PBP Commentary

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

Caster
vs
Mcclaren

180 cm
22
188 lbs
1 - 7 - 0

170 cm
23
188 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite 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 1 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thomas Caster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kevin Mcclaren!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paulsen Ambrosius and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caster shoots in for a double leg but Mcclaren sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Caster fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

Caster has closed the distance and engaged Mcclaren in a clinch.
Caster is looking to take this one to the mat.
Caster definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Mcclaren wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Caster holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Mcclaren is trying to break the clinch but Caster is controlling him.
Mcclaren's coach down at Impact MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Mcclaren's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Caster lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Caster jumps into guard, dragging Mcclaren to the mat.
Caster can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Mcclaren controls the pace.
Mcclaren wants to get up but he can't break Caster's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Caster throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Mcclaren wants to stand but Caster has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Caster on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Caster tries to get out of the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Caster working a defensive guard but Mcclaren manages to pass into side control anyway.
Caster is trying to control Mcclaren's posture but Mcclaren avoids it.
Mcclaren slows the pace down.
Mcclaren wants to control but Caster is keeping him busy.
Mcclaren should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Caster isn't going anywhere.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcclaren tries to stand but Caster is controlling his head.

Mcclaren tries for a kimura but Caster is defending well.
Caster is looking for a sweep.
Mcclaren has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Caster!
Caster is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Mcclaren is looking to stand but Mcclaren has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
Mcclaren sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mcclaren looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Mcclaren tries to control but Caster wriggling away.
Mcclaren controlling the pace for now.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Caster regains half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
It looks like Mcclaren is going to stand back up.
Caster keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Mcclaren wants to stand but Caster has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caster tries to roll over but Mcclaren keeps him under control.
Mcclaren winds up and cracks Caster with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Kevin Mcclaren will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Caster drives through and clinches with Mcclaren against the cage.
Caster is trying to pull guard but Mcclaren turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Mcclaren wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Caster lands a nice shot to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Mcclaren's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Caster wants a takedown but no success here.
Mcclaren wants to get back to striking at distance but Caster won't allow it.
Mcclaren wants to break free but Caster has control.
Mcclaren looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mcclaren tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Caster smiles and moves away.
Mcclaren tries to clinch up but Caster circles away and keeps his distance.
Mcclaren tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Caster counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Mcclaren is lucky that one didn't land flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Caster keeps the fight on the outside.
Mcclaren swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Caster misses with a low kick.

Caster shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Mcclaren is trying to defend but Caster finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Mcclaren flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Caster tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Mcclaren.
Kevin Mcclaren has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mcclaren is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Caster scores with a couple of nice shots.
Mcclaren has hold of Caster's hands but Caster slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Mcclaren tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Caster is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Mcclaren trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Caster manages to pass to mount!
Caster looking to control but Mcclaren is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caster scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Mcclaren?
A nice elbow there by Caster.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mcclaren wants to control but Caster is having none of it.
Caster unloading with bombs!
Caster content just to control the position here.
Mcclaren is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcclaren slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Mcclaren slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Mcclaren preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mcclaren looking to hit a scissor sweep but Caster is one step ahead there.
Caster is fighting to break Mcclaren's control of his arms but Mcclaren is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

Caster stands up from Mcclaren's guard - Caster perhaps looking for a knockout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caster avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Mcclaren shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Caster is trying to defend but Mcclaren finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Caster is looking to escape.
Mcclaren is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Caster is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thomas Caster dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Caster avoids the head kick by Mcclaren.
Mcclaren throws a sloppy head kick and Caster moves out of range easily.
Mcclaren fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mcclaren wants to clinch

and Caster counters with a crisp one two that drops Mcclaren! Caster thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Mcclaren to his feet! Mcclaren is in big trouble!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mcclaren fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mcclaren wants to clinch.

Caster clinches with his opponent.
Mcclaren stops a takedown attempt from Caster.
Mcclaren is trying to break the clinch but Caster is controlling him.
Mcclaren is trying to force a seperation but Caster has the dominant position.
Caster stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Mcclaren can't break the clinch.
Mcclaren is trying to pull guard but Caster has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mcclaren pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thomas Caster is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mcclaren throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Caster misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Mcclaren tries to keep at a distance but Caster has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mcclaren is trying to break the clinch but Caster has him pressed against the cage.

Mcclaren's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mcclaren tries to close the distance and clinch up but Caster swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mcclaren shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Caster as he avoids it easily.
Thomas Caster has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Mcclaren.
Mcclaren tries to clinch there but Caster circles away.

Caster shoots in and gets a takedown into Mcclaren's guard.
Caster trying to control but Mcclaren is working from the bottom.
Caster controlling from the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcclaren looking for a sweep. Not yet Mcclaren, not yet.

Mcclaren looking for a guillotine here but Caster defends easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Caster sitting in guard here, content to control.

Caster drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Mcclaren manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Caster has Mcclaren in his guard.
Caster looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caster bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mcclaren's guard.
Caster working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mcclaren pulls Caster in close to his closed guard and prevents Caster from doing any damage or advancing position.
Caster has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Caster trying to control but Mcclaren is working from the bottom.
Mcclaren trying to strike off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcclaren throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

Mcclaren is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Mcclaren is trying to keep Caster in close.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Caster trying to control but Mcclaren is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mcclaren is on top in guard.
Caster wants to sweep here but Mcclaren controlling him for the moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Caster showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Caster 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Caster!