PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Frank Castle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nalle Puh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frank Castle has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Castle
vs
Puh

185 cm
19
200 lbs
3 - 6 - 0

185 cm
19
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

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 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Castle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nalle Puh!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, David Schapiro and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castle tries a head kick but it misses.
Puh throws a leg kick that misses.
Castle keeps the fight on the outside.
Puh wants to clinch.
Puh moves in looking to clinch but Castle pushes him off.
Puh tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Puh tries to clinch there but Castle circles away.
Castle circles away from the clinch attempt.
Puh throws a solid leg kick but Castle takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Puh.
Castle shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Puh but Puh pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Puh tries to clinch but Castle moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Puh looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Puh fails in his attempt to clinch.

Puh has managed to clinch.
Puh connects with a knee to the head.
Puh holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Puh lands a damaging elbow.
Puh lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Castle backwards.
Puh gets underhooks to prevent Castle's takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Castle blocks an elbow strike from Puh.
Puh misses with a hook from the clinch.
Castle takes a knee to the side of the body.
Castle jumps guard but Puh stands there with Castle around his waist. Castle gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Castle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Puh stalling the fight.
Puh lands an elbow inside.
Puh comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Puh taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Puh receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Puh comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Puh manages to break the clinch.
Puh tries to clinch there but Castle circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castle shoots in for a takedown but Puh shows good takedown defense.
Puh is looking to clinch.
Puh tries to clinch but Castle is having none of it.
Puh looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Puh tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Castle throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Puh's waist but Puh gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Castle off to one side.
Puh lands the left hand.
Puh throws a sloppy head kick and Castle moves out of range easily.
Castle swats away the attempt to clinch by Puh.

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.
Castle blocks a head kick by Puh.
Puh misses with an attempted mid kick.

Castle drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Castle wants to control from the top but Puh keeps moving.
Puh looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Castle puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Castle is trying to control the action in half guard but Puh is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Castle prevents Puh from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nalle Puh dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Castle shoots in for a takedown but Puh shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A punch combination from Puh misses.
Puh tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Castle is able to avoid easily.
Puh tries to clinch but Castle moves out of range.
Castle swats away the attempt to clinch by Puh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Castle misses.
Puh doesn't manage to clinch there - Castle circles away.
Puh misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Puh is looking to clinch but Castle is avoiding it.
Puh turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Puh throws a right and a left that Castle avoids nicely.
Puh tries to clinch up but Castle circles away and keeps his distance.
Puh doesn't manage to clinch there - Castle circles away.
Castle shoots in for a double leg but Puh sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Puh looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nalle Puh is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Castle avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Castle closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Puh did well to prevent Castle getting side control.

Castle seems to be working for a kimura but Puh defends the submission attempt.
Puh trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Puh sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Puh wants to control but Castle is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Castle seems to be working for a kimura but Puh defends the submission attempt.

Castle is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Puh can do anything to dispel that myth.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Puh is staying active underneath Castle, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Castle works his foot free and advances to mount.
Puh tries to hold on but Castle postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Castle is going olschool here, as he tries to force Puh to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Puh shrugs it off.
Puh really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Puh tries to lock up and control but Castle gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Puh tries to improve his position but instead Castle has taken his back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Castle 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!

Castle fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Puh is looking to clinch.
Puh scores with a three punch combo!
Puh misses with a few strikes there.
Puh lands a head kick!
Puh fails with an attempt to clinch.
Puh tries to close the distance and clinch but Castle swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Puh tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Castle shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Puh pinned against the cage. Puh gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Castle circles away from the clinch attempt.
Puh stuffs the takedown attempt from Castle. Castle gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Castle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Puh tries a head kick but it misses.
Castle shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Puh as he jumps to the side.
Puh is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Puh ducks under a wild hook from Castle.
Puh tries to clinch but Castle is having none of it.
Puh doesn't manage to clinch there - Castle circles away.
Puh swinging wilding here.
Puh throws a head kick but Castle moves out of range.
Castle shoots in and drives through. Puh sprawls well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castle swats away the attempt to clinch by Puh.
Castle swats away the attempt to clinch by Puh.
Puh is looking to land body kicks.
Castle throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Puh is looking to clinch but Castle is avoiding it.
Puh tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Puh tries to clinch there but Castle circles away.
Puh doesn't manage to clinch there - Castle circles away.
Castle fails to land the takedown.
Horrible takedown by Castle or perhaps it was just good defense by Puh which made him look bad.
Castle avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Castle circles away from the clinch attempt.
Puh tries to clinch but Castle moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nalle Puh comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Puh has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nalle Puh!