PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Castle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Castle's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, In Time. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Castle
vs
Smith

188 cm
24
216 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

178 cm
23
166 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Marvel Combat

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Castle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Kyle Smith!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Andrew Berry and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Smith throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A slapping body kick lands there for Castle.
Castle takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Castle lands with a straight right. Smith didn't see that one coming.
Smith dodges the punch combination from Castle.
Smith throws a shot from downtown. Castle moves away and avoids it.
Smith misses with a two punch combination.
Castle cracks Smith with a good jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Castle closes the distance and pushes Smith back into the cage.
Smith is trying to break the clinch but Castle has him pressed against the cage.
Castle lands with a short shot to the head.
Castle creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Smith's defenses.

It looks like Kyle Smith has been cut.
Castle lands an elbow just above Smith 's eye.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Castle.
Castle comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A right hand to the body from Castle.
Smith looks gassed!
Castle lands a body shot.
Castle is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Smith takes a knee right on the jaw!

Smith is rocked!

That has opened up Kyle Smith's cut even more.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Castle.
Castle lands a damaging elbow.
Castle lands a good knee to the midsection. Smith won't want to take too many of those.
Castle lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Castle utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A short right from Castle on the inside.
Knees to the body from Castle.
Castle lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Castle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Castle landing knees to the head.
Smith takes a shot to the head.
Castle digs a right hand underneath Smith's ribcage. Smith let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Castle comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Castle throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Smiths head.
Castle lands a nice knee to the body.
Castle lands a body punch in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Castle.
A short left from Castle.
Castle works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Castle has Smith pressed against the cage, preventing Smith from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Castle lands an elbow inside that Smith shrugs off.
Smith's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Castle working Smith over with knees to the body.
Castle lands a knee to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Castle.
Castle crunches a lovely knee into Smith's ribcage.
Castle scores a nice knee to the body.
Castle crunches a lovely knee into Smith's ribcage.
A head punch on the inside from Castle fails to land.
Smith wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Castle has him pressed against the cage.
Smith wants to get back to striking at distance but Castle won't allow it.
Castle connects with a nasty looking knee right to Smith's face.
Smith tries to break the clinch but Castle is controlling the position.
A short right from Castle.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Castle.
Castle missing with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith is trying to break the clinch but Castle is controlling him.
Still in the clinch, Castle scores with a nice short uppercut.
Smith takes a knee to the side of the body.
Smith tries to break free but Castle pushes him back against the cage.
Smith working hard to break the clinch.
Smith is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Smith takes a knee to the side of the body.
Castle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Smith's elbow.
Smith looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Castle lands with a short shot to the head.
Smith is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Smith's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Castle gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Castle lands a right hand.
A short right from Castle on the inside.
Castle gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Castle working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Castle lands an uppercut.
Smith wants to break the clinch but can't.
Smith working hard to break the clinch.
Smith is trying to force a seperation but Castle has the dominant position.
Smith wants to get back to striking at distance but Castle won't allow it.
Smith wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Smith's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Smith throws a right hand that Castle ducks under and follows up with a left that Castle also avoids with ease.

Castle moves into the clinch successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castle prevents Smith from breaking the clinch.
Castle utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A short uppercut from Castle.
A right hook to the body lands for Castle.
Castle lands a good knee to the midsection. Smith won't want to take too many of those.
Smith is trying to break the clinch but Castle is controlling him.
Castle with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Castle lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Castle lands a left hand that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Castle throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Smiths head.
Castle lands a nice uppercut.
Smith wants to get back to striking at distance but Castle won't allow it.
Smith's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Smith tries to break the clinch but Castle is controlling the position.
Smith is looking to break free of the clinch but Castle has double underhooks.
Castle lands an elbow just above Smith 's eye.
Castle gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Castle utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Castle.
Smith wants to break the clinch but can't.
Smith takes a knee right on the jaw!
Smith is trying to break the clinch but Castle has him pressed against the cage.
Castle gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Castle crunches a lovely knee into Smith's ribcage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith is trying to force a seperation but Castle has the dominant position.
Castle tries to land a knee to the head but Smith blocks with his arms.
Castle lands a knee to the body.
Castle tries a knee to the head but Smith blocks it.
Castle tries to land knees in the clinch but Smith avoids the damage to the body.
Castle misses with a body punch.
Castle tries to land a knee to the head but Smith blocks with his arms.
A frustrated look appears on Smith's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Castle has Smith pressed against the cage, preventing Smith from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Castle lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Smith is trying to force a seperation but Castle has the dominant position.
Castle gets through Smith's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Smith's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Smith is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Smith has had enough of the clinch but Castle keeps him there for the moment.
Smith is trying to break the clinch but Castle is controlling him.
Castle unloads a knee to the mid-section. Smith lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Smith is trying to force a seperation but Castle has the dominant position.
Castle landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Castle digs a right hand into Smith's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Smith's gas tank.
Castle lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Smith is trying to force a seperation but Castle has the dominant position.
Smith working hard to break the clinch.
A knee to the head by Castle.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Castle creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Smith wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Castle has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Castle dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kyle Smith's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Castle dodges the punch combination from Smith.
Smith will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Castle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smith connects with a body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The fighters circling - Smith throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kyle Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Castle moves out of range of the strikes.
Smith misses with the combination.
A punch combination from Smith misses.

Castle moves into the clinch successfully.
Castle softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Castle is working Smith over against the cage.
Smith has had enough of the clinch but Castle keeps him there for the moment.
Smith takes a knee to the side of the body.
Castle landing knees to the head.
Castle is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smith can do to turn this around?
Nice elbow from Castle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Castle turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Castle manages to end up in side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

Castle looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Castle asserts his dominance and retains side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Smith can do anything to dispel that myth.
Castle working the head and body with strikes.
Castle lands some shots froms side control.

Castle thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Smith tries to escape but Castle is in control.
Smith is not content to let Castle control the position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Castle has Smith up against the cage in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Smith wants to break the clinch but can't.
Castle comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Castle gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Castle creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Castle lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Smith takes an elbow to the forehead.
Castle scores a nice knee to the body.
Castle digs a right hand into Smith's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Smith's gas tank.
Castle lands a left hand.
A right hand to the body from Castle.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Castle obliges.
Castle landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Castle landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Castle landing knees to the head.
Smith working hard to break the clinch.
Castle lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Castle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Castle misses with a body punch.
Frank Castle has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Castle keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Smith's efforts to push away.
Castle lands a shot to the body.
Castle with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Castle prevents Smith from breaking the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castle lands with a left to the head.
Smith is trying to break free.
Castle misses with a knee strike.
Castle has Smith pressed against the cage, preventing Smith from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Castle scores with a nice hook to the head.
Castle unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Smith is trying to break the clinch but Castle has him pressed against the cage.
Castle misses with an elbow over the top.
Castle tries to land a knee to the head but Smith blocks with his arms.
Smith wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Castle struggles to land a body shot inside as Smith controls his hands.
Smith avoids a wild elbow strike from Castle.
Castle keeps control of Smith as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Castle has Smith pressed against the cage, preventing Smith from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A right hand to the body from Castle.
Castle looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Castle presses Smith against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Castle throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Smiths head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Castle.
Smith looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Smith wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Castle lands an uppercut.
Castle works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Smith prevents a body shot from Castle.
Castle has Smith pressed against the cage, preventing Smith from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Castle prevents Smith from breaking the clinch.

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.
Smith is trying to force a seperation but Castle has the dominant position.
Smith is looking to break free of the clinch but Castle has double underhooks.
A nice right hand lands inside from Castle.
Smith tries to circle away but Castle has him pinned against the cage.
Castle keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Smith's efforts to push away.
Castle lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Castle lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice left hand lands by Castle.
Castle connects with a nasty looking knee right to Smith's face.
Castle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smith can't break the clinch.
Smith wants to break free but Castle has control.
Smith is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A knee to the head by Castle.
Smith tries to circle away but Castle has him pinned against the cage.
Castle lands a nice elbow.
Smith is trying to break the clinch but Castle has him pressed against the cage.
Good body shot from Castle.
Castle lands an elbow inside.
Castle misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smith.
Castle prevents Smith from breaking the clinch.
Smith is trying to break the clinch but Castle is controlling him.
Smith has had enough of the clinch but Castle keeps him there for the moment.
Castle lands a nice knee to the body.
Castle lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Castle dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kyle Smith's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Smith paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

Castle pushes Smith up against the cage in a clinch.
Smith wants to break the clinch but can't.
Castle softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Castle landing knees to the head.
Castle comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Castle scores with a nice hook to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Smith's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Castle connects with a nasty looking knee right to Smith's face.
Smith wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Castle scores with a hook to the body.
Smith tries to circle away but Castle has him pinned against the cage.
Smith wants to break the clinch but can't.
Knees in the clinch landing for Castle.
Castle prevents Smith from breaking the clinch.
Castle lands with a left to the head.
Castle lands a body shot.
Castle lands an uppercut.
Castle lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Smith wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A hook to the body from Castle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Castle unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Smith is trying to break free.
Castle lands a damaging elbow.
Smith tries to circle away but Castle has him pinned against the cage.
Castle lands with a right to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Castle lands an elbow just above Smith 's eye.
Castle digs a right hand underneath Smith's ribcage. Smith let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Castle lands a good knee to the midsection. Smith won't want to take too many of those.

Smith's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Castle takes the fight into the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Castle.
Castle trying to land knees to the body.
Smith wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Smith has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Smith is looking to break free of the clinch but Castle has double underhooks.
Smith takes a shot to the head.
Castle lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Smith is looking to break free of the clinch but Castle has double underhooks.
Castle lands a nice elbow.
Smith is trying to break the clinch but Castle has him pressed against the cage.
Smith has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Castle working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Smith takes a knee right on the jaw!
Castle has Smith pressed against the cage, preventing Smith from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Castle keeps control of Smith as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Castle creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Smith's defenses.
Castle is working Smith over against the cage.
A short right from Castle.
Smith wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Castle has him pressed against the cage.
Castle keeps control of Smith as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Frank Castle is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Castle lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Smith is looking to break free of the clinch but Castle has double underhooks.
Castle lands an elbow just above Smith 's eye.
Castle works on Smith's body with a couple of short punches.
Smith has had enough of the clinch but Castle keeps him there for the moment.
Castle connects with a nasty looking knee right to Smith's face.
Smith tries to break the clinch but Castle is controlling the position.
Knees in the clinch landing for Castle.
Castle lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Nice elbow from Castle.
Castle lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Castle lands an elbow just above Smith 's eye.
Smith can't break the clinch.
Castle presses Smith against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Smith wants to get back to striking at distance but Castle won't allow it.
A right hook to the body lands for Castle.
Castle lands with a left to the head.
Smith wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Castle with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Smith can't break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith has had enough of the clinch but Castle keeps him there for the moment.
Castle scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Castle working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Smith looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Smith takes a knee right on the jaw!
Castle comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A right hand to the body from Castle.
Castle lands with a left to the head.
Smith wants to break free but Castle has control.
A shot in the inside from Castle.
Smith can't break the clinch.
Castle scores with a knee to the head.
Castle comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Smith wants to get back to striking at distance but Castle won't allow it.
Castle prevents Smith from breaking the clinch.
Castle lands a good knee to the midsection. Smith won't want to take too many of those.
A body shot lands from Castle.
Castle throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Smiths head.
Smith wants to get back to striking at distance but Castle won't allow it.
Nice elbow from Castle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Castle.
Castle lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Castle.
Smith wants to break the clinch but can't.
Castle connects with a knee to the head.
Castle throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Castle landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Smith takes a knee to the side of the body.
Smith takes a knee right on the jaw!

The cut above Kyle Smith's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice elbow from Castle.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Castle.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Castle.
Castle lands a nice uppercut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Castle.
Castle working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Castle landing knees to the head.
Castle using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Castle utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Smith working hard to break the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Castle showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Castle 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 William Gold scores the fight 30:25
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:25
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Castle!