PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between King Captain Master Daddy High (ranked 3267 p4p, 1771 weight class) and Ramon Castiana (ranked 452 p4p, 271 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

High
vs
Castiana

225 cm
27
210
2 - 2 - 0

178 cm
27
215
4 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

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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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, King Captain Master Daddy High!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ramon Castiana!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Ryoma Takatsuka and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castiana swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Castiana lands a lovely overhand right.
High tries a head kick but it misses.

Castiana changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. High looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Castiana wants to control but High is keeping him busy.
Castiana tries to advance to mount but can't.
High tries to buck Castiana off but Castiana is having none of it.
High prevents Castiana from moving into mount.

Castiana looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Castiana is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. High knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

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

Castiana tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
High is looking for a sweep.
High regains half guard.
Castiana is taking a breather. High says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Castiana tries to pass to full mount but High defends it.

Castiana is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

High looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Castiana is working for a submission of some sort.

High looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Castiana is sneakily working for an arm triangle but High sees it coming and defends easily.

High looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
High tries to get to full guard but Castiana has control of the leg.
High is breathing heavily.

Castiana wants to work for an arm triangle but High is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Castiana looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

Castiana is looking for a kimura but High is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Castiana to get the leverage.
Castiana is figuring out what he wants to do next.
High looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.

High actively working from the bottom here.

High is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Castiana pulls his head out easily.
High really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Castiana seems to be looking for submissions.

High looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Castiana stalling.
Castiana trying to control the action but High is working from the bottom.

Castiana is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Castiana wants to take a breather but High is having none of it.
Castiana working the head and body with strikes.

High looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

High is defending against the submission attempts here by Castiana.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

High looking for submissions off his back.

Castiana is working for a kimura but High is defending it quite comfortably.

High looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Castiana is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so High is just riding it out for now. Castiana eventually gives up the hold.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

High looking for submissions off his back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ramon Castiana dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

High throws a sloppy head kick and Castiana moves out of range easily.

High throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Castiana tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. High is in Castiana's guard.
Castiana controls High momentarily but High frees himself.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Castiana is on top in guard.

Castiana lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Castiana landing some decent shots from guard.

Castiana drops back looking for a leg! High is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and High manages to kick Castiana off! Castiana jumps back into High's guard.
Castiana wants to control from the top but High keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

High is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Castiana is working High over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Castiana slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
High will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

High is looking for a triangle but Castiana pushes his legs off easily.
Castiana lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Castiana landing with the ground and pound.

Castiana is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Castiana scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Castiana landing with the ground and pound.

High is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Castiana is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
High has momentary wrist control but Castiana slips an elbow through the middle.

Castiana drops back looking for a leg! High is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and High manages to kick Castiana off! Castiana jumps back into High's guard.

Castiana is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Castiana landing some decent shots from guard.

Castiana drops back looking for a leg! High is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and High manages to kick Castiana off! Castiana jumps back into High's guard.

High working for a triangle but Castiana defends it easily.
Castiana has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Castiana trying to control but High is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castiana sitting in guard here, content to control.
Castiana trying to control but High is working from the bottom.

High has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Castiana doesn't defend quickly enough and High has managed to lock this one up! Can Castiana escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to High on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). King Captain Master Daddy High!