PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Saimon Cassel (ranked 2745 p4p, 276 weight class) and Daniel Cormier (ranked 3974 p4p, 360 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Cassel
vs
Cormier

210 cm
28
280 lbs
7 - 7 - 1

182 cm
21
220 lbs
3 - 6 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 7 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Saimon Cassel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Cormier!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Illya Tyunina and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cormier throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good shot there by Cassel.

It looks like Daniel Cormier has been cut.
Cassel seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Cormier throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cormier shoots for a takedown but Cassel saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Cormier dives in and scores a takedown into Cassel's guard.
Cassel is trying to control the position but Cormier postures up.
Cormier passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Cassel knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cormier on the ground.

Cormier is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Cassel looks calm but he's in trouble here. Cormier gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Cassel is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Cormier lets go of the hold and Cassel can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Daniel Cormier!