PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Julian Casablancas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josip Peric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Casablancas comes to the cage accompanied by Gers Pardoel - Bagagedrager ft. Sef . Josip Peric has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Julian Casablancas's chin.

Casablancas
vs
Peric

193 cm
32
219 lbs
14 - 7 - 0

197 cm
33
220 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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 14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Julian Casablancas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Josip Peric!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Colin Fotheringham and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peric lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That kick from Peric tenderised Casablancas's leg. Casablancas is trying to keep his angry face on.
Peric throws a head kick but Casablancas moves out of range.
A head kick by Peric misses

and Casablancas counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Casablancas.
Casablancas looking to throw knees to the head but Peric is blocking nicely.
Casablancas with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Casablancas blocks the elbow strike.
Casablancas keeps control of Peric as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Casablancas tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Casablancas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Casablancas blocks a head kick by Peric.
Casablancas misses with a right hand
and Peric counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
This has been an exciting period of action!
That kick from Peric tenderised Casablancas's leg. Casablancas is trying to keep his angry face on.
Casablancas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Casablancas is breathing heavily.
Casablancas circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peric throws a head kick that misses.
Casablancas scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Casablancas misses with a looping left.
Casablancas avoids the head kick by Peric.
Peric lands a front kick.
Casablancas misses with a double jab.
Peric pushes Casablancas away with a front kick.
Peric attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Casablancas misses with a shot to the body
and Peric counters with a good low kick that Casablancas was not able to check.
Peric throws a head kick that Casablancas semi-blocks.
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!
Casablancas is looking to land body kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Casablancas has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Peric.
Casablancas takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Peric throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Casablancas throws a series of punches but Peric avoids them all with ease.
Peric tries a head kick but it misses.
Peric feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Casablancas's calf.
Casablancas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Casablancas looks to throw the jab but Peric is out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Peric.
Casablancas scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Peric throws a sloppy head kick
and Casablancas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peric throws a leg kick but Casablancas sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Casablancas moves in looking to clinch but Peric pushes him off.
Peric wants to clinch but Casablancas slips to the side
and Casablancas counters with a nice body shot.
Peric throws the kick towards the body but Casablancas avoids it.
Casablancas avoids the head kick by Peric.
Casablancas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Peric.
Casablancas sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Casablancas tries to bum rush Peric with a series of wild strikes but Peric uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Casablancas takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Peric pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Casablancas blocks a head kick by Peric.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peric throws a sloppy head kick and Casablancas moves out of range easily.
Peric throws a leg kick that is checked
and Casablancas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Casablancas will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Peric throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Casablancas's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Casablancas blocks the body kick.
Peric lands with a kick to the ribs.
Peric lands a nice looking body kick.
Peric misses with a head kick.
Casablancas blocks a head kick by Peric.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Peric lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Casablancas has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Casablancas and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Casablancas throws a big shot that misses.
Casablancas doesn't manage to clinch there - Peric circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Josip Peric dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Peric dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Casablancas. That did some damage!
Donk. Casablancas catches Peric right on the button with a cross.
Casablancas takes a kick to the side of the head.

Casablancas drives through and clinches with Peric against the cage.
Casablancas blocks the elbow strike.

Casablancas breaks from the clinch.
Peric pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Peric lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Peric throws a chopping leg kick but Casablancas manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Casablancas lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Casablancas on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Peric. Peric obviously looking to wear him down.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Casablancas stuns Peric with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Casablancas changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Peric looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Peric tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Julian Casablancas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Peric throws a lazy head kick
and Casablancas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Casablancas has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Casablancas misses with a lunging right hand
and Peric counters with a head kick that crumples his opponent - he's in a world of trouble! Peric looks at the referee who does nothing so Peric lands a crushing right that sends Casablancas to the floor! This time the ref steps in to end the fight.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Josip Peric!
A relieved looking Josip Peric thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Julian Casablancas was interviewed post fight and said 'i need to clear my mind and do a little hiatus from the big fight organisations!'.