PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Agustin Castillas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Payne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Payne has chosen Ice Ice baby as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Castillas
vs
Payne

166 cm
24
140 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

184 cm
25
146 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Determined

FIGHTMAX Nutrition
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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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Agustin Castillas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Andrew Payne!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castillas throws a right and a left that Payne avoids nicely.
A combination from Castillas does no damage.
Castillas stuffs the takedown.
Castillas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Payne bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Castillas leaves Payne with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

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

Payne is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Castillas is surviving well by controlling Payne's body position as best he can.

Payne looking for a guillotine from mount but Castillas is having none of it.
Payne looks gassed!
Castillas is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.

Payne has control of Castillas's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Castillas regains control of the situation pretty easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Castillas is trying to get back to his feet but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Payne is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Castillas wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.

Castillas is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Payne gets his way!
I really don't envy Castillas right now.
Castillas is working hard here to advance position.

Castillas is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Payne gets his way!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Castillas turns into Payne and is now in his guard.
Payne is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Castillas stands up and waves to Payne to follow him.
Castillas looks to land a combination but Payne avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payne fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Agustin Castillas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrew Payne.
Castillas throws out a loose jab but Payne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Castillas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Castillas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Payne.
Payne fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Castillas goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Castillas throws a series of punches but Payne moves out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Castillas as Payne shoots in.
Castillas scores with a hook.
Castillas scores with a jab to the head.
Payne fails to land the takedown.
Castillas scores with a three punch combo!
Payne keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Castillas.
Agustin Castillas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payne changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Castillas tries to avoid it but Payne manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Castillas to the ground. Castillas escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Payne fails with the takedown.
Castillas misses with a two punch combination.

Payne feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Castillas might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Payne thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Castillas working for a triangle but Payne defends it easily.

Payne drops back looking for a leg! Castillas is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Castillas manages to kick Payne off! Payne jumps back into Castillas's guard.

Castillas working for a triangle but Payne defends it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castillas is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Payne sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Castillas's guard.
Castillas looks like he's trying to stand up.

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

Payne is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Castillas defends it well.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Castillas pushes Payne off and gets back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Andrew Payne will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Payne.
Payne looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Castillas is fending him off so far but Payne persists. Nope, Castillas circles away and we're back to standing.
Castillas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Payne moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Castillas misses with a jab, cross combination.
Castillas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Castillas throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A jab from Castillas misses.
Payne tries for a takedown but Castillas sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Agustin Castillas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrew Payne.
Castillas connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Castillas throws a nice looking combination but Payne bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Agustin Castillas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Payne decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Castillas actively working from the bottom here.

Payne is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Castillas wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Payne is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Castillas looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Castillas actively working from the bottom here.

Payne stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Castillas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Payne fails with a takedown attempt.
Castillas lands a jab to the nose.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payne keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Castillas.

Payne shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Castillas wants to control but Payne is having none of it.
Castillas is wriggling around trying to escape.
You get the feeling that Castillas really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Castillas trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

Castillas defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Payne.
Castillas manages to regain half guard. Good work.

Payne wants to work for an arm triangle but Castillas is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Castillas is trying to stand up here but Payne is controlling him well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castillas wants to improve his position but Payne is controlling well.

Payne is working for a kimura but Castillas is defending it quite comfortably.

Payne is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Castillas defends it well.
Payne tries to pass to full mount but Castillas defends it.
Castillas moves into full guard.

Payne avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Payne drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Castillas dives on top into guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Castillas got a little sloppy there for a moment and Payne has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Castillas has managed to get both his arms back between Payne's legs - danger averted.
Castillas stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Payne swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Castillas drops back looking for a leg! Payne is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Payne manages to kick Castillas off! Castillas jumps back into Payne's guard.

Castillas avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Payne looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrew Payne showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're 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.

Castillas lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Payne circles away quickly and effectively.
No joy there for Castillas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Payne dodges the punch combination from Castillas.
Castillas misses with a few strikes there.

Payne closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Castillas did well to prevent Payne getting side control.

Payne is working for a kimura but Castillas is defending it quite comfortably.
Andrew Payne has got the better of the ground game so far.
Castillas won't allow Payne to pass to mount.
Payne lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Castillas slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Payne drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Payne jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Castillas has his foot on Payne's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Payne works his way back into a safe position though.

Castillas working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Payne doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Payne manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Payne with a flurry of punches that miss.
Payne pushes down on Castillas's leg and manages to get into half guard.

Payne is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Castillas has managed to free his arm - good work.
Castillas wants to control but Payne is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Payne looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Castillas with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Payne is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Payne stops Castillas from getting back to his feet.
Castillas wants to improve his position but Payne is controlling well.

Payne is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Castillas has managed to free his arm - good work.

Castillas is defending against the submission attempts here by Payne.

Castillas actively working from the bottom here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Castillas looking for submissions off his back.
Castillas is trying to escape back to his feet but Payne uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Payne landing strikes.
Castillas is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Payne asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Castillas is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Payne looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
You can see the frustration on Castillas's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Payne is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Castillas has escaped the position, nice work there.
Castillas gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

Payne is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Andrew Payne is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Payne wants to work for an arm triangle but Castillas is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Payne is working for a kimura but Castillas is defending it quite comfortably.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andrew Payne comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Payne 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrew Payne!