PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Castle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Babba Bu (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.

Castle
vs
Bu

195 cm
18
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
25
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 Rio de Janeiro, Frank Castle!
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, Babba Bu!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Luis Engracia and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castle throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bu is looking to clinch.
Castle slips a jab and a cross from Bu.
Bu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bu tries to clinch up.
Bu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Castle swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bu misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castle misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Castle swats away the attempt to clinch by Bu.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bu looks to land a combination. Castle sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Bu throws a nice looking combination but Castle bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Castle swats away the attempt to clinch by Bu.
No joy there for Bu, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bu connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Castle momentarily.
Bu scores with a jab to the jaw.

Bu lands a left and a right that send Castle crashing to the mat, dazed. Bu thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bu looks to land a combination but Castle avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bu thows a body shot but no joy.
Bu misses with a two punch combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bu works Castle's body with a nice hook.
Castle walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bu is looking to clinch but Castle is avoiding it.
Babba Bu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bu misses with a wild combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bu punishes Castle's body with a nice straight punch.
Castle is breathing heavily.
Castle on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bu looks to land a combination but Castle avoids it well.
Castle keeps the fight on the outside.
Bu lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Castle backs up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bu fails to land with a series of punches.
Castle wants to clinch up but Bu keeps it at a distance.
Bu throws a right and a left that Castle avoids nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castle lands with a kick to the ribs.
Bu throws a right hand that Castle ducks under and follows up with a left that Castle also avoids with ease.
Bu connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bu tries to close the distance and clinch but Castle swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bu swinging wildly here.
Bu throws a head kick that misses
and Castle counters with a head kick. That will keep Bu thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Castle avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bu wants to clinch.
Bu keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Babba Bu dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Bu moves in looking to clinch but Castle pushes him off.
Bu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Castle tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Castle circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bu tries to clinch up but Castle circles away and keeps his distance.
Castle throws a head kick but Bu moves out of range.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Castle might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Castle circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bu tries to clinch up but Castle circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Babba Bu seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Bu does no damage.
Bu is looking to clinch but Castle is avoiding it.
Bu misses with the combination.
Bu fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bu doesn't manage to clinch there - Castle circles away.
Bu fails in his attempt to clinch.
Castle circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bu tries to clinch there but Castle circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bu goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Bu misses with a double jab.
A punch combination from Bu misses.
Castle tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bu tries to clinch but Castle moves out of range.

Bu rushes Castle and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Castle lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Castle is trying to maintain a safe position but Bu gets an underhook and turns Castle into the cage.
Castle lands a nice elbow.
Bu avoids the elbow strike from Castle, against the cage.
Bu blocks an elbow strike.
Castle pushes off an throws an elbow but Bu leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Castle throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bu avoids a wild elbow strike from Castle.
Castle misses with an elbow over the top.
Bu is trying to force a seperation but Castle has the dominant position.
Bu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Castle's elbow.
Castle misses with an elbow over the top.
Castle blocks a body shot from Bu.
Bu has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bu blocks an elbow strike from Castle.
Bu is trying to break the clinch but Castle is controlling him.
Bu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bu wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Castle has him pressed against the cage.
Bu dodges an elbow strike from Castle.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Castle creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Castle lands a damaging elbow.
Castle prevents Bu from breaking the clinch.
Castle prevents Bu from breaking the clinch.
Bu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Castle looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bu blocks an elbow strike.
Castle misses with an elbow strike.
Bu working hard to break the clinch.
Castle prevents a body shot from Bu.
Castle lands an elbow inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Castle lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bu is trying to break the clinch but Castle is controlling him.
Castle throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Castle lands an elbow inside that Bu shrugs off.
Castle misses with an elbow over the top.
Bu using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Castle has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bu blocks an elbow strike.
Castle is trying to stall.
Bu wants to break free but Castle has control.
Bu wants to break the clinch but can't.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Maybe Castle would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Bu looking to slow down the pace here.
Bu blocks an elbow strike from Castle.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Castle is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bu trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Babba Bu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Bu lands a nice hook to Castle's body. Castle takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bu shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Castle as he jumps to the side.
Castle fails with an attempt to clinch.
A lazy body kick from Bu
and Castle counters with a nice kick to the body.
Bu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Castle moves in looking to clinch but Bu pushes him off.
Bu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Castle moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bu throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bu looks to land a combination but Castle avoids it well.
Bu wants to clinch.
Bu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bu fails to land with a series of punches.
Castle is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bu.
Bu looks to throw a body kick
and Castle counters with a head kick. That will keep Bu thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Castle thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bu if he has to take too many more of those.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castle throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bu's head.
Bu misses with the body kick
and Castle counters with a head kick. That will keep Bu thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Castle tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Frank Castle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big right from Bu misses.
Bu works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Castle moves out of range of the strikes.
Bu tries to close the distance and clinch but Castle swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bu shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Bu takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Castle is looking for a sweep. Bu is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bu wants to stand up but Castle is controlling the position.

Bu gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Castle throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bu.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castle lands with a slapping head kick.
Castle misses with a head kick.
Castle avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bu throws a looping overhand right but Castle ducks down to avoid it.
Bu fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bu doesn't manage to clinch there - Castle circles away.
A head kick by Bu misses
and Castle counters with a head kick. That will keep Bu thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Frank Castle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Babba Bu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Castle dodges the punch combination from Bu.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Babba Bu.
I've got Bu winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 26:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Babba Bu!