PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Max Caschera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Morison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Caschera's entrance music is Crimson King by Demons & Wizards limited edition. A fine choice. Morison is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Riot Maker. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Caschera
vs
Morison

175 cm
22
250 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

190 cm
22
218 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Advantage XXX nutrition

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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Max Caschera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jimmy Morison!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Winston Howard and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morison throws a sloppy head kick and Caschera moves out of range easily.
Caschera looks for a takedown but Morison sprawls well.

Morison rushes Caschera and presses him up against the cage.

Morison escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Morison looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Caschera throws a body kick that misses.

Morison moves into the clinch.
Morison unloads a knee to the mid-section. Caschera lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Caschera is trying to break the clinch but Morison has him pressed against the cage.

Morison breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Morison throws a head kick that misses.
Morison keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Caschera lunges at Morison with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Morison's hand.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Caschera.
Morison connects with a solid leg kick.
Morison takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

Caschera tries to keep at a distance but Morison has taken the fight into the clinch.
Caschera is trying to stall.
Caschera is breathing heavily.
Morison controlling the action here for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Morison lands a nice elbow.
Caschera fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Caschera. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Morison manages to break the clinch.
No joy there for Caschera, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Morison has Caschera up against the cage in a clinch.
Morison is stalling here.
Morison continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Caschera is trying to stall.
Caschera wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Morison has him pressed against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Morison.
Caschera letting Morison take a breather here.
A knee to the head by Morison.

It looks like Max Caschera has been cut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Morison tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Caschera is trying to break the clinch but Morison has him pressed against the cage.
Caschera wants to get back to striking at distance but Morison won't allow it.
Morison lands a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morison with a knee to the head.
Morison lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Morison with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Morison lands an elbow inside that Caschera shrugs off.
Morison controlling the action here for a moment.
Morison lands a knee to the head.
Morison landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Caschera takes a knee right on the jaw!
Caschera takes an elbow to the forehead.
Caschera tries to break the clinch but Morison is controlling the position.
Caschera wants to break free but Morison has control.
Morison connects with a nasty looking knee right to Caschera's face.
Caschera tries to pull guard but Morison holds him up against the cage and eventually Caschera drops back down to his feet.
Morison is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Morison tries to land a knee to the head but Caschera blocks with his arms.
Knees to the body from Morison.
Caschera wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Morison lands with a short shot to the head.
Morison keeps control of Caschera as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Caschera lands a hook that snaps the head of Morison backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morison prevents the takedown attempt.

Morison breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Max Caschera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Caschera shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Caschera lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Morison hang on?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morison is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Caschera lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Morison hang on?
Caschera scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Morison?
Caschera lands a heavy elbow.
Caschera with a couple of short strikes.
Morison really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Caschera has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
A nice elbow there by Caschera.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caschera pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Morison is working to get back to half guard.
Morison is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Morison is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

Caschera working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Morison wants to hold on but Caschera pushes him away.

Caschera working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morison wants to control but Caschera is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Morison dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Max Caschera's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Morison clinches with his opponent.
Caschera can't find room to land a body shot as Morison controls the action.
Morison misses with a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Caschera fails to land.
A knee to the head by Morison.

Morison manages to break the clinch.
Caschera shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Morison rushes Caschera and presses him up against the cage.
Morison connects with a nasty looking knee right to Caschera's face.
Morison stalling the fight.

Caschera manages to break the clinch.

Morison clinches.
Nice elbow from Morison.
Caschera takes a knee right on the jaw!

Max Caschera's cut is getting worse.
Morison is pressed up against the cage. Caschera has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Morison down to the mat. Morison avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Caschera misses with a wild body shot.

Morison darts in and clinches Caschera up against the cage.
Caschera can't break the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Morison prevents Caschera from breaking the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Morison.
Caschera jumps guard but Morison stands there with Caschera around his waist. Caschera gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Caschera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Caschera can't break the clinch.
Morison taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Morison lands a knee to the head.
Morison content to slow the pace in the clinch.

Morison breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Morison fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Caschera sprawls well initially but Morison persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Morison controlling the pace.

Morison stands up from half guard.
Caschera tries to clinch
and Morison connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Morison tries to clinch but Caschera moves away

and Caschera counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Caschera slips a nice elbow through Morison's hands, connecting with Morison's forehead.
Morison trying to control here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Morison manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Caschera accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Caschera decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morison pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Morison pushes Caschera up against the cage in a clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Morison.
Caschera misses with the head strike.
Stalling in the clinch from Morison.
Morison lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Caschera gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Morison kicks off Caschera and gets to his feet.
Jimmy Morison is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Morison swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Caschera.
Caschera tries for a takedown but Morison sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Morison throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morison buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

Morison darts in and clinches Caschera up against the cage.
Caschera has a couple of punches blocked by Morison.
Morison crunches a lovely knee into Caschera's ribcage.
Morison lands a damaging elbow.

Max Caschera's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Morison lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Morison blocks an uppercut.
Morison lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Caschera has had enough of the clinch but Morison keeps him there for the moment.
Caschera is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Morison pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Caschera misses with a punch on the inside.
Caschera misses with a hook from the clinch.
Morison landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Morison.
Jimmy Morison seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Caschera jumps guard but Morison stands there with Caschera around his waist. Caschera gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Morison lands a knee to the body.
Caschera tries to break the clinch but Morison is controlling the position.
Morison tries to land a knee to the head but Caschera blocks with his arms.
Morison gets underhooks to prevent Caschera's takedown attempt.
Caschera tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Morison smiles and moves away.
Caschera tries for a takedown but Morison sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morison tries to clinch up.
Caschera throws a half hearted mid kick.
Morison misses with a wild combination.
Caschera closes the distance looking to clinch
and Morison counters with a nice body shot.

Morison has Caschera up against the cage in a clinch.
Caschera misses with a hook from the clinch.
Caschera is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Morison gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Morison lands a knee to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Morison landing knees to the head.
Morison lands an elbow just above Caschera 's eye.
Morison lands a damaging elbow.
Morison landing knees to the head.

Jeez, Max Caschera's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Morison connects with a knee to the head.
Morison looking to throw knees to the head but Caschera is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Morison showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Max Caschera's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Caschera throws the left hand but Morison avoids the punch easily.
Morison tries to close the distance and clinch but Caschera swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Caschera tries to close the distance and clinch up but Morison swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Morison moves in looking to clinch but Caschera pushes him off.
Morison lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

Morison darts in and clinches Caschera up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Morison.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Morison.
Morison gets underhooks to prevent Caschera's takedown attempt.
Morison gets underhooks to prevent Caschera's takedown attempt.
Morison's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Caschera wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Caschera stalling.
A bit of stalling here from Morison.
Knees to the body from Morison.
Morison lands a nice elbow.
Morison lands a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Morison landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Caschera tries to break the clinch but Morison is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Caschera wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Morison unloads a knee to the mid-section. Caschera lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Caschera breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Good exchange - Morison coming out on top.
Caschera looks for a takedown but Morison sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Caschera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morison throws a head kick that half lands.
Caschera shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Caschera rushes Morison and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Caschera wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Morison has him pressed against the cage.
Caschera swings wildly with an uppercut but Morison uses good head movement to avoid it.
Morison keeps control of Caschera as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Caschera blocks an elbow strike.
Caschera wants a takedown but no success here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Morison.
A knee to the head by Morison.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Max Caschera's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jimmy Morison!