PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Al Cassidy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Jameson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jameson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Thin Lizzy - The Boys Are Back kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Cassidy
vs
Jameson

183 cm
22
215 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

185 cm
25
210 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite 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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Al Cassidy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jimmy Jameson!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jameson connects with the punch.

It looks like Al Cassidy has been cut.

Cassidy looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Jameson!
Cassidy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jameson keeps working.
Jameson avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Cassidy.
Jameson is looking to regain half guard here but Cassidy keeps moving and retains side control.
Jameson pushes Cassidy away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Cassidy gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Cassidy lands a decent elbow from side control.
Jameson is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jameson can't do much from the bottom here.
Cassidy looks up at the clock and then as Jameson takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Cassidy smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jameson prevents Cassidy from improving position.
Jameson is looking to regain half guard here but Cassidy keeps moving and retains side control.
Jameson is trying to control Cassidy's posture but Cassidy avoids it.
Jameson avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Cassidy.
Jameson is trying to control Cassidy's posture but Cassidy avoids it.
Cassidy has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Cassidy controlling from the full mount.
Jameson is working to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jameson is bucking up trying to escape but Cassidy cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

It looks like Jimmy Jameson has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jameson gets back to half guard.
Jameson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jameson trying to hold on to Cassidy's head to control him but Cassidy postures up.
Jameson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cassidy.
Jameson is trying to stand up here but Cassidy is controlling him well.
Jameson wants 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jameson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cassidy is working away from the top position though.
Jameson is looking to improve his position.
Cassidy seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jameson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Jameson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Jameson.
Jameson working a defensive guard here.
Cassidy trying to control but Jameson is working from the bottom.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jameson looks to land a right hand but Cassidy moved out of range.
Good work by Cassidy as he checks the leg kick.
Jameson throws a big shot that misses.
Cassidy doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jameson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jameson scores with a head kick.
Cassidy stuns Jameson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cassidy pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Jameson back to the cage. Cassidy follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Cassidy drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jameson working a defensive guard here.
Cassidy lands a couple of digs.
Cassidy is pushing down on Jameson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Jameson is fighting to maintain full guard but Cassidy has managed to sneak the leg through.
Cassidy content to control rather than advance.
Cassidy landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jameson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Al Cassidy dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Cassidy misses with a takedown attempt - Jameson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Al Cassidy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jameson lands with a nice combination. Cassidy backs away looking to recover.
Jameson throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Jameson throws a nice looking combination but Cassidy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jameson misses with a wild combination.
Jameson tries a head kick but it misses.
The fighters circling - Jameson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Jameson enables Cassidy to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Jameson manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jameson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jameson working a defensive guard here.
Cassidy works over Jameson with some ground and pound from guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jameson is trying to keep Cassidy in close.
Jameson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Cassidy manages to get himself to full guard.
Cassidy has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Cassidy is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Jameson trying to control here.
Jameson is looking to improve his position.
Jameson throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Jameson wants to improve his position but Cassidy is controlling well.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cassidy prevents Jameson from improving his position.
Jameson wants to get back to his feet.
Cassidy looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The fighters are battling for position here. Jameson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Jameson scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Jimmy Jameson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jameson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jameson tried to score with a low kick but Cassidy checks it.
Jameson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jameson is breathing heavily.
Cassidy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cassidy shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jameson defends it nicely.
Jameson misses with a double jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cassidy looks for a takedown but Jameson sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Al Cassidy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cassidy is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
No joy there for Jameson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cassidy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jameson.
Jameson fails to land with a series of punches.
Jimmy Jameson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cassidy misses with a series of wild punches.
Cassidy misses with the combination.
Jameson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jameson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

Cassidy gets the takedown into side control.
Cassidy is looking to take a break and control but Jameson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jameson is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Cassidy has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Jameson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jameson is trying to control Cassidy's posture but Cassidy avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jameson is looking to regain half guard here but Cassidy keeps moving and retains side control.
Jameson is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Cassidy has just dragged him back down to the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Jameson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. This is the final round!

Jameson throws a lazy right hand but Cassidy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cassidy avoids the body shot from Jameson.
Cassidy misses with a wild combination.
Jameson looks to score with a jab to the body but Cassidy is just out of range.
Jimmy Jameson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cassidy with a poor takedown
and Jameson counters with a one-two to the body.
Cassidy fails to land with a series of punches.
Jab by Jameson.
Jameson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jameson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cassidy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jameson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jameson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cassidy blocks a jab.

Cassidy gets the takedown into side control.
Cassidy scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Jameson to see if he's OK.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jameson is trying to control Cassidy's posture but Cassidy avoids it.
Cassidy wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jameson keeps working.
Jameson wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Jameson can't do much from the bottom here.
Jameson is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Cassidy has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Jameson tries to improve position but can't.
Cassidy working the ground and pound from side control.
Jameson wants to control but Cassidy postures up.
Cassidy passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Jameson!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cassidy fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cassidy looking to control but Jameson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Cassidy looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

Jameson is rocked!
Cassidy lands a big shot to the head and Jameson winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Al Cassidy!