PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Raymond Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonidas Castro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Daniels
vs
Castro

179 cm
21
134 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

189 cm
19
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Heavy handed

Win Nutritional
Win Nutritional

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Raymond Daniels!
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, Leonidas Castro!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Paulo Santos and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castro tries to clinch there but Daniels circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Castro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Castro moves in looking to clinch but Daniels pushes him off.
Castro is looking to clinch but Daniels is avoiding it.
Daniels keeps the fight on the outside.
Castro is looking to clinch but Daniels is avoiding it.
Castro fails in his attempt to clinch.
Castro tries to clinch up.
Castro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Daniels swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Castro wants to clinch up but Daniels keeps it at a distance.
Castro is looking to clinch.
Castro tries to clinch there but Daniels circles away.
Castro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Daniels paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castro is looking to clinch but Daniels is avoiding it.
Castro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Castro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Castro looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Castro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Castro is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Castro fails with an attempt to clinch.
Castro tries to clinch but Daniels moves out of range.
Castro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Daniels paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Castro tries to clinch but Daniels moves out of range.
Leonidas Castro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Daniels shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Daniels was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Daniels is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Castro tries to close the distance and clinch but Daniels swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Castro tries to clinch up but Daniels circles away and keeps his distance.
Daniels really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Castro moves in looking to clinch but Daniels pushes him off.
Castro wants to clinch.
Castro fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castro tries to clinch up.

Daniels gets the takedown into side control.

Castro is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Daniels's leg. Oh but that's left an opportunity for Daniels! He's got an arm triangle... it looks tight! He's rotating and Castro has tapped! This one is allllll over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Raymond Daniels!