PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sean OCasey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tobias Ziegler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

OCasey
vs
Ziegler

167 cm
24
145 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

183 cm
26
140 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sean OCasey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tobias Ziegler!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Josh West and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ziegler misses with the combination.
Crunch! Ziegler slams his shin into OCasey's torso.
OCasey fails with the takedown
and Ziegler counters with a two punch combo.
Ziegler wants to land a leg kick but OCasey is out of range.
Ziegler fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ziegler throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ziegler misses with a two punch combination.
Ziegler will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ziegler.
Ziegler is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ziegler lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
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!

Ziegler closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Ziegler lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ziegler wants to stand up but OCasey is controlling the position.
OCasey is pressing down on Ziegler's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Ziegler has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of OCasey is proving hard to escape from.

OCasey had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ziegler defends it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

OCasey had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ziegler defends it easily.

Ziegler gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Ziegler throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Ziegler keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ziegler circles away from the clinch attempt.
OCasey misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Ziegler changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sean OCasey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
OCasey takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ziegler misses with a double jab.
Ziegler misses with the combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from OCasey.
Ziegler misses with a wild combination.
Ziegler misses with a double jab

and OCasey counters by clinching up.
OCasey fails to pull guard.
OCasey jumps guard but Ziegler turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
OCasey is looking to take this one to the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
OCasey jumps guard but Ziegler turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
OCasey is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ziegler gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ziegler looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
OCasey is breathing heavily.
OCasey jumps guard but Ziegler turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
OCasey is trying to stall.

Ziegler manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - OCasey looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

OCasey gets caught flat footed, as Ziegler shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Ziegler gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
OCasey fails with a takedown attempt.
OCasey shoots in but Ziegler avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ziegler is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
OCasey has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

OCasey gets caught flat footed, as Ziegler shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Ziegler gets to his feet. OCasey looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Ziegler lands a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
OCasey is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ziegler.
OCasey has a takedown stuffed.
Ziegler is looking for the big counter here.
Ziegler throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
OCasey tries for a takedown but Ziegler sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ziegler throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Ziegler lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
OCasey tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ziegler manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ziegler slaps away a takedown attempt from OCasey, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ziegler lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as OCasey backs up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ziegler fails to land with a series of punches.
Ziegler connects with a leg kick. OCasey looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
OCasey is looking to clinch.

Ziegler shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tobias Ziegler 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.

Ziegler moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Sean OCasey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ziegler.
OCasey will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
OCasey tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Ziegler defends well and OCasey ends up having to push Ziegler into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
OCasey tries to clinch there but Ziegler circles away.
Ziegler is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Ziegler stuffs the takedown attempt from OCasey. OCasey gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sean OCasey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
OCasey shoots in looking for a takedown. Ziegler tries to sprawl out of it but OCasey keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ziegler manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
OCasey on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ziegler. Ziegler obviously looking to wear him down.
Ziegler dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
OCasey looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ziegler throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Ziegler moves into range and clinches up with OCasey.
OCasey has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Ziegler is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
OCasey tries to pull guard but Ziegler holds him up against the cage and eventually OCasey drops back down to his feet.
Ziegler lands an elbow inside that OCasey shrugs off.
Ziegler has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ziegler lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ziegler throws a blind hook that connects with the side of OCaseys head.

Ziegler escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
OCasey steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ziegler. That one must have hurt.
Ziegler throws a series of punches but OCasey avoids them all with ease.
Ziegler looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
OCasey tries for a takedown but Ziegler circles away easily
and Ziegler counters with a three punch combo that has OCasey backing up. OCasey nods at Ziegler to acknowledge the strikes.
Tobias Ziegler seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ziegler throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
OCasey tries to counter with a takedown but Ziegler is quick to defend against it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Ziegler.

Ziegler shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Ziegler was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Ziegler really doesn't want to stay on the ground with OCasey. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ziegler just content to control the position.
Ziegler's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
OCasey might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Ziegler stands up.
Ziegler stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ziegler wants it to stay on the feet.
Ziegler misses with a double jab.
Ziegler looks to land a combination but OCasey avoids it well.
Ziegler misses with a series of wild punches.
Ziegler feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to OCasey's calf.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ziegler moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ziegler falls off balance throwing a combination

and OCasey counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Ziegler has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. OCasey has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
OCasey trying to control the position but instead, Ziegler has worked for underhooks and has pushed OCasey into the cage.
OCasey stalling in the clinch but Ziegler improves position.

Ziegler escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A punch combination from Ziegler misses.
OCasey dives in and grabs Ziegler's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ziegler pushes down on OCasey's head and hops out.
Ziegler doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Ziegler misses with a head kick.

Ziegler shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ziegler showed some decent athleticism there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
OCasey trying to hold on to Ziegler's head to control him but Ziegler postures up.
OCasey is looking for a sweep. Ziegler is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ziegler content to control rather than advance.
OCasey trying to hold on to Ziegler's head to control him but Ziegler postures up.
Ziegler controlling the action here.

Ziegler stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tobias Ziegler showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Ziegler lands a jab-cross combination.
OCasey wants to clinch up but Ziegler keeps it at a distance.
OCasey shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ziegler pinned against the cage. Ziegler gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Ziegler stuffs the takedown attempt from OCasey. OCasey gets slowly back to his feet.
Ziegler lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
No luck with that takedown attempt from OCasey.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sean OCasey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ziegler.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
OCasey tries to clinch
and Ziegler counters with a series of strikes. OCasey will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ziegler stuffs the takedown.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Ziegler shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
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!
Ziegler slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
OCasey keeping full guard, as Ziegler tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ziegler gets to his feet. OCasey looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

Ziegler shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Ziegler slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
OCasey tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Ziegler gets to his feet - OCasey follows without any prompting.
OCasey fails with the takedown.

Ziegler darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Ziegler looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tobias Ziegler has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ziegler tries to pass to full mount but OCasey defends it.

Ziegler stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.

Ziegler closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
OCasey trying to control but Ziegler postures up.
Ziegler with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ziegler wants to stand but OCasey has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ziegler is looking to take a break and control but OCasey is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
OCasey is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
OCasey wants to control but Ziegler is keeping busy.
Ziegler is controlling the pace.
Ziegler thows a huge punch but OCasey dodges it nicely.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
OCasey is trying to control but can't.
Ziegler trying to control the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A punch combination from Ziegler misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ziegler.
Ziegler tries to bum rush OCasey with a series of wild strikes but OCasey uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
OCasey closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ziegler circles away.
OCasey has a takedown stuffed.
Ziegler moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Ziegler leaves OCasey with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ziegler dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on OCasey. That did some damage!
Tobias Ziegler is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ziegler.
Sean OCasey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
OCasey scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tobias Ziegler comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ziegler has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 27:30
Judge Josh West scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tobias Ziegler!