PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fuego Silveti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Cassidy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Silveti
vs
Cassidy

175 cm
23
185 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

183 cm
19
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fuego Silveti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kevin Cassidy!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silveti tries to clinch up.
Silveti tries to close the distance and clinch but Cassidy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Silveti closes the distance and clinches.
Silveti lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cassidy or not.
Silveti is looking to control Cassidy's arms but Cassidy gets an underhook and turns him. Now Silveti has his back to the cage.
Silveti tries to work over Cassidy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silveti lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cassidy.
Silveti goes for a takedown attempt but Cassidy pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Cassidy keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silveti tries to clinch up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Silveti scores with a takedown into Cassidy's guard.
Cassidy has his hands on Silveti's head, controlling the position.
Silveti wants to stand but Cassidy has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cassidy seems keen to control Silveti's posture.
Silveti wants to pass the guard but Cassidy is keeping the position.
Silveti stopping the sweep attempt from Cassidy.

Cassidy had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Silveti is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Cassidy Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Silveti's back instead.
Silveti tries to roll but Cassidy sticks to his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cassidy is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Silveti defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Cassidy's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Silveti tries to roll but Cassidy sticks to his back.

Cassidy working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Cassidy has the hooks in. Silveti is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Silveti is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Silveti tries to escape the position.
Cassidy biding his time, looking for the opening.
Cassidy cracks Silveti with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Silveti from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
I really don't envy Silveti right now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cassidy is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Silveti knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Silveti for a finish.
Silveti manages to reverse the position and now he's in Cassidy's guard. Nice work there by Silveti.
Cassidy keeping full guard, as Silveti tries to pass.
Cassidy is pulling down on Silveti's head. It's preventing any offense from Silveti, at least for the moment.
Cassidy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cassidy is on top in guard.
Cassidy trying to control the position from guard on top but Silveti is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Silveti looking for a guillotine here but Cassidy defends easily.
Silveti is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cassidy trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cassidy trying to control but Silveti is working from the bottom.
Cassidy slips nicely into half guard.
Silveti is trying to get back to full guard.
Cassidy perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Cassidy trying to mount his opponent but Silveti defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kevin Cassidy dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Silveti shoots in but no luck this time.
The fighters circling - Silveti throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cassidy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silveti fails with the takedown.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silveti looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fuego Silveti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck for Silveti with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fuego Silveti. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A right-left combo lands from Silveti.
Fuego Silveti is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cassidy gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cassidy tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Silveti smiles and moves away.
Cassidy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cassidy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silveti swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silveti ducks under a wild hook from Cassidy.
Cassidy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silveti.
Silveti swats away the attempt to clinch by Cassidy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Silveti.
Cassidy is looking to clinch but Silveti is avoiding it.
Cassidy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cassidy tries to clinch up
and Silveti counters with a straight right hand.
Cassidy throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silveti counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Silveti shoots in but no luck this time.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cassidy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cassidy misses with a few strikes there.
Cassidy throws a right and a left that Silveti avoids nicely.
Silveti tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cassidy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silveti fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silveti throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silveti throws a sloppy head kick and Cassidy moves out of range easily.
Silveti has a takedown stuffed.
Cassidy throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Silveti stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cassidy just misses with a punch to the body.
Silveti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Cassidy closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Cassidy is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Silveti is trying to get back to full guard.
Cassidy moves nicely into side control.
Cassidy controls the position.
Cassidy working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Cassidy advances nicely into full mount.
Cassidy mounts Silveti! Really nice guard pass there!
Cassidy controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kevin Cassidy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. 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.

Silveti showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cassidy.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cassidy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cassidy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silveti swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Cassidy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silveti has his takedown stuffed
and Cassidy finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cassidy clinches but Silveti breaks the clinch

and Silveti counters by clinching up.
Cassidy can't break the clinch.
Silveti tries to pull guard but Cassidy won't allow it.
The referee calls for Cassidy to work.
A right handed body shot lands from Silveti.
Cassidy misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Cassidy tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Cassidy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silveti has him pressed against the cage.

Cassidy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silveti tries to clinch up.
Cassidy looks to land a combination but Silveti avoids it well.

Cassidy closes the distance and pushes Silveti back into the cage.
Silveti tries to work over Cassidy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silveti tries to pull guard but Cassidy holds him up against the cage and eventually Silveti drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fuego Silveti. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cassidy is trying to break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cassidy misses with the head strike.
Silveti misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The is referee keeping an eye on Cassidy - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Cassidy taking a breather.
Cassidy throws a head punch that misses.

Cassidy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Cassidy shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Silveti moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cassidy advances position into side control!
Cassidy tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Cassidy advances nicely into full mount.
Kevin Cassidy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silveti really wants to buck Cassidy off and get back to his feet.
Silveti is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Cassidy tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fuego Silveti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silveti tries to get back to half guard but can't.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kevin Cassidy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cassidy has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kevin Cassidy!