PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between James Toney (ranked 4039 p4p, 4071 weight class) and Jorge Castro (ranked 446 p4p, 450 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Toney
vs
Castro

175 cm
18
185
1 - 0 - 0

171 cm
18
178
1 - 0 - 0

Excellent boxer
Big right hand

Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Toney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jorge Castro!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Saam Ante and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castro looks to land a combination but Toney avoids it well.
As Castro looks to move away, Toney throws a big counter combo but Castro just gets out of the way.
Toney blocks a jab.
Castro misses with a jab to the body
and Toney counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Castro misses with a combination
and Toney counters with a straight right hand.
Toney misses with a straight right.
Toney misses with a right hand
enabling Castro to counter with a crisp jab.
Castro missing with a left hand there. Toney was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Castro throws a big shot that misses.
Castro's jab looks to have found its range, popping Toney under the eye.
Castro looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A slow jab from Toney misses its intended target.
Jab from Toney.
Toney catches Castro with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Castro loads up on a big right hand but Toney slips the punch.
Toney takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Castro misses with a double jab.
Castro with a nice cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Toney slips under a jab from Castro.
Toney thuds his right hand into Castro's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Toney ducks under a wild hook from Castro.
Toney appears to be looking for a big counter.
Toney misses with a jab to the body
and Castro cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Toney misses with a looping left.
Toney connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Toney moves out of range of the strikes.
Castro waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Toney.
Toney comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The fighters circling - Toney throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Castro just misses with a punch to the body.
Toney scores with a hook to the body. Castro takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A looping hook to the body misses from Castro. Toney does a little dance to reset his feet.
Toney looks to land a left hand but Castro moved out of range nicely.
Castro dodges the punch combination from Toney.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Castro misses with a lunging right hand
and Toney connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Castro throws a lazy uppercut
and Toney counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jorge Castro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Castro slips under a jab.
Nice defenses there by Toney.
Castro throws a body punch but Toney moves out of range.
Toney connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Castro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Toney is looking for a counter combo.
Toney is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Castro looks to score with a jab to the body but Toney is just out of range.
Castro throws a hook but Toney avoids it easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Toney. That snapped Castro's head back.
Toney fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Toney looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Toney looks to throw the jab but Castro is out of range.
Castro's jab looks to have found its range, popping Toney under the eye.
A big right from Castro misses.
Castro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toney keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Castro.
Toney swings for the body but Castro moves out of range.
Toney throws out a loose jab but Castro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Toney missing with a left hand there. Castro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Toney throws a shot to the body.
Toney lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sloppy strikes from Castro. Those never looked like landing.
Castro takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Toney waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Castro.
Toney looks to land a right hand but Castro moved out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Toney scores with a four punch combination!
Toney sizes up Castro with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Toney slips under a jab from Castro.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Castro misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Toney cracks Castro with an open hand slap.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castro misses with a straight left.
Toney lands a right hook to the body.
Toney scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Castro misses with a two punch combination.
Toney just misses with a punch to the body.
Toney fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Castro on the side of the head.
Toney on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Castro scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Toney swings for the body but Castro moves out of range.
Castro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Toney.
Nice cross by Castro.
Castro rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Toney moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Toney misses with a hook to the body
letting Castro counter with a right hand.
Castro lands a head shot.
Toney throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Castro on the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that James Toney will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A big left from Castro misses.
Toney's corner calls for a 1-2. Toney obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Castro takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Toney swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Toney throws a series of punches but Castro moves out of range.
Castro takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Toney throws a looping overhand right but Castro ducks down to avoid it.
Toney lands a jab to the nose.
Toney sizes up Castro with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Good standup being displayed there by Castro as he connects with a hook.
A lazy left from Castro finds it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Toney steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Castro.
Nice defenses there by Toney.
Toney connects with the punch.
Castro takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Toney throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Toney misses with a wild combination.
Castro misses with a body shot.
Toney is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Castro can do to turn this around?
Toney pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Castro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jab, jab by Castro - just one landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Castro misses the target.
Toney throws a right and a left that Castro avoids nicely.
Toney throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Toney throws the left hand but Castro avoids the punch easily.
Castro blocks a jab.
Castro pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Castro connects with a body shot.
Castro lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Toney. That snapped Castro's head back.
Castro lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Toney is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Toney misses with a left hand

and Castro moves into the clinch.
Oh Toney is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Still in the clinch, Castro scores with a nice short uppercut.
Toney trying to land knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Castro as Toney tries to tie him up.
Castro lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Toney backwards.
Castro content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Toney's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Toney stalling in the clinch but Castro improves position.
Toney misses with a punch to the body.
Toney seems to have got his legs back now.
Toney is looking to break free of the clinch but Castro has double underhooks.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Castro as Toney tries to tie him up.
Castro works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Toney is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Toney is trying to break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castro stalling the fight.

Castro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Toney misses with a double jab
and Castro counters with a nice uppercut.
Toney misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Castro.
Castro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Castro has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Toney lands an overhand right.
Toney keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Castro waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Toney.
Toney misses with a body shot.
Castro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big right from Castro misses.
Toney throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Toney.
Toney slips under a jab.
Toney appears to be looking for a big counter.
Toney lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Toney misses with a looping left.
Castro misses the jab.
Castro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Toney.
Castro misses with the combination.
Toney throwing a counter right hand but Castro manages to avoid it.
Toney scores with a hook.
Castro misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Castro misses with a double jab.
Toney looks to score with a jab to the body but Castro is just out of range.
Castro throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that James Toney will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

A jab from Toney misses.
Nice defenses there by Castro.
Castro takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Toney slips a jab from Castro.
Toney throwing a counter right hand but Castro manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Castro misses the target.
Toney was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Toney smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Castro drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Castro jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Toney was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Castro lands with an overhand left.
Toney uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Castro.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castro takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Castro dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A slow jab from Toney misses its intended target.
Toney misses with a double jab
and Castro connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Toney ducks under a wild hook from Castro.
Toney throwing a counter right hand but Castro manages to avoid it.
Toney uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Castro.
Castro slips a straight right by Toney.
Castro moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
James Toney is winning the standup battle so far.
Castro moves out of range of the strikes.
Jab from Toney.
Castro misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Toney throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Toney swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Castro throws an overhand right that lands on Toney's shoulder, as Toney tries to avoid the shot.
Castro moves out of range as Toney strikes.
Toney lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Castro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Castro misses with a hook. Toney ducked under it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Castro misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Toney as he connects with a hook.
Some wild striking there from Castro.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Castro lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Toney feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Castros jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Castro connects with a crisp jab.
Castro blocks a jab.
Castro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Toney works Castro's body with a nice hook.
Toney throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Castro is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Castro blocks a jab.
Castro waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Toney.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toney with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Castro throws a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Castro does it's job there.
Castro with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Toney to score with a decent uppercut.
Toney uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Castro.
Toney looks to throw the jab but Castro is out of range.
Castro looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Toney takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Castro staying out of range there.
A little jabbing left from Castro on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Toney fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Toney scores with a nice strike.
Toney ducks under a wild hook from Castro.
Toney lands a slapping body shot.
Toney's corner calls for a 1-2. Toney obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Toney lands with a nice body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Toney.
Nice cross by Toney.
Toney connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Castro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Toney manages to avoid it.
Castro ducks under a wild hook from Toney.
James Toney is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Toney throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Castro stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Toney connects with a jab.
Toney throws a hook but Castro blocks it.
Toney connects with a jab.
Toney throws a one two combo.
Castro dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Toney avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Castro takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jorge Castro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Toney digs a good body shot into Castro's ribs.

And that's the end of the fight!
James Toney showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Toney, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Toney!
A victorious James Toney thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.