PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zaur Gubiev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frankie Casso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Gubiev
vs
Casso

150 cm
25
210 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

187 cm
25
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
KO power

Good wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Zaur Gubiev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Frankie Casso!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Hugh Johnson and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Casso will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Casso uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gubiev.
Casso has a takedown stuffed.
Casso works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

Casso instigates a clinch.
Gubiev could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Gubiev has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Casso is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Casso has picked Gubiev up - he's going for a ride! Casso dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.

Gubiev looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gubiev is looking to improve his position.
Casso keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Casso lands strikes from half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Casso is trying to control. Gubiev wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Casso looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Gubiev actively working from the bottom here.

Gubiev is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Casso pulls his head out easily.
Gubiev is trying to get back to full guard.

Gubiev is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Casso pulls his head out easily.

Gubiev actively working from the bottom here.
Casso lands strikes from half guard.
Casso is keen to just control but Gubiev is a slippery customer.

Gubiev looking for submissions off his back.
Casso is looking to advance position but Gubiev won't allow it.
Gubiev might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gubiev looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Casso controlling the action here.
Casso tries to stand but can't do so whilst Gubiev controls his leg.
Casso trying to mount his opponent but Gubiev defends it.

Gubiev actively working from the bottom here.

Gubiev looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gubiev actively working from the bottom here.

Gubiev actively working from the bottom here.
Gubiev is looking for a sweep. Casso is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Gubiev looking for submissions off his back.

Gubiev is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Casso pulls his head out easily.

Gubiev looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Casso.

Gubiev is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Casso pulls his head out easily.

Gubiev looking for submissions off his back.
Gubiev is breathing heavily.
Gubiev is looking for a sweep. Casso is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Casso is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Casso tries to stand and escape but Gubiev is controlling the position.

Gubiev is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Casso pulls his head out easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Casso wants to pass the guard but Gubiev is defending well.

Gubiev actively working from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Frankie Casso will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Gubiev avoids the head kick by Casso.
Zaur Gubiev is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Casso moves in looking to clinch but Gubiev pushes him off.
A big left from Gubiev misses.
Gubiev fails with the takedown.
Casso shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gubiev as he avoids it easily.

Gubiev tries to sprawl but Casso drives through with a takedown into half guard.

Gubiev looking for submissions off his back.

Casso is working for a kimura but Gubiev is defending it quite comfortably.

Gubiev looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, if Casso is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
It looks like Casso is going to stand back up.
Casso trying to control the action but Gubiev is working from the bottom.

Gubiev looking for submissions off his back.
Gubiev is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gubiev is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Casso pulls his head out easily.

Gubiev actively working from the bottom here.
Casso looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Casso is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

Gubiev looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Gubiev is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Casso pulls his head out easily.

Gubiev looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Casso wants to take a breather but Gubiev is having none of it.
Casso tries to pass to full mount but Gubiev defends it.
Gubiev gets full guard.
Casso is in close to Gubiev's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Gubiev looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Casso cracks Gubiev with a solid left hand.
Casso is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Gubiev is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Gubiev looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Gubiev wants to work for an arm triangle but Casso is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Gubiev prevents Casso from improving his position.
Casso controlling the position well.

Gubiev is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Casso is just riding it out for now. Gubiev eventually gives up the hold.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Gubiev looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Zaur Gubiev will probably get the nod.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Gubiev fails with the takedown.

Gubiev gets the takedown into side control.
Casso really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gubiev. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Casso tries to improve position but can't.

Gubiev tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gubiev has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Gubiev wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Casso, who protects the arm well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Casso tries to bench press Gubiev off him but Gubiev keeps the position.

Gubiev is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Casso has escaped the position, nice work there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gubiev working away.
Casso is looking to reverse the position.

Gubiev looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Casso tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gubiev wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Gubiev is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Casso looks calm but he's in trouble here. Gubiev gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Casso is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Gubiev lets go of the hold and Casso can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Zaur Gubiev!