PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mayko Casimiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phan Nam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Casimiro
vs
Nam

182 cm
23
185 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

186 cm
20
185 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 Sydney, Mayko Casimiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Phan Nam!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Bruno Hogan and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Casimiro on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nam. Nam obviously looking to wear him down.
Nam looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Casimiro takes a swing at Nam's ribcage but misses.

Casimiro shoots in and bounces Nam off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Casimiro stands up from Nam's guard - Casimiro perhaps looking for a knockout.
Nam lands a head kick. Casimiro smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
No luck for Casimiro with that takedown attempt.
Nam avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Casimiro gets the takedown into side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Casimiro lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Casimiro is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Nam's shoulder. That is not cool.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

Casimiro decides to stand back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Casimiro shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Casimiro's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Casimiro is pushing down on Nam's leg trying to pass to half guard. Nam is fighting to maintain full guard but Casimiro has managed to sneak the leg through.
Casimiro moves into full mount! Nam won't be happy about that!
Nam is in a horrible position here. Casimiro smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Casimiro raining down shots from the mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Casimiro dominating with strikes here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Casimiro controlling the position easily from mount.
Nam taking shots to the head.
Casimiro controlling the position easily from mount.

Casimiro has isolated one of Nam's arms. Nam looking to fight him off but Casimiro twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mayko Casimiro!