PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Casey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Mayweather (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Casey
vs
Mayweather

187 cm
19
205 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

187 cm
22
210 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tom Casey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Don Mayweather!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Paul Tew and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Casey closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Casey lands in his opponent's guard.
Casey has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Casey trying to control the position from guard on top but Mayweather is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Mayweather throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Mayweather wants to stand up but Casey is controlling him.
Casey preventing the sweep.
Casey controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Mayweather striking off his back but it's not causing Casey any problems.
Casey controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Mayweather throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Casey preventing the sweep.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Casey postures up.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Mayweather doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Casey counters with a shoot takedown. Mayweather fights it but they end up in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mayweather escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Casey gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Mayweather keeping moving, preventing Casey from controlling successfully.
Casey tries to free his leg and advance position but Mayweather is retaining full guard.
Mayweather throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Mayweather throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Mayweather throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Mayweather looks gassed!
Casey in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Mayweather closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Mayweather lands in his opponent's guard.

Casey throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Casey has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mayweather can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Casey looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Casey controlling the position.

Casey has his foot on Mayweather's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Mayweather works his way back into a safe position though.
Mayweather chips away with some ground and pound.
Mayweather with a nice head shot there.
Mayweather works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Mayweather throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mayweather working Casey over with strikes.
Mayweather throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mayweather working the head and body with strikes.
Mayweather thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nice strikes from Mayweather there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Mayweather lands with a punch from half guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Casey looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Mayweather is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Casey trying to control the position from guard on top but Mayweather is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Mayweather working for a triangle but Casey defends it easily.
Casey trying to control but Mayweather is working from the bottom.
Mayweather lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Casey!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Casey taking shots to the head.

Mayweather looking to secure an arm triangle but Casey defends it well.
Casey is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Mayweather lands a heavy elbow.
Mayweather prevents Casey from getting the reversal.
Mayweather looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Casey wants to hold on but Mayweather pushes him away.
Casey working to try and regain half guard.
Casey is bucking up trying to escape but Mayweather cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tom Casey dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Mayweather feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Mayweather pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Casey is keeping the position for now.
Casey pulls Mayweather in close to prevent any damage.
Mayweather throwing strikes from guard but Casey blocks nicely.
Mayweather has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Casey looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mayweather is one step ahead there.
Casey working a defensive guard here.

Casey working for a triangle but Mayweather defends it easily.
Mayweather pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Casey is keeping the position for now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Casey is trying to control the position from the bottom.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Mayweather gets the takedown into side control.
Mayweather landing a few strikes.
Mayweather trying to control the action but Casey is working from the bottom.
Mayweather grinds an elbow into Casey's temple.
Mayweather wants to control but Casey is keeping him busy.
Casey is trying to control Mayweather's posture but Mayweather avoids it.
Casey taking a bit of punishment here - Mayweather scoring with strikes.
Casey takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Mayweather cracks Casey with a big right hand but Casey just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Casey with a lazy takedown attempt

and Mayweather counters with a takedown into side control.
Mayweather advances to full mount.
Casey gets back to half guard.
Casey tries to roll over but Mayweather keeps him under control.
Mayweather scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Casey manages to get to full guard.
Casey wants to sweep but no luck.
Mayweather landing some decent shots from guard.
Mayweather throwing strikes from guard but Casey blocks nicely.
Mayweather trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Casey looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mayweather is one step ahead there.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Mayweather fails with the takedown

so Casey counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Casey looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Mayweather pulls Casey in close to prevent any damage.
Casey advances to half guard.
Mayweather tries to roll over but Casey keeps him under control.
Casey is keen to just control but Mayweather is a slippery customer.

Mayweather looking for submissions off his back.
Tom Casey overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Casey trying to control the action but Mayweather is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather trying to control here.
Mayweather moves into full guard.

Mayweather is looking for a triangle but Casey pushes his legs off easily.
Mayweather trying to keep a closed guard but Casey is proving a slippery customer.
Casey trying to control but Mayweather is working from the bottom.
Mayweather bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Casey's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Casey wants to sweep here but Mayweather controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Don Mayweather showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Mayweather scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Mayweather landing a few strikes.

Mayweather tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Casey sneaks back into half guard.
Casey manages to get to full guard.
Mayweather advances position into side control!

Mayweather looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Casey gets back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Casey is pressing down on Mayweather's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

Casey working for a triangle but Mayweather defends it easily.
Mayweather pushing down on Casey's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Mayweather missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Casey works his way to full guard. Good work.
Mayweather in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Casey manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mayweather manages to get himself to full guard.
Casey stopping the sweep attempt from Mayweather.
Casey pushing down on Mayweather's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather tries to roll over but Casey keeps him under control.

Casey is working for a kimura but Mayweather is defending it quite comfortably.
Casey tries to pass the half guard into mount. Mayweather knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Mayweather misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Mayweather tries to get to full guard but Casey has control of the leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Casey shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Casey trying to control but Mayweather is working from the bottom.
Mayweather looking to hit a scissor sweep but Casey is one step ahead there.

Mayweather throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Casey looking to pass the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather trying to control the position.

Mayweather looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Mayweather misses with a takedown

and Casey counters with a single leg into guard. Mayweather didn't expect that.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mayweather is on top in guard.
Casey keeping moving, preventing Mayweather from controlling successfully.
Casey tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mayweather pushing down on Casey's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Casey is trying to get back to full guard.
Mayweather passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Casey!
Casey is desperately trying to improve his position but Mayweather has a good base and remains in mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tom Casey showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Casey has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tom Casey!