PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Coby Castro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Bauer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack Bauer has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Coby Castro's chin.

Castro
vs
Bauer

190 cm
26
190 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

185 cm
24
196 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Coby Castro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jack Bauer!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Daniel Bishop and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bauer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Castro looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

Bauer closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Castro did well to prevent Bauer getting side control.
Bauer working over Castro with some ground and pound. Castro looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Castro has hold of Bauer's hands but Bauer slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bauer looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Bauer is nestled in close to Castro, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Castro keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Castro regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Bauer.

Castro is looking for a triangle but Bauer pushes his legs off easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Castro preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bauer chips away with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Castro working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bauer doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bauer manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bauer is looking to work some ground and pound but Castro has wrist control.
Bauer is looking to work some ground and pound but Castro has wrist control.
Bauer lands a couple of elbows.
Bauer keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Castro's head.
Bauer lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bauer throwing strikes from guard but Castro blocks nicely.
Bauer is looking to work some ground and pound but Castro has wrist control.
Bauer lands a couple of elbows.
Bauer wants to pass the guard but Castro is keeping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Castro throws his legs up looking for a submission but Bauer uses it to pass to side control.
Bauer lands an elbow.
Bauer cracks Castro with a big right hand but Castro just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Bauer trying to control the action but Castro is working from the bottom.
Bauer cracks Castro with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Bauer working the ground and pound.
Bauer in side control lands a decent elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bauer throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bauer lands a nice forearm strike.

Castro is rocked!
Bauer scores with a couple of short elbows.
Oh Castro is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Castro takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bauer works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Castro taking punishment in the form of punches.
The ground and pound from Bauer seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Bauer throws a strike aimed at the side of Castro's head but Castro avoids it well.
Castro seems to have got his legs back now.
Bauer lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Castro is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bauer misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bauer misses with the ground and pound.
Bauer lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Bauer works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Bauer working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bauer works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Bauer works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The ground and pound from Bauer seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Bauer working the head with strikes.
Castro managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Bauer.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bauer creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Castro sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Bauer trying to control the position but Castro is working away.
Castro is looking to reverse the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Bauer dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Castro scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Castro thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bauer's head.
Castro missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Castro is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Bauer is just riding it out for now. Castro eventually gives up the hold.

Castro is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Castro stops Bauer from getting back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Castro is just content to waste time from the top position. Bauer takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Castro stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bauer swivels though and keeps the full guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Castro misses with a takedown attempt

and Bauer counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Bauer connects with a couple of short punches.
Bauer wants to pass the guard but Castro is keeping the position.
Bauer is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bauer got a little sloppy there for a moment and Castro has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bauer has managed to get both his arms back between Castro's legs - danger averted.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bauer in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bauer throws and elbow that misses. Castro uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bauer's guard. Nice move by Castro!
Bauer wants to get back to his feet but Castro passes into half guard.
Jack Bauer has got the better of the ground game so far.

Castro is trying to work for a kimura but Bauer is defending well.

Bauer kicks off Castro and gets to his feet.
Coby Castro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castro with a lazy takedown attempt

and Bauer counters with a shoot takedown. Castro fights it but they end up in guard.
Bauer working some strikes from top position.
Bauer postures up.
Bauer cracks Castro with a solid left hand.
Bauer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bauer wants to control from the top but Castro keeps moving.
Bauer must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bauer is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bauer wants to control from the top but Castro keeps moving.
Bauer throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bauer with a nice head shot there.

Castro had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bauer defends it easily.
Bauer postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bauer distracts Castro with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bauer with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bauer postures up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bauer wants to control from the top but Castro keeps moving.
Bauer throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Bauer 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Bauer lands a nice shot that snaps Castro's head back.
Castro with a poor takedown
and Bauer counters with a left to the body.
Castro avoids the body shot from Bauer.
Castro doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Bauer counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Bauer thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Castro's head.
Castro on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bauer is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Castro has hold of Bauer's hands but Bauer slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bauer lands strikes from half guard.

Castro is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bauer pulls his head out easily.
Ground and pound from Bauer.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bauer lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bauer seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Castro does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bauer not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bauer is nestled in close to Castro, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Bauer takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bauer winds up and cracks Castro with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

Castro is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bauer pulls his head out easily.
Castro is in trouble now - Bauer has advanced to mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castro taking shots to the head.
Bauer with a couple of short strikes.
A nice elbow there by Bauer.
Bauer loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Castro scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Bauer land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Bauer stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Bauer!