PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Casey St Claire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocco Falco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Casey St Claire has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

St Claire
vs
Falco

200 cm
27
280 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

196 cm
19
270 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Casey St Claire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rocco Falco!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Dean Styles and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Claire looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Falco throws an off balance right hand
and St Claire counters with a series of strikes. Falco will be more careful next time no doubt.
Falco misses with an uppercut
and St Claire counters with a three punch combo that has Falco backing up. Falco nods at St Claire to acknowledge the strikes.
Falco fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Falco misses with a series of wild punches.
Rocco Falco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Falco misses with an uppercut
and St Claire cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Falco dodges the punch combination from St Claire.
Falco rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and St Claire counters with a left and a right that stings Falco.
Falco rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and St Claire counters with a left and a right that stings Falco.
Falco throws an off balance right hand
and St Claire counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
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!
Falco throws an ugly left hook that misses
and St Claire counters with a two punch combo.
Falco throws a lazy uppercut
and St Claire counters with a left and a right that stings Falco.
Falco rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and St Claire counters with a nice leg kick.
Falco throws a body punch but St Claire moves out of range.
Falco slips a jab and a cross from St Claire.
Falco throws a lazy uppercut
letting St Claire counter with a right hand.
Falco throws an off balance right hand
and St Claire counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Falco thinking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Falco throws a lazy uppercut
and St Claire counters with a left and a right that stings Falco.
Falco misses with a lunging right hand
letting St Claire counter with a right hand.
Falco scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. St Claire doesn't seem bothered though.
St Claire scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Falco might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Falco connects with a leg kick. St Claire looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Falco throws a lazy uppercut
and St Claire counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
St Claire throws a right hand that Falco ducks under and follows up with a left that Falco also avoids with ease.
Falco throws a lazy uppercut
and St Claire counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Falco thinking.

Falco gets a double leg takedown into St Claire's guard.
St Claire is trying to keep Falco in close.
St Claire knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Falco on the ground.
Falco throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Falco throwing strikes but missing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falco in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
St Claire avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Falco is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Falco with a flurry of punches that miss.
St Claire preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Falco controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Falco throws a big right hand that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falco's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Falco is looking to work some ground and pound but St Claire has wrist control.
Falco postures up in St Claire's guard and throws a big left but St Claire blocks it.
Falco working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Falco throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Falco trying to control but St Claire is working from the bottom.
Falco throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as St Claire works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Falco is looking to work some ground and pound but St Claire has wrist control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
St Claire working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Falco.
Falco in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
St Claire keeping moving, preventing Falco from controlling successfully.
Falco postures up in St Claire's guard and throws a big left but St Claire blocks it.
Falco scoring with some ground and pound.
Falco controlling from the top position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Casey St Claire dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Falco misses with a hook
and St Claire counters with a one-two to the body.
Falco lands a slapping body shot.
Falco fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Casey St Claire is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Falco misses with a lunging right hand
and St Claire counters with a series of strikes. Falco will be more careful next time no doubt.
Falco swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and St Claire counters with a two punch combo.
Falco misses with an uppercut
and St Claire counters with a three punch combo that has Falco backing up. Falco nods at St Claire to acknowledge the strikes.
A combination from St Claire does no damage.

Falco drives through with a takedown into guard.
Falco sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Falco accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
St Claire working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Falco.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St Claire keeping moving, preventing Falco from controlling successfully.

Rocco Falco has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Falco scores with a punch to the head.
Falco misses with a double jab
and St Claire counters with a left and a right that stings Falco.
St Claire walks into a stiff left hand from Falco.
St Claire throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Falco.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Claire misses with a double jab.
St Claire throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Casey St Claire is winning the standup battle so far.
Falco lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
St Claire misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Falco misses with a jab to the body
and St Claire counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Falco swings widly with a right hand
and St Claire counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
No joy there for St Claire, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Falco misses with a hook
and St Claire counters with a two punch combo.
Falco misses with an uppercut
and St Claire counters with a three punch combo that has Falco backing up. Falco nods at St Claire to acknowledge the strikes.
Falco showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from St Claire.
Falco misses with a hook to the body
and St Claire counters with a series of strikes. Falco will be more careful next time no doubt.
Falco misses with a lunging right hand
and St Claire connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Falco has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Falco throws a right hand that misses
and St Claire counters with a three punch combo that has Falco backing up. Falco nods at St Claire to acknowledge the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Falco misses with an uppercut
and St Claire counters with a one-two to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Claire fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
St Claire takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
St Claire misses with a series of wild punches.
St Claire misses with a wild combination.
Falco tries for a takedown but St Claire circles away easily
and St Claire counters with a two punch combo.
Falco swings widly with a right hand
and St Claire counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
St Claire throws a combination. Falco tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Falco misses with a jab to the body
and St Claire counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Falco misses with a left hand
and St Claire counters with a three punch combo that has Falco backing up. Falco nods at St Claire to acknowledge the strikes.
Falco swings widly with a right hand

and St Claire counters by clinching up.
Falco tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Falco gets control of St Claire's arms and successfully pulls guard. Falco will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Falco is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Falco wants to sweep here but St Claire controlling him for the moment.
St Claire is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Casey St Claire wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Falco throws a lazy uppercut
and St Claire counters with a two punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Falco throws a lazy uppercut
and St Claire counters with a three punch combo that has Falco backing up. Falco nods at St Claire to acknowledge the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Casey St Claire dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

St Claire throws a right and a left that Falco avoids nicely.
Falco throws a poor cross that misses
and St Claire counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
St Claire keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Falco misses with a hook
and St Claire counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Falco throws an ugly left hook that misses
and St Claire counters with a one-two to the body.
Falco misses with a right hand
and St Claire counters with a good low kick that Falco was not able to check.
Falco misses with an uppercut
and St Claire counters with a right hand to the body.
St Claire misses with a wild combination.
Falco throws a poor cross that misses
and St Claire counters with a stiff right hand.
A punch combination from St Claire misses.
Falco misses with a telegraphed body shot
and St Claire counters with a left and a right that stings Falco.
Falco misses with a lunging right hand
and St Claire counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Falco comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Falco doesn't succeed with the takedown
and St Claire counters with a nice body shot.
Falco takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Claire throws a series of punches but Falco avoids them all with ease.
Falco throws a body punch but St Claire moves out of range.
Falco misses with a left hand
and St Claire makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Falco lands a lovely overhand right.
St Claire lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
St Claire is looking to wear down Falco with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Falco fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but St Claire is out of range.
Falco throws a lazy uppercut
and St Claire counters with a two punch combo.
Falco misses with a left hand
and St Claire counters with a left and a right that stings Falco.
St Claire wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Falco misses with a jab to the body
and St Claire counters with a left to the body.
Falco swings widly with a right hand
and St Claire counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Falco throws a poor cross that misses
and St Claire counters with a one-two to the body.
Falco throws a lazy uppercut
and St Claire counters with a series of strikes. Falco will be more careful next time no doubt.

St Claire moves into the clinch.
Rocco Falco has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Claire stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
St Claire scores with a shot to the side of Falco's head.
St Claire is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Falco can do to turn this around?
St Claire throws an elbow but it misses.
St Claire lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Falco or not.
St Claire lands with a light punch inside.
St Claire scores with an uppercut up the middle.
St Claire dips a shoulder and cracks Falco with a mighty uppercut! Falco falls back against the cage and St Claire unloads with a barrage of strikes! Falco is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - St Claire screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Casey St Claire!