PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eric Castle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Rain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Castle kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Demon Hunter - Storm The Gates Of Hell. Johnny Rain is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Castle
vs
Rain

184 cm
26
197 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

190 cm
24
195 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eric Castle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Rain!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Robert Twigg and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rain throws the left hand but Castle avoids the punch easily.
Rain fails to land with a series of punches.
Castle misses with a body kick.
Castle fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rain.
Rain avoids the head kick by Castle.
Rain lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Rain misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Castle misses with a double jab

and Rain counters with a series of strikes that sends Castle to the canvas! Rain follows down into guard, looking to finish the fight!
Rain wants to stand but Castle is controlling his posture from full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Castle is working an open guard so Rain takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Rain throws a hook but Castle avoids it easily.
Castle scores with a nice strike.
Rain throws a lazy right hand but Castle sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rain throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Castle misses with a takedown attempt - Rain sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Castle misses with a hook. Rain ducked under it nicely.
Castle fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

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.
Castle throws a combination that misses
and Rain counters with a right hand to the body.
Rain scores with a jab to the head.
Rain misses the jab.
Castle slips under a jab from Rain.
A combination from Rain does no damage.
Rain throws a leg kick but Castle moved away.
The fighters circling - Castle throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rain misses with a body shot.
Rain slips a jab and a cross from Castle.
Castle uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rain.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rain misses with a double jab
and Castle counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rain misses with a looping right.
A good leg kick by Castle.
Castle swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rain counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

Nice combo by Rain! Oh, that's hurt him - Castle falls to the canvas and Rain follows him into side control.

Castle is rocked!

It looks like Eric Castle has been cut.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Castle is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Rain stands up.
Oh Castle is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rain drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Castle right on the button. Castle goes down! Rain follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Rain gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Rain!