PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sebastion Castle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mibu Kyoshiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Castle comes to the cage accompanied by Gonna Fly Now. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Castle
vs
Kyoshiro

162 cm
18
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
19
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Granite chin

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sebastion Castle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mibu Kyoshiro!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castle moves in looking to clinch but Kyoshiro pushes him off.
Castle defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kyoshiro.

Kyoshiro drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Kyoshiro looking to pass the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kyoshiro accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kyoshiro wants to control from the top but Castle keeps moving.
Kyoshiro is looking to work some ground and pound but Castle has wrist control.
Kyoshiro with a flurry of punches that miss.
Castle avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kyoshiro trying to control but Castle is working from the bottom.
Kyoshiro tries to free his leg and advance position but Castle is retaining full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kyoshiro shoots in and drives through. Castle sprawls well.
Kyoshiro shoots in for a takedown but Castle shows good takedown defense.
Sebastion Castle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mibu Kyoshiro.
Kyoshiro closes this distance looking for a takedown but Castle circles away.
Castle tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kyoshiro paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sebastion Castle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Castle throws a sloppy head kick and Kyoshiro moves out of range easily.
Castle moves in looking to clinch but Kyoshiro pushes him off.

Kyoshiro is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Castle's half guard.
Kyoshiro thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kyoshiro throwing shots but Castle is blocking nicely.
Kyoshiro not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castle keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kyoshiro is pressing down on Castle's thigh, looking to free his foot. Castle is holding on for now.
Kyoshiro is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Kyoshiro is looking to work some ground and pound but Castle has wrist control.
Kyoshiro has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kyoshiro throws a strike but Castle rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kyoshiro is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kyoshiro looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sebastion Castle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Castle scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kyoshiro circles away from the clinch attempt.
Castle moves in looking to clinch but Kyoshiro pushes him off.
Castle tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kyoshiro paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kyoshiro avoids a punch combination nicely.

Kyoshiro closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Castle did well to prevent Kyoshiro getting side control.
Castle is breathing heavily.
Kyoshiro missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Castle blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kyoshiro.
Kyoshiro throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kyoshiro wants to control but Castle is keeping him busy.
Kyoshiro passes to side control.
Castle regains half guard there - taking advantage of Kyoshiro's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Castle keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kyoshiro thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Castle's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mibu Kyoshiro dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Castle misses with an uppercut.
Kyoshiro misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Castle tries to clinch up but Kyoshiro circles away and keeps his distance.
Kyoshiro swats away the attempt to clinch by Castle.
Sebastion Castle is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Castle tries to clinch up but Kyoshiro circles away and keeps his distance.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Kyoshiro.
Castle avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Kyoshiro.
Castle is trying to buck Kyoshiro off.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kyoshiro throws an elbow but Castle slips to the side and avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyoshiro tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Kyoshiro misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Castle dodges the ground and pound from Kyoshiro.
Kyoshiro wants to lay and pray for a moment but Castle keeps working.
Sloppy strikes there by Kyoshiro.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Castle fails in his attempt to clinch.

Kyoshiro shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Castle is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kyoshiro scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kyoshiro thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kyoshiro thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kyoshiro is trying to control the action in half guard but Castle is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kyoshiro throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kyoshiro passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Castle!
Kyoshiro throws some wild stikes that Castle manages to avoid easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kyoshiro throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Kyoshiro throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Kyoshiro thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Kyoshiro unloads with some shots from mount but Castle bucks and avoids them well.
Kyoshiro thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Kyoshiro misses with a head shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Castle wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Kyoshiro.
Kyoshiro unloads with some shots from mount but Castle bucks and avoids them well.
Kyoshiro unloads with some shots from mount but Castle bucks and avoids them well.
Kyoshiro throwing strikes here but Castle is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kyoshiro punching from mount but Castle doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Castle really wants to buck Kyoshiro off and get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mibu Kyoshiro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Kyoshiro shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Kyoshiro missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kyoshiro looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Castle avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kyoshiro.
Kyoshiro thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kyoshiro not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kyoshiro thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyoshiro passes to full mount!
Kyoshiro sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Kyoshiro throws some wild stikes that Castle manages to avoid easily.
Kyoshiro thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Castle might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kyoshiro misses with a head shot.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kyoshiro looking to ground and pound but Castle is blocking nicely.
Castle wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Kyoshiro.

That's two 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.
Kyoshiro throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Kyoshiro unloads with some shots from mount but Castle bucks and avoids them well.
Kyoshiro unloads with some shots from mount but Castle bucks and avoids them well.
Castle avoids a series of strikes thrown by Kyoshiro.
Castle holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Kyoshiro tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Kyoshiro throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kyoshiro sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Kyoshiro throws some wild stikes that Castle manages to avoid easily.
Castle is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Kyoshiro looking to ground and pound but Castle is blocking nicely.
Kyoshiro thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Castle blocking the ground and pound.
Castle is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Kyoshiro throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Castle because Kyoshiro loaded up on that one.
Mibu Kyoshiro is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Castle holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Kyoshiro tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Poor strikes thrown by Kyoshiro there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Kyoshiro thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Castle blocking the ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kyoshiro sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Kyoshiro with shots to the head and body - Castle looks very uncomfortable down there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mibu Kyoshiro comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kyoshiro winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mibu Kyoshiro!