PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Odin Tualasamony (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Casacci (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Casacci has chosen Serpente by SUBSONICA as his entrance music. Odin Tualasamony has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Tualasamony
vs
Casacci

190 cm
19
188 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

183 cm
20
202 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Odin Tualasamony!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Max Casacci!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Taro Takaoka and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tualasamony with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Odin Tualasamony seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tualasamony throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Casacci sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Casacci misses with a head kick.
Tualasamony slips a jab from Casacci.
Casacci gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Tualasamony fails with an attempt to clinch.
Casacci dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A punch combination from Casacci misses.
Casacci takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big left from Casacci misses.
A jab from Casacci misses.
Casacci throws a hook to the side of Tualasamony's head but Tualasamony sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tualasamony tried to score with a low kick but Casacci checks it.
Casacci lands a body shot.
Tualasamony misses with a body shot.
A punch combination from Tualasamony misses.
Casacci misses with the combination.
Tualasamony scores with a spinning back kick!
Tualasamony finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Tualasamony tries to clinch there but Casacci circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tualasamony attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A swing and a miss from Casacci.
Tualasamony bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Casacci missing with a left hand there. Tualasamony was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Casacci connects with a body shot that sends Tualasamony's belly button to the back.
Tualasamony fails in his attempt to clinch.
Casacci throws out a powerful jab.
Tualasamony displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Casacci throws out the jab.
Tualasamony throws an off balance right hand
and Casacci counters with a thumping low kick.
Tualasamony moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tualasamony lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tualasamony wants to clinch.
Casacci chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tualasamony can pounce on him.

Tualasamony sends Casacci crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Tualasamony is motioning to the referee to let Casacci up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Tualasamony misses with a body kick.
Casacci sizes up Tualasamony with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tualasamony slips a jab and a cross from Casacci.
Casacci misses with a straight left.
Casacci tries to bum rush Tualasamony with a series of wild strikes but Tualasamony uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tualasamony throws out a leg kick but Casacci moves out of range and Tualasamony only half commits.

Tualasamony gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tualasamony utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Casacci looks winded!
Casacci avoiding damage as Tualasamony throws knees to the body.
Tualasamony misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Casacci.
Casacci on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Casacci has Tualasamony pressed against the cage, preventing Tualasamony from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Casacci with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Casacci throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tualasamony blocks it with crossed arms.

Tualasamony breaks the clinch.
Casacci takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Tualasamony throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Casacci misses the jab.
Casacci throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tualasamony tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Casacci is able to avoid easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Tualasamony. Casacci shrugs it off though.
Casacci throws a right hand that misses
and Tualasamony counters with a leg kick.

Casacci gets tackled into the cage by Tualasamony. Tualasamony maintains the clinch.

Tualasamony pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from Tualasamony misses.
Tualasamony fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Casacci is out of range.
Tualasamony dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Casacci. That did some damage!
Casacci checks a leg kick nicely.
Casacci misses with a body shot.
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!
Casacci looks to land a right hand but Tualasamony moved out of range.
Casacci on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Casacci checks a leg kick.
We've been told by Tualasamony's head coaches at LOD: GRITTY'S ELITE KILLAS that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Tualasamony lands with an uppercut that bounces Casacci off the cage and back into range.
Tualasamony fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tualasamony lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Casacci blocks a leg kick.
Casacci is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
A slapping body kick lands there for Tualasamony.
Casacci stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tualasamony.
Casacci's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tualasamony fails in his attempt to clinch.
Casacci checks the leg kick.
Tualasamony fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Casacci is out of range.
Tualasamony scores with a leg kick.
Tualasamony tries a low kick but Casacci avoids it.
Tualasamony lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Casacci checks a leg kick.
Tualasamony scores with a crisp jab that stopped Casacci in his tracks.
Casacci takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

Casacci is rocked!
Tualasamony fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Casacci has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tualasamony misses with a low kick.
Tualasamony circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Casacci drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Tualasamony follows Casacci to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Odin Tualasamony!