PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kimroy Hoo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Casacci (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Casacci's choice of entrance music: Serpente by SUBSONICA. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hoo
vs
Casacci

190 cm
29
190 lbs
16 - 9 - 0

183 cm
32
198 lbs
21 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Sully's Bar & Grill

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 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kimroy Hoo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Max Casacci!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Colin Fotheringham and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hoo gets tackled into the cage by Casacci. Casacci maintains the clinch.
A short uppercut from Casacci.

It looks like Kimroy Hoo has been cut.

Hoo breaks the clinch.
Max Casacci seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Casacci closes the distance and clinches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hoo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hoo misses with the head strike.
Casacci throws an elbow but it misses.
Hoo is trying to push Casacci away but Casacci has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hoo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Casacci looking to stall.
Hoo blocks an uppercut.
Hoo avoids the elbow strike from Casacci, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hoo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Casacci's brow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hoo crunches a lovely knee into Casacci's ribcage.
Casacci throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Casacci with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Hoo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Casacci wants to clinch
and Hoo counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Casacci is looking to clinch.
Casacci wants to clinch up but Hoo keeps it at a distance.
Casacci darts in trying to clinch
and Hoo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Casacci's knee momentarily.

Casacci takes the fight into the clinch.
Hoo tries to pull guard but Casacci forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Casacci throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hoo blocks it with crossed arms.
Hoo tries to pull guard but Casacci won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kimroy Hoo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Casacci tries to land knees in the clinch but Hoo avoids the damage to the body.
Hoo is trying to break the clinch but Casacci is controlling him.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hoo.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hoo.
Casacci lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hoo digs a right hand into Casacci's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Casacci's gas tank.
Casacci misses with a knee strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Casacci stalling in the clinch.
Hoo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hoo blocks the elbow strike.
Hoo lands with a right to the head.
Casacci is trying to maintain a safe position but Hoo gets an underhook and turns Casacci into the cage.
Hoo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Casacci throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hoo blocks it with crossed arms.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hoo working Casacci over with knees to the body.
Casacci looks winded!
With the fighters up against the cage, Casacci throws an elbow but misses.
Hoo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Casacci.

Hoo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hoo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Casacci closes the distance and clinches.
Casacci pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

Hoo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hoo throws a solid leg kick but Casacci takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hoo.
Casacci doesn't manage to clinch there - Hoo circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Casacci looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
It appears Hoo was looking to counter with a kick there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoo swats away the attempt to clinch by Casacci.
Hoo tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Casacci manages to circle out of the way.

Casacci clinches.
Hoo lands a damaging elbow.
Casacci looking to throw knees to the head but Hoo is blocking nicely.
Casacci lands with a right to the head.
Casacci lands an elbow just above Hoo 's eye.
Hoo avoids the elbow strike from Casacci, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Casacci just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hoo's brow.
Hoo misses with a knee strike.

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

Casacci has closed the distance and engaged Hoo in a clinch.
Casacci misses with an elbow strike.
A short right from Hoo.
Casacci is stalling here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Casacci.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hoo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Casacci smiles and moves away.
Casacci fails in his attempt to clinch.
Casacci fails in his attempt to clinch.
Casacci is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Casacci rushes Hoo and presses him up against the cage.
Casacci misses with the head strike.
Casacci is trying to stall.
Casacci tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hoo avoids it.
Casacci tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

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

Casacci has Hoo up against the cage in a clinch.

Hoo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Max Casacci will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kimroy Hoo's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Hoo thows a body kick. Casacci tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Casacci tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hoo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Casacci has Hoo up against the cage in a clinch.
Hoo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Casaccis head.
Casacci lands a knee to the body.
Casacci tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hoo jumps guard but Casacci turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Hoo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hoo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Casacci lands an elbow inside that Hoo shrugs off.
Hoo lands an elbow inside.
Hoo lands an elbow inside that Casacci shrugs off.
Casacci throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Casacci misses with a punch to the body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Casacci in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Hoo takes an elbow to the forehead.

Kimroy Hoo's cut is getting worse.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stalling in the clinch from Casacci.
Hoo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Casacci avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hoo manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Casacci trying to stand up but can't free himself from Hoo's guard.
Casacci is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Hoo looking to control.
Casacci wants to stand and escape but instead Hoo has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Hoo trying to control the position from guard on top but Casacci is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hoo looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Hoo wants to control from the top but Casacci keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoo looking to pass the guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

Hoo postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Casacci is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Hoo, into his guard.

Hoo has a closed guard, preventing Casacci from standing up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hoo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Casacci is one step ahead there.
Hoo trying to keep a closed guard but Casacci is proving a slippery customer.
Casacci wanted to stand there but Hoo had control of the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Casacci tries to close the distance and clinch but Hoo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
It looked like Hoo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Casacci fails with an attempt to clinch.
Casacci tries to clinch but Hoo moves out of range.

Casacci pushes Hoo up against the cage in a clinch.
Casacci misses with a knee to the head.
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 Kimroy Hoo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kimroy Hoo's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Casacci wants to clinch.
Casacci doesn't manage to clinch there - Hoo circles away.
Hoo swats away the attempt to clinch by Casacci.
Casacci tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Casacci tries to clinch up but Hoo circles away and keeps his distance.
Casacci fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hoo with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Casacci is looking to clinch but Hoo is avoiding it.
Casacci stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hoo.
Hoo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

Casacci moves into the clinch.

Hoo manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Casacci tries to clinch up.
Casacci displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hoo throws out the jab.
Casacci wants to clinch up but Hoo keeps it at a distance.
Casacci tries to clinch but Hoo moves out of range.

Casacci drives through and clinches with Hoo against the cage.
Nice body punch from Hoo.

Hoo breaks the clinch.

Casacci clinches.
Casacci on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Casacci throws an elbow but misses.

Hoo breaks from the clinch.
Hoo clobbers Casacci with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Casacci moves in looking to clinch but Hoo pushes him off.
Casacci tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hoo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Casacci tries to close the distance and clinch but Hoo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Casacci takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Casacci tries to clinch up but Hoo circles away and keeps his distance.
Hoo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hoo keeps the fight on the outside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Casacci moves into range and clinches up with Hoo.
Hoo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Casacci just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hoo blocks an elbow strike.
Hoo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hoo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Casacci backwards.
Hoo blocks the elbow strike.
Casacci effectively controlling the action here.
Casacci is trying to stall.
Casacci misses with some punches.
Casacci looking to throw knees to the head but Hoo is blocking nicely.
Hoo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Casacci is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Hoo is keeping busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoo lands a nice uppercut.
Casacci throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hoo blocks it with crossed arms.
Casacci tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hoo tries to break the clinch but Casacci is controlling the position.
Casacci misses with an elbow strike.
Hoo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Casacci lands an elbow inside.
Hoo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Casacci avoids it.
Casacci keeps control of Hoo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A right handed body shot lands from Hoo.
Casacci takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hoo can't find room to land a body shot as Casacci controls the action.

Hoo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Casacci is looking to clinch.
Hoo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Casacci ducks right into an uppercut from Hoo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoo misses with a kick to the body.
Casacci tries to clinch up.
Hoo swats away the attempt to clinch by Casacci.
Casacci walks into a straight right hand from Hoo.
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 has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Casacci has Hoo up against the cage in a clinch.
Casacci lands a hook to the side of the head.
Casacci trying to land knees to the body.

Hoo breaks from the clinch.
Casacci looks to clinch

and Hoo counters with a crisp one two that drops Casacci! Hoo thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Casacci to his feet! Casacci is in big trouble!

Casacci is rocked!
Casacci is looking to clinch but Hoo is avoiding it.
Casacci is still on wobbly legs! Can Hoo finish him?
Hoo misses with a kick to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kimroy Hoo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hoo 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kimroy Hoo!
Kimroy Hoo gave a mention to Dead Orbit in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).