PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ozzie Castillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sugar Ray Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Castillo
vs
Ray Silva

195 cm
25
215 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

187 cm
22
212 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ozzie Castillo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Sugar Ray Silva!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Steven Brown and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ray Silva shoots in but no luck this time.

Ray Silva darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Ray Silva thows a huge punch but Castillo dodges it nicely.
Ray Silva wants to control but Castillo is keeping him busy.
Castillo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ray Silva on the ground.
Castillo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ray Silva.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Castillo tries to get to full guard but Ray Silva has control of the leg.

Ray Silva is working for a kimura but Castillo is defending it quite comfortably.

Ray Silva is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ray Silva closes the distance and clinches up with Castillo, looking for a takedown. Ray Silva pushes Castillo against the cage but Castillo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Castillo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ray Silva.
Ozzie Castillo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sugar Ray Silva.
Ray Silva fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ray Silva looks gassed!
Castillo jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

It looks like Sugar Ray Silva has been cut.
Castillo connects with a jab.
Ray Silva shoots in for a takedown but Castillo shows good takedown defense.
Castillo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Castillo lands a nice looking body shot.
Castillo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Castillo cracks Ray Silva with a right hand to the side of the head.
Castillo moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

Ray Silva is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castillo cracks Ray Silva with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Ray Silva tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Castillo pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Ray Silva is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ozzie Castillo!