PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between August Casque (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Wall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Casque
vs
Wall

168 cm
23
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

167 cm
23
150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, August Casque!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paul Wall!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wall avoids the head kick by Casque.

Wall closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Casque did well to prevent Wall getting side control.
Wall stops Casque from getting back to his feet.
Wall sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Casque defending well though.
Wall content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Wall wants to lay and pray for a moment but Casque keeps working.
Casque on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Casque tries to get out of the position.
Casque has hold of Wall's hands but Wall slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wall lands with a punch from half guard.
Wall slips a nice elbow through Casque's hands, connecting with Casque's forehead.
Wall lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Wall lands a nice short elbow.
Wall wants to lay and pray for a moment but Casque keeps working.
Wall controlling the action here.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Wall connects with a nice short shot to Casque's temple.
Wall has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Wall working Casque over with strikes here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wall raining down shots from the mount!
Wall cracks Casque with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

Casque is rocked!
Wall loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Casque scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Wall land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Wall stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paul Wall!