PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Enoch Casey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Raynalds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raynalds has chosen Darkest days (Cm Punk) as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Casey
vs
Raynalds

181 cm
19
214 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
20
211 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Likes comics

BJJ White Belt
Good elbows
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Enoch Casey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Raynalds!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Matheus Silva and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raynalds looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Casey takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Raynalds thows a leg kick but Casey checks it

and Casey counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Raynalds looks like he's trying to stand up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Casey wants to stand up but Raynalds is controlling the position.
Raynalds is trying to stand.

Raynalds makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
A nice leg kick lands there from Raynalds.
Raynalds throws a leg kick

and Casey counters with a single leg into guard. Raynalds didn't expect that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Casey won't allow Raynalds to get back to his feet.
Raynalds is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Raynalds is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Casey dives into side control.
Raynalds looks winded!
Raynalds is trying to get back to his feet.
Raynalds tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Casey could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raynalds trying to get back to his feet but Casey is in full control for now.
Casey slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Raynalds is trying to stand back up.
Casey has good solid back control here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raynalds is trying to get back to his feet but Casey has full control of the position and if anything, Raynalds has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Casey slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Raynalds controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Casey controls the position.
Raynalds is trying to get back to his feet but Casey has full control of the position and if anything, Raynalds has just worked his way into a worse spot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Casey has Raynalds's back but decides to stand back up... Obviously he fancies his chances in the standup department!
Raynalds misses with a leg kick

and Casey counters with a single leg into guard. Raynalds didn't expect that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but John Raynalds will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A low kick from Raynalds misses

and Casey counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Casey.
Casey stops Raynalds from standing up.

Casey stands up and waves to Raynalds to follow him.
Raynalds misses with a leg kick

so Casey counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Raynalds is looking to stand back up but Casey counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Raynalds.
Raynalds is breathing heavily.
Raynalds is trying to stand back up but Casey is controlling him

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raynalds wants to stand back up but Casey manages to pass into side control.

Casey decides to stand back up. Casey steps back and let's Raynalds get back to his feet.
Raynalds throws a leg kick that is checked

and Casey counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Raynalds's guard now.
Raynalds wants to get back to his feet but Casey passes into half guard.
Raynalds tries to kick Casey off but Casey keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Raynalds tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Casey manages to move to mount!

Casey stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raynalds throws a leg kick that is checked

and Casey counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Casey.
Raynalds is looking to stand back up but Casey counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Raynalds.
Raynalds wants to get back to his feet.

Casey decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Casey uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Raynalds.
Raynalds misses with a leg kick

so Casey counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

Casey stands up from Raynalds's guard - Casey perhaps looking for a knockout.
A low kick from Raynalds is predictable there

and Casey counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raynalds wants to stand and escape but Casey is having none of it.
Enoch Casey overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Casey gets to his feet - Raynalds follows without any prompting.
A low kick from Raynalds misses

and Casey counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Raynalds tries to kick Casey off but Casey keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Raynalds wants to stand back up but Casey manages to pass into side control.
Raynalds is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Casey has just dragged him back down to the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raynalds wants to get back to his feet but Casey is dominant here and he's now got Raynalds's back!
Raynalds controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Casey gets back to his feet - a bit of a stange decision given the position he was in.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Enoch Casey dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

A low kick from Raynalds misses

and Casey counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Raynalds tries to kick Casey off but Casey keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Casey decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Raynalds throws a leg kick

and Casey decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Raynalds's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Raynalds is looking to stand back up but Casey counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Raynalds.

Casey stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Raynalds connects with a leg kick. Casey looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A low kick from Raynalds is predictable there

and Casey counters with a nice double leg into side control. Raynalds won't be happy with that.

Casey decides to stand up, so the ref orders Raynalds to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raynalds throws a leg kick

and Casey counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Raynalds's guard now.
Casey stops Raynalds from standing up.

Casey stands and steps away. Raynalds gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Raynalds throws a leg kick that is checked

and Casey counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raynalds is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Casey dives into side control.
Raynalds is looking to get back to his feet here but Casey is keeping cool and he's managed to take Raynalds's back.
Will Casey go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raynalds wants to get back to his feet.
Casey biding his time, controlling Raynalds.
Raynalds controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

And that's the end of the fight!
Enoch Casey showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Casey has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:28
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Enoch Casey!