PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ozzie Castillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Beebus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Castillo
vs
Beebus

195 cm
25
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

177 cm
18
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ozzie Castillo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave Beebus!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Steven Brown and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castillo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Castillo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Beebus's head.
Beebus misses with a straight left.
Beebus throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Castillo's waist but Castillo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Beebus off to one side.
Beebus looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Castillo is fending him off so far but Beebus persists. Nope, Castillo circles away and we're back to standing.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Beebus is defended easily by Castillo.
Ozzie Castillo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Beebus.
Castillo leaves Beebus with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Castillo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Ozzie Castillo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Castillo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Castillo works the jab nicely.
Castillo scores with a body shot.
Castillo throws a good cross that connects.
Castillo throws a series of strikes that have Beebus backpedaling.
Castillo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Castillo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ozzie Castillo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castillo scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Decent striking displayed by Castillo there.
Castillo is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Beebus shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Castillo as he jumps to the side.
Castillo is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Castillo catches Beebus with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Castillo scores with the left hand. Beebus knows he should have avoided that one.
Beebus shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Castillo defends it nicely.
Beebus takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castillo tests Beebus's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Castillo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Castillo with a hook.
Castillo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Beebus fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Beebus looks gassed!
Beebus shoots in and drives through. Castillo sprawls well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beebus on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
A lazy left from Castillo finds it's target.
Castillo scores with a decent looking hook.
Castillo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Beebus's head backwards.
Beebus misses with a takedown attempt - Castillo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Castillo lands a jab to the nose.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Castillo scores with a jab. Beebus acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Castillo scores with a jab to the head.
Castillo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dave Beebus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A left and a right from Castillo both land. Nice combination.
Nice sprawl there from Castillo as Beebus shoots in.
Beebus with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Castillo to score with a decent uppercut.
Castillo cracks a nice hook into Beebus's ribs.
Beebus is breathing heavily.
Castillo scores with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beebus moves forwards but Castillo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Castillo lands with a straight right. Beebus didn't see that one coming.
Beebus walks into a stiff left hand from Castillo.
A left and a right from Castillo both land. Nice combination.
Good standup being displayed there by Castillo as he connects with a hook.
Beebus is trying desperately to land a takedown but Castillo is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Beebus.
Castillo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Castillo lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Castillo scores with a nice strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castillo connects with a single shot there.
Beebus has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Castillo tests Beebus's chin there with a solid looking shot.
No luck for Beebus with that takedown attempt.
Castillo is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Castillo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Castillo thuds his right hand into Beebus's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A lazy left from Castillo finds it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beebus walks into a jab.
Castillo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Beebus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Good standup being displayed there by Castillo as he connects with a hook.
Beebus walks into a jab.
Castillo lands with an overhand left.
Beebus takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Castillo.
Castillo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ozzie Castillo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Beebus.
Beebus shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Castillo.
Beebus on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Beebus has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beebus walks into a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ozzie Castillo dominated that second round.
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. And we move into the final round!

The crowd cheers as Castillo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Beebus doesn't seem phased though.
Castillo catches Beebus with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A left and a right from Castillo both land. Nice combination.
Castillo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Castillo throws a good cross that connects.
Castillo lands a two punch combo.
Castillo lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Castillo moves out of range as Beebus strikes.
Beebus takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Castillo lands a two punch combo.
Beebus will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Castillo dips to his left and cracks Beebus with an uppercut!
Castillo scores with a one two! Beebus had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Beebus throws a big shot that misses.
Castillo lands a really nice looking cross but Beebus seems unphased.
Castillo displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

It looks like Dave Beebus has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castillo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Beebus.
Ozzie Castillo is winning the standup battle so far.
Castillo with a jab.
Castillo lands a head shot.
Castillo lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Castillo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Beebus can do to turn this around?
Castillo sizes up Beebus with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Castillo throws a series of strikes that have Beebus backpedaling.
Good shot there by Castillo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Castillo catches Beebus right on the button with a cross.
Castillo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Beebus's hands.
Castillo stuns Beebus with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Castillo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Beebus doesn't seem bothered though.
Castillo throws a combination. Beebus tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A nice combination there by Castillo.
Castillo lands a lovely overhand right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beebus tries to move into range but Castillo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Dave Beebus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Castillo moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Nice jab there from Castillo.
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!
Castillo scores with a nice right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A jab from Castillo finds it's way through Beebus's defenses.
Jab by Castillo.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ozzie Castillo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Castillo 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 30:24
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:24
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ozzie Castillo!