PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dan Coen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francis Castiglione (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Castiglione has chosen War Zone - Rob Zombie as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Coen
vs
Castiglione

185 cm
21
195 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

185 cm
22
200 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Advanced Supplements

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dan Coen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Francis Castiglione!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Dean Styles and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coen wants to clinch up but Castiglione keeps it at a distance.
Coen takes one on the button.
Coen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Castiglione rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Coen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Castiglione circles away from the clinch attempt.
Coen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Castiglione lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Coen circles away quickly and effectively.
Coen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Castiglione's waist but Castiglione gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Coen off to one side.
Coen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Castiglione throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Coen on the side of the head.
Coen tries to clinch but Castiglione moves out of range.
Coen is looking to clinch but Castiglione is avoiding it.
Castiglione throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Coen drives through and clinches with Castiglione against the cage.
Coen gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Castiglione.
Coen scores with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Castiglione has Coen pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Castiglione pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Coen tumbling to the mat - Castiglione dives into Coen's guard.
Castiglione trying to control but Coen is working from the bottom.
Castiglione missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Coen working a defensive guard here.

Castiglione has gone for a leg lock! Coen slips out almost immediately though and dives into Castiglione's guard.
Castiglione has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Coen wants to pass the guard but Castiglione is keeping the position.
Coen trying to control but Castiglione is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Coen stands up from Castiglione's guard - Coen perhaps looking for a knockout.
Francis Castiglione is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Castiglione misses with a series of wild punches.
Castiglione works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Castiglione keeps the fight on the outside.
Coen is looking to clinch.
Castiglione avoids a punch combination nicely.
Castiglione misses with a two punch combination.
Castiglione scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Castiglione gets caught flat footed, as Coen shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Coen trying to control but Castiglione is working from the bottom.
Coen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Castiglione swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Coen wants to control from the top but Castiglione keeps moving.
Coen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Coen is sitting in close to Castiglione's body. Castiglione has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Coen is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Coen is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Castiglione.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Francis Castiglione!