misses with a body shot.
Prime shoots and misses
and Casio counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Prime thinking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Casio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Casio tries to bum rush Prime with a series of wild strikes but Prime uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Prime avoids the head kick by Casio.
Casio scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Casio looks to score with a jab to the body but Prime is just out of range.
Prime looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Casio is fending him off so far but Prime persists. Nope, Casio circles away and we're back to standing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Prime misses with a straight left.
Prime swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab lands there for Casio.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Casio.
Prime fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Casio manages to avoid it.
Casio cracks Prime with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Prime falls to his knees and Casio doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paul Casio!