PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hugo de Castro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viny Prve (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

de Castro
vs
Prve

188 cm
22
160 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

187 cm
22
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hugo de Castro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Viny Prve!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Daniel Cesar and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

de Castro forces Prve back against the cage and clinches.
de Castro misses with a hook to the ribs.
de Castro on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
de Castro lands a right hand.
de Castro wants a takedown.
de Castro tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Prve is trying to maintain a safe position but de Castro gets an underhook and turns Prve into the cage.
de Castro lands with a short head shot on the inside.
de Castro lands a body punch.
Prve landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
de Castro leaning against his opponent.
de Castro tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Prve just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hugo de Castro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
de Castro wants to break the clinch but can't.

Prve jumps guard and drags de Castro to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
de Castro looking to pass the guard.
Prve will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
de Castro sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Prve has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Prve working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. de Castro doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. de Castro manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Prve looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Prve is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
de Castro sitting in guard, not really doing much.
de Castro pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Prve is keeping the position for now.
de Castro is looking to work some ground and pound but Prve has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
de Castro prevents Prve from getting back to his feet.

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.
de Castro with a flurry of punches that miss.
de Castro has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Prve looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! de Castro has picked Prve up and slammed him! Prve can't keep hold of the triangle and de Castro manages to pass to side control!
Prve looks gassed!

de Castro tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Prve is trying to work for a sweep but de Castro has mounted him!
de Castro is looking to work his way around to Prve's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Prve is desperately trying to improve his position but de Castro has a good base and remains in mount.
de Castro throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
de Castro controlling his opponent.
de Castro trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
de Castro with the ground and pound from mount.
Prve is looking to get to half guard.
de Castro controlling the position easily from mount.
de Castro looking to ground and pound but Prve is blocking nicely.

de Castro goes for an armbar but Prve turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Prve.
Prve won't allow de Castro to sweep him here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
de Castro wants to stand up but Prve is controlling him.
de Castro knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Prve on the ground.
Prve stopping the sweep attempt from de Castro.

de Castro looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
de Castro manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
de Castro thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
de Castro tries to control but Prve wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Viny Prve will probably get the nod.
That's time! de Castro's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

de Castro lands an overhand right.
de Castro throws a series of punches but Prve moves out of range.
Prve shoots for a takedown but de Castro saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Prve looks for a takedown but de Castro sprawls well.
Prve avoids a punch combination nicely.
Prve takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
de Castro fails to land the takedown.
de Castro circles away from the clinch attempt
and de Castro counters with a nice body shot.
Prve showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from de Castro.
de Castro circles away from the clinch attempt
and de Castro cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Prve is breathing heavily.
de Castro rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Prve moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
de Castro shoots in for a takedown but Prve shows good takedown defense.

That's one minute gone in the round.
de Castro shoots for a double leg takedown but Prve sprawls well. He's pushed de Castro's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hugo de Castro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Prve wants to clinch
and Prve takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

de Castro instigates a clinch.
de Castro wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Prve has him pressed against the cage.
de Castro missing with knees to the body.
de Castro stops a takedown attempt from Prve.
de Castro is working Prve over against the cage.
Nice elbow from Prve.
de Castro lands with a right to the head.
de Castro tries for a takedown. No joy.
Prve tries to land knees in the clinch but de Castro avoids the damage to the body.
de Castro tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Knees to the body from Prve.
de Castro can't get the takedown.
de Castro trying to land knees to the body.
de Castro works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Prve misses with a punch on the inside.
de Castro blocks an elbow strike.
de Castro is working for takedown but Prve is calmly controlling the position for now.
Prve wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but de Castro has him pressed against the cage.
de Castro tries to pull guard but Prve holds him up against the cage and eventually de Castro drops back down to his feet.
de Castro really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Prve takes a shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
de Castro looking to slow down the pace here.
de Castro lands with a right to the head.
de Castro trying to stall but Prve improves his position.
de Castro tries to break the clinch but Prve is controlling the position.
Prve prevents a takedown attempt there.
de Castro tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Prve smiles and moves away.
Prve wants to clinch but de Castro slips to the side
and de Castro counters with a stiff right hand.
Prve on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nice uppercut lands for de Castro. That snapped Prve's head back.
Prve looks to clinch

and de Castro moves into the clinch.
Prve landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
de Castro digs a right hand into Prve's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Prve's gas tank.
de Castro working aggressively here.
Good body shot from de Castro.
Prve tries to stall but de Castro uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
de Castro working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
de Castro wants to break free but Prve has control.
Prve misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from de Castro.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
de Castro is trying to break free.
de Castro tries for a takedown. No joy.
A short body shot lands from de Castro as the two fighters clinch.
de Castro digs a right hand underneath Prve's ribcage. Prve let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Prve with a knee to the head.
de Castro wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
de Castro lands a body punch in the clinch.
de Castro is stalling here.
Prve prevents a takedown attempt there.
Prve is pressed up against the cage. de Castro has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Prve down to the mat. Prve avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
de Castro looks to score with a jab to the body but Prve is just out of range.
de Castro works Prve's body with a nice hook.
A shot to de liver by de Castro. Beautiful body shot.
de Castro scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
de Castro lands a nice hook to Prve's body. Prve takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Prve tries to clinch but de Castro moves away

and de Castro counters by moving into the clinch.
Prve throws an elbow that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from de Castro.
de Castro lands a hook that snaps the head of Prve backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
de Castro swings wildly with an uppercut but Prve uses good head movement to avoid it.
Prve takes a shot to the head.
de Castro lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Prve is working for takedown but de Castro is calmly controlling the position for now.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from de Castro.
Prve gets underhooks to prevent de Castro's takedown attempt.

de Castro pulls guard successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
de Castro trying to control the position.
de Castro tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Prve wants to stand but de Castro has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Prve is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! de Castro is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! de Castro has escaped and now he's on top!
de Castro passes easily into side control. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hugo de Castro dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

de Castro scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Prve doesn't seem bothered though.

de Castro moves into the clinch.
de Castro lands a left hand that snaps the head of Prve backwards.
Prve blocking some punches.
de Castro fails to pull guard.
A right hook to the body lands for de Castro.
de Castro can't break the clinch.
de Castro avoids a wild elbow strike from Prve.
Prve landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
de Castro takes an elbow to the forehead.
Prve gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Prve stops a takedown attempt from de Castro.
A body shot lands from de Castro.
de Castro is trying to break the clinch but Prve has him pressed against the cage.
Prve stalling in the clinch but de Castro improves position.
de Castro lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
de Castro can't break the clinch.
de Castro tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Prve just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hugo de Castro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Prve takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
de Castro is looking to break free of the clinch but Prve has double underhooks.
Prve keeps control of de Castro as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
de Castro blocks an elbow strike.
A bit of stalling here from de Castro.
de Castro works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Prve is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but de Castro is keeping busy.
de Castro scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Prve is looking to control de Castro's arms but de Castro gets an underhook and turns him. Now Prve has his back to the cage.
de Castro lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
de Castro tries to pull guard but Prve won't allow it.
de Castro wants to get back to striking at distance but Prve won't allow it.
de Castro works on Prve's body with a couple of short punches.
de Castro presses Prve against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Come on de Castro - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
de Castro lands a hook that snaps the head of Prve backwards.
de Castro wants to break the clinch but can't.
de Castro tries to score a body lock takedown but Prve shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
de Castro fails to pull guard.
de Castro tries to score a body lock takedown but Prve shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Prve stalling in the clinch but de Castro improves position.
de Castro tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
de Castro lands a shot to the body.
A short left from de Castro.
de Castro is trying to drag Prve to the mat but Prve just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Prve tries to land knees in the clinch but de Castro avoids the damage to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
de Castro leaning against his opponent.
Prve prevents de Castro from breaking the clinch.
A short body shot lands from de Castro as the two fighters clinch.
de Castro stalling the fight.
de Castro lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Prve gets underhooks to prevent de Castro's takedown attempt.
de Castro works on Prve's body with a couple of short punches.
de Castro throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by de Castro as Prve tries to tie him up.
Prve stops a takedown attempt from de Castro.
de Castro wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Prve is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for de Castro.
de Castro tries to pull guard but Prve holds him up against the cage and eventually de Castro drops back down to his feet.
de Castro wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Prve has him pressed against the cage.
Prve lands a knee to the body.
Prve is pressed up against the cage. de Castro has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Prve down to the mat. Prve avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Danga de danga de dang - de Castro scores with a four punch combination!
Prve wants to clinch but de Castro slips to the side

and de Castro counters by clinching up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from de Castro.
de Castro blocking some punches.
de Castro wants to get back to striking at distance but Prve won't allow it.
Prve can't find room to land a body shot as de Castro controls the action.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A short body shot lands from de Castro as the two fighters clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
de Castro has had enough of the clinch but Prve keeps him there for the moment.
de Castro jumps guard but Prve stands there with de Castro around his waist. de Castro gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
de Castro wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
de Castro fails to pull the fight into his guard.
de Castro on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
de Castro has had enough of the clinch but Prve keeps him there for the moment.
Prve using the Thai plumb to throw knees but de Castro has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
de Castro tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Prve just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hugo de Castro has scored more points in the clinch so far.
de Castro pushes Prve back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
de Castro presses Prve against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
de Castro jumps guard but Prve stands there with de Castro around his waist. de Castro gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Prve looking to throw knees to the head but de Castro is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
de Castro lands a right hand.
de Castro stalling against the cage.
de Castro wants a takedown but no success here.
de Castro tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Prve working aggressively here.
de Castro jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Prve walks away with a smile on his face. de Castro gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
de Castro misses with a two punch combination.
Prve takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Prve wants to clinch but de Castro slips to the side
enabling de Castro to counter with a crisp jab.

de Castro instigates a clinch.
A short right from de Castro.
de Castro digs a right hand underneath Prve's ribcage. Prve let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Prve looking to slow down the pace here.
de Castro is trying to drag Prve to the mat but Prve just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A bit of stalling here from de Castro.
A short right from de Castro.
Prve misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from de Castro.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Hugo de Castro.
Well de Castro has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hugo de Castro!