PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yellow Belt Casey (ranked 1771 p4p, 2489 weight class) and Broklyn Red (ranked 200 p4p, 270 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Casey
vs
Red

168 cm
21
143
5 - 3 - 0

168 cm
21
145
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yellow Belt Casey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Broklyn Red!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, John Mangel and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Red tries to clinch there but Casey circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Casey. Those never looked like landing.
Red is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Casey scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Red on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Red uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Casey.
A punch lands to the side of Red 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Casey showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Red.
Red looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Red throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Casey fires out a quick counter leg kick but Red just manages to avoid it.
Casey throws a series of punches but Red avoids them all with ease.
Casey definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A swing and a miss from Casey.
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!
Red slips a jab and a cross from Casey.
Casey swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Casey takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Red takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Casey throws out a loose jab but Red uses good head movement to avoid it.
Casey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jab from Casey.
Red looks to land a combination but Casey avoids it well.
Casey throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Red makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Casey throws a quick inside leg kick.
Red avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
As Casey backs off Red throws a huge counter combo but Casey manages to avoid it all.
Red is looking to clinch but Casey is avoiding it.
Broklyn Red is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Casey lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Red circles away quickly and effectively.
Casey throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Red counters with a two punch combo.
Red swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Casey.

Red gets a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Casey blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Red lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Casey can't break the clinch.
Red misses with the head strike.
Red doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Red lands a hook to the side of the head.
Red lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Red has a couple of punches blocked by Casey.
Red throws a head punch that misses.
Red swings wildly with an uppercut but Casey uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hook to the body lands for Red.
Casey blocking some punches.
Red misses with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Red.
Casey has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Red avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Casey.
Red working aggressively here.
Red tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Casey blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Red scores with a nice short uppercut.
Red scores with a shot to the side of Casey's head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Casey.
Casey blocks a body shot from Red.
Red throws a punch but it's blocked by Casey.
Red swings wildly with an uppercut but Casey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Red tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Red swings wildly with an uppercut but Casey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Red misses with some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Casey goes for a takedown in the clinch but Red prevents it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Casey.
Red swings wildly with an uppercut but Casey uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Red.
Red fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Red.
Red misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Red fails to land.
Red tries to work over Casey's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Casey blocks an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Red fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Red has a couple of punches blocked by Casey.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Broklyn Red dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Casey scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Casey scores with a jab. Red acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Red misses with a two punch combination.
Casey swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Red! But no joy.
Red misses with an uppercut.
As Red looks to move away, Casey throws a big counter combo but Red just gets out of the way.
Yellow Belt Casey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Red tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Casey paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yellow Belt Casey is winning the standup battle so far.
Casey misses with a double jab.
Red tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Casey paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A punch combination from Casey misses.
Casey tries for a takedown but Red sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Red avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Red pushes Casey up against the cage in a clinch.
Red misses with some punches.
Red makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Red lands a body shot.
A short right from Red on the inside.
Red misses with a short punch on the inside.
Red throws a punch but it's blocked by Casey.
Red misses with a short punch on the inside.
Red fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Red has Casey pressed against the cage, preventing Casey from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Casey breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Red has closed the distance and engaged Casey in a clinch.
Red tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Red has a couple of punches blocked by Casey.
Red tries a body shot but Casey blocks it.
Red fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Casey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Casey avoids a punch combination nicely.
Casey is looking to counter the offense by Red and move into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Casey scoring well with a low kick there.
Casey bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Red's head backwards.
Casey fails to land with a series of punches.
Casey misses with a combination
and Red counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Red has managed to clinch.
Red throws a head punch that misses.
Red misses with the head strike.
Red keeps control of Casey as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Red struggles to land a body shot inside as Casey controls his hands.
Red working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Red can't find room to land a body shot as Casey controls the action.
Red doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Red tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Red fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Red.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Red creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Red can't find room to land a body shot as Casey controls the action.
Red misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Red fails to land.
Red misses with a hook from the clinch.
Red throws a head punch that misses.
Casey drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Casey tries to break free but Red pushes him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Red.
Broklyn Red seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Red misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Casey wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Red has him pressed against the cage.
Red working aggressively here.
Red misses with a body punch.
Red misses with a short punch on the inside.
Red misses with a hook from the clinch.
Red misses with the head strike.
Red presses Casey against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

Casey breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Red lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Casey lands a lovely overhand right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Casey throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Broklyn Red showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Casey's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Casey darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

Red pushes Casey up against the cage in a clinch.
Casey goes for a takedown in the clinch but Red prevents it.
Red working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Red swings wildly with an uppercut but Casey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Red throws a head punch that misses.
Red lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Red misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Red swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Red misses with a short punch on the inside.
Casey blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Red misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Red.
Red stops a takedown attempt from Casey.
A head punch on the inside from Red fails to land.
Red working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Casey.
Red throws a head punch that misses.
Red throws a head punch that misses.
Red fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Casey is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Red is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yellow Belt Casey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Red.
Red makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Red tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Casey's elbow.
Red has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Casey blocks an uppercut.
Red misses with some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Red prevents the takedown attempt.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Red.

Casey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Red takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Casey misses with a double jab
and Red counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Casey thuds his right hand into Red's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Yellow Belt Casey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Red moves into the clinch.
Red lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Red lands a hook that snaps the head of Casey backwards.
Red swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Red fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Red swings wildly with an uppercut but Casey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Red misses with the head strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Red tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Red misses with some punches.
Casey blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Red.

Casey pulls Red into guard.
Yellow Belt Casey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Casey looking to hit a scissor sweep but Red is one step ahead there.
Broklyn Red is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Red tries to stand but Casey is controlling from the bottom.
Casey trying to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Casey looking to hit a scissor sweep but Red is one step ahead there.
Casey has a closed guard, preventing Red from standing up.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

Casey escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Red gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Casey trying to keep a closed guard but Red is proving a slippery customer.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Broklyn Red comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Red winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Broklyn Red!
Broklyn Red thanked the fans post fight for their support.